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