It's a nice minimalist design, but I think it still doesn't scale down as well as the Apple and Windows logos. The logo needs to be simple yet more expressive somehow, perhaps only focusing on Tux's head?
The Other Linux Logo
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#12I am sorry to say this, but this one looks soulless to me.
Can we bring this https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crystal128-penguin.s... version back instead? I hear Apple has decreed that glossy/glassy design is cool again.
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#13Comparing this logo to the original reminds me the whole discussion about skeuomorphism (that's when GUI icons imitate closely things from the real world). Icons that strongly resemble things from real life are, quite often, problematic at representation, especially in smaller sizes. They take more time to understand and decode, they're prone to confusion. But anti-skeuomorphic icons also have a problem of their own:…
Skeumorphism isn't just resembling things from the real world. It's using simulated physical object styling and detail in a user interface to signify affordances in the design.
A penguin icon is not a skeumorphism because it being a penguin doesn't tell us anything about how to use the icon.
If the icon were a rendering of a physical push-button, then it would be skeumorphic, because the button image would suggest to us that we can click it.
Unless you're trying to make the argument that penguins deserve boops on their beaks.
Re: The Other Linux Logo
#14This is great. I made a download button a while ago. The Apple and Windows logos scale down, look great, and are easily identifiable. Tux is great, but just doesn't scale down. Tried about 10 variants to get one that is recognizable, but also works at smaller sizes. Many attempts at this from many people: https://www.svgrepo.com/vectors/linux/
In the list you shared, my preference would be https://www.svgrepo.com/svg/50402/linux
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#15Meh, not for me. It's like someone saw the iconic Linux logo and said "what if this was done by an overfunded pre-revenue Silicon Valley startup instead".
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#17It looks like a haunted platypus.
Looks like a bottle opener to me.
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#18The small eyes version is freaky for such a logo. With Big eyes it looks friendlier, but still not cute...
For something neutral and scalable, having a side perspective could perhaps work better ? Like this one for instance, with very few lines yet looks good.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMINEP...