Re: Logo proposal

[Christopher Lemmer Webber]

Ludovic Courtès writes:

> Hi sirgazil,
>
> sirgazil <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> It's been a while since I designed the current Guile logo. This logo has 
>> what I called retracted and expanded forms. The former is the G in 
>> parenthesis, and the latter is the one in the website header bar.
>>
>> I'm fine with the retracted form, I actually like it, but everytime I see 
>> the expanded form, the overlapping of shapes bothers me. So I would like to 
>> propose two alternative designs:
>>
>> https://multimedialib.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/guile-logo-proposal-2020-01-24.png
>
> I like the proposals… but I prefer the current one.  :-)
>
> The way I see it, λ is all too common among functional programming
> languages and tools.  So it’s both a rallying symbol and one that makes
> your project indistinguishable from others in the same domain.
>
> Thanks,
> Ludo’.

I agree.  I thought the current Guile logo looks very nice and distinct
and lisp'y.

These days lispiness is a more defining feature than lambdaness, and
less advertised.