The arrows and slogan bit is really good, but I don’t like the Qpid text much at all. Id say its a bit too thin and the Q being so tall doesn’t really do it for me. Heavier text with the Q not extending so far down perhaps?
Robbie -----Original Message----- From: Nuno Santos [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 30 January 2009 23:57 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [jira] Commented: (QPID-53) Create Project Logo[MESSAGE NOT SCANNED] I uploaded my suggestion for a logo, a play on the cupid's arrow / sending a message, see https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12399181/qpid-logo.jpg As I mentioned on the upload, the "Send a Message" slogan is just a placeholder to show where the final slogan might go. Nuno Robbie Gemmell wrote: > Hehe, I really couldn’t tell it had one :) > > I can try...any suggestions on colour? > > Robbie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Trieloff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 30 January 2009 19:12 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [jira] Commented: (QPID-53) Create Project Logo[MESSAGE NOT > SCANNED] > > > That is a lot nicer, are you able to try one with the outline feature > that I attached on a logo. > > > Robbie Gemmell wrote: >> Hi Carl, ive added a new heavier version of the logo here: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12399146/qpid_logo_test10.png >> >> I tried it out on the website by modifying it locally, Id say it looks >> better than what is there. Be sure to change the image size in the html >> though if you use it, its 185x69 now. >> >> I started it from scratch and made it up using a couple of different fonts >> and a bit of manual moving and pruning (gimps text capabilities are awful >> :P), so its not quite the same but I think it works nicer this way, the >> exact same style didn’t really work with the heavy text. I tried >> feathering it, but gimps idea of feathering is pretty much just using a >> tapered translucency and it certainly didn’t look like the Apache logos >> text, which is somewhat reminiscent of resizing artifacts hehe. I don’t >> really know what else to try in that respect, so if someone else wants a >> shot ill turn over the original gimp xcf file and they can have a bash. I >> think it looks nice the way it is though :) >> >> Robbie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robbie Gemmell [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 26 January 2009 18:12 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [jira] Commented: (QPID-53) Create Project Logo[MESSAGE NOT >> SCANNED] >> >> I'll have a look at it later in the week, times a bit tight for the next >> couple days, and i'll have to do the logo from scratch if I am changing the >> font etc, plus figure out how to feather text in gimp :) >> >> I think the other main thing to decide is how wide it should be (relative to >> height), and I can aim for that size with the original rather than resizing >> it afterwards. With the sizes being imposed on it by the page at the moment >> its currently being made around 75% wider than it was originally meant to. >> >> Robbie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Carl Trieloff (JIRA) [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 26 January 2009 14:54 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [jira] Commented: (QPID-53) Create Project Logo[MESSAGE NOT SCANNED] >> >> >> [ >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-53?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12667257#action_12667257 >> ] >> >> Carl Trieloff commented on QPID-53: >> ----------------------------------- >> >> >> having placed one logo on our web site, I think if we make the font a bit >> heaver, and then feather the text, QED with gimp. That should make it look a >> bit better. >> >> For example see how the ASF logo text has been feathered. >> >> Carl. >> >> >>> Create Project Logo >>> ------------------- >>> >>> Key: QPID-53 >>> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-53 >>> Project: Qpid >>> Issue Type: Task >>> Reporter: Debbie Moynihan >>> Priority: Minor >>> Attachments: MoreAMQPLogos.pdf, qpid_logo_medium.png, >>> qpid_logo_medium2.png, qpid_logo_medium3.png, qpid_logo_medium4.png, >>> qpid_logo_small.png, qpid_logo_small2.png, qpid_logo_small3.png, >>> qpid_logo_small4.png, qpid_logo_test5.png, qpid_logo_test6.png, >>> qpid_logo_test7.png, qpid_logo_test8.png, qpid_logo_test9.png, >>> qpid_logo_test9_resized.png, qpid_logo_test9_resized_padded.png, >>> QpidLOGOS1023.pdf >>> >>> >>> Create a logo for the project. >>> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation > Project: http://qpid.apache.org > Use/Interact: mailto:[email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation Project: http://qpid.apache.org Use/Interact: mailto:[email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation Project: http://qpid.apache.org Use/Interact: mailto:[email protected]
