[TriZPUG] Triangle Built?

[Calvin Spealman]

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Jesse Bikman <jessebikman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, sorry this had to be my first posting to the list, but I figured I'd
> provoke some more direct inspiration.
>
> I just wanted to chime in and say that this is my favorite of all the
> designs I've seen posted. Now for the inspiration...

I actually like the altered anvil-on-triangle better than my original
version, but they are pretty similar.

> First off, I would suggest sticking with the anvil rather than incorporating
> a musical triangle into the design. The Triangle is a location, and has
> little to do with the purpose of the Triangle Python community, which as I
> see it is indeed to "forge" things with computers. Also, how would you
> design a logo around a musical triangle that relates to a Python usergroup?
> The most resonating mental image I can associate with a musical triangle is
> dinner time on the farm.

This was my thinking as well.

> Secondly, drop the Arial typeface. This is a proprietary typeface owned by
> Monotype Imaging, and it's a shabby knockoff of Helvetica (also owned by
> Monotype Imaging). I would recommend finding a typeface that is both
> beautiful and open sourced. Cabin could be a good humanist sans alternative.
>
> Thirdly, I would recommend figuring out a way to make the kerning look
> better. Here is a game that teaches you how to do that. Additionally, it
> appears as though the word TRIANGLE is smaller than the word FORGED. Maybe
> eliminating the black border, and making the anvil smaller would help out
> with the kerning aspect.

Do you like the typefacing on the next version better?

> Finally, some cool (but slight) text effects could be used to give this logo
> a more polished feel. Maybe something that looks like it is made from hot
> metal?
>
> I also think that the background color is too dark in comparison to the
> black text, and would recommend using a different color such as #ff4500.
> That is all bound to change once hot metal text effects are added, so for
> now I would worry about color last once the other stuff is taken into
> consideration.
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> On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:40 AM, Calvin Spealman wrote:
>
> If anyone is still interested in the idea, what do you think of the
> badge I whipped up?
>
> I've also registered @triangleforged and triangleforged.org if running
> with this name, which I like quite a bit.
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I think we need to have something a bit simpler, we need them to look
>
> nice on whatever site someone is building. Anything that could lead to
>
> a design clash will make them less likely to use. Also, I don't think
>
> "Tried & True Triangle" reflects the idea well, I'm sorry.
>
>
> I'm really liking "Triangle Forged" and I've got my ideas sketched up
>
> but need to put them up digitally, this evening.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:26 PM, David Burton <ncdave4life at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Very nice looking... but they don't convey the fact that the thing bearing
>
> the label was created in the Research Triangle.  They're kind of like those
>
> wonderfully entertaining ads that, at the end, leave you wondering what
>
> product they were for.
>
>
> Dave
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> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Rob Lineberger <rob.lineberger at gmail.com>
>
> wrote:
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>
> I had a few cycles and put some ideas together.  Images here:
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cpz5l9n
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