[gmx-developers] FW: hi-res peregrine for logo

Mon Nov 17 14:30:30 CET 2014

A bit late to the game, but I agree with many of the above said:

- Compact is important, probably two versions would be more
advantageous: one compact when there are space-restrictions and one
that's more airy for front pages, backgrounds, etc.

- Has a professional designed been ruled out? I think there is value
in getting a couple of well-made logo designs if funding allows.
Alternatively a gmx-users-based design contest could work, but a
reward will likely be necessary.

- I personally prefer the version similar to Carsten's C/D with
"GROMACS" is written on the bottom (there's the most horizontal
space), but I'm not sure about the arrangement of the "fast, flexible,
free", with too much emty space on the top left the logo, looks very
imbalanced. Additionally, while for the manual from page a "GROMACS"
with serif font looks decent, for a logo a nice sans font (and
preferably not something every second flyer uses) would be much
better.

Cheers,
--
Szilárd

On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Lee-Ping Wang <leeping at stanford.edu> wrote:
> These are good suggestions.  I agree legibility is important, especially if
> we use the logo in a confined space.  Attached is a landscape version, I
> think it should remain legible with a long dimension of 4 cm.
>
> Portrait version:
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5381783/gromacs-logo-lpw-portrait.png
>
> Photoshop files:
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5381783/gromacs-logo-lpwp.psd
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5381783/gromacs-logo-lpwr.psd
>
> - Lee-Ping
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:gromacs.org_gmx-developers-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se] On Behalf Of
> Erik Marklund
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 7:38 AM
> To: <gmx-developers at gromacs.org>
> Subject: Re: [gmx-developers] hi-res peregrine for logo
>
>
> On 4 Nov 2014, at 15:27, Carsten Kutzner <ckutzne at gwdg.de> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 04 Nov 2014, at 16:04, Lee-Ping Wang <leeping at stanford.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I’m not a graphic designer, but here are my thoughts:
>>>
>>> 1)      If the text is to the right of the peregrine falcon, it looks
> like it’s flying into the words.  I think it’s better for the words to be
> behind the bird, and for it to be looking beyond the image.  I like Mark’s
> latest design best (gromacs-logo-square-gromacs-on-top.jpg).
>>>
>>> 2)      I would explore different fonts.  With the current font, the
> first two letters of “flexible” are running together which looks a bit
> weird.
>> It’s called a ligature and probably intended :)
>>
>>> Helvetica is a good sans serif font.
>>>
>>> 3)      I liked the dark blue for GROMACS on the first page of the manual
> since it provides a subtle color accent (in addition to the bird’s yellow
> beak and feet).
>>>
>>> I’m attaching a slightly modified version of Mark’s latest logo where I
> changed the fonts and moved things around a bit.  I tried to give the bird
> more space, and made the words “fast flexible free” follow the outline of
> the bird’s wing and tail.
>> We should keep in mind, though, that space is often limited for a logo
>> (not on the cover of the manual, but on other places like in the edge of a
> slide).
>> That means, the more space you are putting around the letters, the
>> smaller they will be in a space-limited environment. Especially thin
>> fonts could get difficult to read then. That is not really a problem,
>> if one can not read the “fast flexible free” but it would be sad if
>> one cannot even read the ‘Gromacs’. Therefore, I vote for using a
>> somewhat bolder font at least for the word ’Gromacs’.
>
> I second that. That's also why I suggested a more compact, or should I say
> rectangular, logo.
>
>
>>
>> Carsten
>>
>>>
>>> If you’re interested, here’s the Dropbox link to the Photoshop file
>>> (it’s 300 KB and too large to post to this
>>> list):https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5381783/gromacs-logo-lpw.ps
>>> d
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -          Lee-Ping
>>>
>>> From: gromacs.org_gmx-developers-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se
>>> [mailto:gromacs.org_gmx-developers-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se] On
>>> Behalf Of Dallas Warren
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 4:40 PM
>>> To: gmx-developers at gromacs.org
>>> Subject: Re: [gmx-developers] hi-res peregrine for logo
>>>
>>> Suggestion from a random user … I would be very surprised if there is not
> a graphics designer on the emailing list, someone to volunteer to give it a
> real professional, polished look?
>>>
>>> Having said that, some of the ones coming through are nice, clear and
> clean.
>>>
>>> Catch ya,
>>>
>>> Dr. Dallas Warren
>>> Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics Monash Institute of
>>> Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
>>> 381 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052
>>> dallas.warren at monash.edu
>>> +61 3 9903 9304
>>> ---------------------------------
>>> When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble
> a nail.
>>>
>>> From: gromacs.org_gmx-developers-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se
>>> [mailto:gromacs.org_gmx-developers-bounces at maillist.sys.kth.se] On
>>> Behalf Of Mark Abraham
>>> Sent: Thursday, 30 October 2014 10:45 PM
>>> To: Discussion list for GROMACS development
>>> Subject: Re: [gmx-developers] hi-res peregrine for logo
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Here's a sample. I ditched the landscape and portrait ideas (the
>>> latter was too hard). I'm no graphic designer, so criticise away! :-)
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Mark Abraham <mark.j.abraham at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thanks, David has supplied the originals off-line (and he has the rights
> to their use for Gromacs).
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:12 PM, Szilárd Páll <pall.szilard at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> An alternative logo design that includes both name and falcon could
>>> be nice too - and I think it's been considered before.
>>>
>>> Yes I was thinking of something like
>>>
>>> Gromacs
>>>  Fast
>>>  Flexible
>>>  Free
>>>
>>> plus falcon on various sides, so we have landscape and portrait
> variations.
>>>
>>> I plan to skip the Groningen Machine for Chemical Simulations thing,
> unless anyone feels strongly about it.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> --
>>> Szilárd
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Mark Abraham <mark.j.abraham at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I was considering making some official Gromacs logos (if we don't
>>>> have such already?). Does anybody have an original hi-res version of
>>>> our favourite peregrine
>>>>
> (https://github.com/gromacs/gromacs/blob/master/docs/manual/plots/peregrine.
> jpg).
>>>> Hi-res is important if someone ever wants to print it on a poster, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
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