Hey Julia,<div><br></div><div>If you send me those icons, but the original rtiff, or psd I can probably incorporate some of the ideas. </div><div><br></div><div>-S<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Julia Elman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:julia.elman@gmail.com" target="_blank">julia.elman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Why are we talking about "forging"? Is the Triangle known for some sort of forging industry?<div><br></div><div>It might be nice to highlight the traits of the area that people speak too. Most of the visitors I encounter talk about all of the mature trees and all of the outdoor activities. What about something like "Grown in the Triangle"? Forged just sounds so harsh and I don't think it represents this area well.</div>
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<p style="color:#a0a0a8">On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Jesse Bikman wrote:</p>
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<span><div><div><div><div>Ok, the gradient doesn't look good, so just change the color of the text "TRIANGLE FORGED" to #66676E. That's metallic enough, I guess.</div><div>Change the text "<a href="http://triangleforged.org" target="_blank">triangleforged.org</a>" to #FFFFFF so that it pops out a little bit, and so that it matches the border.</div>
<div>Finally, I see an arbitrary white dot in the image. Here is a screenshot of what I'm talking about: <a href="http://imgur.com/jtfGM" target="_blank">http://imgur.com/jtfGM</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
<div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 7, 2012, at 4:40 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>i added all the changes, here is the link in case my other email gets stopped<div>
<br></div><div><a href="http://imgur.com/ZFuH1" target="_blank">http://imgur.com/ZFuH1</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div>On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Sean Cavanaugh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sean@cavanaugh.pro" target="_blank">sean@cavanaugh.pro</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><div>i added all the changes people asked for, don't quite understand the rainbow<span><font color="#888888"><div>
<br></div></font></span><div><span><font color="#888888">-S</font></span><div><div><br><br><div>On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Calvin Spealman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ironfroggy@gmail.com" target="_blank">ironfroggy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><div>What font is that? I'd like to try this with a few different color schemes.<br>
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On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Sean Cavanaugh <<a href="mailto:sean@cavanaugh.pro" target="_blank">sean@cavanaugh.pro</a>> wrote:<br>
> here it is attached again<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Jesse Bikman <<a href="mailto:jessebikman@gmail.com" target="_blank">jessebikman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Sorry, I didn't see your update, but I would like to see it. I only saw<br>
>> the logos designed by Rob Lineberger and the logo designed by Calvin<br>
>> Spealman.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hey Jesse, did you see my update to his design? I don't think the<br>
>> triangle looks bad. I also did not use arial so I am assuming not, I used<br>
>> two open source font from dafont. I also know this is a python user group<br>
>> but I assume most of us use plenty of languages... I could add a python<br>
>> coming up out of the triangle but usually you don't want complicated bits in<br>
>> a logo. I can see what I can whip up later. I provided the .psd file along<br>
>> w/ my last email. I think the easiest way to make suggestions is to try to<br>
>> edit the logo even if you can't get the full affect.<br>
>><br>
>> -S<br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Jesse Bikman <<a href="mailto:jessebikman@gmail.com" target="_blank">jessebikman@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hi all, sorry this had to be my first posting to the list, but I figured<br>
>>> I'd provoke some more direct inspiration.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I just wanted to chime in and say that this is my favorite of all the<br>
>>> designs I've seen posted. Now for the inspiration...<br>
>>><br>
>>> First off, I would suggest sticking with the anvil rather than<br>
>>> incorporating a musical triangle into the design. The Triangle is a<br>
>>> location, and has little to do with the purpose of the Triangle Python<br>
>>> community, which as I see it is indeed to "forge" things with computers.<br>
>>> Also, how would you design a logo around a musical triangle that relates to<br>
>>> a Python usergroup? The most resonating mental image I can associate with a<br>
>>> musical triangle is dinner time on the farm.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Secondly, drop the Arial typeface. This is a proprietary typeface owned<br>
>>> by Monotype Imaging, and it's a shabby knockoff of Helvetica (also owned by<br>
>>> Monotype Imaging). I would recommend finding a typeface that is both<br>
>>> beautiful and open sourced. Cabin could be a good humanist sans alternative.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thirdly, I would recommend figuring out a way to make the kerning look<br>
>>> better. Here is a game that teaches you how to do that. Additionally, it<br>
>>> appears as though the word TRIANGLE is smaller than the word FORGED. Maybe<br>
>>> eliminating the black border, and making the anvil smaller would help out<br>
>>> with the kerning aspect.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Finally, some cool (but slight) text effects could be used to give this<br>
>>> logo a more polished feel. Maybe something that looks like it is made from<br>
>>> hot metal?<br>
>>><br>
>>> I also think that the background color is too dark in comparison to the<br>
>>> black text, and would recommend using a different color such as #ff4500.<br>
>>> That is all bound to change once hot metal text effects are added, so for<br>
>>> now I would worry about color last once the other stuff is taken into<br>
>>> consideration.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
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>>> On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:40 AM, Calvin Spealman wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> If anyone is still interested in the idea, what do you think of the<br>
>>> badge I whipped up?<br>
>>><br>
>>> I've also registered @triangleforged and <a href="http://triangleforged.org/" target="_blank">triangleforged.org</a> if running<br>
>>> with this name, which I like quite a bit.<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Calvin Spealman <<a href="mailto:ironfroggy@gmail.com" target="_blank">ironfroggy@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> I think we need to have something a bit simpler, we need them to look<br>
>>><br>
>>> nice on whatever site someone is building. Anything that could lead to<br>
>>><br>
>>> a design clash will make them less likely to use. Also, I don't think<br>
>>><br>
>>> "Tried & True Triangle" reflects the idea well, I'm sorry.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I'm really liking "Triangle Forged" and I've got my ideas sketched up<br>
>>><br>
>>> but need to put them up digitally, this evening.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM, David Burton <<a href="mailto:ncdave4life@gmail.com" target="_blank">ncdave4life@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Very nice looking... but they don't convey the fact that the thing<br>
>>> bearing<br>
>>><br>
>>> the label was created in the Research Triangle. They're kind of like<br>
>>> those<br>
>>><br>
>>> wonderfully entertaining ads that, at the end, leave you wondering what<br>
>>><br>
>>> product they were for.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Dave<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Rob Lineberger<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:rob.lineberger@gmail.com" target="_blank">rob.lineberger@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I had a few cycles and put some ideas together. Images here:<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cpz5l9n" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/cpz5l9n</a><br>
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