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

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