Re: [Gimp-web] GIMP Site Redesign

[Mike Finch <info 1sixty com>]

aHAHahaha, there's a lot of truth to that.  No matter how you style it, it's still a cute woodland creature holding a paintbrush.

How would the community respond to just having the "Gimp" wordmark as the logo in the Primary Navigation?  In earlier versions of my mockup, I didn't have Wilber in the primary navigation.  In regards to adding a modern aesthetic to a possible rebranding of Gimp, just using the Gimp logo by itself would be fantastic.

Wilber could still be used, but more sparingly and less prominently through the site.  That would be my first choice.

Mike Finch

1sixty.com

On Friday, March 9, 2012 at 10:48 AM, gespertino gmail com wrote:

2012/3/9 Mike Finch <info 1sixty com>

That version is definitely more up to date than most that are floating around, but I'd ideally still like to move away from the big, bubbly, glossy trend.  In the design community, this is a style that's years out of date and with trying to push usage to more mainstream demographics, I think it's a trend that would discredit our attempt to bill it as a modern, up-to-date application.

I'm not sure if the problem is really a "rendering" issue. I don't think the icon I linked looks dated in style or finishing.

It's rather the idea of using a mascot as branding what probably looks dated.
The problem won't go away by just tweaking the style of the illustration: It's a cute mascot holding a paintbrush in it's mouth and that's what looks anachronic
 

Let's try this- Let me take this version you linked me to, and see if I can take some of the "Web 2.0 Bubble" look out of it.  It might be a good middle-ground to please both current and future users.

If you want to give it a try, keep in mind that there's a 256x256 icon in SVG format, as Alexandre just pointed out.

Gez.