Mathieu Lirzin 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 superseded by the other one.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. 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. [1] https://nixos.org/logo/nixos-logo-only-hires.png [2] https://nixos.org/nix/ [3] https://nixos.org/ [4] http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/guix-artwork.git/plain/logo/GuixSD.svg [5] http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/guix-artwork.git/plain/logo/guix-logo.svg -- Chris