I came up with a new logo for the D language

Abdulhaq via Digitalmars-d digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Mon Apr 13 08:28:39 PDT 2015


On Monday, 13 April 2015 at 15:12:18 UTC, Gary Willoughby wrote:
> On Monday, 13 April 2015 at 12:49:19 UTC, Abdulhaq wrote:
>> I'd suggest a fresh look be introduced when the ref counting 
>> and GC work has been done,
>
> Believe it or not i'm not opposed to this.
>
>> and personally I'd suggest just a simple clean 2D metro-ish 
>> "D" as the "logo",
>
> No. This is fashion. Hire a professional to do it and make long 
> term usability a requirement. The 2d flat look will feel very 
> old when the big boys (Microsoft, Apple) move on.
>

Yep it's certainly a fashion but is there really any escape from 
that? I agree that professionals will do a much better job than 
an amateur will.

> At the end of the day it's Walter's and Andrei's decision and 
> it's not a decision to take lightly. Sometimes a new logo (and 
> associated re-brand) can give you an energetic new direction on 
> the other hand it can cause more issues with recognisability 
> and market confusion.

Yes.



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