Wikibooks/Logo/Archive 2

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  • Logo (current logos, guidelines, localisation)

Welcome to the process for finding a new logo for Wikibooks!

Phase 1 of the logo contest has been finished (archive); we have our two finalists! The finalists were determined by taking the logo group with the most votes and eliminating all logo groups which didn't have more than half of that amount. I arranged the various designs from the winning logo groups by similarity; if you disagree with my classification, please say so on the talk page.

In the phase 2, which will last until 30 September, you are invited to refine the existing designs and propose new ones which must be based on the basic design of the finalist logos (don't propose entirely new logos any more).

The next round of voting will be phase 3, during which we will determine which logos from each logo group will go to the final round.

If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints, please contact me on this page's or my own talk page. Thanks for participating!

Nightstallion (?) 19:33, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Important: If a logo proposal uses the Wikimedia colors, please upload versions in new, other colors. All logos should be clearly distinguished from the Wikimedia logo in color and form.


#A (Abstract book-in-circle) - 45 votes in phase 1[edit]

#A 1[edit]

#A 2[edit]

New or slightly different versions (A)[edit]

A1

A2

All of the above do not use the Wikimedia colours.

Kudos for deviating from the WM-colours. I think that the Aqua version is quite nice - perhaps experiment a bit more for us to find something unique - it should be clear that it is a stylised book. Daniel () Check out Wikiscope! 18:51, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I like A1 with the alternative typeface, but the A1 variants both seem a bit too washed out. Perhaps if you darkened the logo a bit, so that the blue turned into cornflower blue, it might not seem that way. Thank you for creating these variants. Although color-coordinated project logos could look nice, I already got tired of the Wikimedia colors before these votes. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 04:51, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree; I've uploaded more saturated versions of the really washed out blue ones. Smurrayinchester 15:12, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I love the colors, very sharp and refreshing! Though these logos don't really remind me of books, they look more like flowers. Perhaps you could try to vary the color scheme of proposal B? --Lorenzarius 15:48, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion (A)[edit]

Why be abstract is a problem? Look at Wikipedia's, Wikimedia's and Wikisource logo. They are all abstract. --Dante, the Wicked 02:43, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I really like A1, but my problem is also with the 'W' - what happens in languages where W is not the first letter of the name, such as Turkish or in a non-latin script, such as Japanese? I think it is wrong to include the W as part of the design. Unfortunately A2 is less clear about what it is showing (it is less obviously a book). Is there maybe an A3, which has the same basic design but with something else in the bottom half? Or maybe nothing? --HappyDog 12:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • The original A2 is great (no W, cool colors). I like the WIKIBOOKS text, but not the subtitle (grammatical error). I would propose one with the line in tiny font omitted (how can I edit and upload a version to here? Can't deal with this svg stuff...) --Mainzelmann 04:56, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

#B (Stylised book in circle) - 23 votes in phase 1[edit]

#B 1[edit]

#B 2[edit]

New or slightly different versions (B)[edit]

SVGs

Discussion (B)[edit]