-----Original Message----- From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Andrey Semashev Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 1:48 PM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Submodule's readme and logo
On Friday 13 December 2013 14:23:58 Adam Wulkiewicz wrote:
Andrey Semashev wrote:
On Friday 13 December 2013 12:23:06 Adam Wulkiewicz wrote:
Let me know what do you think about it. And don't hesitate to write about your ideas or propose changes.
I've taken a look at some of the logos. I don't quite like the specialized Boost icons on the left. I'd prefer the common Boost icon to be used without modifications, its white-blue color scheme looks more stylish to me. Ok, and what do you think about those simple ones, without additional
colors?
http://github.com/awulkiew/boost-logos/blob/master/config.png http://github.com/awulkiew/boost-logos/blob/master/inspect.png http://github.com/awulkiew/boost-logos/blob/master/polygon.png http://github.com/awulkiew/boost-logos/blob/master/utility.png http://github.com/awulkiew/boost-logos/blob/master/quickbook.png
Yes, these look better, but I still prefer the the official Boost icon more. It's just simpler and more minimalistic, I guess.
Also, multi-word names of libraries use underscore. Although it's not written anywhere to my knowledge, such names are typically spelled in one word, camelcase, without underscores (e.g. Boost.SmartPtr). Here is the discussion policy:
http://www.boost.org/community/policy.html#lib_names
This may not look very well on the logos though. So it's probably best to stick with the official Boost logo without library names or no logo at all.
Yes, the naming scheme worked well with the Geometry and later I just followed it. I tested some other schemes and they look ok:
https://github.com/awulkiew/boost-logos/blob/master/smart_ptr.png
I don't know, neither one is particularly appealing. The last two versions are the better ones, I
fourth, probably, is the preferred one.
Note also that there were alternative logos for the proposed libraries. I can't find them now, but
think. The there's
some version in my old docs:
This is a 'Proposed for Boost' logo but I think we should make the 'proposed' much more prominent, perhaps in red?
I don't have the svg, sorry.
I suppose, all the logos should be in the same style, more or less. +1 for all using the existing 'brand' logo as is for all libraries. But we need an 'official' SVG version of boost.svg that works for all browsers. And I believe that the time has come to move to SVG for all graphics if possible. Even Internet Explorer 9 to 11 now supports SVG pretty well (as do most other browsers now that screen sizes range from a postage stamp up to a cinema screen with every imaginable aspect ratio and pixel density). Paul --- Paul A. Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 07714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com