On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > However, I am missing why it was decided to decrease the size of the > logo. It definitely looks more professional, but also somewhat less > friendly to me. Maybe it is just me, maybe not - I just would like to > understand the rationale first. > > And is there any chance that the middle horizontal line is made > slightly less intense? Right now, the attention is drawn there (at > least for me) instead of the open part at the top. It gives me a > slight impression as if the bowl is about to burst. Which is of course > a valid representation of the truth with all community uproar lately, > but I don't think it should be our message :)
It was jarring at first, and I'll grant that the initial shock (seriously, somehow this slipped under my radar entirely) accounts for most of my aversion, but I have to agree with Lodewijk. I couldn't quite quantify it, at first, but I think "corporate" vs. "friendly" is a good assessment—and the middle line is indeed rather distracting. Fundamentally, though, it just looks imbalanced to me. I don't mean for my personal aesthetic to in any way diminish the hard work of everyone involved in improving the logo—and in many respects, particularly in the use of a free font, it is an improvement—but... ew? Austin _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l