[ubuntu-uk] loco logo

[Bruno Girin]

On Fri, 2010-07-02 at 17:06 +0100, Alan Bell wrote:
> I have been mulling over a few logo related ideas, I think we have to
> have a decent idea of the core image we want prior to redesigning the
> website.
> Here is one idea
> 
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~alanbell/uuk/logoconcept.png
> 
> I am hoping it is fairly simple and professional looking, just like
> Ubuntu is these days. Those are the right colours from the design team
> Ubuntu GIMP palette, but obviously it would be re-done in inkscape as an
> SVG. The UK bit is capital letters, but reduced in size to the size to
> line up with the lower case letters, I would make the UK a bit bolder I
> think, it looks lighter than the ubuntu bit at the moment.
> I haven't tried to incorporate the union flag or colour bits of the
> circle of friends red white and blue, mainly because I think that ends
> up looking a bit odd. We are showing it to people in this country and
> they know where they live already.

I like it. But have a the UK in small caps rather than in scaled down
caps as it will make them the same height and weight as the lowercase
letters in ubuntu. That doesn't prelude making UK bold though as it will
highlight it.

Bruno