New Arc Logo

http://www.arclanguage.org/item?id=9438

by soundsop • 17 years ago

18 33 17 years ago

endtime• 17 years ago

Hmm...not sure if you're looking for feedback, but if you are, I'd go with a lighter shade of blue. It's hard to differentiate it from the black when the image is scaled down.

nopassrecover• 17 years ago

Yeah was about to say that.

Otherwise it's okay.

Dobbs• 17 years ago

I would also add that at least for me the white and the black steal the focus. This makes it very hard to see the 'a' without looking for it.

kylec• 17 years ago

First, it's encouraging that Arc now has a logo/graphical representation. However, in my opinion, it's not really that good. It looks like it was designed to be a favicon and doesn't scale that well when enlarged, and when it's small it's difficult to impossible to see the "a" shape.

I'm sure there are members of the Arc community and here on HN that are willing and capable of designing a much better logo if given the chance.

jcsalterego2• 17 years ago

To get the ball rolling: http://drop.io/arclogo/asset/arc-1-png

The drop is open for uploads.

[Cross posted at arclanguage.org as well]

lsb• 17 years ago

Link doesn't work for me; it's asking for a guest/admin password.

dimitar• 17 years ago

Wouldn't a simple two-color arch (or a geometrical arc) make a better logo?

tripngroove• 17 years ago

Very Mondrian.

Does this logo hint that Arc is the product of De Stijl philosophy applied to computational expression?

jdale27• 17 years ago

pg can correct me, but methinks you're reading too much into it.

tjogin2• 17 years ago

It looks as though the logo was designed by a programmer. I, for one, would not hire a designer to program. I don't see why it ought to work so much better the other way around.

pygy5• 17 years ago

pg is also a painter, you know...

tjogin2• 17 years ago

Clearly, painting is a different skill than is graphic design. Not to beat on him too much, but I think the results speak for themselves.

baddox• 17 years ago

Tropical surface anal? Doesn't sound pleasant.

catch4042• 17 years ago

I didn't realise what it was until I read the comments on the arc fourm, which is proberly a bad thing! After having it explained I like it, especially the concept but I agree with comments that it doesn't scale well.

I also prefer the blue colour scheme on the arclanguage site too!

Raphael• 17 years ago

A square logo for a language called Arc; you've got to be kidding.

pygy5• 17 years ago

Another attempt. Feel free to improve it or build on the idea.

http://www.headrun.ulg.ac.be/arclogo.png

http://www.headrun.ulg.ac.be/arclogo2.png

http://www.headrun.ulg.ac.be/arclogo3.png

http://www.headrun.ulg.ac.be/arclogo4.png <== addressing some criticism form the Arc forum.

RossM2• 17 years ago

I quite like this idea, although the way its been squashed in the second one isn't as good. An unsquashed version of #2 would look good imo.

axod2• 17 years ago

Is it only me who sees an abstract representation of a penis and testicles there? :/

khandekars• 17 years ago

IMO, it immediately strikes as a metaphor for generational garbage collector, each region depicting the generation of objects: red => new, blue => long-lived, black => garbage collected, whiteness => (??) the programmer doesn't have to worry about those details. While the rectangular shapes denote perfect building blocks, it would have been better to mix them with curves, as an expression of finesse, and/or surgical precision.

Later, pg's comment at arclanguage.org says that it's "a." May be the lack of curves is intentional, to caution that abstractions are often somewhat approximate? :)

jm4• 17 years ago

I'm sorry, but that's a horrible logo. It's like some kind of optical illusion. Trying to see the lowercase A in there reminds of one of those posters where you have to defocus your eyes to see a hidden picture. I only noticed it after it was pointed out and I still had to stare at it for a while.

I get the whole Hundred Year Language thing, but you don't need to start with a logo that looks like it's a hundred years old.

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I feel bad sounding like such a jerk about it, but I just don't have anything positive to say about that logo. It's difficult to even be constructive because it doesn't have a single redeeming quality. Even the color scheme is a poor choice because of the low contrast. I think this is one of those "back to the drawing board" moments.

jnorthrop• 17 years ago

You shouldn't feel bad for being honest. Also, I'm glad you posted, I didn't see the "a" at all. After reading your post I went back and it still took me a good 10-15 seconds to finally see it.

fluffster• 17 years ago

i like it.

dc2k083• 17 years ago

Here's one. I'll probably come back to it during the day too. Don't know if PG is asking for submissions but he's more than welcome to any I do in any colour scheme he needs. All feedback welcome. http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7305/arcdph.jpg

dc2k083• 17 years ago

one more: http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5518/arcbluew.jpg

dc2k083• 17 years ago

another: http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/762/arcship.jpg

catch4042• 17 years ago

Larger version : http://ycombinator.com/arc/arclogo.html

Semiapies• 17 years ago

The red and blue jammed together remind me of this page I stumbled upon: http://www.wired.com/wired/scenarios/

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