Texas Ubuntu logo

[Loye Young]

Wow. I think the graphic looks great.

The "ubuntu-tx" part should be changed, IMHO. Granted, it's a judgment
call, but
here are my thoughts:
* Texas should be spelled out - simply "tx" at the end almost looks like the
   name of a text file. (Alternatively, leave tx off the end and put
   "Texas" in the center
    of the badge.)
* I personally prefer Texas in front, because . . . well . . . I'm a
   Texan and think Texas
   Texas should come first. The contrary argument is that the focus of
   the group is on Ubuntu, so it should be mentioned first. Reasonable
   minds can differ. But nobody particularly accuses Texans of being
   reasonable, so there you have it.
* The letters should be in color. If the letters are black, the badge
   comes across as simply a greyscale instead of a silver badge.
   Which color is of course arguable. I'm not a big fan of Ubuntu's
   browns, but of course the burnt orange of the Longhorns
   is always appropriate. In deference to our colleagues at that other
   school in College Station, maybe we can compromise with the red,
   white, and blue of the Texas flag. (Would it look too cheesy if the "ub"
   were in blue and "untu" in red and white, split horizontally? )

Happy Trails

Loye

On Feb 13, 2008 1:54 PM, Nathan Willis <nwillis at glyphography.com> wrote:
> Well, I went with silver (ok, gray) because the ranger badges were most
> commonly silver -- although as history shows, they have been other colors at
> various times as well.  I personally have never been a fan of Ubuntu's
> sand-and-soil color schemes, but if it's warmth you're after, I'd say it's
> worth trying it in gold or bronze.
>
> Or, actually, color warmth doesn't have to come from the logo object itself;
> may other locos use national flag colors, and tie in to the Ubuntu
> look-and-feel via page context.  Maybe just seeing it with a background that
> adds some warmth could make up for that:
> http://www.glyphography.com/ubuntu-us-tx-logo-v1.1-logotype.png
>
> After all, there will usually -- if not always -- be context over which we
> have to take design control as well -- Web site look and feel, etc.  So it's
> more than just a logo we have to think about.
>
> Nate
>
> On Feb 13, 2008 11:45 AM, Brandon Perry <bperry.volatile at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am not sure if I like the silver or not. It does look quite slick, but
> > it isn't as "warm" as the brown logos. Maybe someone should just
> > convince me otherwise ;-).
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > On Wed, 2008-02-13 at 09:44 -0600, Nathan Willis wrote:
> > > On Feb 10, 2008 5:39 PM, Loye Young <loye.young at iycc.net> wrote:
> > >         I like Number 7 as a start.
> > >             Should the hats be a different color than the bodies?
> > >
> > >         What about the circle of friends with a 5 point star in the
> > >         middle?
> > >             Compare: http://www.texasranger.org/today/images/badge.gif
> > >
> > >
> > > I actually like that idea the best.  I'm not knocking any others, mind
> > > you, it's just that the "ranger" star (if that's what it's called) is
> > > (a) a little less "obvious" or cliche, (b) fits and works well with
> > > the visual element of the circle that we already have (and must
> > > retain), and (c) is a much larger-to-the-eye customization than
> > > elements that alter the dots.
> > >
> > > Here's my attempt at mocking it up:
> > > http://glyphography.com/ubuntu-us-tx-logo-v1.0-logotype.png
> > >
> > > Criticism and ridicule welcome
> > > Nate
> > > --
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> > > blog.glyphography.com
> > > flickr.com/photos/willis
> >
> >
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