New GCC logotype development. (Was:Re: New GCC logotype version 1.6 (Sorry, I forgot to attach the image).)

[Vladius]

Matt Austern wrote:

> On Jan 11, 2005, at 12:47 PM, Vladius wrote:
>
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>>> One way in which the existing logo succeeds as a logo (a more 
>>> specialized issue than succeeding as a picture) is that it's line 
>>> art.  It reproduces nicely on a variety of output devices, including 
>>> monochrome devices and ones with limited resolution, and it can 
>>> easily be scaled or adapted to different needs.  If we ever do 
>>> decide we want to change or modify our existing logo, we need to 
>>> make sure to preserve those properties.
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>>
>>    Tech. progress moves forward. I really think, that it is not wise 
>> to keep in mind consoles and 16 coloured  palettes. Would You like me 
>> to create low-graphics variants?
>
>
> No.  I would like you to explain in words, not in pictures: what you 
> think the goal of a logo is, why you think the current logo does not 
> meet those goals, and why you think that a different logo will meet 
> those goals better.

    It is not professionally made. It looks like a vector package test, 
but not as a final result. I don't say it is very bad, but it is not 
good, I'm quite sure.
    New logo meets those, I think.

> As is, without going through that discussion in advance, I think there 
> is zero change that your pictures will be accepted as a new logo.

    I hope You are wrong.