[FFmpeg-devel] Fwd: Summer Logo version 3.0

[compn]

On Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:12 -0700, Victoria Kirst wrote:
>I hate to be the one to start this awkward conversation, but this logo is a
>pretty significant downgrade from the previous ones. The ideas are clever

i thought the 3d hummingbirds and flowers were kind of jarring, to each
his/her own.

>but not well executed: this particular font face is difficult to read and
>aesthetically reminds me of hairy legs with tumors. Similarly, the

lol. it took me a while to figure what it was when it was uncolored too.

>logo sweating under the sunny sky is a cute vision, but these particular
>images for the clouds, sun, etc look dated, like stock graphics circa early
>2000. The overall logo looks childish and unpolished.
>
>If we are going to be changing the FFmpeg webpage logo regularly, I propose
>we have a vote/contest instead of first-come first-serve submissions. The
>contest should include previous logos as candidates.

ugh, more voting and boring bikesheds. just what i dont want. i think
its pretty amazing ffmpeg has had so much advancement lately without
all of the bikeshedding and voting. why muck it up now? i also like the
idea of just having a bunch of logos from different people and rotating
them seasonally/randomly like google logo does.

if you have a 'better' logo, submit it! if you have criticism, please
make it constructive!

btw, are we going to ressurect michael's original monkey zigzag logo? :)

-compn