Fw: Fw: New GNU-GCC logotype (Concept Look v 1.0) <smaller version for gcc@gnu.org>

[Turbanov Vladislav Dmitrievich]

> Turbanov Vladislav Dmitrievich wrote:
>
>>    Thank U, Dave. I didn't understand what U have said =), but I think 
>> that this means some kinda chaotic nature ... I would like to tell all of 
>> U, that comments and suggestions, concerning this prototype are wellcome.
>
> I'm very glad we're discussing GCC's logo as we clearly need
> better branding for our project.
>
> For comparison, look at what Mozilla just did to improve the
> percepted quality of their products.  As a consequence, it
> seems they're finally expanding their "market" very quickly.
>
> Given that, I'm sorry to say that the new logo is nice and
> I like it much better than the current one, but it's probably
> not what GCC would need to improve user's perception of its
> quality and reliability as a development tool.
>
> I work for a consulting company that is strongly based on FOSS
> technology.  GCC is our primary compiler for many different
> platforms and environments.  When I work with developers from
> other companies, I'm often very surprised to hear what they
> think about GCC.
>
> Joe's Developer opinion ranges from "insufficient, too simple"
> to "misses many key features", "old-fashioned" or even
> "unreliable", "made by hobbyists/teens".
>
> GCC's quality as a professional tool is undefensible: they
> keep staring at our home page and refuse to believe it really
> is a better compiler that their XYZZY commercial tool.
>
> The key point is that we don't need another funny logo that
> *we* like.  Do we want more users?  Then we need something
> as boring as Microsoft's logo for Developer Studio, perhaps
> designed by psychologists or marketing experts.

    Very good, mr Bernardo - U took it serious. That's what I want from all
 of U. Look at my reply to Aaron - it should clarify the present project
 condition.
    Compiler and IT atmosphere is very strict and difficult to catch.
 However there is no need to ignore "*we* like" look. Both of them can be
 combined to make GCC developers "feel at home" and other users feel certain
 about GCC.
    As a suggestion I would like to make U think about 2nd gcc.gnu.org
 version with a better design... I'm not familiar with web-page production,
 still can help with images for buttons, backrounds and headers.