Re: Git Branding Overview, Re: Git.or.cz Experimental Design
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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
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- Jul 21, 2008, 17:23 UTC
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Michael J Gruber <michaeljgruber+gmane@fastmail.fm> writes:
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> Johannes Schindelin venit, vidit, dixit 21.07.2008 13:20: >> On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, Michael J Gruber wrote: >>> >>> I like that new logo (plusminus G), too, it's very descriptive. >>> I just want to raise one question which I can't answer myself: >>> Are there any potential issues with the Helvetica license? >>> >>> In any case it may be safer do redo it with a GPL sans serif >>> font. If one wants to keep the association of the shape of "G" >>> with a circular arrow then FreeSans and Nimbus Sans L seem to be >>> the only options.
GPL license for a _font_? Besides I think that _using_ font in a work, as opposed to adding it to some software to use, is permitted by any proprietary font license / trademark, but IANAL.
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>>> Alternatively, it may be easier to redo it in plain PS. I'll >>> attach 2 KISS variants. 1.5k for the eps, 3 colors only. >> >> You could have spared yourself the trouble: > > Thanks for the appreciation ;) > >> http://repo.or.cz/w/msysgit.git?a=blob_plain;f=share/resources/gitlogo.svg;h=c0d67e70ab31394f0635c141998e512437a138b4;hb=HEAD >> Done without the use of any font at all. > > I don't think that was on the wiki before. Henrik's version (which > was, and was being discussed here) *is* based on Helvetica.
Both SVG version mentioned above, and your logos can be now found at http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitRelatedLogos (please correct any mistakes).
-- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git