Re: Slonik!

Hi Bryan,

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

On Fri, 6 Dec 2019 at 22:13, BFarrell915 <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:
>
> *From: *Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
> *Subject: **Re: Slonik!*
> *Date: *November 26, 2019 at 20:26:11 EST
> *To: *BFarrell915 <bfarrell915(at)gmail(dot)com>
> *Cc: *pgsql-core(at)postgresql(dot)org
>
>
> I would email the Postgres advocacy list, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org,
> and see what they think about it. It is certainly a new direction in
> design and has potential.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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>
> 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).
>
> [image: image]
>
>
> 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.
>
> [image: PostgreSQL Lockup Vertical.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>. 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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>
> + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. +
> + Ancient Roman grave inscription +
>
>
>

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