Rockbox Logo...

[ZincAlloy]

maybe I need to exepriment with different shades of yellow.. I'll give it another shot..

EDIT: that's better now..

[cool_walking_]

Honestly, I'm pretty tired of the whole reflection thing. Everything's doing it, and it doesn't even look that great in the first place. To me, at least, that sucks any life the Rockbox logo had out of it, and replaces it with a helping of "hey, we want to be indistinguishable from everyone else who likes shiny surfaces." Not to be overly critical, I suppose, it's just *really* not my thing.

I agree.

Sorry if it's already mentioned, but I can not be bothered to read this thread right now.  I like that little R-in-the-shape-of-a-box thing (seen here), but I remember reading that we lost contact with the creator and the licensing on that is unclear.

[wintermute23]

maybe I need to exepriment with different shades of yellow.. I'll give it another shot..

EDIT: that's better now..

Oooohhh... I like that. I was going to say that I liked the greyscale version (though I'm not a fan of the reflection), but this version is very nice.

I quite like the original, and wouldn't be upset if it never got changed (probably just as well), but I'd be happy to see this replace it.

Really, I'd like to see the custom splash patch commited, so that everyone can have the logo they want. But that's probably not going to happen, either.

Ah, well.

[JdGordon]

Really, I'd like to see the custom splash patch commited, so that everyone can have the logo they want. But that's probably not going to happen, either.

3 words... not a chance

[karashata]

I think I like the latest proposal...  Would look a lot better than the current logo with the black background, and will look cleaner on the smaller-screened targets (like my H10 20GB).  Just one question, though.  If this propoal is accepted as the new default for the DAPs, will the site's logo be changed to match it, or will it remain what it is currently?

[pixelma]

This logo discussion comes up every now and then... and first something general: I've never heard of any real plans to change the current logo. This is probably a matter of taste and therefore hard to discuss, but I think that a new logo has to be better by quite an amount (in the opinion by a few core developers and/or project leaders) to even consider a change. Especially since switching to a different logo would mean some more work to get it on the website, forum and so on...

This leads to my second point: my personal opinion is that if something's changed there and is supposed to be used as boot logo on the targets it should be used on all displays (at least all bitmap ones). You can discuss about it but I just like if it stays as close as possible across the different displays so that the logo stays recognisable.

Third, I completely agree with Llorean about the reflection "fashion". For me this covers the reflection of the whole logo as well as the glossy effect in the writing itself. I like the sketchy look of the current logo and that it is a bit rough around the edges. It gives some sort of identity and doesn't follow "everyone" else...

Summary: I don't think that this polishing of the current logo is worth it (even making it too banal). Feel free to discuss about these thoughts...

[yapper]

I happen to like the cleaner look, but I agree with pixelma's general comments.

Personally, I'd like a more "iconic" logo, like the famed "cube R" that can't be used  If someone came up with a useable logo like that, it would be interesting ....

[DancemasterGlenn]

Maybe something like the one I posted...

[jswetzen]

I like the idea of alternatives, but on the other hand I am a big fan of the current logo. When I made a boot splash there was no way I could leave out the original logo in my design (it's here if you'd like to see it), somehow it really feels like Rockbox to me.

[j8048188]

I really like that logo... we could just swap pics of the players for each player

[wintermute23]

Is this the guy we'd need to contact about the quarternote / R logo that people like?

[NicolasP]

No, the original author is "JeanReno" from the MisticRiver forums.

[wintermute23]

Ah, OK.

[hayden]

Couldn't resist .. so here's 2 more cents if anyone is interested. (with so many cents you folks wont need sponsors)

Preamble.
1) huge props for 'We do not permit abbreviations such as "ppl" and "u" in these forums.' Amen.

2) the badger that has appeared earlier - just one question - is that a tail between its legs or...

More on topic
3) Its curious that for people who write 'stasis = death' and push a project that is always evolving,  that its image doesn't.

4) I realise that open source is normally a case of standing on the shoulders of giants but when you use and or propose an image like this http://pijulius.blogspot.com/2006/06/rockbox-bootloader-with-fullscreenlogo.html you should at least credit the origins? http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&q=hed+kandi+image&btnG=Search+Images

5) A few arguments that dont really cut the mustard for me. No logo change because:
i) We dont want a polished looking product because we're always evolving and dont want to look 'finished'
 - Why have a logo at all then?
ii) That will attract 'normal users' and just cost development time explaining to incompetent novices.
 - Just plainly state that community resources are spent in development and not explaining to plebs.
iii) Evolution not revolution - we havent seen any small changes
 - Some of the greatest logo changes in the history of design have been revolutions.

And you saw it coming.. heres my version - put in the context of a new web page
http://www.unco.co.nz/legacy/work/rockbox/rockbox1.jpg

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[Llorean]

I don't see any indication of "music" in that logo at all. It's more or less all box, no rock.

As a note: It's Rockbox 3.0 (or v3.0), not "3". I know people call it 3, but in the documentation and elsewhere (such as a mock up of an official website) it's 3.0.