Re: Logos proposal

[Ben Barrowes]

On Thursday 17 June 2010 09:01:40 Ben Barrowes wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 June 2010 16:27:56 Judd Storrs wrote:
> > IMHO the first one that Fotios posted in the white on black logos
> > seems to have the best sense of space and the use of bold feels
> > balanced (although there are some small kernings that could help... I
> > feel like I want to separate the O and the C by a fraction of a hair).
> > It also seems to be eminently readable without an advanced degree even
> > though the T is disturbed and \forall was used as an upside down A. To
> > me, the set-looking \mathbb{O} could be construed to resonate with the
> > oft mentioned idea that Octave is a superset language, \forall seems
> > to be a statement of inclusiveness or target audience, and the
> > \nu-looking V could be interpreted as a hint at the presence of the
> > GNU project. Just my 2c.
> >
> >
> > --judd
>
> It would be nice to keep the \infty somehow, possibly in the background.
> However, notice that the combination of O anc C almost comprise an infinity
> symbol. Any way to combine them enough to result in a dual purpose
> combination? To be read both as OC and as an \infty depending on how you
> look at it. It also helps that the super T sets of the OC before it
> already.
>
> FWIW, I like the forall, making sense to both those who know what it means
> and those who don't but can still see it is meant to stand for an A.
>
> The e is the last letter to have a special purpose. Eaton comes to mind.
> Any way to make an attribution here?

Here is an example using a figure for the \infty.

\includegraphics[width=.4cm,height=.27cm]{infonly_c1}$\hspace{-0.02cm}^{\text{\footnotesize
T}}\hspace{-0.02cm}\bm{\forall}\mathcal{V}\hspace{-0.04cm}\mathcal{E}$

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infonly_c1.ps
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