[TriZPUG] Triangle Built?

Tue Aug 7 22:33:16 CEST 2012

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
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> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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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 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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