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| − | Hi, <br/>thanks for taking the initiative, Robbie. <br/>Personally I prefer C1 and C2 over all others. The reason is that they appear much more compact and readible than all the others.<br/>I would suggest to mix colors though. Black writing and colorful box, maybe stick to the red. I think I would need to see some combination experiments here.<br/>Best Eva <span class="userid-40 comment-signature" timestamp="20161019060803">[[User:Eva Schmid|Eva Schmid]] 19 October 2016, 08:08 (CEST)</span> | + | Hi,<br/>thanks for taking the initiative, Robbie.<br/>Personally I prefer C1 and C2 over all others. The reason is that they appear much more compact and readible than all the others.<br/>I would suggest to mix colors though. Black writing and colorful box, maybe stick to the red. I think I would need to see some combination experiments here.<br/>A-logos: I find they look like a cloud picture of text (I forget how they are called, you know, when you count words and size the font according to their frequency)<br/>B-logos: My eye does not know where to focus as the left bound is hopping from o to i to o<br/>D: Too fat, too much color, it is jumping at me<br/>E: I could go for that as an alternative, however, I still prefer C as C is more "airy", E is square and full, C is open and leaves room for the eye<br/>F: My eye does not know where to focus<br/>G: My eye does not know where to focus and I feel like spinning sideways :) too much playing around for me<br/>H1-4: Again too complex for a logo for my liking, too many elements<br/>H5-6: Could potentially do with that however I find the logo not compact enough. It looks as it is falling apart due to gravity. Kind of words drooling.<br/>Hope that helps. My personal views. Looking forward to discussion. <br/>Best Eva<span class="userid-40 comment-signature" timestamp="20161019060803">[[User:Eva Schmid|Eva Schmid]] 19 October 2016, 08:08 (CEST)</span> |
| | + | ==Style Guide== |
| | + | Thank you Robbie. I can see and appreciate the effort you put in this!<br/>Before going into a feedback loop I would suggest to discuss and clarify the objective and purpose and questions like:<br/>1. Do we want/need just an icon or a logo (with icon and text)?<br/>2. Where do we want to use it?<br/>3. Do we want to use picture language from the open source community?<br/>[http://fabfarm.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/open-source-concept_root.png http://fabfarm.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/open-source-concept_root.png] <span class="userid-227 comment-signature" timestamp="20161019085754">[[User:Ludwig Schneider|Ludwig Schneider]] 19 October 2016, 10:57 (CEST)</span> |
| | + | :I would second Ludwigs comment/suggestion to possibly use the open source community picture language. I based the logo for Open Power System Data Project as well on the open circle (even though quite abstracted: http://www.open-power-system-data.org/Logo_OPSD_bw_80.png). As does open_eGo: https://www.next-energy.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/open_ego_logo.png.<br/>But I don't think it's a must, just see it as a suggestion to spark your creativity ;) Completely changing a "brand's" visual appearance is always tricky, better to make incremental improvements. Aalthough I would argue that our brand's prominence isn't very high yet to take this argument very serious.<br/>Nevertheless I prefer C and would suggest to use a colourful default version wherever possible (for better visibility) that also works when printed as a greyscale version if necessary. I would also prefer a bold font that is not noo round (as in B).<br/>Thanks for your work! <span class="userid-134 comment-signature" timestamp="20161020084215">[[User:Martin Jahn|Martin Jahn]] 20 October 2016, 10:42 (CEST)</span> |
| | + | ==Response (loop one)== |
| | + | Thank you all for commenting.<br/>Regarding purpose, always a good question to ask:<br/>* uses (as I see it) are on websites (including Wikipedia) and possibly powerpoint presentations<br/>* I didn't work up logos with icons because the original was simple text, but will do so using open source imagery as a basis<br/>Must say I like the open_eGo logo. Will do some more work over the next two weeks and we can continue the discussion. <span class="userid-350 comment-signature" timestamp="20161024132446">[[User:Robbie Morrison|Robbie Morrison]] 24 October 2016, 15:24 (CEST)</span> |
