About the MX Linux logo

[Freja]

(in Japan hours) I'm going to Assembling plastic parts work early tomorrow morning,
so I've gone to bed because I've gotten to the best part. Goodnight.
It's 1:23 AM.

[AVLinux]

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Interesting twist! What if the mountains were not solid white and had an inset black area only leaving an outline..

I have a question about the mountains... I know they represent Mepis and I know Mepis is a crucially important part of the history of MX but it's now 2023 almost a decade since MX rose from the ashes of Mepis. It seems to me it's the mountains (or pyramids?) that make an MX Logo difficult to work with, they look great on their own but combining something with them is where things get complicated, If people are brainstorming updated logo ideas... I have to ask.. Is paying homage to Mepis still a driving need in any new or updated logo of a current product that has come into it's own..?

[richb]

I am not inordinately attached to the mountains-pyramids-X. I do have a bit of nostalgia for Mepis, being an early and continuous user until it ended. And hence a logo that harks back to it. But would have no problem with something completely different.

[Adrian]

I am not inordinately attached to the mountains-pyramids-X. I do have a bit of nostalgia for Mepis, being an early and continuous user until it ended. And hence a logo that harks back to it. But would have no problem with something completely different.

Me neither. I like the clean look of Freja's proposals.

It's amazing how many brands with some kind of MX logo exist https://www.google.com/search?q=mx+logo ... 20&bih=933

[Jerry3904]

I'm going to be very interested to see what @asqwerth thinks of all this the next time she cruises past.

[Huckleberry Finn]

Imho "logo" needs to be simple and clean looking. Especially when it's a small icon everything will easily make it look blurred / hazy ... Otherwise, everything looks fine for a wallpaper: Clouds, mountains, A "rising" sun, a nice looking "handscript" ..

Just remember the "Mercedes-Benz" logo.. The simplest shape on Earth.. 3 lines in a circle.
Anything related to "Karl Benz"? No. "Gottlieb Daimler"? No. Year of foundation 1800s etc.? No. Germany etc..? No. Anything that reminds power/quality/engine ..? No.


Or.. "Volks Wagen": Just a nested V and W letters.

Hewlett-Packard? Just an h and a p in a circle.

Sony? Just 4 letters: SONY (that simple).


The simplest it is, the cleanest ("twenty-twenty") look will be especially when it's small (i.e. the Whisker menu icon on panel).

So: imho it should be just an M and an X together. Either in a square or a circle (that way it'll be easy to fit (good looking) everywhere)

Maybe just an MX , or 2 letters "nested" (something like the VW logo upside down (that looks like MX)... )

[richb]

For every "simple', "clean" logo you mentioned there is a more intricate colorful logo of successful companies. Not intending to be negative. Just to point out there are different opinions on the subject.

EDIT: An argument for clean and simple: It did occur to me that a simple, clean logo would be more universal with different wallpapers. The choice of default wallpaper and logo need to be compatible.

[dings]

The direction of the designs of freja, melber and the other suggestions are a joy to look at. Looking forward to what is coming up.

[Jerry3904]

I'm a fan of clean and simple myself, FWIW.

[richb]

I'm a fan of clean and simple myself, FWIW.

Obviously I am in a minority. Not the first time, I often find myself there.