I prefer your first attempt (just centre the [|] against the square). Your first design instinct was correct. I prefer [|] having the same height. I like the blue colour but you may experiment with different colours. philippeback wrote
SVG file. Works in Inkscape.
I wanted the [ | ] to be a golden rectangle.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
1.618 something (1 + 5 sqrt) / 2
Look at how the reciprocal of the golden ratio looks like [|]
We should have GoldenRatio in Float class.
initialize "Float initialize" "Constants from Computer Approximations, pp. 182-183: Pi = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 Pi/2 = 1.57079632679489661923132169163975144 Pi*2 = 6.28318530717958647692528676655900576 Pi/180 = 0.01745329251994329576923690768488612 2.0 ln = 0.69314718055994530941723212145817657 2.0 sqrt = 1.41421356237309504880168872420969808"
Pi := 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288. Halfpi := Pi / 2.0. Twopi := Pi * 2.0. ThreePi := Pi * 3.0. RadiansPerDegree := Pi / 180.0.
Ln2 := 0.69314718055994530941723212145817657. Ln10 := 10.0 ln. Sqrt2 := 1.41421356237309504880168872420969808. E := 2.718281828459045235360287471353.
Epsilon := 0.000000000001. "Defines precision of mathematical functions"
MaxVal := 1.7976931348623157e308. MaxValLn := 709.782712893384. MinValLogBase2 := -1074.
Infinity := MaxVal * MaxVal. NegativeInfinity := 0.0 - Infinity. NaN := Infinity - Infinity. NegativeZero := 1.0 / Infinity negated.
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Esteban A. Maringolo <
emaringolo@
> wrote:
Hi Phil,
I don't like the diamond in the back, nor the colors (looks old). Also the square brackets and vertical bar are not horizontally centered.
I still like the concept though. I couldn't see the golden ratio. Can you overlay it?
Regards! Esteban A. Maringolo
2017-05-03 9:38 GMT-03:00
phil@
<
phil@
>:
I got a shot at this and this gives the following.
What we should do:
- ensure the [|] shape has the gold ratio (so it is naturally attractive). - make sure the square is positioned so that the golden ratio is also all over the place.
Color wise, I went for blue because Smalltalk has a natural elegance and goes for no crap.
Phil
On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:49 PM, horrido <
horrido.hobbies@
> wrote:
Esteban A. Maringolo wrote
A decade+ ago I created the one attached, and I've seen used in some Smalltalk related sites. I still like it but it can be done better.
*[|]* seems to be a popular choice. I got two votes for this at LinkedIn.
It looks rather plain to me, though. It lacks sizzle.
Maybe the best way to settle this is to have a Smalltalk logo competition. People can submit their logo designs and a panel of judges can decide on the best one. The winning entry would be the "official" Smalltalk logo.
For the panel of judges, I would like representatives from each of the following:
o ESUG o the Pharo project o the Squeak project (Alan Kay?) o Cincom o Instantiations o GemTalk
Of course, my stylized hot air balloon would be Logo Candidate Entry #1.
If you think this is a good idea, I'll start organizing it. The submission deadline for the competition would be July 18, 2017 (the first anniversary of my TechBeacon article, " How learning Smalltalk can make you a better developer <https://techbeacon.com/how-learning-smalltalk-can-make-you-better-developer&...; ").
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