Just to add some fun... I let my mind wander a bit with the moving of the pieces.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Carrera [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: July-21-10 5:07 PM
To: Luis Mochan
Cc: Clifford Sobchuk; perldl list
Subject: Re: [Perldl] Free font for PDL logo
My SVG also has the 6 symbols separated. I drew it by hand. Except for the >
the SVG I posted is just circles and lines.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Luis Mochan <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was just playing around, separating also the parts of the p and d,
> so that I actually have the 6 separate symbols: I, O, O, I, I, >. I
> tried squeezing them together and putting them in different planes, so
> that the viewers can reorganize them in their heads as 'pdl>' or
> 'infinity' between vertical bars, or a number ' 10011' or a ket
> '|001>'... Other possibility is to make an actual solid 3D figure for each of
> the 6 symbols.
>
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Daniel Carrera <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Here is my own attempt at fiddling with the spaces while keeping the
>> general look of the most recent logos. I tried to closely recreate
>> the most recent logos with only a few changes:
>>
>> 1) The "p" and the "d" are separate objects, so it is easy to move
>> them apart to experiment with spacings.
>>
>> 2) I made the letters a little bit taller.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Clifford Sobchuk
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > I think it is one of those optical illusions that once you see it
>> > you always see it. I had never actually seen the infinity symbol as
>> > an infinity symbol. Now that's all I see in both cases. Here are
>> > some that I was playing with to change the spacings and tails.
>> > Ungroup the objects and adjust as you would like. I was undecided
>> > about the tails, but certain spacings certainly look more pleasing to my
>> > eyes. Have fun with them.
>> >
>> > CLIFF SOBCHUK
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>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Daniel Carrera [mailto:[email protected]]
>> > Sent: July-21-10 1:53 PM
>> > To: Luis Mochan
>> > Cc: Clifford Sobchuk; perldl list
>> > Subject: Re: [Perldl] Free font for PDL logo
>> >
>> > Ah, found it. Sorry, I just didn't see how the white was made, but
>> > I see it now.
>> >
>> > The attached file shows the "pdl>" both plain (sans white) and with
>> > the white to make the infinity symbol. Yes, I can see the infinity
>> > symbol better in the one with white, but I can see the "p" and the "d"
>> > more clearly in the plain.
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Daniel Carrera
>> > <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >> I have one hesitation: Might we have taken the infinity idea too far?
>> >> I find it difficult to see the "p" and the "d". I'm not confident
>> >> that a regular user would see them.
>> >>
>> >> Can someone produce a version of this logo without any whites at all?
>> >> Even better: Show me how I can do it with Inkscape. I'd like to
>> >> see it. As a quick test, I typed "pdl>" with Radis Sans and I
>> >> found it much easier to read.
>> >>
>> >> Daniel.
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Luis Mochan <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> I also like this version best.
>> >>> Luis
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Daniel Carrera
>> >>> <[email protected]>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I think this is the best so far.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ...
>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Clifford Sobchuk
>> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > As per Daniel's suggestion - medium weight for Luis's pdl
>> >>>> > prompt - with the straight l.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>> Intolerant people should be shot.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Intolerant people should be shot.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Intolerant people should be shot.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Intolerant people should be shot.
>
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