Re: [Rosegarden-user] New Rosegarden Logo
Adding my observations from the world and logos: display DPI has gone up. The old 3D controls (mainly speaking wrt Windows OS) have lost their edge. UI and logo designs are reaching for clarity - like always, but the competition and display technology are certainly some of the modern driving factors. The old yellow rose is nearly blending on the light grey menu background on my display. Admitting my displays are maybe a yard away (!) from optimal and bit on the smaller side, but the mixing console takes its toll :) So I welcome darker colours with sharper edges. Not that I couldn't find RG from the menu now. And I will not go comparing the old vs. new. The old is truly beautiful, I just don't feel it should be kept for historical reasons. Or, put it another way: if the project lead wants to change it, I don't have anything against it. I do value getting different opinions here though. Sami ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] New Rosegarden Logo
On March 14, 2019 8:56:10 AM HST, Dave Serls wrote: > On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 01:22:06 -0400 > Ted Felix wrote: > > >I've got a graphic designer working on a new logo for us. Here's > one > > of her ideas. Let me know what you all think. > > > >https://www.rosegardenmusic.com/wiki/rosegarden_logo > > > > Ted. > > I can be as arbitrary and idiotic as the next fellow. > Enlarge the elephant "G" a couple of font sizes and fill with pastel > green. I like that idea. Or leave it red and add pastel green background. I like this logo design idea. -- David W. Jones gn...@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail. ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] New Rosegarden Logo
On 3/14/19 3:38 AM, Will Godfrey wrote: Personally I'm never really keen on logo changes. People come to recognise them and automatically associate them with the product/experience. If a change is needed, it's much better to make it a fairly gradual transition. The GIMP changed their logo from the gimp head thing to something else, and for the longest time I couldn't remember which icon started the thing. The original font was selected by Chris Cannam back in the day. I tried to change it when we did the huge rewrite, and in the end it was easier not to change it than to find something new everybody liked. If you want to get a rise out of Mr. Cannam, just say the word Bauhaus. The original logo is a photo Richard Bown took in Hyde Park, and it's very, um, iconic. I was just thinking about the best way to make an SVG version that captures the feeling in a form that will scale up with desktop resolution. I tried making a suitable replacement many times over the years, and we still have his original photo. The guy doing the work gets to do whatever he wants, and Ted is keeping this project alive. This project has definitely been held back by giving too much in service to tradition over the years. On the other hand, I tried taking the totally opposite approach of blowing up tradition and letting people try radical new ideas, and some of the ideas seem too radical in retrospect. As a matter of personal opinion, I can't say I care for the new look. I don't expect my opinion to carry much weight, because I haven't really done anything around here in years, but there is my opinion anyway. This one is a good example. I don't see anything in it that reminds me of the Rosegarden I've been familiar with for many years. I fully agree with Will. That is not a subtle change. It doesn't say "Rosegarden" to me at all. -- D. Michael McIntyre ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] New Rosegarden Logo
On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 01:22:06 -0400 Ted Felix wrote: >I've got a graphic designer working on a new logo for us. Here's one > of her ideas. Let me know what you all think. > >https://www.rosegardenmusic.com/wiki/rosegarden_logo > > Ted. > > > ___ > Rosegarden-user mailing list > Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user I can be as arbitrary and idiotic as the next fellow. Enlarge the elephant "G" a couple of font sizes and fill with pastel green. -- * Dave Serls Littleton, CO, USA * * dashs.denver.co.us http://www.dashs.com* ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] New Rosegarden Logo
On 14/03/19 06:22, Ted Felix wrote: I've got a graphic designer working on a new logo for us. Here's one of her ideas. Let me know what you all think. Cool! https://www.rosegardenmusic.com/wiki/rosegarden_logo Looks good... I guess a 'square' concept, i.e. without the text which would be used for icons etc. would be useful ;) About the colour.. wondering if some reference to the old logo (yellow, orange tones) could remain. I always liked (and became accustomed) to these 'warm' colour combinations in Rosegarden - but that's just my personal taste and I understand that many designers prefer monochrome logos designs these days :) Lorenzo. ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
Re: [Rosegarden-user] New Rosegarden Logo
On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 01:22:06 -0400 Ted Felix wrote: > I've got a graphic designer working on a new logo for us. Here's one >of her ideas. Let me know what you all think. > > https://www.rosegardenmusic.com/wiki/rosegarden_logo > >Ted. Personally I'm never really keen on logo changes. People come to recognise them and automatically associate them with the product/experience. If a change is needed, it's much better to make it a fairly gradual transition. This one is a good example. I don't see anything in it that reminds me of the Rosegarden I've been familiar with for many years. The only time I've thought such a radical change was appropriate was an engineering company that was actually moving out of one field into another. Just my 2d - old money see :) -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. ___ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
