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Make homepage cool
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Lots of libraries have "cool looking" homepages with logos or graphics, makes them look legit
Describe the solution you'd like
At least come up with a logo, ideally some cool visuals also (see #565, related)
Provide references (if applicable)
Some references of packages with "cool looking" stuff https://graph-tool.skewed.de/ https://networkx.org/ https://scikit-network.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Additional context
cc @jovo as this came out of a convo with him
https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/internet-in-1997-instructional-video-143754639.html exactly like these
I could try and come up with a logo.
Did you have any logos for GraSPy and Topologic? Maybe they can be merged in some way.
This is a doodle something off the top of my head.
Do you already have any ideas/concepts you want the logo to incorporate?
@sagarhowal that's great, we'd appreciate any help/input. And no, we didn't have preexisting ideas. But I like your doodle!
I'm wondering if we deleted the edges that are outside of the G, but still had edges inside in another color (we were thinking maybe a light blue?). We could use just the "G" that looks like a network for the logo in the sidebar and such, and then could also have a version where "graspologic" is written out with you G.
Do you have any experience with rendering/drawing logos like this? Or how do you suggest proceeding? Since this idea is simple enough we could also try to make it in matplotlib 😆
(I don't speak for everyone on the team, if anyone else has ideas please chime in!)
i do note that we've thus far mostly been using graspologic (lower case) instead of Graspologic - personally I don't care much, and I think the G above looks cool. if anyone disagrees, i guess we could also try a lower case graph-g
@bdpedigo Glad you liked it. I can try something with a lowercase g and also the uppercase G without the edges outside the G. Yes, I do have some experience but it is mostly a hobby, i know a few things about vector graphics and typography but i am mainly a developer.
I love the idea of making this in matplotlib. Someone could give it a go 😅. It will eventually need to be converted to a vector graphic and you will need to test several sizes, test to see if it looks good in black-and-white, it will have to be tested for colour blindness. That's a few things that are standard for logos.
Or how do you suggest proceeding?
I can make this using an open-source vector design tool. And (optional) in a repository like this one https://github.com/hpe-design/logos. I will leave the ways on how to collaborate/vote on the logo to you.
I tried doodling the lowercase g. Since it has more curves, it needs more nodes. It could look confusing if the logo is used in a low resolution.
But it does look better to me. 😅 Thoughts?
I tried doodling the lowercase g.
So far I think I like the uppercase better, if we do end up wanting lowercase later we'd probably just have to play with the shape/edges a lot.
I can make this using an open-source vector design tool.
That would be awesome!
I love the idea of making this in matplotlib. Someone could give it a go 😅.
Maybe we play with this once the design is settled more, I'd be happy to try at some point.
It will eventually need to be converted to a vector graphic and you will need to test several sizes, test to see if it looks good in black-and-white, it will have to be tested for colour blindness. That's a few things that are standard for logos.
Yes totally agree!
Or rather than matplotlib, you could draw a pointcloud G (with some edges based on the G shape) and graph match an actual graph to it, using the matched pointcloud coordinates to make the layout.
So, I like these ideas, but I also remember a vertexified Google G in a logo and I don't think Microsoft is going to want to go anywhere near that under any circumstances.
I'll get a conversation started on our end on what we need to be aware of / are allowed to do!
@dwaynepryce after you mentioned it I can't unsee the capital G resembling google.
I have a draft for the small g. I'll just post it here for the time being while you sort out what are allowed to do.
Draft--
Something like this is another option - could iterate on this (e.g., change the font for the G, add extra stuff, whatever) although maybe a little too complicated
maybe have the G itself be a network? kinda similar to above but more network-ey
although looking back I kinda like @sagarhowal's design a little more, I think it's a bit more simple and clean maybe with the "g" looking more recognizably like a g? and potentially messing with the colors
do you have like a PSD or illustrator file for that @sagarhowal? thanks for the work you've put in!!
@dwaynepryce mentioned this ticket to me on Friday. I see you have a couple designs already which are totally awesome, I had started working on a concept Friday and thought I would share (and you totally don't have to go with this, just want to present options). I can supply original illustrator file and SVG, or other image format. Also happy to make any changes. This is currently using: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/bahnschrift.
Ooh, I love that one @ahoak, network thing in a circle looks really good. I'd probably advocate for changing the G in some way? Maybe lowercase and/or a different font?
@ahoak had an example as lower case and it looked a little more jarring (the G in this one kinda brings the circle into the center, since it's reminiscent of a circle itself). The baby G looked a bit out of place (but she can show you and you can draw your own conclusions ;D)
So, I like these ideas, but I also remember a vertexified Google G in a logo and I don't think Microsoft is going to want to go anywhere near that under any circumstances.
Do we know how microsoft will feel about big Gs? Or I guess what I am asking is what the criteria are to make a big G okay?
I will run the capital G question by our legal team and see what I find out!
I love the G and g ideas. That said, it might be worth considering some 'non-g' ideas?
us:
we've tried absolutely one letter and we're out of ideas
jovo:
what about other letters?
us:
https://media.giphy.com/media/2rqEdFfkMzXmo/giphy.gif
Ooh, I love that one @ahoak, network thing in a circle looks really good. I'd probably advocate for changing the G in some way? Maybe lowercase and/or a different font?
Here is a couple concepts that I played with.
Here is a couple options that dont include "g" . I was thinking about Jovo's comment , It could be interesting to have an octopus arms composed of graph nodes grasping the text as an alternative idea.
Like a hand grasping made out of logic/network?
joking aside, I am also a fan of having the logo next to the text of the name too. that neatly sidesteps the concerns I was raising earlier for sure, and ... I just like it more.
joking aside, I am also a fan of having the logo next to the text of the name too. that neatly sidesteps the concerns I was raising earlier for sure, and ... I just like it more.
Quite like the logo next to text as well!
(don't laugh at my bad drawing) just throwing ideas out - i wonder how abstract/simple the octopus could be such that you could still tell its an octopus? Here i was thinking of Dwayne's 8-degree-node-octopus, I obviously don't think what I have is pretty or octopus-like enough, but maybe someone knows how to fix that?
I also really like the octopus grabbing logo idea, only thing i worry about is whether it would get too complicated for a logo