Need OpenWayback logo

[egh]

In order to replace the logos in https://github.com/iipc/openwayback/tree/master/wayback-webapp/src/main/webapp/images we will need some sort of OpenWayback logo. I am happy to generate something, but I thought I should try to gather feedback.

[youssefeldakar]

As expressed in the meeting May 23 in Paris, the BA is happy to make an OpenWayback logo.

I will coordinate with our graphics designers.

[youssefeldakar]

Sorry for the delay. The Graphics people had a couple of things at hand, but I will hopefully post some logo samples early next week.

[youssefeldakar]

Sorry yet again for the prolonged delay. I was having a little bit of difficulty getting Graphics at the BA to make the time for working on the logo. I look forward to have samples early next week.

[youssefeldakar]

We finally have samples. Once we settle on something, I can ask my colleague to fine-tune it.

[kris-sigur]

I like the arrow/clock motif of the ones at the bottom. I think it is important to include 'Open' in the logo to clearly distinguish it from the Wayback Machine. I also wonder if it would look good in the IIPC colors (red #f06b50, green #acc677 and blue #3eaab8 -- color codes inferred from netpreserve.org, we can double check them with Peter and Jason if we want to go in that direction). A little color replace and and we can get some idea...

I'm not sure about the font there and the colors are probably not 100% accurate.

[PsypherPunk]

I rather like the colour-mismatch between "Open" and "Wayback" in some of the lower ones:

[youssefeldakar]

@kris-sigur: Using IIPC colors was actually something I mentioned to my colleague in Graphics.

[ldko]

I also like the arrow/clock motif in IIPC colors. Does IIPC have a designated typeface that might be used?

[ldko]

One more thought, if it has been decided that OpenWayback should not have a space when written, does it confuse the issue to have the logo split the line on "Open" and "Wayback"?

[kris-sigur]

@lauren-unt Those are good points.
@peterwebster Perhaps you can enlighten us if there was any design guidelines created during the website refresh?

[youssefeldakar]

@lauren-unt I see your point about the split of "Open" and "Wayback." Will see what alternative we can come up with.

[ravn]

I like the arrow-backwards-around-the-clock idea. I would suggest not using text or individual letters at all as it very rapidly gets inelligible at icon size, as well as the clock hands. Also be careful about color - will it be recognizable in black and white?

[youssefeldakar]

@ravn Arrow-backwards-around-the-clock such as in the first jpg, second row, middle one?

Anyone has any other preferences at this point?

[youssefeldakar]

Another edit:

[kris-sigur]

[kris-sigur]

[machawk1]

Nitpicky, but wouldn't the top hand on the clock be about half way between two ticks were the bottom hand in its displayed orientation?

[ldko]

@kris-sigur - I like this newer typeface better.

@machawk1 - Yeah, technically the clock is currently not depicting the time accurately.

[ravn]

I was thinking more in the lines of https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/2357193/3669557/e9ce00be-1236-11e4-92ef-87b02f24a0d7.jpg, which to me looks like a 3d-version of the Apple TimeMachine icon where the arrow suggest the opposite direction of time.

Regarding the current discussion I would suggest concentrating on the actual logo (the letters will most likely not go into e.g. an icon). I think the arrow is very dominant - it is hard to see the clock. Also the clock hands may need to be more rectangular to be legible at small sizes and larger relative to the arrow. I think the "arrow goes against time" is easier to see in the circular than the straight arrow.

[johnerikhalse]

I like the last suggestion from @kris-sigur. The clean typeface is ... well, just cleaner. But I would prefer to make the text a little smaller, like the suggestion with the other typeface. I think this one works well in small sizes and b/w. Without the text it should work well as an icon.

I'm not so fond of the 3d-versions because I don't think they work that good in b/w.

[kris-sigur]

Unfortunately, the typeface in the last suggestion is Consolas which is subject to copyright for uses like a logo. I've found this alternative:

It is similar to Consolas, but open source! Its called Gudea.

I should add, that going with the above was approved in yesterdays dev meeting.

[kris-sigur]

Going with this logo does probably call for some more style changes in the default wayback UI...

[kris-sigur]

The following are PNGs made from EPS file provided by BA. Barring any last minute issue, we'll accept these and close the issue:

If anyone has any thoughts on where the EPS originals should be preserved, please speak up.

[kris-sigur]

I've added the new logo in a branch: https://github.com/kris-sigur/openwayback/tree/Issue-100
Mostly it is just the maven site that is affected. Main difference in the webapp is that the logo is used and I changed one color in the CSS. More work is probably needed there but can probably wait to a later day.