[kdenlive] Kdenlive website and brand logo?

[farid abdelnour]

a new proposal:

https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=265&t=131250&p=352861#p352861

i hope you find this more interesting :)

2016-03-05 15:10 GMT-03:00 Harald Albrecht <harald.albrecht at gmx.net>:

> Hi Sam,
>
> (sorry for the delay, this got into the wrong mail folder)
>
> your explanations are clear and I understand them. You stance isd
> basically is similar in some way to how I see it, albeit my stance on the
> film metaphor is less strict.
>
> My impression is that the professional NLVE makers went for the more
> abstract designs because you can't get a trademark on a graphical icon if
> it is too generic with respect to the film strip. The more abstract, the
> more colors, then you stand out -- on the price of not conveying an NLVE's
> purpose anymore.
>
> While it is nice to deploy subtle graphics, I don't see how this can work
> in the restricted space of an application icon. Maybe that's also the
> reason for me not being exactly thrilled with a logo design that is already
> too-detailed. In fact, I actually like the rather flat appearance of the
> Breeze and Microsoft new icon sets. Seems I'm getting into that age where
> you tone-down colors and rather focus on shape. ;)
>
> Unfortunately, the simple play icon nowadays used for video also stands
> for ... well, play. But not create. How could we signal that this is about
> "creating video" in the sense of creating the final rendered video, and not
> simply consuming video?
>
> With best regards,
> Harald
>
>
>
> Am 04.03.2016 um 12:32 schrieb Sam Muirhead:
>
> Hi Harald, thanks for your input. For me the problem with the film strip
> is not that it doesn't adequately represent 'moving image', of course you
> are right, it is very effective for that.
>
> My problem with it is that it doesn't come across as particularly
> professional.
> It is used a lot in consumer or amateur environments to very quickly get
> across the idea that 'this is something for video'. But here you can see a
> comparison of a few logos with more amateur-focused programs on the left
> and professional programs on the right:
> http://www.cameralibre.cc/wp-content/uploads/amateur-vs-pro.png
>
> Well, personally I find both Lightworks and Final Cut's logos a bit dated,
> but even so, pro software just isn't using the film strip anymore - not
> because it doesn't communicate 'video' well, but because it doesn't
> communicate 'pro video' very well. In the pro world, the only likely place
> you will find a film strip in a logo is in software which genuinely
> interacts with film (film restoration/telecine/conform etc).
> You see it as well in the naming of programs. Something with 'Movie' in
> the title and a film strip in the logo is targeted at consumer use.
> Something with 'Video' in the title and a more abstract/less 'friendly'
> logo is targeted at professionals.
>
> You gave the example of the floppy disk. Yes, it works very well for a
> 'save' icon, it's a distinctive shape and it has become part of our digital
> culture. But you wouldn't use a floppy disk image as the icon for
> professional enterprise-level backup software.
>
> Regarding the 'rewind K' I'm not proposing it as a logo but rather one
> metaphor which could be subtly incorporated in a design, if it fits. It
> should first be seen as a K, and only on second glance, or once it is
> pointed out, should you see it as a rewind symbol as well.
> For me 'rewind' is a perfectly adequate symbol for a story-oriented video
> editor - as opposed to a media player, where I just want to hit play, when
> I'm editing a story I want to go back and forth through the material again
> and again.
> I hope this makes my perspective clearer!
> kind regards,
> Sam
> ----
> Sam Muirhead
> Open Source / Video
> http://cameralibre.cc
> http://openitagency.eu
> https://OSCEdays.org
>
>
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