Very foggy memory here, but I think the * is a vestige of a conference in Amsterdam? Look at http://wiki.fluidproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=328418 at the bottom of the page.
Jess On Jun 11, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Dana Ayotte <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not clear on why we want to get rid of the * on the i, if we're not > trying to make the logo text transformable. Could someone say more about > this? (Justin, Jess?) Is consistency with the floe logo important? I quite > like it as-is. > > If we do put the * on the left side, I vote for keeping the dot on the i for > clarity's sake. > > I like the Droid Sans font. > > And +1 to adding Open Dyslexic where we can (UIO etc). > > Dana > > On 2014-06-11, at 8:35 AM, Justin Obara wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> 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
