On 20 December 2012 15:28, RGB ES <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2012/12/20 janI <j...@apache.org> > > > I am also no desgner, and like the more fresh look. > > > > However I showed to a friend visiting, and the first reaction was..."oooh > > AOO is already ready for windows8", it seems that the 4 squares (not > > identical) are used quite a lot inside windows8. > > > > Indeed, this is a problem: even if last time I used a windows machine was > several years ago the immediate reaction to the squares was "this looks > like a MS logo" (the rest of the logo is just fine). > > A different approach could be the use of a gradient instead of the blue for > the orb fill: let the orb with its actual shape, no metal border and no > squares, but fill it with a gradient that displays all the colours of AOO > apps. > > (The image is clear on my mind, but I lack the skills to build it). > > On a related note: another image clear in my mind is a version of the orb > build not with a continuous background, but with small text written on > several languages and several scrips, to stress that AOO is for everyone, > on every language. Something like an "ASCII art" logo. > +1 If that can be done...it would be a winner !!
> > Regards > Ricardo > > > > > > > If that is the case, we should change it....maybe not use squares but > e.g. > > balloons. > > > > We also have to remember that it must be convertable (or redrawn) as a > > favicon, that is only 16x16. > > > > thanks for taking time to make the proposal, and despite my concerns it > is > > the best I have seen so far ! > > > > Jan. > > > > On 20 December 2012 11:02, Jürgen Schmidt <jogischm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On 12/20/12 6:14 AM, Shenfeng Liu wrote: > > > > imacat, > > > > Your comments are so professional! :-) > > > > Personally I like this logo design more comparing to other > candidates > > > in > > > > wiki< > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.x+-+Logo+Explorations > > > >. > > > > Thanks Michael! > > > > While we may also want to update the app icon design as the next > step > > > for > > > > consistent L&F... > > > > > > > > > > I think Michaels proposal is the beginning of hopefully more. I > > > personally see a reused old orb + some new elements. But the squares > > > remind me to windows and the colors don't fit really together from my > > > point of view. > > > > > > We should think about something really new and fresh with or without > the > > > gulls. > > > > > > We should think for what OpenOffice and Apache stands for > > > > > > - free office software for the public good > > > - for many million users all over the world > > > - many languages > > > - .... > > > > > > We should think about something that can maybe visualize some of these > > > attributes and can transport the message in one or multiple combined > > > graphical elements. > > > > > > Too bad that I am no designer, but I will try to think about ideas and > > > will at least share my ideas with you. > > > > > > Juergen > > > > > > > > > > - Shenfeng (Simon) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2012/12/20 imacat <ima...@mail.imacat.idv.tw> > > > > > > > >> Some honest thoughts: > > > >> > > > >> 1. These flat 3D plates feel a little weird. The lights of the > > > >> plates has the focus effect, but the lights of the plates have not. > > > >> > > > >> 2. I cannot see the connection of these plates with our four > > > >> components easily, as the colors of Writer, Calc, Impress and Base > are > > > >> not Blue, Orange, Green and Purple. And we have other components > such > > > >> as Math and Draw. > > > >> > > > >> 3. The directions of the lights are contradictory. The lights > of > > > >> the orb come from above, while the lights of the plates (and also > the > > > >> plate of the orb) come from right. > > > >> > > > >> But still, thanks you very much for this great effort. > > > >> > > > >> On 2012/12/20 09:33, Michael Acevedo said: > > > >>> Greetings to the AOO Team! > > > >>> > > > >>> Hello, after a few months of inactivity I've decided to get back in > > > touch > > > >>> with the AOO community. First, congratulations to the AOO team on > > > >>> a successful graduation into a top-level Apache project from the > > Apache > > > >>> Incubator. > > > >>> > > > >>> Now the reason on why I am writing this email is to formally > submit a > > > >> logo > > > >>> proposal for the next version of the Apache OpenOffice 4.X logo. > > > >>> Previously, I submitted an initial logo on the Apache OpenOffice > > > Google+ > > > >>> community but I went back to the drawing board and created a second > > > >> version > > > >>> of the logo that both pays respect to the previous Apache > OpenOffice > > > orb, > > > >>> but modernizes the look of the overall logo by adding 4 colored > > squares > > > >>> that represent the four corners of our office suite (Writer, Calc, > > > >> Impress, > > > >>> and Base) and utilizing a streamlined font. > > > >>> > > > >>> Without further introductions, below I present my official > submission > > > for > > > >>> the Apache OpenOffice 4.X logo. > > > >>> > > > >>> This first logo, is the proposed official logo for the project that > > > would > > > >>> be used for our webpage and some other materials. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lETVSrwcgJc/UNJpH6G1sxI/AAAAAAAAABg/JnpNrXdRgUo/s653/AOO%25204%2520LOGO%2520v2-5%2520Small%2520copy.jpg > > > >>> > > > >>> There's a secondary logo, which is basically the same logo but > > changes > > > >> the > > > >>> proportion of the OpenOffice orb making it better suited for the > > splash > > > >>> screen that appears at the launch of the application. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uy8gU24uBZw/UNJpH8UiKiI/AAAAAAAAABk/xfXTQjO8iQg/s912/AOO%25204%2520LOGO%2520v2-2.png > > > >>> > > > >>> Hope you guys like it and Happy holidays! > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Best regards, > > > >> imacat ^_*' <ima...@mail.imacat.idv.tw> > > > >> PGP Key http://www.imacat.idv.tw/me/pgpkey.asc > > > >> > > > >> <<Woman's Voice>> News: http://www.wov.idv.tw/ > > > >> Tavern IMACAT's http://www.imacat.idv.tw/ > > > >> Woman in FOSS in Taiwan http://wofoss.blogspot.com/ > > > >> OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org/ > > > >> EducOO/OOo4Kids Taiwan http://www.educoo.tw/ > > > >> Greenfoot Taiwan http://greenfoot.westart.tw/ > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
