[GenABEL-dev] layout of GenABEL main page

Nicola Pirastu nicola.pirastu at burlo.trieste.it
Thu Jun 20 10:14:46 CEST 2013


They do look great.

Who came up with these?

I like C best also, although I'm wondering if we should not change the palette of the forum and website if we use that one.

Nicola

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Il giorno 20/giu/2013, alle ore 09:45, "L.C. Karssen" <lennart at karssen.org> ha scritto:

> Wow! Those look really nice!
>
> I like options C and F the most. Actually a combination would be even
> better IMHO: use C with capital ABEL and statistical genomics below it.
>
>
> Looking forward to head the opinion of others,
>
> Lennart.
>
> On 20-06-13 09:34, Yurii Aulchenko wrote:
>> Please find attached few more logo variants
>>
>> Yurii
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Yurii Aulchenko
>> <yurii.aulchenko at gmail.com <mailto:yurii.aulchenko at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    Agree.
>>
>>    We have discussed this a bit during EMGM-2013 with Lennart and
>>    Nicola, and our suggestion (N, L, please correct me if I am wrong)
>>    is to
>>
>>    1) Pick up Maarten's variant
>>
>>    2) Replace "project" with "Statistical Genomics" as suggested below
>>
>>    3) Send this to a professional designer to make it 'nice' (I am
>>    willing to pay it unless it is too expensive)
>>
>>    And of cause the logo can evolve later on if we get better ideas :)
>>
>>    Please let us know what you think.
>>
>>    YA
>>
>>
>>    On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 11:09 PM, L.C. Karssen <lennart at karssen.org
>>    <mailto:lennart at karssen.org>> wrote:
>>
>>        Short is better in marketing, so in that sense I agree with
>>        Maarten and
>>        Yurii. But it should cover what we do in/with the project.
>>        What about:
>>
>>        GenABEL
>>        Statistical Genetics
>>
>>
>>        Methodology is too "open", our project is focused on statistical
>>        genetics (in all its aspects, from methodology development to
>>        implementation and user support, but the core is about analysing
>>        genetic
>>        data).
>>
>>
>>        Best,
>>
>>        Lennart.
>>
>>        On 20/04/13 18:22, Yurii Aulchenko wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I now tend to agree with Maarten. I have discussed the logos
>>        with a
>>> couple of people who know more about design, and it seems that
>>> introducing Greek letters, 0/1 etc may be bad idea - the logo
>>        must be
>>> simple. So if we want to deliver extra message it should
>>        probably go
>>> to "subheading". The subheading "project" does not carry much
>>        info, I
>>> think. I personally like the "statistical toolkit", but I
>>        think it may
>>> miss the point that the idea of the project is a bit broader
>>        than the
>>> software.
>>>
>>> So, on the top of Maarten's suggestions, what about:
>>>
>>> - methodology project
>>> - open methodology
>>> - methodological toolbox
>>> - methodology
>>> - agile methodology
>>>
>>> YA
>>> ----------------------
>>> Yurii Aulchenko
>>> (sent from mobile device)
>>>
>>> On 12 Apr 2013, at 09:18, Maarten Kooyman <kooyman at gmail.com
>>        <mailto:kooyman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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 <mailto:yurii.aulchenko at gmail.com>>
>>        ha scritto:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What about replacing some letters with Greek ones - this
>>        may give some
>>>>>> math flavor?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> YA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>> Yurii Aulchenko
>>>>>> (sent from mobile device)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11 Apr 2013, at 22:14, "L.C. Karssen"
>>        <lennart at karssen.org <mailto: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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