[GenABEL-dev] layout of GenABEL main page

[Nicola Pirastu]

I think that the greek letters are a good idea although in GenABEL would look very much the same, maybe in project?

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Il giorno 11/apr/2013, alle ore 23:34, Yurii Aulchenko <yurii.aulchenko at gmail.com> ha scritto:

> 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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