The Puppy Logo...
I agree that the logo you are referring to is very nice (props to the artist) and professional also.
However, I also have to agree with another person that has mentioned that the paw is already sort of taken as an identity by the Wolvix distribution. For that reason alone, I think it would not be the best choice. The only way tha paw could work, in my opinion, is if it was more abstracted to differentiate itself enough from the Wolvix distro.
Ted Dog, one with a pizza in its mouth? for Pizzapup?
However, I also have to agree with another person that has mentioned that the paw is already sort of taken as an identity by the Wolvix distribution. For that reason alone, I think it would not be the best choice. The only way tha paw could work, in my opinion, is if it was more abstracted to differentiate itself enough from the Wolvix distro.
Ted Dog, one with a pizza in its mouth? for Pizzapup?
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I see what you mean, I had never heard of that distro before.
I also really like the Yellow Dog logo.
I also really like the Yellow Dog logo.
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First of all: Very nice work on the new logo! The text looks good too.
I'll try to give a little constructive criticism as you have received so much appreciation so far.
The two main features that come to my mind when I think of Puppy Linux are it's tinyness and clever concept - And I would love to see those represented in a logo. I think you got the tinyness quite well through the cuteness - although the logo might be misinterpreted as targeted at children since it is not as business-style (=abstract) as the logos of larger distributions - but the same goes for Tux I guess, so that is no problem.
I would nevertheless prefer the use of a chihuahua - nothing says cute and tiny like a chihuahua (with the flower of course ).
The cleverness behind puppy is hard to capture in an image I guess, you could try to give the logo dog more wit in it's facial expression - currently it looks a bit sad (to me ?).
The paw button logo was extremely stylish and able to rival the larger distributions - but it gave me a similar (more than the new one) feeling of not showing puppy's spirit. (plus as others have mentioned it is unintentionally close to the wolvix logo -
).
Err.. I hope my post doesn't sound like I didn't find the new design awesome..
I'll try to give a little constructive criticism as you have received so much appreciation so far.
The two main features that come to my mind when I think of Puppy Linux are it's tinyness and clever concept - And I would love to see those represented in a logo. I think you got the tinyness quite well through the cuteness - although the logo might be misinterpreted as targeted at children since it is not as business-style (=abstract) as the logos of larger distributions - but the same goes for Tux I guess, so that is no problem.
I would nevertheless prefer the use of a chihuahua - nothing says cute and tiny like a chihuahua (with the flower of course ).
The cleverness behind puppy is hard to capture in an image I guess, you could try to give the logo dog more wit in it's facial expression - currently it looks a bit sad (to me ?).
The paw button logo was extremely stylish and able to rival the larger distributions - but it gave me a similar (more than the new one) feeling of not showing puppy's spirit. (plus as others have mentioned it is unintentionally close to the wolvix logo -
).
Err.. I hope my post doesn't sound like I didn't find the new design awesome..
Not at all. That is the reason I posted the logo here, because I wanted to see what people were thinking, so any response, as long as it's constructive (which it has been) is very appreciated. I will try and come up with something else that will capture some of the points that have been addressed.
Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Spot on! That's a logo to rub the dog's belly!
The dog just has more of the "Puppyness" in it. The paw is awesome, but it almost seems boring. The puppy, on the other hand, looks fun. I vote use the Puppy for the logo, and find something else to use the Paw for. A fairly flat, minimalmistic walpaper would work well. That's actually been done by someone. Otherwise, it is ideal for a button or icon, or a secondary logo.
As for professionality, BAH! It's good enough, and like deshlab said, Tux isn't all that professional either. Think of it this way: When people think of Puppy, do you want them to think of a pawprint, or a puppy? Just like how a penguin is better than a flying window-flag, a puppy is better than a print, because it's alive. Also, a paw print doesn't say "Puppy," it says "Dog." For all I know, it's for Canix. But a puppy has to be from Puppy.
The print definately needs to be used for something, though.
The dog just has more of the "Puppyness" in it. The paw is awesome, but it almost seems boring. The puppy, on the other hand, looks fun. I vote use the Puppy for the logo, and find something else to use the Paw for. A fairly flat, minimalmistic walpaper would work well. That's actually been done by someone. Otherwise, it is ideal for a button or icon, or a secondary logo.
As for professionality, BAH! It's good enough, and like deshlab said, Tux isn't all that professional either. Think of it this way: When people think of Puppy, do you want them to think of a pawprint, or a puppy? Just like how a penguin is better than a flying window-flag, a puppy is better than a print, because it's alive. Also, a paw print doesn't say "Puppy," it says "Dog." For all I know, it's for Canix. But a puppy has to be from Puppy.
The print definately needs to be used for something, though.
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david,
I like it too! I put it here:
http://www.puppylinux.com/
david, could you kindly supply a much bigger version?
-- I presume as you designed it in Inkscape, it is scalable.
Well, the Inkscape format would also be nice.
