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5.x Design Guidelines

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Lee:
Hmmm... I'm no artist but I'm imagining something more "tool" themed.  Imagine this (then draw it): start with the current "Core" logo but make the 'C' bigger and turn it into a caliper that's measuring the 'o'.  Then turn the 'r' into a crane that's lowering the 'e' into place.  Maybe throw in some (very) subtle "steampunk".  If executed well, this could be very neat.  If executed poorly, it could be hideous.  That's why I haven't attached any images beyond the mental one.  :)

A little color is great, but whatever the logo is, it should render well in black and white or gray-scale too.

Misalf:
I like the TC logo as it is basically because I recognize it within a blink of an eye but thats a very neat idea indeed.

I'm as well not an artist but I was trying to find some pictures / blue brints of screws used in PCs to have a base for making a Core icon which I associate with 'tooling' around with computers. Couln't find an exact match so I'll probably try to combine some findings.

If I'm correct, it's an flanged hexagonal headed screw with a Philips drive type.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw

Zendrael:
Ok, let's define something about Core here:

* It is a toolkit to build your own environment
* It is Simple and Lightweight
* It is fast and extendable
I think the design of the artwork must follow what Core is and let what we do (people do) of it to our (their) own.  :)

byteshaman:
i use the dojotoolkit. i have no idea what they thought, or if they put much thought into the branding much at all. dojo pretty much uses a very basic form of logo. i suppose its the product that counts the most. the rest is a bunch of ornament and decoration. we dont want too much distraction. in fact we want minimal distraction from the actual interface elements. hence, the minimal letters and font type. when i pick up a hammer, a screwdriver, or look at a stick of RAM, or a car's ignition control module - rarely do i say to myself : thats an awesome logo they put on that baby! i just grab it and use it. utilitarian isnt usually very decorative.

the mental picture is good. the concept is very good.
its always very difficult to pin down the actual execution of an illustrative logo as far as what it would/will look like in actuality.
do we agree we are looking for a illustrative graphic type of logo? a graphic has illustrative objects in contrast to...well, a non-graphic - which is just a series of lines and solids...words made of letters)
http://byteshaman.us/textures/ : there is a background called escheresque.png that might work for a background?

when making a logo, it is necessary that it scale up and down easily. it is also necessary that it be turned into low resolution low color (or black and white) and still be legible and recognizable as the logo it is. we must keep that in mind when deciding to use a graphic illustrative logo.

Zendrael:
@byteshaman,
the eschereesque.png is good, I liked the denim.png too (if the logo whas white or some other grey color).

I want to throw another idea: how about to start from the actual logo and then try to modify it a little, then more and more...?

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