Re: FreeBSD's Visual Identity: Outdated?

From: Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (brunner_at_nic-naa.net)
Date: 12/23/04

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    To: jsha <johann@terrabionic.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:38:32 +0000

    > I am writing this e-mail hoping that someone will share my thoughts
    > on how the world's best operating system should represent its attributes
    > and users to the rest of the world.

    representations are secondary to function. there are markets for which
    this relationship is inverted. cost of entry is in the mid-eight-figure
    range.

    > Being an architect as well as graphic designer, I feel it is about time
    > for a complete revamp of the visual aesthetics of the FreeBSD project.

    code is art, and feelings are nice. please fix ebcdic first. unicode too.

    > The current logo and everything pertaining to it has long since lost its
    > modern touch. I believe that if this image is strenghtened, so is the
    > way outsiders view the FreeBSD project and the way they would judge it
    > compared to other open source operating systems.

    modernity is overrated.

    > 1. Not only is the logo misleading (associating evil) but it also looks

    dumb.

    > like something 10-year-olds could produce in Paint Shop Pro ten years
    > ago. OpenBSD has an artistic touch to theirs, however I was very
    > disappointed when I heard that the new NetBSD logo was in effect.

    who, other than you, cares?

    > 2. If it wasn't for the interesting content and structure of the FreeBSD
    > website, it would be among the less beautiful. Yes, it serves its
    > purpose well by being simple and straight to the point. But a redesign
    > could offer just the same -- simplicity and accuracy -- without being
    > ugly.

    break your own website please.

    > 3. The installation, even though it's text-only, could also be improved
    > by simple restructuring to act more cognitive and human-centered than
    > previously. Everything pertaining to the eye is important to improve.

    break your own loader please.

    > 4. There should be some kind of FreeBSD business card and letterhead
    > available to all that support this project.

    if i give you one will you agree to do something useful?

    > How do I know though, that if I manage to pull together a team to work
    > on this refined vision, that we won't be totally ignored even though we
    > produce the most magnificent result?

    most likely. its troll's fate.
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