Great - just text - I am happy. I think the new design of the site means the color scheme in (A) is most appropriate. The subtle snake is good. Could you use lowercase letters instead? The .py extension is always lowercase.
The color scheme in (B) would have worked great in the previous design. On Oct 12, 3:03 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > P.S. Anyway... everybody should say their opinion now: > > A)http://www.web2py.com/examples/static/img/logo_lb.png > B)http://www.solieworks.com/images/solie_web2py.png(first) > C)http://www.solieworks.com/images/solie_web2py.png(second) > > a coherent overwhelming response would help (whatever the outcome). > > Massimo > > On Oct 11, 10:57 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > I am not defending the artistic merits of the latest logo (because I > > am partially responsible for it and because My artistic skills are > > close to zero) but the problem is that there is no way to way to make > > everybody happy about the logo. Each of us sees the world with a > > different eye, likes a different color and has a preferred font. > > > I liked the first logo by Bruno and Jose for example. I showed it to > > my 5yrs old son and I asked him "what is it?" he replied "a funny > > bat". > > > Lots of people here pointed us to the Django logo as a good example so > > Bruno and I discussed the features we wanted: > > > - no logo (which is open to too much interpretation) just text > > - professional look, not trying to be funny > > - bold fonts to represent solidity > > - shadow but not glow (better for printing) > > - close/overlapping characters to represent tight integration of > > web2py components > > - a long 2 to give a hint but no more than a hint of a snake > > > I like the logo by Solie a lot but it is more appropriate to represent > > our community than web2py itself because of the smiley face with > > glasses (that is what I see in it). And I like it because it kind of > > looks like me. I think we should at least use it on the top of the > > mailing list. > > > Perhaps we could use it as sample logo in the welcome app (I do not > > think we should use the same logo as the examples page because we want > > to avoid confusion). It would work well with the white background of > > the new html5 welcome app developed by Martin. > > > Massimo > > > On Oct 11, 10:42 pm, weheh <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > Ahhh ... don't you just love getting consensus on logos (not > > > possible)? Sorry Bruno & MDP, I know you guys have been busting hump > > > on the new design. But FWIW, I think the new logo is a bit boring. > > > There, I've said it. I probably deserve to get kicked for that. > > > Anyway, I prefer the 2 logos by Solie (the 2nd one (the one on the > > > bottom) is my preference). But there seems to be enormous > > > inconsistency in the logo design process -- depending on the day, it > > > either has to be a stylized-text logo or a logo with a break-away > > > favicon. So which one is it? > > > > On Oct 11, 11:03 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > Hello Solie, > > > > > I am impressed. The first one is very much along the lines of what I > > > > just posted. > > > > Your second design is stunning. I can tell you are a pro! > > > > > Here is were we stand... I just posted > > > > this:http://www.web2py.com/(makesureyoureaload) > > > > after weeks of back and forth between me and Bruno. Yesterday night I > > > > promised him this would be last one and definitive logo and I would > > > > like to stick to that promise. > > > > > Yet, I really like your design and I think we should find a use for > > > > it. > > > > > Massimo > > > > > On Oct 11, 8:40 pm, Solie <so...@soliemoves.com> wrote: > > > > > > Just found out about web2py. Trying to contribute. I thought this > > > > > would be a good logo to consider. Just text like someone else > > > > > suggested. > > > > > > Sample Logo:http://www.solieworks.com/web2py_logo.php > > > > > > On Oct 10, 4:55 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > This was discussed long ago... Snakes are a nice reference to the > > > > > > Python community but are not appealing outside the community. They > > > > > > are > > > > > > not exactly perceived as friendly animals. > > > > > > > On Oct 10, 3:19 pm, Anthony <av201...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > For what it's worth, I don't think we need a snake in the logo. At > > > > > > > least, it can be difficult to get it right -- snake logos can > > > > > > > easily > > > > > > > end up looking either too fierce/scary or too childish/cartoonish. > > > > > > > Most other Python frameworks and libraries don't have snake logos > > > > > > > (not > > > > > > > to mention that the language was actually named after Monty > > > > > > > Python, > > > > > > > not a snake). The few snake logos that actually look OK are > > > > > > > typically > > > > > > > highly stylized and don't really look too "snaky". > > > > > > > > Anthony > > > > > > > > On Oct 10, 2:24 pm, rochacbruno <rochacbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I did not understand your suggestion, what user icon? > > > > > > > > > Are you saying to remove "web2py" leaving just the WP or > > > > > > > > removing the big W leaving just the P? > > > > > > > > > I am working on new ideas for the logo, small changes. > > > > > > > > > Enviado via iPhone > > > > > > > > > Em 10/10/2010, às 14:21, Thadeus Burgess > > > > > > > > <thade...@thadeusb.com> escreveu: > > > > > > > > > > I think the "w" is redundant in the logo. It just looks funny. > > > > > > > > > > What if the logo was just the user icon in the middle? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Thadeus > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 8:04 AM, johntynan > > > > > > > > > <jgty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Great work with the new web2py site! I like how well the > > > > > > > > >> top and > > > > > > > > >> right hand navigation is used and I was glad to discover some > > > > > > > > >> resources about web2py that I didn't realize were available. > > > > > > > > > >> I have one question. Do you think the twitter link should > > > > > > > > >> direct > > > > > > > > >> people to the twitter search for web2py, as opposed to the > > > > > > > > >> web2py > > > > > > > > >> twitter account? http://twitter.com/search/web2py > > > > > > > > > >> Excellent work!- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > >
