Re: Logos proposal

[Ben Barrowes]

On Thursday 17 June 2010 16:28:21 Fotios Kasolis wrote:
> On Jun 17, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Ben Barrowes wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 June 2010 16:27:56 Judd Storrs wrote:
> >> IMHO the first one that Fotios posted in the white on black logos
> >> seems to have the best sense of space and the use of bold feels
> >> balanced (although there are some small kernings that could help... I
> >> feel like I want to separate the O and the C by a fraction of a hair).
> >> It also seems to be eminently readable without an advanced degree even
> >> though the T is disturbed and \forall was used as an upside down A. To
> >> me, the set-looking \mathbb{O} could be construed to resonate with the
> >> oft mentioned idea that Octave is a superset language, \forall seems
> >> to be a statement of inclusiveness or target audience, and the
> >> \nu-looking V could be interpreted as a hint at the presence of the
> >> GNU project. Just my 2c.
> >>
> >>
> >> --judd
> >
> > It would be nice to keep the \infty somehow, possibly in the background.
> > However, notice that the combination of O anc C almost comprise an
> > infinity symbol. Any way to combine them enough to result in a dual
> > purpose combination? To be read both as OC and as an \infty depending on
> > how you look at it. It also helps that the super T sets of the OC before
> > it already.
> >
> > FWIW, I like the forall, making sense to both those who know what it
> > means and those who don't but can still see it is meant to stand for an
> > A.
> >
> > The e is the last letter to have a special purpose. Eaton comes to mind.
> > Any way to make an attribution here?
>
> Here is what you asked for
>
>
>
> and here is the Latex code for it
>
> \text{O}\hspace{-0.07cm}\text{C}^\text{T}\forall\mathcal{VE}



If you keep  the \mathbb{O} instead of the \text{O} it keeps the set-looking 
quality but I am not 
sure if it blends with the c well enough.

The cmbright capital C has no serif and blends in with the \mathbb{O} (and also 
\text{O}) in a way 
that reminds of \infty... at the same time, I was hoping for a "c" that closed 
in a bit further to 
seem to form a more complete circle. I am also experimenting with the T a bit, 
but the original one 
is fine also.

I have been looking through the symbols-letter.pdf I have, but haven't found 
anything so far.

\renewcommand*\rmdefault{cmbright}\normalfont\upshape
$\mathbb{O}\hspace{-0.07cm}\text{C}^\textrm{T}\forall\nu\mathcal{E}$

$\text{O}\hspace{-0.07cm}\text{C}^\textit{T}\forall\nu\mathcal{E}$