Logos -- ideas

[jbenet]

@wking asked bout logo ideas. So here are some.

I think we should have something:

• that is a good logo (scales well, recognizable, simple, etc)
• with 1-2 colors
• that evokes tasks (check boxes? a list?)
• that evokes dependencies (something graphy!)
• that evokes progress (progress bar?)
• that works well in a hex
  • actually, wonder how deps would show up in a hex grid...

dont need to meet all constraints, just some thoughts. i'll add some inspiration images below.

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depends on #51

[jbenet]

[jbenet]

@em-ly i think this may be a really good task for the Protocol Labs illustrators? More info here: https://github.com/jbenet/depviz/

[jbenet]

Possibility

Alternatively, if we go with a simple representation of the depviz card + indicators, something like this:

We can then put it into hexes like this:

Which tessellates into this:

[jbenet]

A rough-eyed attempt.

would need to go through a designer that makes it mathematically evened out.

[jbenet]

i like the electron-shell-ness

[jbenet]

same-- but without numbers

[jbenet]

[wking]

An option with fewer transitions:

[jbenet]

i like! it feels a bit too heavy. maybe reducing size will help. or using a lighter gray.

btw, for those aiming to try, i used the font: Helvetica Neue at Regular and Bold weights.

[jesseclay]

but can we get some more hexes

[wking]

I've pushed an SVG of the simple form into #11 so we can drop the React logo. If folks with better design sense want to point me at a different SVG, I'm happy to swap it in ;).

[em-ly]

Started designers on the logo design: https://github.com/protocol/design-collaborations/issues/4

[em-ly]

Here are the logo designs we've received from one of the designers:

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

[wking]

I like 4 (checks and graphs :).

[jbenet]

I'm gonna drop my comments in the protocol design issue

[jbenet]

@wking do you want access to that?

[wking]

@wking do you want access to that?

There are probably enough folks involved already; I'd just be more noise ;). As long as an SVG (and maybe a good/neutral/bad palette? #49) comes out the other side, I'll be happy.

[em-ly]

Here are the second iterations of logos based off of the feedback from the last batch:

[wking]

I'm still partial to the graph v. Recursive hexes are cute, but I don't think we're going to actually use hex-shaped dep-indicators (some other non-circle shapes are on the table, #61). On the palette front, I don't have a strong preference, and the issues to balance are:

• Red/green is a traditional stop-go color scheme 1.
• Red/green is a terrible choice for a colorblind-friendly UI 2.

[wking]

Fixed by #72.