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[Alfredo Hernández <aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, I'm attaching the SVG file in case you want to play with it.

On 25 November 2014 at 22:09, Satyajit Sahoo <satyajit.happy@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> It does look nice. I think after a few tweaks, it'll look awesome.
> On Nov 25, 2014 11:51 PM, "Alfredo Hernández" <aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> The logo redesign is something we have had in our basket of "*things to
>> do in the future*" for a while.
>>
>> The design approach has been very difficult, as we have to come up with
>> something that says reminds of GNOME but doesn't say literally "GNOME" (I
>> assume you are all aware of the trademark problem we've been causing).
>>
>> The main problem here is that the GNOME foot is perfect, I really mean
>> it. Any kind of anthropomorphic foot design looks just like a fan-made
>> version of the GNOME logo. So, I thought
>> *why an anthropomorphic foot? Let's play with the gnome metaphor.*
>> I've tried several iterations of gnomes and beards and stuff; they looked
>> horrible, hehehe. Eventually I said, what the hell, let's combine both
>> ideas: a foot that uses a a beard-like shape as a the foot itself. *Please,
>> have a kind look at this:* http://cl.ly/image/253V2f1r121s
>>
>> It's far from perfect, but I think it's a good start, as it has some good
>> points:
>>
>>    - It's not a GNOME logo rip-off.
>>    - It plays with the gnome idea.
>>    - It looks like a paw, which is cool in the Ubuntu world, as every
>>    cycle is represented with a new animal.
>>
>>
>> Please, let me know what you think guys.
>>
>> PS. *If everything goes according to the plan we will have: new logo,
>> new website, and new ubiquity this cycle.*
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Alfredo.
>>
>>

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