From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2007-11-05T04:17:28+09:00
Subject: Re: the result of Ruby official logo contest

On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 06:59:25AM +0900, Austin Ziegler wrote:
> On 11/2/07, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 09:03:00PM +0900, Austin Ziegler wrote:
> > > Ugh. That's the worst. I don't know why people think that Web 2.0
> > > logos would be a good idea here. Talk about dating yourself quickly
> > > ... to 2006.
> > Ignore the surroundings and fluff for a moment.  The core image is
> > simple, elegant, versatile, and easily slotted into any general-purpose
> > application of a logo (favicons, t-shirts, stickers, websites, et
> > cetera).  It doesn't require major modifications to suit it well to
> > different purposes, and with only minor additions or tweaks can be
> > adjusted to fit the standards of hipness for any marketing era.
> 
> I think the sharp-angled, lying-on-its-drunken-side four-tone ruby in
> that logo is neither elegant or versatile. I'd argue about simple;
> simplistic, maybe.
> 
> It doesn't look any better than the ubiquitous "beta star" you see on
> Web 2.0 sites.
> 
> I believe that this so-called "better logo" would need as much work
> (or more) to be acceptable.

What . . . you prefer clutter?

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