[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
Dr. Nicola Pirastu PhD
Research Fellow
Medical Sciences, Chirurgical and Health Department
University of Trieste
Medical Genetics
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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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