[TriZPUG] Triangle Built?

Tue Aug 7 22:23:22 CEST 2012

do we even need the TM i kind of put it in there for fun

-S

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Jesse <jessebikman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I like the typefacing on the next version better, but I don't think it
> looks as metallic as the example<http://www.dafont.com/capture-it.font?fpp=50>from dafont's website. Maybe adding a light-gray to-less-light-gray
> gradient as the font color would fix that?
>
> The TM symbol should be superscripted.
>
> Again sorry for the backseat critiquing but my photoshop seems to be
> unusable.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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...
>>
>> I actually like the altered anvil-on-triangle better than my original
>> version, but they are pretty similar.
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> This was my thinking as well.
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> Do you like the typefacing on the next version better?
>>
>> > 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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