Re: Logo redesign proposal
Schalk Cronje <[email protected]> Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:46:52 +0100
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I quite like it, but it is not me to decide. On 28/02/2025 01:54, midnaw wrote: > Hello! I'm new to mailing lists in general, so please tell me if I'm putting this in the wrong place > or otherwise misusing the list. > > I've designed and would like to propose an alternate logo for Groovy. It's a very nice programming > language that satisfies all of my gripes with Java, but the logo gave me a bit of pause when deciding > whether or not to learn it. Having spent some time with the language, the current logo is charming, > and definitely screams 'groovy!' but I don't feel it translates well into an icon (for things like > IDEs) and I feel it's also a bit jagged (the lines feel a bit too thick, for example.) > > I've attached a PDF with my design. I can tweak it if you'd like, and I really don't mind criticism > (so long as it is constructive.) I like designing things, but I am by no means a professional designer. > > If the attachment isn't present, I've also uploaded it to Codeberg, where it is accessible here: > > https://codeberg.org/midna/bin/src/branch/main/GroovyLogo.pdf > > I'm not sure what terms would be necessary for this to become the new project logo, but if anyone does, > please let me know. I also don't expect this to replace the project logo, since people tend to grow > attached to them and I myself have been frustrated at redesigns like this. > > -MW > [email protected] -- Schalk W. Cronjé Fediverse: @[email protected] (general), @[email protected] (outdoor), @[email protected] (photoblog), @[email protected] (videoblog), @[email protected] (open-source work). Ello: @ysb33r