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[Alfredo Hernández <aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx>]

That was intended. The idea is to give the header a very simple,
straightforward look. We could actually just use a "home" icon for Home,
but we thought the GNOME roundel would look better. Not a big deal, but
that's definitely something we could discuss in the future. In this page
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Artwork/Graphics>, you can see we have
lots of pictograms that represent several concepts that can be used (and
have been used) in different places.

Our branding is pretty much that: the logo (the full logo, i.e, the word
ubuntuGNOME + the roundel) and versatile pictograms. *This might be further
in the future, of course.*

PS. There's a branding guidelines on the work, but we are waiting to have a
proper logo (we are misusing the GNOME foot, as their trademark states) to
release a first version. A preview of the guidelines can be found here
<http://cl.ly/3x1L2G3u2D0a>.

Cheers.

On 26 November 2014 at 13:02, Patrik Bubák <bubapa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>  Yup, the header, because of the colour and shape of the icons, since the
> concept features the same colour tone. There should be a clear distinction.
>
>  *Patrik Bub**ák*
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>        Dňa 26.11.2014 o 12:58 Alfredo Hernández napísal(a):
>
> Are you refering to the header? (Home, Download, Join, etc.) If so, that's
> no problem at all. Ali (from his experience in Lubuntu) made the header
> into a separate page and every page inherits the header itself from that
> page. We modify the header [1] and every page is changed automatically.
>
> I personally think the problem would only be the adoption of the logo by
> the users and bloggers (man, there are still websites that use the old
> Ubuntu logo [2] while making Ubuntu-related articles), but that's an issue
> we just can't avoid (in fact this even happens with big corporations, so
> not big deal).
>
>  Thanks for the feedback, Patrik.
>
>  [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Header
> [2]:
> http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h292/Neuros/Wallpapers/UbuntuHUGE.png
>
> On 26 November 2014 at 08:57, Patrik Bubák <bubapa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>  It's really unique. What I see as a potentially minor issue is the
>> blending on various pages like the Wiki page
>> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Artwork> with the topmost icons,
>> but that I believe can be remedied.
>>
>>  *Patrik Bub**ák*
>>    LinkedIN <http://dk.linkedin.com/in/inokisakaeru/> | Portfolio
>> <http://behance.net/inoki> | About me <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Inoki>
>> Translating Firefox support articles
>> <https://support.mozilla.org/sk/user/Inoki> and SmartLauncher 2 (Slovak
>> localization)
>> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree>
>>
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>>        Dňa 25.11.2014 o 22:20 Satyajit Sahoo napísal(a):
>>
>> Thanks :)
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014, 2:45 AM Alfredo Hernández <
>> aldomann.designs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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