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digitalmars.D.announce - Artwork & Design (suggestions)

reply "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
I've uploaded some suggestions for sticker and t-shirt design 
(not necessarily for DConf).

http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

Feel free to comment. In case anyone is interested in one of the 
designs, just contact me on this forum. I have all designs as 
SVGs created with Inkscape, but I can create other formats too.
Feb 19 2014
next sibling parent reply Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 2/19/2014 10:50 AM, Chris wrote:

 I've uploaded some suggestions for sticker and t-shirt design (not necessarily
 for DConf).

 http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

 Feel free to comment. In case anyone is interested in one of the designs, just
 contact me on this forum. I have all designs as SVGs created with Inkscape, but
 I can create other formats too.


First off, thanks! It's always fun to see new D artwork.

Secondly, as everyone tells me, I have no artistic taste. Keep that in mind
when 
reading my comments.

1. I like "Better by Dsign". I wonder how it would look with the D logo  (seen 
on dconf.org) as the stylized D?

2. The make the switch slogan is a nice one, but the logo doesn't really look 
like a D, and if I didn't know the artwork was supposed to be about D, I would 
never guess it.

3. The designs look a bit spartan.
Feb 19 2014
parent reply "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at 19:29:36 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:

 On 2/19/2014 10:50 AM, Chris wrote:

 I've uploaded some suggestions for sticker and t-shirt design 
 (not necessarily
 for DConf).

 http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

 Feel free to comment. In case anyone is interested in one of 
 the designs, just
 contact me on this forum. I have all designs as SVGs created 
 with Inkscape, but
 I can create other formats too.


 First off, thanks! It's always fun to see new D artwork.


I think we definitely need more.


 Secondly, as everyone tells me, I have no artistic taste. Keep 
 that in mind when reading my comments.


Is it because of the old Dodge? :-)


 1. I like "Better by Dsign". I wonder how it would look with 
 the D logo  (seen on dconf.org) as the stylized D?


Yes, I was thinking about that too and I'd like to give it a try, 
if I could get a high resolution version of it _or_ I can redraw 
it myself.


 2. The make the switch slogan is a nice one, but the logo 
 doesn't really look like a D, and if I didn't know the artwork 
 was supposed to be about D, I would never guess it.


I feared it would not be immediately recognizable as a "D", but 
wanted to hear other people's opinions. I could stretch it a bit 
to make it look more like a "D" and I guess it is a type of 
design that needs context (unless I can find a way to integrate 
the official D logo).
   "D" is a very difficult letter to work with. It is bulky and 
takes up a lot of space, and it conflicts with other shapes, but 
I already have some ideas I will experiment with.


 3. The designs look a bit spartan.


I think a logo and designs around it should be spartan or let's 
say "minimalistic". Else people won't remember it. It should be 
immediately recognizable. The Apple logo, British Rail 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail) and ArchLinux come 
to mind.
   Another reason is that simple designs are easier to reproduce 
on various items (cups, t-shirts, pens, stickers etc.), both 
technically (printing) and artistically (i.e. you don't have to 
simplify beyond recognition). FreeBSD had problems with their 
logo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeBSD#Logo).
   In the early 2010s everything became shiney and colorful, but 
for a few years now companies have applied more minimalistic 
styles as regards icons (cf. OS X "Home" and "Download" icons, 
Ubuntu, Google, Facebook etc.). I guess because it is clearer and 
less distracting.
   If you perform a search on duckduckgo.com it usually lists the 
respective icons next to a hit. The ones you can immediately 
recognize are (among others): Wikipedia, ArchLinux and Stack 
Overflow. This is very important and it is important that an logo 
can be recognized even if it's scaled down to 16x16px (cf. 
Twitter logo).
   By the way, if you search:
     https://duckduckgo.com/?q=d-programming
you get three different D logos on the left! Maybe we should 
change this.

