I thought I'd have a go at the Lucene logo, not to change it markedly but clean it up so that it is based on an existing font. This potential Lucene logo is based on an ITC font called Magneto Bold Extended, which you can see here:
http://www.identifont.com/show?72W
I modified the 'c' slightly because at small sizes it starts looking too much like an 'e', especially since in the Lucene logo the baseline is extended across the entire logo. I experimented with several border thicknesses, settling on one that was visible at small sizes but not too thick at larger sizes. Here's a sample of the result:
http://www.altheim.com/murray/img/lucene-20b-320w.jpg
Thanks! This looks nice to me.
I've posted a zip file containing a number of sizes plus the originals, which are in SVG and PNG:
http://www.altheim.com/murray/img/lucene_logo.zip (198K)
The SVG file is the source image, and after conversion into a raster format I did some bit hand cleaning to end up with the PNG, which is a 9394x961px image at 72dpi. Being available as a very large PNG, it can then be used for T-shirts, etc. I consider the PNG image the master, since it's had some cleanup in evening out lines and curves, etc.
I just put the original, scalable artwork for the existing logo at:
http://jakarta.apache.org/lucene/lucene.eps
I have used the Gimp in the past to generate high-resolution PNG files from this when needed.
The one thing about the logo (either the existing one or the one I've done) is that neither do too well when shrunk small. The source PNG can be reduced to any size, but after reduction to small sizes often needs some hand cleanup. This could be fixed by no longer using an outline around the font, but I didn't want to take that kind of liberty with the design, especially since then it would be a single-colour font. I kinda like the current design, as it reminds me of a logo from a recreational vehicle (camper, caravan, etc.)
The design was originally donated by Jeff Boozer and Joy Busse in April of 1998. I asked for something that looked like 60's refrigerator chrome.
I realize that sometimes people feel (understandably) proprietary about a given image, and I don't mean to push this image on anyone. If the group wants to use it, I'm fine with that, and release any rights on its use. I'll leave the zip file online for several weeks, then it will be removed.
I don't feel too proprietary. Do folks prefer Murray's reworked Lucene logo or the original logo?
Doug
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