[POLL ENDED] Vote ! Mint-Y-logo... A New Version Of The LinuxMint logo !

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Which Linux Mint logo do you prefer? The current version or the proposed new version?

Poll ended at Tue Dec 25, 2018 8:47 pm

current version
31
45%
new version
33
48%
i hesitate
5
7%
 
Total votes: 69

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Please take the time to compare the images and read the text below.
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The proposed logo is not radically different. It's just a new version.
But re-created. Totally redrawn. Made flat, simple, and symmetrical.


This logo is now based on a single path with the minimum number of nodes required. It's a very simple SVG file... but there are many hours of work in it. This SVG file is at your disposal for further examination: https://github.com/SebastJava/linuxmint-logo/blob/master/2018-poll/Mint-Y-logo-02.svg
  • New Grid alignments: equal spaces and equal widths
  • New background: 50% circle, 50% square (= leaf)
  • New color: HSL = 96, 112, 128 (#48b865)
  • Something is removed...
  • ...And something is added
The logo is important. It's our collective identity.
We changed the theme and icons by switching to Mint-Y. This could be the next step...


LM-logo-Y-01b(singleline)-contour.png


What is a good logo? A good logo has some meaning, carries some values, in an obvious or hidden manner. And these symbols and values should correspond to the entity the logo represents, of course. That is what logo design is all about. And this logo must be simple, to be quickly recognizable even when printed small or seen from far. And, of course, it must be technically well done, mastered.
In my humble opinion, there should be just one logo, with a few similar variants for colors and with or without the full name. Just one logo. Not twelve. Just one logo... But, preferably, a good one.

My earliest, latest, all other logo versions, and the full story behind this:
https://github.com/SebastJava/linuxmint-logo#readme


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Made flat, simple,
Two reasons I'd be against it. I don't like one bit "modern" logos (or icons). Sorry. I do like the shade of green better, though.
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I have always "disliked" the original logo, it is too darn fuzzy and bothers my eyes immensely,
the first thing I do with a new install, is to get rid of that "damn distasteful logo".

the new one is Crisp and Sharp, and the green is more pleasing to my eyes.

I vote for the New Logo.
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AZgl1500 wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:49 pm I vote for the New Logo.
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catweazel wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:05 pm
AZgl1500 wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:49 pm I vote for the New Logo.
Click the vote button.
Thanks, job 1 done now.
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This is strange. Just about 10 minutes ago the vote tally was 2 to 2. Now it's 1 to 5. How can that be?
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Schultz wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:23 pm This is strange. Just about 10 minutes ago the vote tally was 2 to 2. Now it's 1 to 5. How can that be?
You are allowed to change your mind and re-vote...
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Good work on your concept but I got no trouble with the current logo and re-branding isn't nearly as easy as you think, between trademarks, mintboxes and probably other licensing agreements, and the work it would take to change all current branding. I saw the issue you raised but there's no way to simply release this as a point release. I think last time they changed the logo they held a contest, didn't they?

Regarding logos, I do wish xenopeek would fix the favicon for the site though to add an alpha channel, that white background irks me on my dark theme. :P
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@ gm10 - PM xenopeek & ask the question .. ..

- - should there be a 3rd option - - Not Sure :?:
as that's my position .. ..
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Pierre wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:37 am @ gm10 - PM xenopeek & ask the question .. ..

- - should there be a 3rd option - - Not Sure :?:
as that's my position .. ..
" i hesitate " ? Added option.
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OUPS!!!
Sorry everyone ! It's getting late, i am very tired, but when Pierre asked me to add this third option, i did it, thinking this is the first day and it's still time to experiment. Now i know i can't touch it anymore !

I think it was 4 / 4 before trying to add this option. So i erased 8 votes by mistake. Can't try to go back because then i would erase the new ones. I guess those who lost their votes can re-vote. Let me try with my vote... Yes, great, now there is one vote for the new version: mine...
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AZgl1500 wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:49 pm I vote for the New Logo.
Thanks! But your vote got accidentally erased. Sorry about that. You may re-vote if you want to...
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Schultz wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:23 pm This is strange. Just about 10 minutes ago the vote tally was 2 to 2. Now it's 1 to 5. How can that be?
My vote got lost when he added the 3rd option.
apparently revising the options erases votes
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gm10 wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:20 am Regarding logos, I do wish xenopeek would fix the favicon for the site though to add an alpha channel, that white background irks me on my dark theme. :P
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AZgl1500 wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 2:40 am
Schultz wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:23 pm This is strange. Just about 10 minutes ago the vote tally was 2 to 2. Now it's 1 to 5. How can that be?
My vote got lost when he added the 3rd option.
apparently revising the options erases votes
Yes, your first vote got lost. But i guess you re-voted. I did. That was a stupid mistake i made and i apologize. I think it was something like 4/4 when votes got accidentally lost. That happened in the first hours after creating this poll...

"Now it's 1 to 5. How can that be?" This happened before i made the erasing mistake. There is only one explanation i can find: someone changed is mind and re-voted. We are allowed to do that because i clicked this option when writing this topic and poll. So this is normal.
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Actually, I prefer the following. I believe it's from version 17.
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I like the colour but think it does look too "flat", so voted "I hesitate". :wink:

I do like the one you posted, JerryF.
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I voted for the new logo. However, of all the logos submitted through the years, I still prefer the one suggested by troken
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tenfoot wrote: Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:26 pm I voted for the new logo. However, of all the logos submitted through the years, I still prefer the one suggested by trokentroken3.png
Heh, nice, I had hesitated posting that here because I didn't want to take attention away from OP's contribution but that one has always been my favourite as well. Although for a logo the inverse variant was possibly better:
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Anyway, great design by him.
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