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[74.82.3.134]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s8sm50255191pfj.45.2016.12.08.04.58.56 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:58:56 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by johnmacfarlane.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BA1ADA167; Thu, 8 Dec 2016 07:58:45 -0500 (EST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87shpywqjj.fsf-97jfqw80gc6171pxa8y+qA@public.gmane.org> X-PGP-Key: http://johnmacfarlane.net/jgm.asc X-Original-Sender: jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@berkeley-edu.20150623.gappssmtp.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org designates 2607:f8b0:400e:c05::22c as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org Precedence: list Mailing-list: list pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org; contact pandoc-discuss+owners-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1007024079513 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: , List-Unsubscribe: , Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.text.pandoc:16336 Archived-At: +++ Joost Kremers [Dec 08 16 13:31 ]: > >On Thu, Dec 08 2016, Kolen Cheung wrote: >>Over there I draft a design of pandoc logo by playing on the=20 >>symmetry between P and d. One expression of that idea is an axe=20 >>looks like P and the same thing rotated looks like d. The reason an=20 >>axe is used is because this kind of echo pandoc being like a Swiss=20 >>army knife, where an axe is like that on steroid. A proper design of=20 >>that axe should resemble the letter P and d better. > >FWIW, I don't associate an axe with "Swiss army knife on steroids". A=20 >Swiss army knife gets its reputation because instead of being just a=20 >knife, it has a lot of different tools for different jobs. An axe is,=20 >well, just an axe, and sophistication is not what comes to mind when I=20 >think about its cutting power. > >That plus the fact that I think it'll be difficult if not impossible=20 >to make an axe look like a p or d means that I would suggest not to=20 >pursue the idea of using axes. I do very much like the idea of=20 >integrating a p and a d into the logo, and sadly have no better ideas=20 >to offer. :-( I once thought about using the two letter combination =E2=88=80=CE=94 =E2=88=80 for pan (all) =CE=94 for doc A good graphic designer might be able to combine these shapes in a pleasing way. But, maybe too obscure. --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= pandoc-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To post to this group, send email to pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/= pandoc-discuss/20161208125813.GA93986%40Administrateurs-iMac-3.local. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.