Re: Slonik!

I have post about the logo, since I am in community since 1995
https://obartunov.livejournal.com/186860.html

You canuse google translate to read it.

In short, originally it was made by russians, then diamond was removed and
vectorized,

Best regards,
Oleg

On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 12:13 PM 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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>
>
>

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