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Re: The Other Linux Logo

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Post by lou1306 »

jsheard wrote: post #12
Aldipower wrote: post #2

I 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.

I'm a fan of the 2nd revision myself, it's sooo Web 2.0

https://seeklogo.com/vector-logo/492036/linux-tux

But the OG Tux remains undefeated I'm afraid

Re: The Other Linux Logo

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Post by card_zero »

makeitdouble wrote: post #18

The 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...

Not unlike one of the Penguin Books logos.

https://i.ibb.co/srBgHt0/7db42060b910d2a81ae18b0fd807947a.jp...

Re: The Other Linux Logo

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Post by gorgoiler »

On the topic of Linux logos, about 20 years ago there was a popular Ethernet USB storage bridge called an NSLU2 aka the “Slug”. It was of a similar pedigree to the classic WRT54g but instead of routing, this device turned cheap USB disks into a NAS device:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSLU2

There was quite an active group of hackers bringing Linux to the platform. This was their utterly heartwarming and adorable logo:

https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/sites/socallinuxexpo....

Re: The Other Linux Logo

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Post by numpad0 »

xg15 wrote: post #37
donatj wrote: post #33

I feel bad to be this critical but it fails in direct, context free recognizability. It fails to evoke "penguin". I wouldn't have recognized it as a penguin without context, and I doubt others would without priming.

I think it would work quite well in an icon/emoji setting, where the context "operation system brand" was already established. E.g. think of some "coose your OS" widget with entries: - (Apple with bite) MacOS - (Colored flag) Windows - (This icon) Linux

You want a dev to fill in that third set of bracket with "A penguin", and it didn't happen.

Re: The Other Linux Logo

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Post by lotu »

xg15 wrote: post #37
donatj wrote: post #33

I feel bad to be this critical but it fails in direct, context free recognizability. It fails to evoke "penguin". I wouldn't have recognized it as a penguin without context, and I doubt others would without priming.

I think it would work quite well in an icon/emoji setting, where the context "operation system brand" was already established. E.g. think of some "coose your OS" widget with entries: - (Apple with bite) MacOS - (Colored flag) Windows - (This icon) Linux

I disagree while, there is an Linux icon that would fit in here. This is not it. It might be a starting point, I don't think the design works. despite how simple the windows and apple logos they represent thousands of hours of work by the best graphic artists.

I'm not one of the best graphic artists but I'll give it a shot. First the default version feels vaguely ominous. To me it feels like someone robbing a bank or the logo on stormtroopers murdering civilians, this is obviously horrible. I think this is due to the sharp angles and the eyes without an attached mouth.

The other options improve the scary problem but add complexity that moves it away from the simple universal recognizable logo we are trying to make. On that note the default version is still too complex. Maybe you could move to more of a silhouette, though I think that would fail in recognizably.

Perhaps part of the problem is a penguin is just not so omnipresent in our lives as windows and apples are. Redhat does achieve this with a very simple instantly recognizable logo, I think that could work. Ubuntu also does well with it's logo thought it has gone full abstract, it's distinct and works well.

If you want to see more google image search for "logos"

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