I agree that it doesn't have to be a real/specific font. In the beginning, the idea was to be able to insert the logo without relying on a "premade" image. But as we can see, using the chosen pilcrow as a letter inside a word doesn't feel well. Moreover, as it is a manually reversed pilcrow, it can't be easily added to all formats. In my opinion, designing a "pictural" logo would let us more room to make a good one, and would better fit the use cases (like the one showcased by @allefeld). From this idea, I made a variant of the Vollkorn pilcrow taking some ideas from the whole conversation. John seems to like to see the "pi" letter as well as a "D", and most of us agree on using something looking like a "P". So I separated the bowl from the vertical lines bringing some advantages: * The "pi" and the "D" are more visible (I can still do more works on the upper junction to make the "pi" more evident -- adding some curve similar to the left one, making some offset overlap to highlight the separation, etc.) * We keep a "P" shape related to the first letter of "Pandoc" * It is not a "simple" pilcrow anymore, so decrease the risk of confusion from the users. Using a box around is a good idea making it stands as "I am a logo". However, a simple square or diamond doesn't bring much meaning. I used an ISO A4 page symbol which was often used in the previous logo propositions. One more time, some more work can be done here, like using a letter-sized page (which would make it more squarish). [image: logo_512.png] What do you think about this compromised: starting from a well-designed pilcrow and customizing it to make it looks like a logo. Kind. Le mar. 14 janv. 2020 à 21:46, BPJ a écrit : > Does it necessarily have to be a specific font? I doubt people will care > about such details as long as the general look is the expected one, the > pilcrow, a box (the idea of a square rotated 45 degrees, i.e. a lozenge, > seems a good one to me BTW) and the expected general color in a color > document. OTOH if the font is the "right" one but other details are wrong, > like a non-reversed pilcrow, a circle instead of a box or the wrong color > the "right" font doesn't help. Most people who aren't font nerds (I used > to be one when I was younger actually) won't notice any font differences > less gross than filled vs. not filled, w/o a "leg" or sans vs. serif. > > > Den tors 9 jan. 2020 18:52allefeld skrev: > >> I did have the concern expressed above that the reversed Pilcrow >>> in a box e.g. in an editor menu looks like it should create a new >>> paragraph, >> >> >> I wouldn't be too concerned about that. The Pilcrow is familiar as an >> end-of-paragraph symbol, but I have never seen an editor that uses it to >> stand for "create paragraph". >> >> Apparently there is a Pilcrow button in MS Word, but that stands for >> "show hidden formatting". >> >> For my own package, I think that the documentation >> https://github.com/allefeld/atom-pandoc-pdf#toolbar-buttons >> should make it completely clear. >> >> And once the symbol is used on the Pandoc website, users will >> automatically start associating it with Pandoc. >> >> >> >>> and isn't obviously recognizable as a logo. >>> >> >> A properly designed logo would certainly be nice. A while ago there was a >> comment from a designer on the repo offering to design a logo. I left a >> comment, maybe he chimes in. >> >> But I would propose that for the moment we just settle on a font, and >> leave possible further logo design for the future. >> >> And that would mean that you, John, have to decide which font it is >> supposed to be. :) >> >> C >> >> -- >> 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 >> email to pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/921cd6a2-2d51-4c82-bf29-97627318519f%40googlegroups.com >> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pandoc-discuss/1bKIuyBnWaQ/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pandoc-discuss/CADAJKhARUsq4GnQAuykH4tXjHAaRe%3DYB2EKEwnshJZ9496K-9Q%40mail.gmail.com > > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pandoc-discuss" group. 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