Am 05.08.2016 um 10:43 schrieb Malte Meyn:
> Am 04.08.2016 um 16:43 schrieb Carl Sorensen:
>> On 8/4/16 7:10 AM, "Andrew Bernard" <
address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Does lilypond actually need visual
>>> branding? Are we trying to increase market share with a logo?
>
> I think it would be nice to have. As I said in my first post, an eye
> catcher would be nice. This idea came to me because the tagline isn’t
> very visible on full pages.
I think it isn’t supposed to be. Even having a tagline is on the verge
of being obnoxious and for any kind of professional work a small textual
note is the maximum one should do.
>
>> I agree that if we want to have a logo available on the colophon, we
>> should create a real logo. And this will require some work and
>> discussion.
>
> Some questions to discuss:
>
> 1. Do we want text in the logo? Or only a graphic (probably a
> waterlily)? Or a graphic with optional text?
It would probably be best to have both.
> 2. If so, which font to use?
That would almost certainly be LilyPond’s default text font, as already
in tyronicus’ sample.
> 3. Should the image be realistic or stylised?
Definitely stylised; the logo should be very small.
> 4. Should one be able to invert it (white/light on black/dark
> background)? If it’s a waterlily with white/light petals maybe this
> would need an extra version.
> 5. Who would design the logo? A small designated team (maybe some
> professionals in the lilypond community) or everyone interested?
I think we should really designate a small team or maybe even one single
person to design the logo. It’s no good to have large e-mail threads
with everyone chiming in on their personal opinion. And it should be
someone with experience in the topic, a professional if we can have one.
> 6. If the latter, how to choose from different proposed logos?
One might conduct a poll on the user list to select from 3 or 4
proposals made by that small team, that’s the most democracy I’d think
useful here.
Best, Simon