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   Scott Jenson (scottjenson@social.coop)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:34:54 JST Scott Jenson

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   • Jan D

   @simulo The bottom line is that it's nearly impossible to crowdsource a logo that will makes everyone happy. Someone has to make a decision and that type of centralized thinking just doesn't go over very well in most open source organizations

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     Jan D (simulo@hci.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:34:58 JST Jan D

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     @scottjenson convincing people that logo design is hard! (and that it is still worth trying, I don't wanna gatekeep)

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     Jan D (simulo@hci.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:35:00 JST Jan D

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     Not enough logo creation theory? More here: https://www.fordes.de/posts/OpenSourceLogoCompetitions.html

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     Scott Jenson (scottjenson@social.coop)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:35:00 JST Scott Jenson

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     @simulo nothing is harder than logo design. Nothing...

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     Jan D (simulo@hci.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:35:01 JST Jan D

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     This is how it looks on 32x32

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     Jan D (simulo@hci.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:35:01 JST Jan D

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     What might logo design even worse for #opensource projects is that:

     1) code production is often modular and that idea is extended to other media

     2) the logo must be argued for using largely written communication

     The result is that piling obvious symbols on symbols: "The collaboration is people reaching out hands, there is a map and the pencil stands for editing it"

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     Jan D (simulo@hci.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:35:02 JST Jan D

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     If you want an example: The logos of bigger companies and services in your browser tabs are usually professionally designed and this is something professionals check for (they also create a small version for that purpose, so their tab-icons look even better than just their small logo, but the check still applies)

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     Jan D (simulo@hci.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:35:02 JST Jan D

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     Take this logo for a collaborative map editor (no shaming, I created this, no real projects harmed):

     In typical fashion the creator combined several symbolic elements: People stretching out arms also frame a map with a position indicator (could have added a pencil, too)

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     Jan D (simulo@hci.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Jun-2023 00:35:03 JST Jan D

     I have looked at a lot of logos in open source projects. The problem that is most common and easiest to check is that logos only work when they are big.

     Try if the logo still looks good and is easy to recognize when its small – max 32x32px.

     #design #opensource