Rene Rivera <grafik.list@redshift-software.com> writes:
http://redshift-software.com/~grafik/boost/index.htm Boost C++ Libraries
Hopefully all the bugs are worked out at this point :-)
The problem is that nothing can definitely be called a bug. This is a highly subjective process and different ideas will work for different people. Thank you for adjusting the text size; it really does look much better in my extremely common browser.
About the logo... In keeping with the style it's simple;
I know you put a great deal of effort into this, but IMO it's too complicated. Even though the first one was indeed too Borland-like, as a logo it functioned much better: it was simple, recognizable, and impactful. I also think the left column has become too complicated. I do like the dark background, but the dotted lines seem to have multiplied. Compare with http://luabind.sourceforge.net/boost.png. The light, colored section headers don't speak as clearly as those in http://luabind.sourceforge.net/boost.png (I prefer black but can live with dark blue -- we chose black for the new Boost docs stylesheet), and putting them below the dotted line seems "needlessly innovative." I understand that there may be some logic in it, but people are used to seeing Name of Section XX ......................................................... The dashed line acts like an underline, which is logical, and is reminiscent of a table of contents.
it's only based on text outlines. Components are:
* Solid "Boost" with surrounding template "<>" in outline form.
There is no obvious reason to me that the surrounding "<>" ought to have a different style from the "Boost" it contains. A similar argument goes for "{C++}". It's also not obvious that those are meant to be template brackets; they could be #include brackets.
* The slight perspective shadow of that, with the "{C++}" as part of the shadow.
The hope is to invoke STL, templates, libraries, and C++.
IMO it's trying too hard. My advice: don't try to evoke so many things. Say one thing and say it clearly. One idea that we might start with is enclosed What that's meant to evoke should be pretty obvious ;-) -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com
