[kdenlive] Kdenlive website and brand logo?

Tue Mar 22 20:18:53 UTC 2016

hey guys

here is our last proposal for the logo. thanks to all who helped out. we
are finishing the website proposal.

direct link:
http://i.imgur.com/jgFjMkB.png

forum post:
https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=265&t=131250&p=353737#p353737

cheers

2016-03-09 14:33 GMT-03:00 Narcis Garcia <informatica at actiu.net>:

> Graphic part is very very good.
>
>
> El 08/03/16 a les 14:22, farid abdelnour ha escrit:
> > 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
> > <mailto: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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