On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 12:14 PM 'Gavin Mogan' via Jenkins Developers <
[email protected]> wrote:
> The only condition for me would that they have to be distributable, I
don't want Jenkins to reach out to typekit or Google every page hit, it
should work the same airgapped.

I concur. For comparison, GitHub distributes their logo
<https://github.com/logos> in .ai, .eps, .png, and .psd formats. It is a
combination of a logotype
<https://99designs.com/blog/logo-branding/logotype-vs-logomark-vs-logo/>
(the word "GitHub" set in a distinct typeface) and logomark
<https://99designs.com/blog/logo-branding/logotype-vs-logomark-vs-logo/>
(the silhouette of the Octocat). The typeface used for the logotype seems
similar (but not identical) to Linotype Yalta Sans Pro Extra Bold
<https://www.linotype.com/1239873/yalta-sans-extra-bold-product.html>. I do
not know if GitHub had to pay a fee to be able to distribute the logotype.

On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 12:21 PM Tim Jacomb <[email protected]> wrote:
> There's a 'modern' header hidden behind the 'jenkins.ui.refresh' system
property
[…]
> We could look at switching over to that?

The current Jenkins logo is a combination of a logotype
<https://99designs.com/blog/logo-branding/logotype-vs-logomark-vs-logo/>
(the word "Jenkins" set in a distinctive Georgia bold) and logomark
<https://99designs.com/blog/logo-branding/logotype-vs-logomark-vs-logo/>
(the butler artwork) and is very unique and recognizable. I have seen the
combination used in many slide decks.

The design hidden behind jenkins.ui.refresh does not use a distinct font
for the Jenkins logo; rather, it merely uses the same sans-serif typeface
used to render the rest of the page. That is, it employs a logomark without
logotext.

I think that reducing the Jenkins logo to just a logomark (the butler
artwork) without logotext (the word "Jenkins" set in a distinct typeface)
would result in a reduction of the uniqueness and recognizability provided
by the current combination of a logotext and logomark. My vote is for the
project to retain the combination of a logotype and logomark, just
replacing Georgia bold with a new typeface in the logotext. This matches
the strategy used by e.g. GitHub and Pepsi.

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