Re: Slonik!

To me, it looks like the Ruby logo, but blue. At least that’s my first impression - and I’m not a Rubyist.
I’m not certain that a diamond represents strength or reliability in a logo. I’d assume that diamond would represent something like elegance or beauty. I could be wrong.

> On Dec 6, 2019, at 8:40 AM, Andrej <andrej(dot)groups(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> Hi Bryan,
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> If you hadn't posted that logo of yours to this group, including the current one, I wouldn't have recognised it as a stylised elephant,
> which, to me, implies that it may not be a good representation of an elephant. Actually - even seeing them side by side I still don't
> recognise it as an elephant. It looks like a stylised rendition of the old logo.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrej
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> On Fri, 6 Dec 2019 at 22:13, BFarrell915 <bfarrell915(at)gmail(dot)com <mailto:bfarrell915(at)gmail(dot)com>> wrote:
> Hello PostgreSQL advocacy group,
>
> I recently contacted the core team about a logo design I came up with. Bruce kindly directed me towards this group.
>
> As you can see in the forwarded message below, logo design is a bit of a hobby for me. If you and the community agree that the design has potential, I would be happy to iterate on the design based on your feedback.
>
> If not, it was a fun project for me anyway.
>
> Thank you,
> Bryan Farrell
>
>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us <mailto:bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>>
>> Subject: Re: Slonik!
>> Date: November 26, 2019 at 20:26:11 EST
>> To: BFarrell915 <bfarrell915(at)gmail(dot)com <mailto:bfarrell915(at)gmail(dot)com>>
>> Cc: pgsql-core(at)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:pgsql-core(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>>
>>
>> I would email the Postgres advocacy list, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>,
>> and see what they think about it. It is certainly a new direction in
>> design and has potential.
>>
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>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 12:37:29AM -0500, BFarrell915 wrote:
>>> Hello PostgreSQL Core Team,
>>>
>>> My name is Bryan, I’m a developer by trade, and I recently started using PostgreSQL in a Django project I’m working on!
>>>
>>> Logo design is also somewhat of a hobby for me, and I enjoy researching the history behind logos and the like. Naturally, I started researching the history behind the PostgreSQL logo soon after I started using it. I came across this article <https://www.vertabelo.com/blog/the-history-of-slonik-the-postgresql-elephant-logo <https://www.vertabelo.com/blog/the-history-of-slonik-the-postgresql-elephant-logo>> which gives a fairly detailed history of Slonik and the choices behind its creation. In that article, I also came across this gem (pun intended).
>>>
>>> <dcb3cdea445cd570ae69e35c0ab683f9.png>
>>>
>>> While not what I would consider an outstanding logo, I really liked the idea of using a diamond to reinforce the notion of a strong, reliable product. So I wondered how I might design a logo that looked modern and sleek, while also incorporating that idea.
>>>
>>> Here is what I came up with.
>>>
>>> <0592425E-7721-4057-B83F-ACB9CFF78E23.png>
>>> While definitely more abstract than the current logo, I think the elephant is easily recognizable. The rigid shapes were designed to mimic the luster of a diamond, and they further reinforce that solid, dependable feeling. The horizontal striations outline the shape of the elephant’s ears and are also somewhat reminiscent of common database icons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Database_icons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Database_icons>>. I don’t dislike the current design of Slonik, but it does seem a bit outdated (16 years old!) and it does lose some of its detail at smaller sizes.
>>>
>>> I know this is a bit unusual, the community is probably fairly attached to the current iteration of Slonik, and a logo redesign is most likely not on your minds. But if you (and the community) like the design, it’s yours. I won’t ask for any kind of compensation; all I'll ask is attribution.
>>>
>>> I’d be happy to hear your thoughts, and would be open to iterating on the design based on your and/or the community's feedback. I can also provide high quality vector assets and variations on the logo (monochrome, various sizes, horizontal lockup, etc.). Please feel free to email me back at your convenience.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Bryan Farrell
>>>
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