[Buildroot] Vector Buildroot Logo

[Buildroot] Vector Buildroot Logo

[Shawn J. Goff]

I've been working on a vector Buildroot logo. You can see it here: 
http://i.imgur.com/BP9K7.png . I have it in SVG format as well, but I'm 
not sure if the list allows image attachments. I went with one that was 
reasonably faithful to the original, then I progressively tried to make 
the logo more like a logo - abstract/symbolic instead of photorealistic. 
Nobody who didn't know would look at the bottom one and say it's a 
hardhat; I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but I definitely prefer the 
simpler one. Any feedback? Would the project maintainers be interested 
in using one of these instead of the current one?

[Buildroot] Vector Buildroot Logo

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 20/12/12 19:54, Shawn J. Goff wrote:
> I've been working on a vector Buildroot logo. You can see it here:
> http://i.imgur.com/BP9K7.png . I have it in SVG format as well, but I'm
> not sure if the list allows image attachments. I went with one that was
> reasonably faithful to the original, then I progressively tried to make
> the logo more like a logo - abstract/symbolic instead of photorealistic.
> Nobody who didn't know would look at the bottom one and say it's a
> hardhat; I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but I definitely prefer the
> simpler one. Any feedback? Would the project maintainers be interested in
> using one of these instead of the current one?

  I like it!

  I'm more in favour of the third one. Only the left corner looks a bit 
unnatural (but IANAGD - I am not a graphical designer :-)

  I also prefer the bright yellow of the third one. Removing the shadow 
and choosing a narrower typeface looks like a good idea. A sans monospace 
font would be nice. Oh, and I'd remove the capital R - we never 
capitalize it in reality.

  Regards,
  Arnout


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[Buildroot] Vector Buildroot Logo

[Shawn J. Goff]

On 12/21/2012 07:49 AM, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
> On 20/12/12 19:54, Shawn J. Goff wrote:
>> I've been working on a vector Buildroot logo. You can see it here:
>> http://i.imgur.com/BP9K7.png . I have it in SVG format as well, but I'm
>> not sure if the list allows image attachments. I went with one that was
>> reasonably faithful to the original, then I progressively tried to make
>> the logo more like a logo - abstract/symbolic instead of photorealistic.
>> Nobody who didn't know would look at the bottom one and say it's a
>> hardhat; I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but I definitely prefer the
>> simpler one. Any feedback? Would the project maintainers be 
>> interested in
>> using one of these instead of the current one?
>
>  I like it!
>
>  I'm more in favour of the third one. Only the left corner looks a bit 
> unnatural (but IANAGD - I am not a graphical designer :-)
>
>  I also prefer the bright yellow of the third one. Removing the shadow 
> and choosing a narrower typeface looks like a good idea. A sans 
> monospace font would be nice. Oh, and I'd remove the capital R - we 
> never capitalize it in reality.
>
>  Regards,
>  Arnout
>
>
Here are some variations with your suggestions, but I had to include my 
favorite symbol, too :-). I started out with different fonts, then chose 
my favorite and tried different stroke and background color treatments. 
I quite think the dark grey/black either for the stroke or background 
make it look more constructioney. My favorite here is the thick dark 
stroke on the hat, but I don't like the thick stroke on the letters; 
pairing the thick dark stroke on the hat with a thin stroke on the 
letters didn't look good. The yellow letters on a light background don't 
work too well, so my favorite is the thick stroke on the hat, no stroke 
on the letters, dark background.

http://i.imgur.com/WFmB4.png

[Buildroot] Vector Buildroot Logo

[Shawn J. Goff]

On 12/21/2012 07:49 AM, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
> On 20/12/12 19:54, Shawn J. Goff wrote:
>> I've been working on a vector Buildroot logo. You can see it here:
>> http://i.imgur.com/BP9K7.png . I have it in SVG format as well, but I'm
>> not sure if the list allows image attachments. I went with one that was
>> reasonably faithful to the original, then I progressively tried to make
>> the logo more like a logo - abstract/symbolic instead of photorealistic.
>> Nobody who didn't know would look at the bottom one and say it's a
>> hardhat; I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but I definitely prefer the
>> simpler one. Any feedback? Would the project maintainers be 
>> interested in
>> using one of these instead of the current one?
>
>  I like it!
>
>  I'm more in favour of the third one. Only the left corner looks a bit 
> unnatural (but IANAGD - I am not a graphical designer :-)
>
>  I also prefer the bright yellow of the third one. Removing the shadow 
> and choosing a narrower typeface looks like a good idea. A sans 
> monospace font would be nice. Oh, and I'd remove the capital R - we 
> never capitalize it in reality.
>
>  Regards,
>  Arnout
>
>
I also forgot to mention, once it's all figured out, I'm giving the 
copyright of the artwork to the Buildroot project if that's possible, or 
if not, it will be licensed in whatever way you guys want it to so you 
can use it however you want. And if folks do settle on the dark 
background logo, it could require website rework, which I'd also be up 
for taking on if it's desirable.

I forgot to lower-case the R in the previous one, so here is a new one. 
I also realized the symbolic one could be given eyes and it becomes a 
mascot. I like that the abstract one is a hardhat to people who know and 
is just a symbol to others.

http://i.imgur.com/fCTHZ.png