|| On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 03:06:57 +0100 || Peter Gerwinski peter@gerwinski.de wrote:
pg> I'd like to throw in some thoughts:
Okay, if we're at it, I might as well state my personal preferences. *g*
pg> * I agree that a logo must be minimalistic enough to look well pg> in small sizes.
*nod*
pg> * I also agree that a gnu (the animal) is almost a must.
A GNU would be good but I don't think it is mandatory. We needn't confine ourselves to things containing GNUs, I think.
pg> * I like the idea with goddess Europa very much, but I am afraid pg> that "Europa riding a gnu" is too detailed for a logo. Anyway we pg> "must" produce that piece of art. :-)
The idea isn't bad - but I fear we'll run into problems actually realizing it in a good-enough way.
Personally I like & prefer the more abstract and simple things. Which is why I chose the "horned world" as the logo for the Brave GNU World. It is simple, looks good and is easy to scale.
Someone sent a list of links around for Europa & GNU sources of inspiration. Of those
http://www.si.umich.edu/Art_History/demoarea/details/1968_2.64.html
was my clear favorite. Not because I think it is necessarily suited as a logo (it is too big for that, I think) or because we need to have such a massive Europa in front (she IS rather dominating the picture) but because it is minimalistic and to the point. Unfortunately it isn't all that easy to draw things of a similar quality.
As far as I am concerned, anything would work that somehow associates Europa, GNU/Bull, the shape of Europe or maybe even some kind of historical reference.
Whatever it is: it should not be too figurative and not too close to its "inspiring source."
So far for my 2 cents... Georg