to further comment, I would never believe a logo actually influences
which programming languages one chooses to develop in ... but I would
argue that a logo needs to convey the right 'messages' to those who
pay for software projects ... as with any logo; my point is to
identify these messages prior to instantiation e.g. graphic design ...
though doing both ain't bad either.
here is a stab at some simple messages.
for developers: inclusive, easy to use, fast, powerful, linguistic
based, DIY, all computing paradigms allowed (func, proc, oo, etc),
fun, subversive
for wider audience: robust, trusted, straightforward, safe, supported
colors evoke meaning, shapes/animals, etc do as well ...
thats enough from the 'marketing corner' ... back to programming.
cheers, Jim Fuller
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Guy Hulbert gwhulb...@eol.ca wrote:
On Tue, 2009-24-03 at 21:10 +0100, James Fuller wrote:
creating a logo by committee is probably the worst way to design such
things ... perl6 logo will be seen in the context of other more
professionally designed logos and like it or not using the basics of
I hate the java stuff (professional). I don't think much of the debian
stuff either (amateur). Some of the things suggested here have been
pretty good.
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Is there any sponsorship money to spend on a very good graphic
designer to create something based on a small list of requirements as
to what meaning it should convey ?
How was the parrot logo created ?? I saw a suggestion here that it is
professionally designed but that wasn't confirmed. It looks good enough
to me regardless.
I don't see a problem with a long list ...
Of course the logo should represent the community fundamentally, but I
find all of the suggestions little to do with addressing needs of a
logo versus needs of what I would call more of a 'club' badge.
... I see the suggestions here as necessary input.
I mention these concerns because I would like perl6 to be adopted to
as wide a developer audience as possible.
I don't think the logo will make much difference.
I don't particularly care much about *what* the logo is or *how* it is
created. I've only been offering comments as feedback to the people who
are actually working on it. Beauty is better than not.
my 2p, Jim Fuller
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