Here's an additional logo proposal. It has four different designs. Hope you like them.
On Thursday, December 20, 2012, janI wrote: > I really like the pinwheel...and combine it with the suggestion of > replacing the flat color with small text, would just make it perfect. > > I also think it is ok, that blue is in 3d and the pins flats, that seems > quite natural to me. > > Jan. > > > On 20 December 2012 19:51, imacat <ima...@mail.imacat.idv.tw> wrote: > > > On 2012/12/20 13:06, Michael Acevedo said: > > > Here's my personal insight on the logo decisions when it comes to > > the > > > amount of squares and coloring scheme. The first is that I tried for > > hours > > > how to integrate six squares into the logo and the problem that arose > was > > > that the logo looked too crowded. As a result I had to strike a > > compromise, > > > pick the four applications or modules that embody an office suite in > > > general which are the word processor, spreadsheet, presentation module, > > and > > > database creator. OpenOffice is the only office suite that comes to > > memory > > > that does have a formula editor and a radically unique graphics drawing > > > program (closest analogue is Microsoft Publisher but Draw is a > different > > > animal). > > > > I see. But there are other ways of representing the OpenOffice > > components instead of the square boxes. I tried to make some as > > attached, although they are not finished works. Please forgive me that > > I'm not a designer. We can have a more lively design than square boxes. > > > > We can give up this idea of showing the components if that is too > > difficult. But for some people, draw is more important than base. It > > is simply not right to show only four components. > > > > > Moving now to the color scheme, the colors for the squares that > > > represent the office suite core components were inspired upon the AOO > > start > > > center which has icons for the word, spreadsheet, presentation, and > > > database modules. If you look closely, each of the icons there have a > > color > > > code, the Writer document icon has blue accents, Calc document icon has > > > green accents, Impress icon has orange accents, and the Base icon has > > > violet accents. Therefore, it was a logical decision to color the > squares > > > accordingly. > > > > I know, but these colors do not match the colors of the components. > > That's why I said for the missing connection between the components and > > the colors. Writer is silver-blue, not blue. Base is dark red, not > > purple. Seeing the colors on the four plates cannot remind people about > > our four components. > > > > > When it comes to the lighting of the logo... I beg to differ. I'll > > > need to sleep over that to see whether or not it is worth considering > > > tweaking the lighting. In my honest opinion, I think the current > lighting > > > works fine for the logo. > > > > Please sleep well and take care of yourself. > > > > We do not have to stick on the lights of the orb. My original point > > was about the contrary between the lights and the view angle of the orb > > and the plates. I did not mean the plates need to follow the orb. I > > just meant that the logo needs a consistent look and feel, consistent > > lights and view angles. Or it is simply just not right. > > > > If the orb is 3-D with the focused light, all other parts has to be > > 3-D with focused light. If the plate is flat, all other parts has to be > > flat. > > > > Actually, we may give up or tweak the orb when necessary. If we > > have to retain the old design for every logo revision, the only thing we > > can do is adding. Then, we will have a very complicated logo in less > > than 3 years. That is not right for the design work. > > > > I personally like the 3-D and focused light effect. If it is too > > hard to apply the 3-D and focused light effect on other parts of the > > logo, we can simply remove the existing lights and apply new light and > > view angle on everything. The only point is consistent. > > > > > > > > Thanks for the feedback. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 11:31 PM, imacat <ima...@mail.imacat.idv.tw> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Some honest thoughts: > > >> > > >> 1. These flat 3D plates feel a little weird. The lights of the > -- Best, Michael
