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bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix log
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Chris Marusich |
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bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo |
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:00:52 -0800 |
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Mathieu Lirzin <address@hidden> writes:
>> However, I would argue that the original Guix logotype is mostly
>> superseded by the other one. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s
>> confusion to have two logos, and that the GuixSD one is cute anyway.
>> :-)
>
> As long as Guix and GuixSD are not synonymous, I would argue that mixing
> the two logos increases confusion, whether it looks pretty or not.
> Especially since the logos include their name.
>
>
> What do people think?
Please understand that this is just my own opinion.
I think branding matters. And I think using one icon for the "Guix" and
"GuixSD" logos is better branding than two very different-looking icons.
Having two icons does not make the difference clearer. If anything, I
feel that it is MORE confusing because it fails to emphasize the common
component: Guix.
Consider Nix. They use only one icon [1] on the websites for Nix [2]
and NixOS [3]. When you see it, you know the brand is Nix. Nix and
NixOS are closely related to one another, so it's natural to share the
icon. What's the difference? A logo won't tell you; you need to read
the manual to learn that. But you know it's Nix, regardless of how it's
being used.
I think GNU Guix should use one logo to strengthen its branding. The
golden GNU [4] is better than the other one [5], so that's what I'd use.
> If the choice of using GuixSD logo when designing Guix is about
> esthetics, maybe we could use the same symbol for both logos. Maybe
> with a slightly different color that would help distinguish them?
Since the words "Guix" and "GuixSD" are already different, I don't think
they need to come in a different color. I do like the off-color "SD" in
the "GuixSD" logo, though, since it emphasizes that it's still Guix.
[1] https://nixos.org/logo/nixos-logo-only-hires.png
[2] https://nixos.org/nix/
[3] https://nixos.org/
[4] http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/guix-artwork.git/plain/logo/GuixSD.svg
[5]
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/guix-artwork.git/plain/logo/guix-logo.svg
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Chris
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- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Luis Felipe López Acevedo, 2016/12/15
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Ludovic Courtès, 2016/12/15
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Christopher Allan Webber, 2016/12/15
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Mathieu Lirzin, 2016/12/15
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo,
Chris Marusich <=
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Mathieu Lirzin, 2016/12/16
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Ludovic Courtès, 2016/12/16
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Luis Felipe López Acevedo, 2016/12/16
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Ricardo Wurmus, 2016/12/16
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Luis Felipe López Acevedo, 2016/12/16
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Luis Felipe López Acevedo, 2016/12/17
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Mathieu Lirzin, 2016/12/17
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Ludovic Courtès, 2016/12/17
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Chris Marusich, 2016/12/17
- bug#25205: Guix package is using the GuixSD logo instead of the Guix logo, Luis Felipe López Acevedo, 2016/12/17