There's already a discussion about the same argument. I also improved the logo in a similar way, see http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Logo.svg Maybe you should post your thoughts there. You can also add your drafts to http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Ideas
Joey. 2010/11/13 Thorsten Wilms <[email protected]>: > Hi! > > I see some issues with the type of the preliminary logo. The combination > of the top of the 2nd f and the dot of the i is a little unfortunate. > The b and r might work for body text, but not here. Setting Libre in > bold only emphasizes the unfortunate proportion of the 2 words (close > to, but not quite the same width). > > I don’t get the "The Document Foundation" tag-line. Usually you put > something there that further describes the thing in question. Would have > to be "By the Document Foundation", then, but that’s not hot, either. > > http://thorwil.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/libreoffice_logo-type_set_01.png > > The current logo on top, followed by the name set in the same type > (Vegur), without bold. My drafts below the line. I just had to play with > the ffi ligature, but the connected-dot variant requires a thinning of > the stroke that would be the wrong style if applied elsewhere. > > Of course I thought a bit about the desired characteristics of the type, > what it should express, ideally. LibreOffice is a very sophisticated > piece of software and project. Suitable for use in business. There has > to be a sense of reliability, precision, performance. It’s an open > project, welcoming contributors, so I looked for wide and round shapes. > The design should be contemporary (to not say modern), but not trendy > (as in short-lived). > > (http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/libreoffice-logo/) > > > -- > Thorsten Wilms > > thorwil's design for free software: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ > > > -- > E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to > unsubscribe > List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ > All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
