Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 18:30:38 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com>, Jonathan Horne <jhorne@dfwlp.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New FreeBSD Logo Message-ID: <C087E1CE.DB81%ceri@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNOEOMFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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On 10/5/06 09:18, "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jonathan Horne
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:23 PM
>> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>> Subject: Re: New FreeBSD Logo
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>> i dont mind saying that i think i must be about the only one
>> who likes the
>> new art. i think its very modern looking, crisp and abreviated,
>> un-childish, but at the same time not too serious or ominous.
>>
>> ive actually thought about printing out some examples of both versions,
>> carrying it down to our artists in our print studio, and "taste testing"
>> them with professional artists who couldnt give one care about anything
>> technical. *shrug* would be an interesting experiment, to say
>> the least.
>>
>
> Someone already posted a professional analysis. The summary was that
> the new logo was amateurish with some serious flaws. Amateurish because
> a ball is about the easiest thing you can produce in Photoshop and very
> unoriginal. Serious flaws because due to all the shading this logo is
> impossible to accurately reproduce on small items like business cards,
> and on larger items the shading makes it very expensive to reproduce due
> to the number of colors used.
In fact, there are reduced colour versions for exactly that reason. Since
you didn't bother to look for them, I guess this isn't the real issue for
you, though.
Ceri
--
That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.
-- Moliere
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