I agree with the need to update the logo (and the complaints about the old one).
I would also like to see the web site maintained as a public repo. However, to that end - the one thing I like about old looking web sites is that when I open them up in lynx/links (rare, but when I do this I really need it to work) nothing is lost and I can find what I'm looking for. If anything breaks this, I'm absolutely opposed. On Jul 10, 2013 5:34 AM, "Paul Isambert" <[email protected]> wrote: > "Christian Brabandt" <[email protected]> a écrit: > > On Wed, July 10, 2013 06:22, James Beck wrote: > > >> What's wrong with it? > > >> > > >> > > >> Best regards, > > >> Tony. > > > > > > I have a few complaints about the original logo. > > > > > > 1. It's very busy (seven colors?!) > > > 2. It doesn't print well (seven colors, hairline borders, gradients) > > > 3. It's inconsistent (some parts are embossed, others not. Shading is > done > > > in both blue and black.) > > > 4. The font styles ("V" and "im") are different (this makes my eyes > > > twitch) > > > 5. The "m" looks like someone melted it with fire. Inelegant and weird. > > > 6. As a general rule, when loud background texture (green diamond) cuts > > > through text, it makes me twitch (see the treatment of "im") > > > > Good points. I don't really like the modern flat style of icons nowadays > > (perhaps I am just not used to it yet), but I would appreciate a new > > fresh look of the old logo. > > I think the complaints are quite valid too, but I don’t really like > James’s proposal either: > > - I think the logos would really fit a detergent. (I do appreciate the > simplicity, though.) > - Why a slab serif, and why a *slanted* slab serif? For me, that > contradicts the simplicity of the design; you’re whispering with > colors and screaming with the font. > - Lowercase initial is trendy; but is that really Vim? I wonder > whether all-uppercase wouldn’t be better. > > As far as I’m concerned, I’d like a simple logo in a simple > yet stately font: a humanist serif or even Roman capitals like Trajan. > After all “Vim” is the accusative of “vis”, meaning “strength, power”, > and all those kinds of properties you associate with our favorite text > editors (and tyrants, too). If the green diamond must be kept in the > background, though, that really makes things hard. > > Thank you James for launching the idea and submitting proposals (I > hope my criticism wasn’t too unpleasant). > > Best, > Paul > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" 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_use" 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/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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_use" 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/groups/opt_out.