 Dicebot
Yes, definitely. The reference to dlang.org should appear 
somewhere. My designs are not yet "shippable". I will work out 
something.

 John J
Thanks. I think "better byDsign" pretty much sums it up.
Feb 20 2014
parent reply "Mike" <none none.com> writes:
On Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 10:17:58 UTC, Chris wrote:

 On Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at 19:29:36 UTC, Walter Bright

 1. I like "Better by Dsign". I wonder how it would look with 
 the D logo  (seen on dconf.org) as the stylized D?


 Yes, I was thinking about that too and I'd like to give it a 
 try, if I could get a high resolution version of it _or_ I can 
 redraw it myself.


Original SVG file for the official logo can be found here: 
http://wiki.dlang.org/Art

Mike
Feb 20 2014
parent reply "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 10:25:35 UTC, Mike wrote:

 On Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 10:17:58 UTC, Chris wrote:

 On Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at 19:29:36 UTC, Walter Bright

 1. I like "Better by Dsign". I wonder how it would look with 
 the D logo  (seen on dconf.org) as the stylized D?


 Yes, I was thinking about that too and I'd like to give it a 
 try, if I could get a high resolution version of it _or_ I can 
 redraw it myself.


 Original SVG file for the official logo can be found here: 
 http://wiki.dlang.org/Art

 Mike


Thanks!
Feb 20 2014
parent "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
Following Walter's suggestion, I've updated the design for 
"better byDsign". Now it includes the official D logo.

http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

I'm still not 100% happy with the proportions and exact positions 
of things, so I want to tweak it a bit in the next couple of days.

Next I will tackle the "make the switch" idea and see how it 
works out with the logo.
Feb 21 2014
prev sibling next sibling parent Ary Borenszweig <ary esperanto.org.ar> writes:
On 2/19/14, 3:50 PM, Chris wrote:

 I've uploaded some suggestions for sticker and t-shirt design (not
 necessarily for DConf).

 http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

 Feel free to comment. In case anyone is interested in one of the
 designs, just contact me on this forum. I have all designs as SVGs
 created with Inkscape, but I can create other formats too.


make the switch
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Feb 19 2014
prev sibling next sibling parent "Dicebot" <public dicebot.lv> writes:
Shouldn't printed artwork reference dlang.org somewhere? It is a 
marketing stuff after all.
Feb 19 2014
prev sibling next sibling parent John J <john.joyus gmail.com> writes:
On 02/19/2014 01:50 PM, Chris wrote:

 I've uploaded some suggestions for sticker and t-shirt design (not
 necessarily for DConf).

 http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

 Feel free to comment. In case anyone is interested in one of the
 designs, just contact me on this forum. I have all designs as SVGs
 created with Inkscape, but I can create other formats too.



The "better by Dsign" is awesome! :)
Feb 19 2014
prev sibling parent reply "sclytrack" <sclytrack fake.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at 18:50:26 UTC, Chris wrote:

 I've uploaded some suggestions for sticker and t-shirt design 
 (not necessarily for DConf).

 http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

 Feel free to comment. In case anyone is interested in one of 
 the designs, just contact me on this forum. I have all designs 
 as SVGs created with Inkscape, but I can create other formats 
 too.


What does the CW in the upper right corner mean?


Better by Dsign is nice.
Feb 20 2014
parent "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 09:59:34 UTC, sclytrack wrote:

 On Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at 18:50:26 UTC, Chris wrote:

 I've uploaded some suggestions for sticker and t-shirt design 
 (not necessarily for DConf).

 http://wendlerchristoph.wordpress.com/designs-for-d/

 Feel free to comment. In case anyone is interested in one of 
 the designs, just contact me on this forum. I have all designs 
 as SVGs created with Inkscape, but I can create other formats 
 too.


 What does the CW in the upper right corner mean?


My initials, would not appear on real version.


 Better by Dsign is nice.


Thanks.
Feb 20 2014