[kdenlive] Kdenlive website and brand logo?

[Simon Eugster]

I like this one very much! It is compact, has the right format for an icon,
and is expressive. Good work!
Don't like the font however, the k looks like it is going to fall apart to
a l <, and the dot on the i is almost invisible.

2016-03-08 14:22 GMT+01:00 farid abdelnour <snd.noise at gmail.com>:

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