4 Mar
2016
4 Mar
'16
10:30 p.m.
On Fri, 04 Mar 2016 19:25:10 +0100
Thomas Maus <thomas.maus(a)gmx.de> wrote:
On Friday 04 March 2016, 02:48 wrote Thomas Maus:
(This is a general set of remarks on both your batches, examined purely from
a design/branding point of view and not meaning to discourage.)
I'm afraid the RGB colour set, despite its symbolism, was not necessarily a good
choice from a purely mechanical point of view. Specifically, the blue is of too
dark a value to contrast well with a black triskele, and the green is of too light
a value to contrast well with a white triskele. This is more visible if you zoom
out--you can see the lines disappear. The logo will be in use as an icon in
various places, and the smallest static icon size provided by TDE is a 16px square.
(A couple of my own designs need a little work in that regard, too.) Also, how
will this work in a black-and-white context (Mono icon set, for accessibility)?
The other problem I have, with the second set especially, is that I'm not sure
the shape you're using is distinct enough from the Trisquel Linux logo--yes,
you've reversed the direction and the spiral is more uniform, but will a random
person glancing at it casually *notice* that?
...
The next batch will be the triskele designs, I originally imagined, then --
with my brain dumped and free again -- the trefoil designs will be worked
upon.
Also, feel free to suggest improvements or ideas, or simply do something
better (with or without my designs).
In order to perhaps quell the occultism charge, this was my line of thought:
The triskele is positioned to look like a T with very ornate, curly ends.
The color triplet RGB was chosen, as it is these colors are base of every
desktop, uniting to a diversity of colors, forms and impressions. The various
shades and sometimes translucencies serve as (hopefully aesthetic)
illustration ... This batch was my original design target, before
becoming side-tracked ...
Again the proof sheet is intended to be viewed with various backgrounds.
You will notice, that in the third row one design is missing -- I failed to do
this within "inkscape" (if anybody knows how to achieve the glow effect in
"inkscape", enlighten me ... ;-)
I think you're looking at playing with the parameters of multiple filters.
"Cutout glow" might be a place to start. (Inkscape filters are not a good
choice for this particular task, though--they don't render outside of Inkscape,
so they just make it more difficult to produce usable SVG icons.)
E. Liddell