[TriZPUG] Triangle Built?

Tue Aug 7 22:24:43 CEST 2012

™ would mean that it is a registered trademark. So no, that should not be in there.

On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:

> do we even need the TM i kind of put it in there for fun
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> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Jesse <jessebikman at gmail.com (mailto: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?  
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> > The TM symbol should be superscripted.
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> > Again sorry for the backseat critiquing but my photoshop seems to be unusable.  
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> > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy at gmail.com (mailto:ironfroggy at gmail.com)> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Jesse Bikman <jessebikman at gmail.com (mailto: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
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> > > > Luettich lab
> > > > University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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> > > > 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 (http://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 (mailto: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 (mailto: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
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> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Rob Lineberger <rob.lineberger at gmail.com (mailto: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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