[Foundation-l] Along with Vector, a new look for changes to the Wikipedia identity

[Steven Walling]

In regards to the new logo,

1. I like it. It looks a little odd by itself, but I think it really shines
when you see it in Vector. It fits with a less boxy, sharp and jarring look
like monobook has given us for years. A little larger couldn't hurt, but I'd
like to remind people that a softer look for the puzzle is not inherently a
bad thing. Perhaps we should give it a try for a bit before we demand
revision, as anything new takes getting used to.

2. This is circumstantial I know, but if you search Twitter you'll see lots
of people (i.e. readers) commenting on the new skin, and relatively few
saying anything about the new logo. It seems close enough that most people
might not even notice a change took place.

Just my two cents,

Steven Walling

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Kalan <kalan.001 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 22:44, Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> >> We've seen a lot of comments about the size of the puzzle globe, and I
> don't disagree that it might benefit from being increased in size slightly.
>  I feel this might also affect the overall contrast and definition.  The
> whole usability team is collecting feedback on this, and part of that is the
> overall shape and size of the identity.
> >
> > As demonstrated at
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VPT#New_logo>, simply resizing
> > and re-contrasting doesn’t help much: the shape is still poor. So this
> > is what should be focused IMO; apparently making the logo as similar
> > to older one as possible should be the goal.
>
> This comment on the wiki seemed especially relevant:
>
> "I just want to chime in on the new logo. The previous logo, which I
> created, was certainly not without its flaws, but the new logo suffers
> greatly on an aesthetic level: it is too small, the anti-aliasing is
> very low quality, and most importantly, the sense of texture created
> by the edges of the pieces is completely lost. Finally, I am rather
> disappointed I was not included in the process to revamp the logo. No
> attempt was made to reach out to me to let me know this process was
> even being undertaken. Very poor job on all accounts. nohat  (talk)
> 18:05, 13 May 2010 (UTC)"
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VPT#New_logo
>
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