A personal reflection: if updating the logo is seen as too much of a challenge, it raises an interesting question—what is the motivation behind moving to a new major version, if not also to embrace some level of renewal?
Il giorno dom 20 apr 2025 alle ore 19:05 Sebastian Gutwein via QGIS-User < qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> ha scritto: > In addition to liking the new 3.x logo better, I found it very useful when > determining if a blog post or youtube video was using a modern version by > looking at the logo in the screenshot. However there were a huge number of > changes going from QGIS 2 to QGIS 3 and with what has been announced so far > I don't imagine that there will be the same benefit this time. Even a > slight change would allow users to date the resource but that might be > better done just altering the top bar of the application. Also I still like > the logo. > > On Sun, Apr 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM Greg Troxel via QGIS-User < > qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > >> Totò Fiandaca via QGIS-User <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> writes: >> >> > I would like to propose opening a discussion about the opportunity to >> > update the QGIS logo. The current version was introduced with the >> release >> > of QGIS 3.0 back in 2017 — it's been 7 years since then. >> > >> > Looking at the project's history, each major release has been >> accompanied >> > by an evolution of the logo, helping to clearly distinguish the >> different >> > development stages of QGIS. With the upcoming release of QGIS 4.0, this >> > might be a good moment to reflect on a possible refresh of our visual >> > identity. >> > >> > I fully understand that changing the logo means additional work for both >> > the developers and those managing the website and communications. >> However, >> > I believe that starting a conversation on this topic could be a valuable >> > opportunity for growth and improvement for the whole project. >> >> I hadn't looked at qgis.org lately and wasn't really clear on what the >> current logo looked like. So I went to look, and my reactions: >> >> wow! the web site has been really spiffed up. Other than the top >> download which says "Available on Windows, Mac, Linux", implying that >> you can't run qgis on other operating systems, and linking to youtube, >> I don't see anything to complain about. I really like the left >> blurb/right image style, given how nice the images are. It comes >> across as well thought out and a great landing place for the >> qgis-curious. >> >> The logo looks fine. I'm not sure if "the logo" is the stylized Q >> with the floating orange/yellow/grean diagonal, or the the word QGIS >> using that character, or both -- but I think it looks fine. >> >> All in all I don't understand what problem needs solving. We have a >> nice logo, and it's in place. >> >> I wonder if anyone who remembers the last logo change has an estimate of >> total hours of effort to change it (given a new, completed design). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QGIS-User mailing list >> QGIS-User@lists.osgeo.org >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > > > -- > ___________________________ > Sebastian "Bas* " Gutwein > *rhymes with Josh > > Regenerative Design Group > 1 Chevalier Ave > Greenfield, Ma 01301 > Web: regenerativedesigngroup.com > (631) 241-1018 > > *Look close, think big, make change. * > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-User mailing list > QGIS-User@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > -- > *Salvatore Fiandaca* > > Questo documento, allegati inclusi, contiene informazioni di proprietà di > FIANDACA SALVATORE e deve essere utilizzato esclusivamente dal destinatario > in relazione alle finalità per le quali è stato ricevuto. E' vietata > qualsiasi forma di riproduzione o divulgazione senza l'esplicito consenso > di FIANDACA SALVATORE. Qualora fosse stato ricevuto per errore si prega > di informare tempestivamente il mittente e distruggere la copia in proprio > possesso. > > > > > <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user>
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