On Mon, 2019-06-17 at 11:02 +0100, Chris Dent wrote: > https://burningchrome.com/magpie2.png > > Is the latest iteration of the candidate placement logo. > Please shout out if it's not okay. It's been through a few > iterations of feedback to get it to a form closer to what we > discussed a couple of weeks ago. > > For those not aware: The image is of an Australian Magpie. i like the image in general but i think the red and the angle of the iris sets the wrong tone. it reads as slightly arragant/sinister its kind of hard to edit a 640*640 png without and get the quality you would want for a logo but i mocked up a slight change that i think makes it more cheerful and aprochable. i think the rotation of the iris is the main thing. the more hoizontal placement of the in the origial makes the image look like the magpie si look over its sholder at you where as the more vertical inclanation in my modifed version read less like its stearing at you. looking at the original because of its stance and the perception its watching you it read more like a raven giving me an edger alan po vibe but i think the modifed version could be a magpie. the cyan/blue tones also read much more like the magpies i am used to seeing https://download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/70580781/1800 https://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/grid_gallery_lightbox/public/apa_2015_michaellabarbera_282789_black-billed_magpie_kk-adult.jpg?itok=ceft_M1F granted the colouration is mostly on there wings not around there eyes but it is a log after all :) > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: magpie3.png Type: image/png Size: 23150 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/attachments/20190617/c7fdc041/attachment-0001.png>