| | + | ==Loop two== |
| | + | I really like the design of the second loop! Again big Thank You Robbie.<br/><br/>Perhalps it could be easier to discuss and agree on basic components of the logo: <u>existing</u> / '''new'''<br/><br/>- Starting with the writings I would follow your opinion to use '''OpEnMod '''with capitals insted of <u>openmod</u> as the abbreviation<br/>- Change the name from <u>open energy modelling initiative</u> to '''Open Energy Modelling Initiative'''<br/>- In the existing logo, the Initiative is also <u>highlighted red</u>. I can see the intention behind it but prefer the '''same style''' (K1)<br/>- What fonts (and sizes) are you using? Should be '''the same font''' (K1, compare to K2 and N2)<br/>- The size of the name should be big and thus does not fit in one line (K1). The layout in M1 fits good and allows easy reading<br/>- The symbol (flash) in M1 is nice and can be placed in front. Perhaps combined with the O<br/>I tried to combine my suggestions and it looks like this<br/>[[File:[[File:OpEnMod logo U3.png|thumb|180px|Add caption here]]]][[File:OpEnMod logo U3.png|thumb|openmod logo U3]]<span class="userid-227 comment-signature" timestamp="20161111201256">[[User:Ludwig Schneider|Ludwig Schneider]] 11 November 2016, 21:12 (CET)</span> |
| | + | :Thanks for the effort.<br/><br/>I prefer using small letters way more. I like the easy way of having all words starting small.. Aren't capital letters very german (what you say Robbie)?.<br/><br/>I like the idea of including the open source symbol.<br/><br/>Though I like the way J1 is done (apart from the colour) I would prefer to have the chance to also use the logo without the text.<br/>Is there an interpretation for the flash?<span class="userid-71 comment-signature" timestamp="20161111205152">[[User:Berit Müller|Berit Müller]] 11 November 2016, 21:51 (CET)</span> |
| | + | ::I prefer J1 as well. All other logos I find a bit hectic (the arrows and so forth). I like the idea of the keyhole to "open the black box of modelling". I agree with small letters. <span class="userid-40 comment-signature" timestamp="20161114075023">[[User:Eva Schmid|Eva Schmid]] 14 November 2016, 08:50 (CET)</span> |
| | + | ::Some fun ideas coming from this - nice work!<br/><br/>Agreed with Berit on the case, all lower case does seem a lot smoother. The arrows would lead to a simple stand-alone logo, but I'm not sure they really communicate openmod (or OpEnMod ;) ) properly.<br/>For J1: "Opening the black box of modelling", as Eva puts it, is a nice touch, although it wasn't instantly obvious to me that it was a keyhole. Could try something with the first O of openmod being an incomplete circle/part of a keyhole? <span class="userid-0 comment-signature" timestamp="20161114113734">[[Special:Contributions/192.168.42.1|192.168.42.1]] 14 November 2016, 12:37 (CET)</span> |
| | + | :::Thanks Robbie for the new designs!<br/><br/><br/><br/>I also like the idea of re-using or "citing" other open source logos. I personally like the last best, where the O or keyhole is used with the flashs. I also like the idea of O1-O3, where the "O" in Openmod is used as part of the logo.<br/><br/>What if we used the keyhole-O within the writing? I tried a rough sketch, but how can I upload it?<br/><br/><br/><br/>Cheers,<br/><br/>Katrin<br/><br/><br/><span class="userid-0 comment-signature" timestamp="20161115091043">[[Special:Contributions/192.168.42.1|192.168.42.1]] 15 November 2016, 10:10 (CET)</span> |
| | + | ::::Look for the "toolbox" icon in the left menu, there is the "Upload Wizard". <br/>Follow instructions to upload.<br/>Then use the "image" icon in the text editor to search for your picture and post it.<span class="userid-227 comment-signature" timestamp="20161115234656">[[User:Ludwig Schneider|Ludwig Schneider]] 16 November 2016, 00:46 (CET)</span> |
| | + | :::On the lines of O of openmod and keyhole coming together (accidentally didn't log in before posting yesterday...) I've attached a very basic mock-up of it. My actual design skills are pretty minimal, but hopefully it get the idea across!<br/>Is this similar to your thoughts Katrin?<br/>[[File:Openmod logo idea - bryn pickering.png]] <span class="userid-334 comment-signature" timestamp="20161116182142">[[User:Bryn Pickering|Bryn Pickering]] 16 November 2016, 19:21 (CET)</span> |
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