Re: [boost] Re: Logo substance. [was: Re: Logo... and page design.]
----- Mensaje original ----- De: David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> Fecha: Martes, Noviembre 23, 2004 11:25 pm Asunto: [boost] Re: Logo substance. [was: Re: Logo... and page design.]
Rich Johnson <rjohnson@dogstar-interactive.com> writes:
I find this one too static, compared to Dave's attempts. It does have the sense of solidity that some have asked for, but I'd rather have a more dynamic feel (which reflects, I think, more accurately what boost is. Much of boost is not for the faint-hearted.)
Thanks. Actually I thought that Joaquín's design was plenty dynamic>> and better than mine on simplicity grounds. I do agree about the ring and the ++. Put a little white gap between the rocket and the ring at the intersection, and you've got your "C."
Hmm... two little puffs of exhaust could be +'s and the third could be a 'C'-ring. It's kinda' cartoony, but fun.
Or you could make the +es into four-pointed stars.
Like this? (again, this can be implemented more carefully, it's just a sketch to explore the idea.) Joaquín M López Muñoz Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo
JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z <joaquin@tid.es> writes:
Like this? (again, this can be implemented more carefully, it's just a sketch to explore the idea.)
Well yeah, but they should go on the other side of the rocket. For some reason superscript pluses on the "C" make more sense to me than subscript ones. + === + # # === -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com
JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z wrote:
[...] Like this? (again, this can be implemented more carefully, it's just a sketch to explore the idea.)
I'm afraid the fatness of the nose connotes a bomb way too much. Real rockets are fat-bottomed (except in a few cases where the payload forms a sort of bulb at the top), while bombs are tear-drop shaped (nice ballistic aerodynamics, vs. supersonic aerodynamics). Also, bombs tend to have smaller fins, because they tend to require less guidance (since most of the guidance is provided by the drop vehicle), while rockets tend to have more conspicuous fins, because they start from 0 velocity and they need to pitch and roll to achieve the correct trajectory. So when I see your rocket, I immediately think "Mk. 82 500 lb. bomb". And I'm afraid that font still evokes Borland way too much. Especially the capital "B". The logo looks very much like something that could have been produced by the Borland marketing team (though if Borland were to try to buy Boost, I'm sure it would be happy with the logo ;). I think it would be nice if the ring were a little heftier, because it makes "C++" seem a bit anemic. And I agree with Dave that the +'s could be on the top (maybe tilt the rocket down a little to make room). Dave
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