This project needs a logo!

[NullVoxPopuli]

I've sort of hacked a logo over at: https://github.com/NullVoxPopuli/emberclear/tree/master/images
But, I'm not a designer.

What we should have is something, simple, and abstract-ish, but still somewhat representative of the ideas behind this project.

• this is a chat program, but eventually audio, video, and screen sharing may be possible, so text chat isn't the only way of communicating
• everything is always encrypted between you and the recipient. no one can else can view a message.
• this chat / tool may or may not be used for nefarious purposes, I don't care
• eventually we'll use a mesh network for the relays (hence the lines and cicles in the current icon), which means that the backend-supporting infrastructure could never be taken down.
• always open source <3
• always free
• this is kind of a peer-to-peer application, but it's really a peer-mesh-network-peer architecture

Maybe some inspiration:
The Ubuntu logo, The Circle of Friends

maybe this could be represent the invite-only nature

Network architectures:

Things that I'm not looking for:

• lock imagery
• chat bubbles
• the same ideas in the current logo, but styled differently

I think these are too literal. like, encryption is almost always represented my keys, or locks, and network topology is almost always represented my connected dots layed out in different ways

In my googling, I thought this was an interesting representation of encryption: https://gdmissionsystems.com/-/media/General-Dynamics/Cyber-and-Electronic-Warfare-Systems/Images/GD-Embedded-Encryption-Hero-02-rev.ashx?h=1016&w=1788&la=en&hash=E86C435EB5EEF9CADDE9E2FC519E7C29
but it's way too complicated for a logo.

idk. logos are hard.

[Quantumf0x]

I can work out your png if you want

[NullVoxPopuli]

of course!
anyone can work on this! :)

[Quantumf0x]

I send you a pull request :) hope you like it

[jlapitan]

https://logojoy.com/s/22136307?type=sign&h=HkkuDhX5m

[rochelleilustre]

will add on this

[sivakumar-kailasam]

@NullVoxPopuli have you considered http://openlogos.org/ ?

[NullVoxPopuli]

@sivakumar-kailasam I've never heard of them -- how does it work?

[NullVoxPopuli]

found this:

- To claim a logo, you need to have an active open source project.
- One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo.
- Every logo has one github issue that you can introduce your project to and claim.
- Community can upvote your comment and you can upvote other projects as well under these issues.
- Starting from 1st of July August, I will give one logo per day until the end of month according to these upvotes.

[NullVoxPopuli]

it looks like the logos are currently claimed

[sivakumar-kailasam]

Ah that's too bad, didn't realize he ran out of logos already.

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[godns3740]

I've designed the logo to meet your conditions.
If you like this logo, you may use it for this project.

[NullVoxPopuli]

@godns3740 that looks super neat! what would it look like at smaller sizes? say, 128px, 32px, and 16px? (favicons are 16px square, I think)

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[godns3740]

@NullVoxPopuli Here's a logo that's reduced in size, as you say.

[NullVoxPopuli]

@godns3740 do things still look clear when it's even smaller? or does it need to be simplified at smaller sizes?

[godns3740]

@NullVoxPopuli 128px, 32px, 16px

[NullVoxPopuli]

So yeah, on the small version, how do you feel about the loss of detail? Should the small icons be simpler?

[godns3740]

@NullVoxPopuli I changed the logo simply.

[NullVoxPopuli]

Nice! I like it!