I prefer your first attempt (just centre the [|] against the square). Your first design instinct was correct.
I prefer [|] having the same height. I like the blue colour but you may experiment with different colours. philippeback wrote > SVG file. Works in Inkscape. > > I wanted the [ | ] to be a golden rectangle. > > See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio > > 1.618 something > (1 + 5 sqrt) / 2 > > Look at how the reciprocal of the golden ratio looks like [|] > > We should have GoldenRatio in Float class. > > initialize > "Float initialize" > "Constants from Computer Approximations, pp. 182-183: > Pi = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 > Pi/2 = 1.57079632679489661923132169163975144 > Pi*2 = 6.28318530717958647692528676655900576 > Pi/180 = 0.01745329251994329576923690768488612 > 2.0 ln = 0.69314718055994530941723212145817657 > 2.0 sqrt = 1.41421356237309504880168872420969808" > > Pi := 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288. > Halfpi := Pi / 2.0. > Twopi := Pi * 2.0. > ThreePi := Pi * 3.0. > RadiansPerDegree := Pi / 180.0. > > Ln2 := 0.69314718055994530941723212145817657. > Ln10 := 10.0 ln. > Sqrt2 := 1.41421356237309504880168872420969808. > E := 2.718281828459045235360287471353. > > Epsilon := 0.000000000001. "Defines precision of mathematical functions" > > MaxVal := 1.7976931348623157e308. > MaxValLn := 709.782712893384. > MinValLogBase2 := -1074. > > Infinity := MaxVal * MaxVal. > NegativeInfinity := 0.0 - Infinity. > NaN := Infinity - Infinity. > NegativeZero := 1.0 / Infinity negated. > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Esteban A. Maringolo > < > emaringolo@ > > wrote: >> Hi Phil, >> >> I don't like the diamond in the back, nor the colors (looks old). >> Also the square brackets and vertical bar are not horizontally centered. >> >> I still like the concept though. I couldn't see the golden ratio. Can >> you overlay it? >> >> Regards! >> Esteban A. Maringolo >> >> >> 2017-05-03 9:38 GMT-03:00 > phil@ > < > phil@ > >: >>> I got a shot at this and this gives the following. >>> >>> What we should do: >>> >>> - ensure the [|] shape has the gold ratio (so it is naturally >>> attractive). >>> - make sure the square is positioned so that the golden ratio is also >>> all over the place. >>> >>> Color wise, I went for blue because Smalltalk has a natural elegance >>> and goes for no crap. >>> >>> Phil >>> >>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:49 PM, horrido < > horrido.hobbies@ > > wrote: >>>> Esteban A. Maringolo wrote >>>>> A decade+ ago I created the one attached, and I've seen used in some >>>>> Smalltalk related sites. I still like it but it can be done better. >>>> >>>> *[|]* seems to be a popular choice. I got two votes for this at >>>> LinkedIn. >>>> >>>> It looks rather plain to me, though. It lacks sizzle. >>>> >>>> Maybe the best way to settle this is to have a Smalltalk logo >>>> competition. >>>> People can submit their logo designs and a panel of judges can decide >>>> on the >>>> best one. The winning entry would be the "official" Smalltalk logo. >>>> >>>> For the panel of judges, I would like representatives from each of the >>>> following: >>>> >>>> o ESUG >>>> o the Pharo project >>>> o the Squeak project (Alan Kay?) >>>> o Cincom >>>> o Instantiations >>>> o GemTalk >>>> >>>> Of course, my stylized hot air balloon would be Logo Candidate Entry >>>> #1. >>>> >>>> If you think this is a good idea, I'll start organizing it. The >>>> submission >>>> deadline for the competition would be July 18, 2017 (the first >>>> anniversary >>>> of my TechBeacon article, " How learning Smalltalk can make you a >>>> better >>>> developer >>>> <https://techbeacon.com/how-learning-smalltalk-can-make-you-better-developer> >>>> "). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> View this message in context: >>>> http://forum.world.st/A-Logo-Proposal-for-Smalltalk-tp4945122p4945390.html >>>> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>> >>>> >> >> > > > SmalltalkLogo.svg (3K) > <http://forum.world.st/attachment/4945437/0/SmalltalkLogo.svg> > SmalltalkLogo.png (8K) > <http://forum.world.st/attachment/4945437/1/SmalltalkLogo.png> > SmalltalkLogo2.svg (6K) > <http://forum.world.st/attachment/4945437/2/SmalltalkLogo2.svg> -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/A-Logo-Proposal-for-Smalltalk-tp4945122p4945484.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
