[GenABEL-dev] layout of GenABEL main page

[Maarten Kooyman]

Dear Nicola,

The use of a tool is a nice idea, however I think a screwdriver or a 
wrench is better than a communist party symbol: I do not want to develop 
a PoliticsABEL project ;).  Representing a network of people is hard 
without giving the impression that GenAbel is a browser, chat or other 
program for the internet. Please prove me wrong if you think otherwise. 
Using DNA or chromosome is to my opinion a must.

I think it is also important that the word GenABEL is visible as text in 
the logo. Otherwise people will think "what is this funny looking 
cartoon". It would also be nice to adjust the logo so the name of a 
subproject(Mix, Prob) can be written down into the logo.

cheers,

Maarten


On 04/05/2013 01:21 PM, pirastu at burlo.trieste.it wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I really like the proposal, I just to add a few ideas to the discussion.
> I think that there are some important concepts that could be used for a logo:
>
> 1) ABEL which is able in the end could be something like a hammer or a
> tool of some sort.
>
> 2) I think that the great thing about the *ABEL project is that it is not
> a single group but it is a network of people and we could rappresent that
> also.
>
> 3) the * in *ABEL could be made by two crossed Chromosomes or something
> else or maybe a DNA strand a tool and something else (Although I do
> realize that it could remind of the comunist party this way :) ).
>
> 4) I do like animals, but I it should be meanigful somehow (although Linux
> does have a penguin for some obscure reason).
>
> Best
>
> Nicola
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> Dear Maarten,
>>
>> I have also some irritation about the fact that there is no recognisable
>>> logo on the page. I looks like a complete default page to me: which
>>> gives
>>> me the impression that there is not any on it. Does someone has
>>> graphical
>>> skills to create a nice logo which we can use on the site, posters or
>>> presentations? Having a neat logo, is like wearing a suite: people think
>>> at
>>> first sight you are more trustworthy,intelligent etc ect. ;)
>>>
>>>
>> Completely agree and fully support the idea! I even tried to design
>> something myself, but it was SO bad :)
>>
>> Part of the problem is that obvious meaningful symbols (like chromosomes,
>> sigmas and Gaussians) are boring and used for long time. Another part is
>> that we can not just pick say a cute kitty and stop - there should be some
>> meaning to the symbol (or not?).
>>
>> Do we have examples of successful, recognizable logos we like?I like
>> FreeBSD, GNU's Gnu, also Firefox and Chrome are very distinguished.
>>
>> Yurii
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