About the MX Linux logo

[Eadwine Rose]

I like the current logo more than any of these posted here ...

Thanks for the input, we'll take it into consideration.

[Huckleberry Finn]

+1 :) @vm_x

[AVLinux]

Haha, there will never be 100% consensus on something like this..

I was in favour of something completely different but the development process of this logo and the stuff in the animated boot logo thread completely won me over to the @Freja design. Everyone has their opinions and preferences of course and constructive discourse is always a must, but time and context can often be persuasive on their own. Not saying this to convince anyone, just pointing out how surprised I was to be won over..

[Stuart_M]

I'm with you 100% @vm_x!

[dings]

+1 @AVLinux

[Freja]

Thanks @AVLinux, @Stuart_M , @vm_x, @dings.
I 'm going to show you a part of the my PM I sent to asqwerth the other day.

Whether the Well-Balanced-Eclipse-V2 is adopted or not is not important to me personally.

Ultimately, I think that if adoption is good for MX users around the world, they should use it, and if it makes things worse than they are now, they should reject it.

[danielson]

+1 @vm_x

[Freja]

As a trend in my work production at life so far, my designs are popular with experts, but they are not popular with general users. It's a definite trend.

It's true that I had a hard time, but if it's rejected by general users, it might be better not to adopt it.

Who has the more superiority the customer or the development team?

This is MX because of our customers.

Myself, Freja's vote is below.
+1 @vm_x

[i_ri]

Now we know the lines mean menu. [post January 20th]
Mix-in the menu magnifying glass(?)

Freja
You be the M in X.
Thank You for the unfolding, the movement.
Hold it with pride, Your design is sterling.

[vm_x]

@Freja

For me, it isn't JUST about the logo itself, but how well it represents what it is supposed to, and how well it goes with the current all-around design.
I'm not questioning your literal design skills, I just don't see the direction of this particular logo going well with the rest of MX.

To me, MX is utilitarian, slightly rough around the edges, kind of square-ish in nature, boxy, stable, strong, steel-like, the most XFCE-ish distro around, and I think the current logo perfectly represents that.
The new logo feels soft, too round-ish, with skinny weak lines, completely out of MX character to me personally.

So while I would love to see MX advance in design, I don't think the current logo is the bottleneck, and I don't think we need a new logo just for the sake of having a new logo.

I don't think you should label all of us "non-experts" for not liking some particular design of yours, but rather seek direction from the community.