Thanks Joanna, I like the "*" at the front. I think droid sans naturally comes with a dot on the i. Could we keep this?
Thanks Justin p.s. here are some examples of other "fluid" companies, organizations, projects, and etc. http://fluid.irisa.fr http://www.openfluid-project.org http://fluid.media.mit.edu http://www.fluidhair.com http://www.sustainablesolutions.com/products/fluid_faucets.php http://www.fluidforward.com http://fluidhair.ca http://www.fluid-mobility.com http://fluidapp.com http://fluidwebdevelopment.com http://fluidsurveys.com On Jun 10, 2014, at 5:34 PM, Vass, Joanna <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the responses everyone! > > Johnny, yes I think that was one of the reasons we used Comic Sans. The other > reason I think was because of browser support for custom fonts. But maybe we > could address that by using Comic Sans as the fallback font family? > > Justin, I attached a version with the ' * ‘ moved to the side instead - to > be consistent with the arrangement with the floe logo. I agree with Anastasia > that we need something to differentiate our logo with other projects with the > same name. > > Let me know your thoughts. > > Thanks! > Joanna > <fluid-floe-logos.jpg> > On Jun 6, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Johnny Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think so. But can anyone remind me of why you used comic sans in the first >> place? There are legitimate reasons. With the “a” character specifically, if >> I recall correctly. And how it doesn’t have the ascender protruding for the >> top of the character, right? What does having the stroke (sorry for the >> sloppy type descriptions, I’ve got a lot on my mind today) provide a reader? >> Does it help with dyslexia specifically? And by using open dyslexic you >> could potentially address this issue as well as address others, at the same >> time? Seems more than reasonable to me. >> >> Johnny >> >> http://abledaccess.com >> http://abledaccess.com/twitter >> >> ... and the solution is inclusion >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 6, 2014, at 2:10 PM, Colin Clark <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Andrés is on to something, though not necessarily with the logo itself. We >>> should really replace the Comic Sans option in UI Options with the open >>> dyslexia font. What do you all think? Seems like it would be useful. >>> >>> Colin >>> >>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 11:31 AM, Jess Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Andrés, >>>> >>>> Thanks for passing this along. I can imagine this font being an ‘option’ >>>> in a preference within GPII, but for a logo it might be impractical to >>>> choose a font that accommodates a particular population. Our approach has >>>> been to find something that is universally understandable and readable or >>>> recognizable — these seem the goals for a logo. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Jess >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 6, 2014, at 5:25 AM, Andrés Iglesias Pérez >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Joanna, >>>>> Another open source font (cc-a 3.0) with a deeper touch into >>>>> accessibility would be opendyslexic >>>>> http://opendyslexic.org/ >>>>> Examples of "fluid" and "floe" in >>>>> http://www.dafont.com/open-dyslexic.font?text=fluid+floe >>>>> Open-Dyslexic Font | dafont.com >>>>> Open-Dyslexic Font | dafont.com >>>>> Leer más... >>>>> The "AltaBold" is my personal favourite :3 though I understand it can be >>>>> a major breakage of the whole UI of the web :- / >>>>> >>>>> Kind Regards, >>>>> -- >>>>> Andrés Iglesias Pérez || Andres Iglesias-Perez >>>>> Researcher @ R&D Department, Fundosa Technosite. >>>>> C/ Albacete, nº 3. Edificio Mizar, 2ª planta. 28027, Madrid. >>>>> Tel: 91 121 03 30 >>>>> e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> De: [email protected] >>>>> <[email protected]> en nombre de Vass, Joanna >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> Enviado: viernes, 6 de junio de 2014 00:05 >>>>> Para: Fluid-Work Mailing List Work >>>>> Asunto: Proposal for small change to Fluid and Floe logos >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> Right now the Fluid and Floe logos are using Helvetica Neue, and I want >>>>> to suggest we switch to an open-source licensed typeface. Attached is a >>>>> version using Droid Sans an Apache 2.0 licensed typeface - it has similar >>>>> proportions and some nice slant details. >>>>> >>>>> Let me know your thoughts. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> Joanna >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <fluid-floe-logos.jpg> >>>>> _______________________________________________________ >>>>> fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, >>>>> see http://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________________ >>>> fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, >>>> see http://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work >>> >>> _______________________________________________________ >>> fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, >>> see http://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, >> see http://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work > > _______________________________________________________ > fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, > see http://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work
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