On Fri, 4 Mar 2016 15:36:07 +0000 Alexandre ac586133@hotmail.com wrote:
It is certainly not me who will choose or works on a new logo, but I have been following the discussion remotely. I do not personally like the tri-something shape, as it looks pretty much like the logo of a sect or of a strange cult.
Take a look at the tree icon that can be found in the masalla icon theme. In my opinion it looks better and does not have any religious meaning. Maybe an agreement with the author of the masalla icon theme could be done?
Trees do have a religious significance, actually, in a lot of what are loosely called pagan religions. The triquetra has been used as a Christian symbol, as has just about anything else with three-part symmetry. Actually, practically any simple form usable as a logo has probably been used by someone's religion at some point in time (including unexpected things like fish, cats, and hammers), so I'm not sure it's a good idea to exclude whole classes of objects on that basis.
The Masalla icon set is, in general, very well-made and very (there's no other word for it) iconic. However, the tree you've presented does not say "Trinity/TDE" to me. A more triangular tree (an evergreen?) in a similar style might work, but it also might drag in Christmas associations . . .
Branding is hard.
E. Liddell