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[Plib-devel] plib logo

[Bram S. <br...@sa...>]

Hello,

The 2002 plib logo competition was a big fiasco:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=904174&forum_id=4480

However, why not try again?
My entry is at:
http://stolk.org/plib.png

   Bram

Re: [Plib-devel] plib logo

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Bram Stolk wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The 2002 plib logo competition was a big fiasco:
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=904174&forum_id=4480
> 
> However, why not try again?
> My entry is at:
> http://stolk.org/plib.png

I love the idea - tools working on game characters - but what it
really needs is 3D rendered tools and 3D game characters that people
might recognise.

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Re: [Plib-devel] plib logo

[Bram S. <br...@sa...>]

Steve Baker wrote:

> I love the idea - tools working on game characters - but what it
> really needs is 3D rendered tools and 3D game characters that people
> might recognise.

I can't think of a 3D character that comes close to being
universaly recognized like pacman.

And modern 3d icons are bound to be problemetic due to copyrights.
(lara croft). Also, I would hesitate to put some tools to work
on that one :-)

Maybe a 3d pacman (wireframed?) could work?

    Bram

Re: [Plib-devel] plib logo

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Bram Stolk wrote:

> I can't think of a 3D character that comes close to being
> universaly recognized like pacman.

Tux?

> And modern 3d icons are bound to be problemetic due to copyrights.
> (lara croft). Also, I would hesitate to put some tools to work
> on that one :-)

There are lots of OpenSource characters that we could do.  I have
the BSD Daemon, the KDE dragon and others as 3D models.

Using different opensource icons would have three effects:

1) It would emphasise the OpenSource nature of the project.
2) Using both Tux and Beastie (and - dare I say it - 'Clippie') would
    emphasise the cross-platform nature of the project.
3) *NOT* using games characters per-se would somewhat de-emphasise
    the idea that PLIB is *ONLY* for games (which it most certainly
    is not.

If we used Clippie - we could have a tool bending him open...to
symbolise the opening of Windows...?

---------------------------- Steve Baker -------------------------
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Projects : http://plib.sf.net    http://tuxaqfh.sf.net
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Re: [Plib-devel] plib logo

[Bram S. <br...@sa...>]

Steve Baker wrote:

> If we used Clippie - we could have a tool bending him open...to
> symbolise the opening of Windows...?

Nah!
Putting tux and clippy together symbolize os war. and this has
already been covered expertly by this excelent game :-)
http://stolk.org/xgame/
(shameless plug)

So I wouldnt go that way.

pacman symbolizes games
tux symbolizes linux
teapot symbolizes computer graphics
cornelbox symbolizes realistic rendering

the very characteristic bzflag tank may symbolize 3d games?

so, what symbolizes a portable game library?

  Bram



> ---------------------------- Steve Baker -------------------------
> HomeEmail: <sjb...@ai...>    WorkEmail: <sj...@li...>
> HomePage : http://www.sjbaker.org
> Projects : http://plib.sf.net    http://tuxaqfh.sf.net
>            http://tuxkart.sf.net http://prettypoly.sf.net
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