[Buildroot] Buildroot Logo Pictograph
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Fri Sep 13 13:37:26 UTC 2019
>>>>> "Baruch" == Baruch Siach <baruch at tkos.co.il> writes:
> Hi Buildroot developers,
> We have a nice recognizable logo that illustrates what Buildroot is
> about. Being far from expert (or even amateur) in graphic design, I find it
> perfect. But when Hadas Cohen, SolidRun's graphic designer, considered using
> the Buildroot logo in a brochure, she noticed a problem. It turns out that a
> realistic picture is no go for logo design. As a result she could not use the
> logo as is, because it looks markedly different than other logos in the
> brochure.
> Hadas referred me to this professional looking explanation of why photograph
> is not a good choice for a logo:
> https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1270284
> Hadas also collected a few hundred random logos to demonstrate the point:
> http://tinkie.tkos.co.il/buildroot-logo/2616906744_a238697a95_b.jpg
> SolidRun management agreed to let Hadas design an iconic pictograph version of
> the Buildroot logo. Here is the result.
> Two colored logo alternatives:
> http://tinkie.tkos.co.il/buildroot-logo/colored_logo.png
> http://tinkie.tkos.co.il/buildroot-logo/colored_logo2.png
> Two monochromatic alternatives:
> http://tinkie.tkos.co.il/buildroot-logo/bw_logo.png
> http://tinkie.tkos.co.il/buildroot-logo/bw_logo2.png
> Hadas can provide the vectorized SVG and PDF sources of these raster images.
> What do you think?
I also don't really know anything about graphics design, but I like
them! Thanks!
Anyone disagrees, otherwise please send a patch adding the SVG to the
repo (and if you feel up to it, update the website as well).
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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