On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 23:38:16 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
> On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 22:17:39 UTC, Kapps wrote:
>> As with the current website though, I wish the logo was higher res or SVG. The logo looks quite pixelated on a zoomed browser / high res screen.
>
> We can replace it with a SVG, no problem. But without some sort of fallback, 7% of visitors won't see it at all: http://caniuse.com/svg

I don't have stats for dlang.org, but for forum.dlang.org, it's actually more like 0.3%, so it shouldn't be an issue.

On Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 00:33:42 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
> On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 23:38:16 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 22:17:39 UTC, Kapps wrote:
>>> As with the current website though, I wish the logo was higher res or SVG. The logo looks quite pixelated on a zoomed browser / high res screen.
>>
>> We can replace it with a SVG, no problem. But without some sort of fallback, 7% of visitors won't see it at all: http://caniuse.com/svg
>
> I don't have stats for dlang.org, but for forum.dlang.org, it's actually more like 0.3%, so it shouldn't be an issue.

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/877

On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 23:38:37 UTC, anonymous wrote:
> On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 15:54:31 UTC, anonymous wrote:
>> Here's a variant with a grey background and the old logo, suggested by veelo on GitHub: http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com/variants/grey-oldlogo/
>
> Made a pull request for this version: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/876

Very nice. Any chance you could just whip up a grey version of the new logo just to see what it'd look like on this grey version?

I love that you made the site responsive too.

On Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 00:55:57 UTC, Brad Anderson wrote:
> On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 23:38:37 UTC, anonymous wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 15:54:31 UTC, anonymous wrote:
>>> Here's a variant with a grey background and the old logo, suggested by veelo on GitHub: http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com/variants/grey-oldlogo/
>>
>> Made a pull request for this version: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/876
>
> Very nice. Any chance you could just whip up a grey version of the new logo just to see what it'd look like on this grey version?
>
> I love that you made the site responsive too.

dlang.org has been responsive for a few days now.

On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 20:02:12 UTC, anonymous wrote:
> PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/869 - For details see here.
> Live version: http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com - If you've visited this before, you may have to clear your cache to see the proper logo color.

Another variant somewhere between the all-red one and the all-grey one:

http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com/variants/grey-newlogo/

On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 16:30:18 UTC, anonymous wrote:
> On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 20:02:12 UTC, anonymous wrote:
>> PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/869 - For details see here.
>> Live version: http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com - If you've visited this before, you may have to clear your cache to see the proper logo color.
>
> Another variant somewhere between the all-red one and the all-grey one:
>
> http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com/variants/grey-newlogo/

This version is a very good blend. I think the logo would look nicer without the light effect crescent that goes all the way across.

On 1/30/15 9:30 AM, anonymous wrote:
> Another variant somewhere between the all-red one and the all-grey one:
>
> http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com/variants/grey-newlogo/

I think it might look better if the red blends into the gray:

http://i.imgur.com/ZCvmkVq.png

On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 16:36:10 UTC, ixid wrote:
> I think the logo would look nicer without the light effect crescent that goes all the way across.

I always thought this "light effect crescent", also present in the old logo, was meant to represent the contour of the planet Mars. I think it is part of the signature and that we should try to keep it. Likewise I see the "clouds" in the old logo as representing Martian atmosphere.

The new logo I think is an improvement over the old one because not only is it clearer (fewer ornaments) it also enhances the Mars image: widening the horizon and an increased aspect ratio gives a cinematic view of the D, suspended in weightlessness, in alignment with the two moons. Increasing the distance from the D to the edges of the logo (where does it end?) compared to the classic logo (which now looks cramped) actually strengthens the focus on it: it is the only thing there. Loosing the clouds also enhances this outer space impression. Like when carefully homing in on a space station after a long interplanetary flight.

So, in my eyes this enhancement of the logo has been done in all the right ways considering proportions, focus, signature features, recognisability and the strength of the impression it leaves.

Walter, I know you like [1] the current version of the logo for all the features that are removed here. Maybe the above helps a bit to see the ups of this version :)

[1] https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/853#issuecomment-71565627

Bastiaan.

On 1/30/15 1:43 PM, Bastiaan Veelo wrote:
> On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 16:36:10 UTC, ixid wrote:
>> I think the logo would look nicer without the light effect crescent
>> that goes all the way across.
>
> I always thought this "light effect crescent", also present in the old
> logo, was meant to represent the contour of the planet Mars. I think it
> is part of the signature and that we should try to keep it. Likewise I
> see the "clouds" in the old logo as representing Martian atmosphere.

Those aren't clouds, they are moons :)

I too, like the "light effect crescent."

-Steve

On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 16:30:18 UTC, anonymous wrote:
> On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 20:02:12 UTC, anonymous wrote:
>> PR: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/869 - For details see here.
>> Live version: http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com - If you've visited this before, you may have to clear your cache to see the proper logo color.
>
> Another variant somewhere between the all-red one and the all-grey one:
>
> http://ag0aep6g-dlang.rhcloud.com/variants/grey-newlogo/

+1