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Re: What should a logo for NeXT look like? (1986)

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Post by adastra22 » Tue, Nov 05, 2024, 8:06 PM UTC

spaceman_2020 wrote: post #110

adastra22 wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember it looked terrible and unmemorable. Really, if you asked me 5 minutes ago to draw it I’d be unable to. I only remembered it was some sort of ugly use of the NeXT characters. Apparently people’s response to it is polarizing. I always thought it was a ridiculously bad logo.

the fact that you can even remember its shape and ugly colors is remarkable, considering this is a product that was never widely used and hasn't been sold since 1997

I didn’t remember its shape or colors. Did I say otherwise?

Re: What should a logo for NeXT look like? (1986)

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Post by adastra22 » Tue, Nov 05, 2024, 8:09 PM UTC

CamperBob2 wrote: post #104

adastra22 wrote: post #99

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> You don't need to be told that the lines on the FedEx logo are beautifully balanced. What lines?

The ones that form the embedded arrow.

Never understood the hype around that.

Re: What should a logo for NeXT look like? (1986)

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Post by ddingus » Wed, Nov 06, 2024, 5:47 AM UTC

Scene_Cast2 wrote: post #10

I might be in the minority, but the NeXT logo never looked good to me - there's something off with projection of the cube.

It is (almost) orthographic and people apparently expect perspective of some kind, or want to see a proper projection.

That is the cube clash as I see it.

Re: What should a logo for NeXT look like? (1986)

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Post by ddingus » Wed, Nov 06, 2024, 5:49 AM UTC

Scene_Cast2 wrote: post #40

JKCalhoun wrote: post #33

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Maybe because it is an orthographic projection and not a perspective one.

I like orthographic projections, but this isn't one. The square at the top has perfect 90* corners, despite the "depth" (and thus being viewed from the side). Orthographic projections of a square squish it into a rhombus.

Good catch! Maybe that is the disconnect! I see close to ortho. Closer to ortho than it is anything else, but it just is not an ortho projection.

Re: What should a logo for NeXT look like? (1986)

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Post by helf » Fri, Nov 08, 2024, 2:56 AM UTC

rbanffy wrote: post #89

helf wrote: post #55

I miss my NeXTs so much. I really need to get another one. Love the UX/UI design and styling. The cases. The logo. Everything.

You can get a black MacBook and slap a NeXT logo sticker on it. It's more or less the same thing. Current macOS is a direct descendant of NEXTSTEP.

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