[GenABEL-dev] layout of GenABEL main page

L.C. Karssen lennart at karssen.org
Fri May 3 13:30:23 CEST 2013


Hi all,

Looking at the logo wheel Nicola linked to it seems that the blue logos
are mostly IT (and the other way around: non-blue logos are mostly
non-IT. Would that be a coincidence?


Lennart.

On 03/05/13 12:02, Nicola Pirastu wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> 
> Il giorno 02/mag/2013, alle ore 21:42, Yurii Aulchenko
> <yurii.aulchenko at gmail.com <mailto:yurii.aulchenko at gmail.com>> ha scritto:
> 
>> Good idea - we should have this in our 'pile of desires' for the
>> designer.
>>
>> To keep things in the same thread: one more suggestion from one of
>> the friends is "probably [you] might want to change the blue color to
>> something lighter, in order to make the G stand out a little bit more
>> clearly"
>>
> 
> I think that for colors if you go to a professional he could propose
> some "good" combinations. 
> For some reason I don't quite get ,I associate GenABEL to blue colors
> but we can always decide to opt to another. Also if I really have to be
> honest I would avoid black.
> 
> To give you some inspiration, take a look at this image which summarizes
> famous logos by color. Note that actually some top brands like google
> microsoft and ebay are multiple colors, which could be an option as well
> since we have so many different subprojects.
> 
> http://blog.logomyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Logo-Wheel.jpg
> 
> Nicola
> 
> 
> 
>> YA
>>
>> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:48 PM, Maarten Kooyman <kooyman at gmail.com
>> <mailto:kooyman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I'm honoured that you continue with my draft! Statistical
>>     Genomics  is a nice 2 word summary what Genabel is.
>>
>>     Maybe it is a idea to reserve some space in the logo to add the
>>     name of a sub-project. It is nice to add your own sub-project
>>     under one flag (logo), but can be a cause of making the thing ugly
>>     (like painting a name on a national flag).
>>
>>
>>     Maarten
>>
>>     On 04/29/2013 10:15 PM, Yurii Aulchenko 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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