Re: [boost] Re: Logo substance. [was: Re: Logo... and page design.]

From: Rich Johnson (rjohnson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-23 15:21:02

On Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at 02:29 PM, David Abrahams wrote:

> Deane Yang <deane_yang_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> Jonathan Wakely wrote:
>>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 06:04:20PM +0100, Joaqu?n M? L?pez Mu?oz 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Attached please find a little more stylish reformulation of the 
>>>> same idea.
>>>>
>>>> (bad thing is it looks too much like Tintin's "Destination Moon" 
>>>> rocket.)
>>> What's wrong with that exactly?  :-)
>>> I still like that logo best. I think it could be improved by putting
>>> "++" on the stripe, because the ring around the rocket looks like a 
>>> "C"
>>>
>>
>> I find this one too static, compared to Dave's attempts.
>> It does have the sense of solidity that some have asked for,
>> but I'd rather have a more dynamic feel (which reflects, I think,
>> more accurately what boost is. Much of boost is not for the
>> faint-hearted.)
>
> Thanks.  Actually I thought that Joaquín's design was plenty dynamic
> and better than mine on simplicity grounds.  I do agree about the ring
> and the ++.  Put a little white gap between the rocket and the ring at
> the intersection, and you've got your "C."
>
Hmm... two little puffs of exhaust could be +'s and the third could be 
a 'C'-ring.  It's kinda' cartoony, but fun.