Re: Logos proposal

[Fotios Kasolis]

On Jun 17, 2010, at 11:08 PM, Ben Barrowes wrote:

> On Thursday 17 June 2010 16:28:21 Fotios Kasolis wrote:
>> On Jun 17, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Ben Barrowes wrote:
>>> On Wednesday 16 June 2010 16:27:56 Judd Storrs wrote:
>>>> IMHO the first one that Fotios posted in the white on black logos
>>>> seems to have the best sense of space and the use of bold feels
>>>> balanced (although there are some small kernings that could help... I
>>>> feel like I want to separate the O and the C by a fraction of a hair).
>>>> It also seems to be eminently readable without an advanced degree even
>>>> though the T is disturbed and \forall was used as an upside down A. To
>>>> me, the set-looking \mathbb{O} could be construed to resonate with the
>>>> oft mentioned idea that Octave is a superset language, \forall seems
>>>> to be a statement of inclusiveness or target audience, and the
>>>> \nu-looking V could be interpreted as a hint at the presence of the
>>>> GNU project. Just my 2c.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --judd
>>> 
>>> It would be nice to keep the \infty somehow, possibly in the background.
>>> However, notice that the combination of O anc C almost comprise an
>>> infinity symbol. Any way to combine them enough to result in a dual
>>> purpose combination? To be read both as OC and as an \infty depending on
>>> how you look at it. It also helps that the super T sets of the OC before
>>> it already.
>>> 
>>> FWIW, I like the forall, making sense to both those who know what it
>>> means and those who don't but can still see it is meant to stand for an
>>> A.
>>> 
>>> The e is the last letter to have a special purpose. Eaton comes to mind.
>>> Any way to make an attribution here?
>> 
>> Here is what you asked for
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> and here is the Latex code for it
>> 
>> \text{O}\hspace{-0.07cm}\text{C}^\text{T}\forall\mathcal{VE}
> 
> 
> 
> If you keep  the \mathbb{O} instead of the \text{O} it keeps the set-looking 
> quality but I am not 
> sure if it blends with the c well enough.
> 
> The cmbright capital C has no serif and blends in with the \mathbb{O} (and 
> also \text{O}) in a way 
> that reminds of \infty... at the same time, I was hoping for a "c" that 
> closed in a bit further to 
> seem to form a more complete circle. I am also experimenting with the T a 
> bit, but the original one 
> is fine also.
> 
> I have been looking through the symbols-letter.pdf I have, but haven't found 
> anything so far.
> 
> \renewcommand*\rmdefault{cmbright}\normalfont\upshape
> $\mathbb{O}\hspace{-0.07cm}\text{C}^\textrm{T}\forall\nu\mathcal{E}$
> 
> $\text{O}\hspace{-0.07cm}\text{C}^\textit{T}\forall\nu\mathcal{E}$

Another solution (that reminds a bit alien vs predator bomb counter!!! lol) 
could be sth like

I find the slightly modified version 

\text{O}\hspace{-0.07cm}\text{C}\hspace{-0.04cm}^{\text{\footnotesize 
T}}\hspace{-0.04cm}\bm{\forall}\mathcal{V}\hspace{-0.04cm}\mathcal{E}

much better than my original one (Judd)!