[GenABEL-dev] layout of GenABEL main page

[Maarten Kooyman]

I think a logo must deliver the message in one go. I think it misses is 
goal if you have to play "where is Waldo?" in a logo: the simpler the 
better. Adding some greek symbols somewhere increase the "where is 
Waldo?"-effect.

Maybe it is a idea to replace "project" with "Statistical toolkit" or 
"statistics project"(or is this plainly rude?)

Maarten

On 04/11/2013 11:46 PM, Nicola Pirastu wrote:
> I think that the greek letters are a good idea although in GenABEL would look very much the same, maybe in project?
>
> N.
>
> Inviato da iPhone
>
> 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
>>
>> ----------------------
>> 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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