On May 31, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On May 30, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Donald Whytock <dwhyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Hagar Delest <hagar.del...@laposte.net >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Le 30/05/2013 22:53, Rob Weir a écrit : >>>> >>>> I think the important thing is to realize that long-standing >>>>> OpenOffice users, like you and me, have strong opinions and >>>>> perceptions on this that are not necessarily reflective of the views >>>>> of the broader user base. We're too close and too familiar with the >>>>> old logo. So I discount your views on this just as I discount my own. >>>>> I look more toward the survey for an unbiased view. >>>> >>>> OK but we should allow the users to decide if they want to keep the >>>> current logo. If it's not among the other candidates, it denies this >> right >>>> to the users. >>>> >>>> I thought the current logo was among the surveyed logos...? >> >> The current logo is not really eligible since we have no vector source >> for it. It was a quick hack for AOO 3.4.0 using a composited bitmap. >> But it doesn't work with the full range of uses we need the logo for. >> >> Of course if anyone wants to make an vector version of the old logo, >> using a free font, etc., then we can certainly consider it. That was >> always a possibility, though it didn't seen to interest any designer. >> >> -Rob > > My feeling is that we put out this survey to actually find out what the > responders liked. It is certainly true that many of us really LIKE the > existing logo. But I think that we should respect the outcome of the > survey. > There seemed to be a consensus both for the flat logo and the thinner > letters I'm wondering if it is worth creating some processed versions of the top logos to validate how well they handle expected transformations like: 1. Rendered at 1-bit color (non dithered black & white) like a silk screened tee-shirt image might have. 2. Rendered monochrome dithered,such as in newsprint. 3. Rendered smaller to see still distinctive / recognizable 4. Rendered larger to verify quality of vector paths 5. Rendered on an off-white background rather than pure white to check contrast. (Our blog for example is not pure white) 6. Render with color filter to reflect common color blindness varieties to confirm image still is coherent. These are all transformations we can expect in real use, so it will good to pick a logo that preserves it's character and recognition under such transformations. There may be other such technical checks that the designers would be more familiar with. -Rob > . > I think doing the survey and honoring the results is a good way to keep > Apache OpenOffice relevant. > > >> >>> Don >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > MzK > > "You can't believe one thing and do another. > What you believe and what you do are the same thing." > -- Leonard Peltier --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
