From: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>
To: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
Cc: "Luis Felipe López Acevedo" <felipe.lopez@openmailbox.org>,
25205@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:48:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874m24mcgw.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87lgvgtl23.fsf@gmail.com> (Chris Marusich's message of "Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:00:52 -0800")
Hi Chris,
Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> writes:
> Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> However, I would argue that the original Guix logotype is mostly
>>> superseded by the other one. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s
>>> confusion to have two logos, and that the GuixSD one is cute anyway.
>>> :-)
>>
>> As long as Guix and GuixSD are not synonymous, I would argue that mixing
>> the two logos increases confusion, whether it looks pretty or not.
>> Especially since the logos include their name.
>>
>>
>> What do people think?
>
> Please understand that this is just my own opinion.
>
> I think branding matters. And I think using one icon for the "Guix" and
> "GuixSD" logos is better branding than two very different-looking icons.
> Having two icons does not make the difference clearer. If anything, I
> feel that it is MORE confusing because it fails to emphasize the common
> component: Guix.
I would not say that having different icons is confusing, however I
agree that having one icon can help to visually see how they relate to
each other.
> Consider Nix. They use only one icon [1] on the websites for Nix [2]
> and NixOS [3]. When you see it, you know the brand is Nix. Nix and
> NixOS are closely related to one another, so it's natural to share the
> icon. What's the difference? A logo won't tell you; you need to read
> the manual to learn that. But you know it's Nix, regardless of how it's
> being used.
>
> I think GNU Guix should use one logo to strengthen its branding. The
> golden GNU [4] is better than the other one [5], so that's what I'd use.
>
>> If the choice of using GuixSD logo when designing Guix is about
>> esthetics, maybe we could use the same symbol for both logos. Maybe
>> with a slightly different color that would help distinguish them?
>
> Since the words "Guix" and "GuixSD" are already different, I don't think
> they need to come in a different color. I do like the off-color "SD" in
> the "GuixSD" logo, though, since it emphasizes that it's still Guix.
That would definetely match what the Nix project is doing. While IMO
Nix is not necessarily a model to follow, this would definitely be
better than what is currently done for Guix/GuixSD "branding".
Thanks,
--
Mathieu Lirzin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-12-16 9:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-12-15 15:32 bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2016-12-15 17:27 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-12-15 20:47 ` Christopher Allan Webber
2016-12-15 21:12 ` Mathieu Lirzin
2016-12-16 7:00 ` Chris Marusich
2016-12-16 9:48 ` Mathieu Lirzin [this message]
2016-12-16 10:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-12-16 15:56 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2016-12-16 16:08 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2016-12-16 21:37 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2016-12-17 14:45 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2016-12-17 17:09 ` Mathieu Lirzin
2016-12-17 18:49 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-12-17 21:05 ` Chris Marusich
2016-12-18 2:14 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2016-12-22 0:42 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2016-12-29 17:30 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-12-22 7:49 ` bug#25205: Guix Wikipedia page logo updated Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2016-12-29 17:42 ` Ludovic Courtès
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