'Design a New Logo for KDE.org' Contest Entry

[Jason Bainbridge]

Ralf,

Thankyou for your entry, good luck with the competition. :)

Cheers!
-- 
Jason Bainbridge
KDE Web Team - http://kde.org		
webmaster at kde.org 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kde-www-bounces at mail.kde.org 
> [mailto:kde-www-bounces at mail.kde.org] On Behalf Of Ralf Doewich
> Sent: Monday, 7 April 2003 10:48 AM
> To: webmaster at kde.org
> Subject: 'Design a New Logo for KDE.org' Contest Entry
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> here are the links to the artwork for my 'Design a New Logo 
> for KDE.org' contest entry:
> 
> 'K' crystal logo,   PNG format
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_lc_k_large.png
> 
> 'KDE' crystal logo, PNG format 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_lc_kde_large.png
> 
> 'K' line artwork,   PNG format
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_lc_k_bw.png
> 
> 'KDE' line artwork, PNG format 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_lc_kde_bw.png
> 
> 'K' logo artwork,   PNG format
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_lc_k.png
> 
> 'KDE' logo artwork, PNG format 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_l> c_kde.png
> 
> 
> 'KDE' website title 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_title.png
> 
> 'KED' website icons 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_i> cons.png
> 
> 'K' & 
> 'KDE' logos,  PSD format 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_lc_all.psd
> 
> 'K' design file,
> 'KDE' design file,  ZIP format 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/kde_l> c_ai.zip
> 
> Free 
> Art License 
> http://www.industrialflair.com/files/kde/license.txt
> 
> Coming up with a new design, or a variation on an existing 
> logo is much harder than creating one completely from 
> scratch. With my version, I was aiming for a very clean, 
> uncluttered design.
> 
> The proposed artwork went through a number of permutations, 
> where I intentionally kept the gear design almost resembling 
> a sun, which (at least in my mind) always stood for energy, 
> the source of new life and renewal. Positioning the gear and 
> 'K' elements proved to be tricky since I wanted a compact yet 
> easily recognizable logo, even when compressing it down to 
> the size of an icon. Eventually I ended up with something 
> that could even be 'read' as OK, which I didn't mind either. ;)
> 
> The design also tries to express some of the character of 
> KDE. I liked the idea of the gear, being a synonymous with 
> something very technical, complex and intricate, in which 
> many parts work together to form a whole. At the same time I 
> somehow wanted to convey that KDE is still evolving, being 
> worked on in a large collaborative effort.
> 
> Ralf.
> ralf.doewich at industrialflair.com
> 
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