I like this one very much! It is compact, has the right format for an icon, and is expressive. Good work! Don't like the font however, the k looks like it is going to fall apart to a l <, and the dot on the i is almost invisible.
2016-03-08 14:22 GMT+01:00 farid abdelnour <[email protected]>: > a new proposal: > > https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=265&t=131250&p=352861#p352861 > > i hope you find this more interesting :) > > 2016-03-05 15:10 GMT-03:00 Harald Albrecht <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Sam, >> >> (sorry for the delay, this got into the wrong mail folder) >> >> your explanations are clear and I understand them. You stance isd >> basically is similar in some way to how I see it, albeit my stance on the >> film metaphor is less strict. >> >> My impression is that the professional NLVE makers went for the more >> abstract designs because you can't get a trademark on a graphical icon if >> it is too generic with respect to the film strip. The more abstract, the >> more colors, then you stand out -- on the price of not conveying an NLVE's >> purpose anymore. >> >> While it is nice to deploy subtle graphics, I don't see how this can work >> in the restricted space of an application icon. Maybe that's also the >> reason for me not being exactly thrilled with a logo design that is already >> too-detailed. In fact, I actually like the rather flat appearance of the >> Breeze and Microsoft new icon sets. Seems I'm getting into that age where >> you tone-down colors and rather focus on shape. ;) >> >> Unfortunately, the simple play icon nowadays used for video also stands >> for ... well, play. But not create. How could we signal that this is about >> "creating video" in the sense of creating the final rendered video, and not >> simply consuming video? >> >> With best regards, >> Harald >> >> >> >> Am 04.03.2016 um 12:32 schrieb Sam Muirhead: >> >> Hi Harald, thanks for your input. For me the problem with the film strip >> is not that it doesn't adequately represent 'moving image', of course you >> are right, it is very effective for that. >> >> My problem with it is that it doesn't come across as particularly >> professional. >> It is used a lot in consumer or amateur environments to very quickly get >> across the idea that 'this is something for video'. But here you can see a >> comparison of a few logos with more amateur-focused programs on the left >> and professional programs on the right: >> http://www.cameralibre.cc/wp-content/uploads/amateur-vs-pro.png >> >> Well, personally I find both Lightworks and Final Cut's logos a bit >> dated, but even so, pro software just isn't using the film strip anymore - >> not because it doesn't communicate 'video' well, but because it doesn't >> communicate 'pro video' very well. In the pro world, the only likely place >> you will find a film strip in a logo is in software which genuinely >> interacts with film (film restoration/telecine/conform etc). >> You see it as well in the naming of programs. Something with 'Movie' in >> the title and a film strip in the logo is targeted at consumer use. >> Something with 'Video' in the title and a more abstract/less 'friendly' >> logo is targeted at professionals. >> >> You gave the example of the floppy disk. Yes, it works very well for a >> 'save' icon, it's a distinctive shape and it has become part of our digital >> culture. But you wouldn't use a floppy disk image as the icon for >> professional enterprise-level backup software. >> >> Regarding the 'rewind K' I'm not proposing it as a logo but rather one >> metaphor which could be subtly incorporated in a design, if it fits. It >> should first be seen as a K, and only on second glance, or once it is >> pointed out, should you see it as a rewind symbol as well. >> For me 'rewind' is a perfectly adequate symbol for a story-oriented video >> editor - as opposed to a media player, where I just want to hit play, when >> I'm editing a story I want to go back and forth through the material again >> and again. >> I hope this makes my perspective clearer! >> kind regards, >> Sam >> ---- >> Sam Muirhead >> Open Source / Video >> http://cameralibre.cc >> http://openitagency.eu >> https://OSCEdays.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kdenlive mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdenlive >> >> > > > -- > 1111.1010.r.i.1101|n.o.i.s.1110|i.m.1010.g.1110|مقاومة > fsf member #5439 > usuario GNU/Linux #471966 > |_|0|_| > |_|_|0| > |0|0|0| > <a href="http://www.gunga.com.br";>gunga</a> > <a href="http://www.tempoecoarte.com.br";>tempoecoarte</a> > <a href="http://www.atelier-labs.org";>atelier-labs</a> > <a href="http://www.mocambos.net";>rede mocambos</a> > > _______________________________________________ > kdenlive mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdenlive > >
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