On 2006-02-16, Steven N. Severinghaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's an improvement upon the last logo I saw, but my concerns are: > > 1) It will not scale down to icon size very well; too complex.
"Icon size" (16x16 or such) is not even desired, I think. Other small sizes possibly need a slightly modified design with relatively thicker lines. > 2) The TeX font, while comfortingly familiar, is too goofy and gangly in > this context. > > 3) The concept is enjoyably clever, but not nifty enough to justify the > extra complexity (and the integration of the version number into it). I don't think it is complex compared to most logos out there.. > I'm no designer (maybe I should ask that you re-read the above points with > that in mind :), but here's my take on it: > http://severinghaus.org/tmp/ion-sns.png Too mistakable for a (medical care) cross. > I think it more or less addresses my concerns while more or less retaining > the spirit of the logo. I think the TeX 'i' or something close to it is essential for the spirit :). (The serifs could be a bit shorter.) I tried removing the version number and putting the plus sign in subscript, but then the 'i' is not so recognisable anymore. -- Tuomo
