Kristjan Jansen

Drupal lost logos

Now as Drupal is under redesign turbulence, let's remember the summer of 2002 when Druplicon's fate was under similar heat ;) Here is my kludgy take from those times, heyday of Dax typeface. Do you note some similarities with Mark's latest wordmark proposal ? ;)

Also, here is some related Michael Angeles work from 2004.

That's pretty funny. At

That's pretty funny. At least the drops aren't squirting out of the ‘u’ ;)

If uninspired crap like this

If uninspired crap like this was rejected in 2002, why is a professional designer pushing them in 2008? Adding circular letters isn't that big of an improvement.

I think the reason the

I think the reason the above drops were rejected are because they look more like balloons or butterflys or clover or fleur-de-lis, respectively, than they look like drops. The drops in Mark's latest design rough-draft are a clearer depiction of water drops.

And, even for 2002, I don't think they are “uninspired crap”. They look like the rough-drafts of a professional designer. So, let's keep the inflammatory words out of the discussion, shall we, Juan?

>>I think the reason the

>>I think the reason the above drops were rejected are because they look more like balloons or butterflys or clover or fleur-de-lis, respectively, than they look like drops.

I agree.

The splash in the new logo being proposed depicts the drop/drops concept far more elegantly without looking amateurish or childish.

/me hugs Kristjan

/me hugs Kristjan

I think it's nice but

I think it's nice but it's still incomparable to Drupal's official logo. Anyway, I never heard of this story before hence, I am glad to get informed. Thanks! Randall Alifano

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