[Qgis-developer] [Qgis-user] [Qgis-psc] Logo

[Tim Sutton]

Hi



On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:52 PM, Larry Shaffer <larrys at dakotacarto.com> wrote:
> Hi Nathan,
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> What do people think of
>> http://99designs.com.au/logo-design/contests/qgis-needs-logo-210397/entries/115
>> and
>> http://99designs.com.au/logo-design/contests/qgis-needs-logo-210397/entries/117
>
>
> Well, I don't like it. First off, I don't get it. At a glance, I have no
> idea what it's trying to convey or why there is so much text.
>
> Secondly, I think it is imperative for a logo design to offer a shortened
> square aspect, e.g. for an icon. The Q in QGIS obviously lends itself to
> this, and IMO works well for it; so I think a design that leverages that
> single character will be more versatile, than say one that only works well
> for a web site header.
>

Here is my doodle at a Q based logo that is round and will work well
in such contexts:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/101650015976513787909/posts/1XkMMsEMV6m

Regards

Tim

> Regards,
>
> Larry
>
>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>
>> wrote:
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>>> Il 15/04/2013 03:14, Nathan Woodrow ha scritto:
>>> > Hey All,
>>>
>>> >
>>> > http://99designs.com.au/logo-design/contests/qgis-needs-logo-210397/entries/64
>>>
>>> In
>>> >
>>> this case the logo as we use it now would be the "Q", that is a
>>> black circle with the green arrow, right?
>>> Thanks Nathan for managing this.
>>> All the best.
>>> - --
>>> Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
>>> www.faunalia.eu
>>> Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc
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