Basically, I archive everything, and if we adopt this as our logo
then it would be good to have a larger jpg -- actually a png format would be good, as it is lossless -- and the original format, in case we need them.
We can acknowledge your full name if you wish to supply it.
I like it too! I put it here:
http://www.puppylinux.com/
david, could you kindly supply a much bigger version?
-- I presume as you designed it in Inkscape, it is scalable.
Well, the Inkscape format would also be nice.
Basically, I archive everything, and if we adopt this as our logo
then it would be good to have a larger jpg -- actually a png format would be good, as it is lossless -- and the original format, in case we need them.
We can acknowledge your full name if you wish to supply it.
Thank you very much BarryK - it is a great honor. I can certainly provide it in any format you wish. How do you want me to get them to you? FTP, email? I will send the original Inkscape SVG file, along with a large format PNG file. If you do wish for me to make any changes or adjustments, please do not hesitate to let me know. Thanks again,
David
Oh, and my full name is David May. Thanks for you hard work Barry!
David
Oh, and my full name is David May. Thanks for you hard work Barry!
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The only constructive criticism I can come up with is that:
EDIT: Yeah, on third look, it's just not rotated clockwise quite enough. Almost, but not quite.
PS. Glad we have another Minnesotan on board! I'm from Minnesota too, but I've lived in Georgia for the last five years or so. I plan to move back up north after college, though. I have a pretty wide temperature tolerance, but I just can't take the heat in the summer. Fortunately, I go back to MN for two months each summer to visit Dad, so I avoid much of it
- The word "puppy" on the top one seems to stick out a hair too far on the left. Maybe squish it just a notch?
- The "u" in "puppy" on the bottom one seems unproportionally small by a little. If it was just a hair taller it would match better. I know it's supposed to look loose and wobbly, and I like it, but that "u" is just a little too small. It looks like there is a dent. On second look, it's really just the left arm of the "u" that's too short. Maybe it's just not quite rotated enough.
EDIT: Yeah, on third look, it's just not rotated clockwise quite enough. Almost, but not quite.
PS. Glad we have another Minnesotan on board! I'm from Minnesota too, but I've lived in Georgia for the last five years or so. I plan to move back up north after college, though. I have a pretty wide temperature tolerance, but I just can't take the heat in the summer. Fortunately, I go back to MN for two months each summer to visit Dad, so I avoid much of it
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I've been in shorts and a tee shirt all week. It's been around 68 or so. Ridiculous. Especially since I just got back from visiting Dad over Christmas break. Oh well. I prefer shorts to pants anyways, and I don't have to lug around a jacket at school. Also, the teachers aren't tempted to jack up the heat to 80 degrees when it isn't "cold" out
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I made a desktop icon of it. I'm going to use it as my Rox or "Home" icon.
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The puppy image used by QEMU-Puppy is a favorite of mine, I tried to resize it to replace the dog on the start button.
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You could email it/them as attachment/s, todavid wrote:Thank you very much BarryK - it is a great honor. I can certainly provide it in any format you wish. How do you want me to get them to you? FTP, email? I will send the original Inkscape SVG file, along with a large format PNG file. If you do wish for me to make any changes or adjustments, please do not hesitate to let me know. Thanks again,
David
Oh, and my full name is David May. Thanks for you hard work Barry!
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Well done David
Can we have it on transparent background and dark background too?
Can we have it on transparent background and dark background too?
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David please also post them to MU so he can host them
I hope you will also create a version for Grafpup as you intended
Please also be aware of:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/GermanLanguage
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/FrenchLanguage
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/JapaneseLanguage
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/AboutPuppy
(there is a complete set of these on the forum somewhere)
Eventually I hope to see your icons here:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/IconsPuppy
I hope you will also create a version for Grafpup as you intended
Please also be aware of:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/GermanLanguage
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/FrenchLanguage
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/JapaneseLanguage
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/AboutPuppy
(there is a complete set of these on the forum somewhere)
Eventually I hope to see your icons here:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/IconsPuppy
Thanks for your patience. I have finally compiled a logo pack and sent it off to Barry's email. There are a few variations, with which you should be able to accomplish any look you desire. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions.
For the impatient, I have made the pack available on my site (at http://blog.bubbleletter.org/?page_id=38) and am willing to send it anywhere else, if you don't want to grab it from my server.
Thanks for the heads up Lobster - looks like I got myself into something here I will try to accomodate those variations of it in a similar fashion. The weekend shall be fruitfull.
Oh, on a side note, only the PNG files with transparency are saved without compression, for those that care to know.
For the impatient, I have made the pack available on my site (at http://blog.bubbleletter.org/?page_id=38) and am willing to send it anywhere else, if you don't want to grab it from my server.
Thanks for the heads up Lobster - looks like I got myself into something here I will try to accomodate those variations of it in a similar fashion. The weekend shall be fruitfull.
Oh, on a side note, only the PNG files with transparency are saved without compression, for those that care to know.