> The logo immediately made me think about the Hippie Movement, free thinking, a fresh look at the world, and no boundaries
Nice thoughts - I've always had a similar impression with the current logo, though I always felt like it reminded me of a lightweight graffiti which similarly implies free thinking, self-expression and boundary removal. IF the Groovy Community opted to change logo, it would be nice if a new logo leaned harder into those roots and that type of imagery. On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM Paul <pb...@s218777419.onlinehome.us> wrote: > *Hello Groovy Community*, > At the time I discovered Groovy many years ago I remember that the old > logo captured my attention emotionally because, to me, it reflected a new > way of thinking about what an improved Java platform language might be. > > > The logo immediately made me think about the Hippie Movement, free > thinking, a fresh look at the world, and no boundaries. > The graphical style of the logo, to me, inherently brought those phrases > to mind and I thought that it was "cool" and definitely worth a deep-dive > investigation. > After I explored the language further I remember being repeatedly amazed > at the innovation I was seeing in the language. > What I found just reinforced the phrases "free thinking", "a fresh look" > and "no boundaries" that the old logo had initially impressed upon me. > So, for these reasons, I too still like the older Groovy Logo; I have no > problems with it; It is still "cool" to me. > > I'm not a graphic artist so I don't look at a logo as an exercise in > meeting rules related to jaggedness, line thickness, and other such > criteria. > In this case I look for a visual representation of the emotional appeal of > the language. > Nevertheless, there may be a need for a smaller icon-sized logo; I will > leave that for the community to decide on the need for such an alternative > in limited contexts. > > If a discussion regarding a new logo is in worthy of our time at this > point then may I suggest that we take a step back and define some > requirements for what a new logo should convey. > Then we would at least have some scoring (testing) criteria for any new > logo proposals to be considered by the community. > Sorry, this is just my systems/software engineering background again > showing itself. > > Just some thoughts... > > > On 2/28/2025 12:46 AM, Søren Berg Glasius wrote: > > Hi MW > > On one hand, I really like the old Groovy logo for screaming "Groovy!", > but I can also see why the old logo might be a hindering for new adapters. > > I think it is worth having a discussion, and your suggestion is a good > step on the way. I can see, that you have put thoughts into this. > > My biggest gripe about your current proposal is the choice of colors, as I > am really fond of the blue color in the current Groovy logo. > > > > Den fre. 28. feb. 2025 kl. 01.55 skrev midnaw <mid...@kakao.com>: > >> >> Hello! I'm new to mailing lists in general, so please tell me if I'm putting >> this in the wrong place >> or otherwise misusing the list. >> >> >> I've designed and would like to propose an alternate logo for Groovy. It's a >> very nice programming >> >> language that satisfies all of my gripes with Java, but the logo gave me a >> bit of pause when deciding >> >> whether or not to learn it. Having spent some time with the language, the >> current logo is charming, >> >> and definitely screams 'groovy!' but I don't feel it translates well into an >> icon (for things like >> >> IDEs) and I feel it's also a bit jagged (the lines feel a bit too thick, for >> example.) >> >> >> I've attached a PDF with my design. I can tweak it if you'd like, and I >> really don't mind criticism >> >> (so long as it is constructive.) I like designing things, but I am by no >> means a professional designer. >> >> >> If the attachment isn't present, I've also uploaded it to Codeberg, where it >> is accessible here: >> >> >> https://codeberg.org/midna/bin/src/branch/main/GroovyLogo.pdf >> >> >> I'm not sure what terms would be necessary for this to become the new >> project logo, but if anyone does, >> >> please let me know. I also don't expect this to replace the project logo, >> since people tend to grow >> attached to them and I myself have been frustrated at redesigns like this. >> >> -MW >> mid...@kakao.com >> > > > -- > > Med venlig hilsen, > Søren Berg Glasius > > Hedevej 1, Gl. 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