[TriZPUG] Triangle Built?

Tue Aug 7 23:50:38 CEST 2012

Hey Everyone,

I took everyone's suggestions and put them together here:
http://imgur.com/10nAm

I think everyone will have he/she's ideas incorporated into the logo.  Logo
by committee, works overtime

-S

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Sean Cavanaugh <sean at cavanaugh.pro> wrote:

> Hey Julia,
>
> If you send me those icons, but the original rtiff, or psd I can probably
> incorporate some of the ideas.
>
> -S
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Julia Elman <julia.elman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Why are we talking about "forging"? Is the Triangle known for some sort
>> of forging industry?
>>
>> It might be nice to highlight the traits of the area that people speak
>> too. Most of the visitors I encounter talk about all of the mature trees
>> and all of the outdoor activities. What about something like "Grown in the
>> Triangle"? Forged just sounds so harsh and I don't think it represents this
>> area well.
>>
>>
>> Sent with Sparrow <http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig>
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Jesse Bikman wrote:
>>
>> Ok, the gradient doesn't look good, so just change the color of the text
>> "TRIANGLE FORGED" to #66676E. That's metallic enough, I guess.
>> Change the text "triangleforged.org" to #FFFFFF so that it pops out a
>> little bit, and so that it matches the border.
>> Finally, I see an arbitrary white dot in the image. Here is a screenshot
>> of what I'm talking about: http://imgur.com/jtfGM
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 7, 2012, at 4:40 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
>>
>> i added all the changes, here is the link in case my other email gets
>> stopped
>>
>> http://imgur.com/ZFuH1
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Sean Cavanaugh <sean at cavanaugh.pro>wrote:
>>
>> i added all the changes people asked for, don't quite understand the
>> rainbow
>>
>> -S
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> What font is that? I'd like to try this with a few different color
>> schemes.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Sean Cavanaugh <sean at cavanaugh.pro>
>> wrote:
>> > here it is attached again
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Jesse Bikman <jessebikman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Sorry, I didn't see your update, but I would like to see it. I only saw
>> >> the logos designed by Rob Lineberger and the logo designed by Calvin
>> >> Spealman.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hey Jesse, did you see my update to his design?  I don't think the
>> >> triangle looks bad.  I also did not use arial so I am assuming not, I
>> used
>> >> two open source font from dafont.  I also know this is a python user
>> group
>> >> but I assume most of us use plenty of languages... I could add a python
>> >> coming up out of the triangle but usually you don't want complicated
>> bits in
>> >> a logo.  I can see what I can whip up later.  I provided the .psd file
>> along
>> >> w/ my last email.  I think the easiest way to make suggestions is to
>> try to
>> >> edit the logo even if you can't get the full affect.
>> >>
>> >> -S
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Jesse Bikman <jessebikman at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi all, sorry this had to be my first posting to the list, but I
>> figured
>> >>> I'd provoke some more direct inspiration.
>> >>>
>> >>> I just wanted to chime in and say that this is my favorite of all the
>> >>> designs I've seen posted. Now for the inspiration...
>> >>>
>> >>> First off, I would suggest sticking with the anvil rather than
>> >>> incorporating a musical triangle into the design. The Triangle is a
>> >>> location, and has little to do with the purpose of the Triangle Python
>> >>> community, which as I see it is indeed to "forge" things with
>> computers.
>> >>> Also, how would you design a logo around a musical triangle that
>> relates to
>> >>> a Python usergroup? The most resonating mental image I can associate
>> with a
>> >>> musical triangle is dinner time on the farm.
>> >>>
>> >>> Secondly, drop the Arial typeface. This is a proprietary typeface
>> owned
>> >>> by Monotype Imaging, and it's a shabby knockoff of Helvetica (also
>> owned by
>> >>> Monotype Imaging). I would recommend finding a typeface that is both
>> >>> beautiful and open sourced. Cabin could be a good humanist sans
>> alternative.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thirdly, I would recommend figuring out a way to make the kerning look
>> >>> better. Here is a game that teaches you how to do that. Additionally,
>> it
>> >>> appears as though the word TRIANGLE is smaller than the word FORGED.
>> Maybe
>> >>> eliminating the black border, and making the anvil smaller would help
>> out
>> >>> with the kerning aspect.
>> >>>
>> >>> Finally, some cool (but slight) text effects could be used to give
>> this
>> >>> logo a more polished feel. Maybe something that looks like it is made
>> from
>> >>> hot metal?
>> >>>
>> >>> I also think that the background color is too dark in comparison to
>> the
>> >>> black text, and would recommend using a different color such as
>> #ff4500.
>> >>> That is all bound to change once hot metal text effects are added, so
>> for
>> >>> now I would worry about color last once the other stuff is taken into
>> >>> consideration.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Jesse Bikman
>> >>> Department of Marine Science Graduate Student/Graduate Teaching
>> Assistant
>> >>> Luettich lab
>> >>> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>> >>> LinkedIn
>> >>>
>> >>> On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:40 AM, Calvin Spealman wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> If anyone is still interested in the idea, what do you think of the
>> >>> badge I whipped up?
>> >>>
>> >>> I've also registered @triangleforged and triangleforged.org if
>> running
>> >>> with this name, which I like quite a bit.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Calvin Spealman <
>> ironfroggy at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I think we need to have something a bit simpler, we need them to look
>> >>>
>> >>> nice on whatever site someone is building. Anything that could lead to
>> >>>
>> >>> a design clash will make them less likely to use. Also, I don't think
>> >>>
>> >>> "Tried & True Triangle" reflects the idea well, I'm sorry.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm really liking "Triangle Forged" and I've got my ideas sketched up
>> >>>
>> >>> but need to put them up digitally, this evening.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM, David Burton <ncdave4life at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Very nice looking... but they don't convey the fact that the thing
>> >>> bearing
>> >>>
>> >>> the label was created in the Research Triangle.  They're kind of like
>> >>> those
>> >>>
>> >>> wonderfully entertaining ads that, at the end, leave you wondering
>> what
>> >>>
>> >>> product they were for.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Dave
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Rob Lineberger
>> >>> <rob.lineberger at gmail.com>
>> >>>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I had a few cycles and put some ideas together.  Images here:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/cpz5l9n
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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