Golang icon is so ugly

[thuandt]

How we can fix this?

[Alhadis]

Just out of interest, what DPI is your screen? Is it a high-density display (retina) or a standard display?

I'm asking because the Go icon's lines are thicker on my screen (irrespective of colour scheme), and it might actually look a lot uglier on low-res devices.

Either way, I'm thinking we should get rid of the outlined icon and opt for something that's either solid-filled, or clearer. Perhaps the upper-half of the gopher's head?

[thuandt]

I'm using laptop screen with 1366x768 and external monitor with Full HD resolution. It's standard display.

I'm not sure but I think we can use image without transparent in this case.

[Alhadis]

This icon has always been problematic. Even with Go-specific styling tweaks and motif-sensitive enhancements, it still manages to look ugly to some users.

I think the icon's geometry is just too thin and unsuitable for 16×16 display. Using the head would probably be the way to go; it's even used as the favicon on Go's homepage.

[Alhadis]

@thuandt How would this look?

[thuandt]

@Alhadis seem ok with me :)