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Hi all, thanks again for the feedback, I guess we come closer to a final design. Here are three more sketches, the difference between them is only the colors. I moved the Search up to the right corner and tried to thin out the middle section a (...) (18 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !
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(...) I'm really starting to like it! One thing about the LUGNET logo. I work with a lot of corporations and dealing with their logos. It seems standard procedure that there needs to be a "quiet" space around any logo, which is often determined by (...) (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Hi René, personally I like this one the most. Cheers (URL) Marco> (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) I agree with John about this. If the LUGNET logo must be in a box, it should at least have more space around it. But I also still highly favor the larger, non-boxed LUGNET logo from (URL) this draft>. On an only somewhat related note... the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) I really like this draft as well, because of the lack of boxes. The only problem with not having a box around it this draft is that the logo gets diluted by the colors passing behind it. On my own somewhat related note... the actual LUGNET (...) (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Not quite>. ROSCO (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Nice, thanks for the illustration. (...) I can certainly understand the hesitation in thayt regard. (...) There might be some implied favoritism toward the yellow L if we count (URL) this Todd & Suz created image> for anything. But I was more (...) (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) ondrew (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Hi, Rene. I put together a mock-up image of my suggestions for tweaks to the new LUGNET front page. I am using (URL) index-test-2> as a basis since I prefer the overall look of that draft to any of the ones since then. (Not that the (URL) latest (...) (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Sorry, the link to the full size image did not seem to work. Here's the link again: (URL) -Brendan (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) It's a good question, Brendan. It's been 8 years and I can't recall exactly what the decision process was, but I do recall we felt that certain orientations looked upside down, while others looked right-side up. I think we looked at 12 (...) (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Looks great without the box! BTW, the "shadows" in the logo should be darker versions of the brick colors (e.g., dark blue, dark red, dark yellow) instead of black. But in terms of a mock-up, that's just a minor point. (...) Another minor (...) (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) I am little surprised about that, Todd. Actually, I am worrying about the dilution of the LUGNET logo by using it freely within other graphics. It is clever, but I fear too clever by half. Bad branding. .02, JOHN (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) I like it because I think it readily communicates what the icon means: "Search LUGNET". I would color it slightly differently and make the studs show subtly, but that's just a refinement. (...) To me it feels very similar to the way the logo (...) (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Actually, it's another of those words where common use has blurred what some would consider the correct usage. Many dictionaries now list it as a noun, eg: (URL) (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) LiveJournal, SourceForge, and the New York Times all do it correctly, just to name a few: (URL) (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Glad you like the overall look of the mock-up I did, but I should be careful not to take too much credit. I really just moved stuff around that was in Rene's (URL) index-test-2> and subsequent drafts. So any imperfections in the logo shadow (...) (18 years ago, 20-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Okay, I see your point; I can live with the magnifying glass:-) But I draw the line at bullets. It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever. - St. Hubbins JOHN (18 years ago, 20-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) I'm pretty sure only the encrypted password is stored on the server, so it isn't able to send you your clear-text password. But I could be wrong. That is better from a security standpoint, but means the only way to reset your password if you (...) (18 years ago, 20-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Hi Brendan, thank you very much for taking the time to make this image. It's really a lot of fun creating the new frontpage with all the help from various people. (...) The borders are made out of 4 different pictures, each is a background picture (...) (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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