On Friday, November 14, 2014 3:22:19 AM UTC-6, Emanuel Palm wrote: > Hey! > > So, I was thinking about the Vim Logo. The Logo really has most of the > characteristics of a good logo. It's unique, its distinguishable, its clear, > etc. > > But I thought it was lacking one thing. > > An open source project logo ought to represent the community and the product > they are producing. Both the community and the product have been continuously > evolving since 1991. I'm not aware of the revisions the logo has gone through > over the years. A search on Google Images only reveals two major versions of > the logo, which are both very similar. > > I, basically, thought that maybe the time for another logo revision would be > today? > > Using Vim reminds me of my favorite SEGA or SNES games from the nineties. I > associate it with brands like Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari, Tetris, and Pacman. > Even though the products are not directly related, there is some kind of > retro-sensation shared between these brands and Vim. Vim feels old and > intriguing, but at the same time its very relevant and modern. I thought that > marrying the sci-fi feel of logos such as Sega or Tetris with the gradient > minimalism of today, would produce a logo I would be proud to label Vim with. > > I tried out some revisions just because I could, and attached the one I was > most happy with in this post. If you like it, then you may have it under any > license agreement suitable to the project. > > Thoughts or comments? Thank you!
I think it's too radically different. A logo should change incrementally so that it is still recognizable as the same product, with maybe a refreshed look. This is a complete redesign that looks nothing at all like the original. If I saw that icon somewhere I would never think for a moment it would launch Vim when clicking it. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
