[GenABEL-dev] layout of GenABEL main page

[Yurii Aulchenko]

What about replacing some letters with Greek ones - this may give some
math flavor?

YA

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Yurii Aulchenko
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On 11 Apr 2013, at 22:14, "L.C. Karssen" <lennart at karssen.org> wrote:

> Not bad! I really like the way you mixed the G and the DNA.
> Can't we make a combination with Nicola's creation so that we get some
> math in as well? That would nicely integrate two major components of the
> project (only programming would be missing).
>
>
> Lennart
>
> On 11/04/13 21:39, Maarten Kooyman wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I made also a small sketch of a logo. It is pretty raw, colours are
>> wrong , etcetera, etcetera.
>>
>> To quote Nicola:
>> " If you hate it or think it should go in another direction, I'm not
>> touchy so please do tell me. "
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Maarten
>>
>>
>> On 04/06/2013 01:36 AM, Nicola Pirastu wrote:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>>
>>> I gave a shot at the logo, it's very simple. Let me know if you like
>>> the general idea, if you'd like to add something or change it.
>>>
>>> As colors I've sticked to those of the website but they can be
>>> changed. Also the pattern for the formulas have some white spaces, but
>>> this is just a quick draft.
>>>
>>> If you hate it or think it should go in another direction, I'm not
>>> touchy so please do tell me.
>>>
>>> Best.
>>>
>>> Nicola
>>
>>
>>> 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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