Yes, dangerous indeed... You always need to know what you're doing when creating software ;-)<div><br></div><div>And it's still maybe a better analogy than having to lift a heavy hammer, work hard and pour a lot of sweat to make your sword sharp ;-)</div>
<div><br></div><div>But I really think a logo should be very simple which would be the case for a simple flame...</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Koen<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Paul Bakker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="http://paul.bakker.nl">paul.bakker.nl</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">But one small mistake and it will burn your project to the ground... ;-)<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Koen Aers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:koen.aers@gmail.com" target="_blank">koen.aers@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">A bit late but I'll throw in my ideas as well. I also initially liked the anvil image, but I think we should carefully consider Max's arguments. Also, though Dan's analogy of 'banging out a sword' is nice, I think it is not something obvious. <div>
<br></div><div>That's why after thinking about it for a while I would be inclined to be in favour of r1v6. But I would actually leave out the hands of Prometheus. I think a flame is a good logo because it is simple, it relates to a forge well and more in general fire has always been a - dangerous, i admit - tool for people to create all kinds of things. Moreover fire is very agile, you can carry and use it everywhere.</div>
<div><br></div><div>My 2 cents,</div><div>Koen<div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Max Rydahl Andersen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:max.andersen@redhat.com" target="_blank">max.andersen@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">btw. the recognizability factor of the "anvil" is though a big factor.<br>
<br>
But wondering how it will look at <a href="tel:64x64%2F32x32%2F16x16" value="+16464323216" target="_blank">64x64/32x32/16x16</a> icon sizes which is what will show up in stuff like eclipse ?<br>
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On Jul 12, 2011, at 09:00, Ronald van Kuijk wrote:<br>
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> Yes, everything you want with the limitation that<br>
> - it wil be rigid<br>
> - not flexible (in many ways)<br>
> - not easily modifieable<br>
> - made to last (think horseshoes)<br>
> - ...<br>
><br>
> ;-)<br>
><br>
> Being close to Amsterdam and Antwerp, something like a diamond cutter<br>
> comes to mind :-)<br>
><br>
> 2011/7/12, Dan Allen <<a href="mailto:dan.j.allen@gmail.com" target="_blank">dan.j.allen@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 17:37, Paul Bakker <<a href="http://paul.bakker.nl" target="_blank">paul.bakker.nl</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> I like the sword analogy, makes sense being a "craftsman" developer. Not<br>
>>> sure if a sword would fit well in the logo (might get too complicated),<br>
>>> but<br>
>>> the idea behind it is perfect :-)<br>
>>><br>
>>> I agree on the lightweight part too. The only thing that should be clear<br>
>>> is<br>
>>> that you won't get any lock-in with Forge, but to my opinion a anvil<br>
>>> doesn't<br>
>>> say you do have a lock-in. It also implies Forge is a tool that supports<br>
>>> your crafsman work.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>> Exactly. Anvils let you create what you want, the way you want to create it<br>
>> :) So indeed.<br>
>><br>
>> -Dan<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
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