Re: git-scm.com refresh

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: May 5, 2012, 14:01 UTC
Message-ID: <CAMP44s0rBm-6pWL7_BYw_Y3t9bPx5MxMmOsrMSCvd_PtvT+YVQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAP2yMaJy=1c3b4F72h6jL_454+0ydEQNXYiC6E-ZeQQgE0PcVA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 1:29 AM, Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com> wrote:

> * We designed a new logo[1] - there are multiple variations available
> for download on the site under the most permissive CC license for any
> use.

I don't like it. I don't see how it can possibly be related to git in any way. There are no plus and minus anywhere, nor green :)

But anyway, if you are going to use such a logo, perhaps you should choose a less saturated red, or even green would be better, and use the black version as the page favicon (like in github).

See how bad it looks in my browser: http://felipec.org/git-scm-screenshot.png

Also, the hugely saturated red on the rest of the page seems offsetting. A less saturated red often looks bad, but a less saturated green not so much.

And probably rotate the logo it 180 degrees; it looks like development is going down?

Other than that I think it's great :)

Thanks!

-- 
Felipe Contreras