On 8 August 2016 at 09:43, Dona Mommsen-Ghosh <gh...@me.com> wrote: > Hi, > > please allow me to share my 2 cents… > I'm an occasional user of LilyPond, and I think a Logo is a great thing > in terms of recognition. However, I fear that Frescobaldi beat you to it. > Since I don’t use Lilypond regularly, Frescobaldi fully serves my purpose > and it’s thanks to Lilypond that the result looks great. > > Frescobaldi already uses a waterlily as icon for the application (see tiny > screenshot from my computer). For me, Frescobaldi has become a synonym to > Lilypond. To all Lilypond experts who are ready to type a detailed > explanation of the distinction — hold it, I’m aware of that. It’s just that > from a practical viewpoint, I don’t longer need to work with Lilypond with > emacs and command line and I know that there is also a Lilypond application > for Mac… However, Frescobaldi has become THE Lilypond application for me. > > Now, what has all this rambling to do with the Logo? Like it or not, the > logo is already there — with Frescobaldi. IMHO and from a marketing > perspective, adding a second logo only adds confusion, not a clearer > branding. > > Those who argue that the and the icon should somehow be related to sheet > music: I don’t think that this is really necessary, because Lilypond has > already established a certain brand image and reputation. The > circumstantial evidence is that the waterlily is recognized even by an > occasional user. Otherwise, it wouldn’t work to call an application > “Frescobaldi” and then use a waterlily as icon for the app. > > If there is a need for a logo for Lilypond and you don’t like the one from > Frescobaldi, the community should at least work together with the makers of > Frescobaldi to find a common, new logo. Please, please don’t create two > different ones. > > Best, > > Dona > >
Well, that icon is the same that is already in use on the Lilypond web site - albeit with different colours. But a logo is not the same as an icon, so the discussion is still relevant. All the best, Sven Axelsson [image: Inline images 1] -- Sven Axelsson ++++++++++[>++++++++++>+++++++++++>++++++++++>++++++ >++++<<<<<-]>++++.+.++++.>+++++.>+.<<-.>>+.>++++.<<. +++.>-.<<++.>>----.<++.>>>++++++.<<<<.>>++++.<----.
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