I like the new design. Font is not so important for me, can be old one, can be new one.
-- Paweł Stawicki http://pawelstawicki.blogspot.com http://szczecin.jug.pl On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 22:35, J Chris Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Apr 13, 2010, at 1:22 PM, James Fisher wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:40 PM, J Chris Anderson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> > >> On Apr 13, 2010, at 12:21 PM, James Fisher wrote: > >> > >>> Apalling internet connection atm. Try: > >> http://i41.tinypic.com/156aeds.jpg > >>> > >> > >> I really like the simplicity. > >> > >> > > Thanks. > > > > > >> I think you will have a hard time convincing people to change the word > mark > >> associated with the current CouchDB / Relax logo. If you can go back to > the > >> old (less relaxing) font and type-setting for that, > > > > > > Mmm, I do wonder how ingrained it is. I suppose the pros and cons are: > > > > --- > > > > Myriad (if that is what it is) pros: > > > > * Expensive. Possibly gives a subconscious feel of luxury. > > * Already used. If (if) CouchDB already has a well-ingrained brand > > identity, it's wise to keep it. > > I think the "Already used" point is the most salient. There are already a > ton of t-shirts, releases, etc all using the current logo. > > I think if we were gonna move from the current logo / word mark, we'd only > move to something even more expensive. But that's my opinion... > > CouchDB is relaxing, but overplaying that too much can scare away people > who want to use it for serious things. > > > * Presumably has a much better character set if it's ever going to be > used > > extensively (I doubt it). > > > > cons: > > > > * Expensive. Even my own warez collection of fonts hasn't managed to > hoover > > it up. I doubt many people except professional graphic artists own a > > genuine copy. > > * Extensively used by Apple (http://www.apple.com/ I don't think there's > > much they produce that *isn't* in Myriad). I suppose you could call that > a > > pro if you want to piggyback; but I don't think the CouchDB identity fits > > very well with brushed aluminium. I don't want to kick back on an > aluminium > > couch. > > * (my own feeling is that it is) a bit too formal. It has a "friendly > > high-class business" feel (can't find the words there). E.g. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad_%28typeface%29 mentions it's used by > All > > Nippon business class flights. > > > > --- > > > > Candela pros: > > > > * I think it looks like a couch, in a hard-to-define way. > > * Free (and libre) (at least for the purposes of @font-face and any other > > CouchDB literature, AFAICT from the license). > > * Untrammelled by other prominent commercial use -- making it potentially > > highly distinctive as "that CouchDB font". > > > > cons: > > > > * CouchDB community rebellion against it? (?!) > > > > --- > > > > > > > >> and perhaps drop the saturation on the Cyan (light-blue-grey would be > nice > >> I think) you'd be getting somewhere. > >> > > > > I agree with you there, I think. Alternatively, turn up the brightness. > > Doing a bit of both helps. > > > > > > > >> > >>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Julian Moritz < > [email protected] > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> James Fisher schrieb: > >>>>> I've no idea if I can attach PNGs here, but here goes. Find attached > >>>>> one proposed design. Only Inkscape atm, but I should be able to > >> convert > >>>>> to HTML with little fuss. A few notes: > >>>>> > >>>>> Let me know if > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> no png attached. Seems you've been interupted while writing this > email? > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> Julian > >>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Noah Slater <[email protected] > >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On 13 Apr 2010, at 13:54, James Fisher wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Certainly will do. I'm doing some rough sketches now; might get > >>>>> something > >>>>>> up in the next couple of days. > >>>>> > >>>>> Please take a look at these designs: > >>>>> > >>>>> Homepage: > >>>>> http://twitpic.com/pme28/full > >>>>> > >>>>> Homepage/Downloads: > >>>>> http://twitpic.com/pmetj/full > >>>>> > >>>>> Homepage/Screenshots: > >>>>> http://twitpic.com/pmevr/full > >>>>> > >>>>> Wiki: > >>>>> http://twitpic.com/pmexo/full > >>>>> > >>>>> Wiki/Syntax reference: > >>>>> http://twitpic.com/pmf2r/full > >>>>> > >>>>> I think we all agreed at the time that this was a good way forward > >>>>> for the site. > >>>>> > >>>>> Search the dev mailing list for "Website redesign" and maybe get in > >>>>> touch with: > >>>>> > >>>>> maddiin <[email protected] <mailto: > >>>> [email protected]>> > >>>>> > >>>>> He was doing most of the work on this last time! > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> > >>>>> N > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >
