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Proposals for the tmap hex logo

Open Nowosad opened this issue 4 years ago • 13 comments

It would be great to have a hex logo for the tmap package. Everyone can propose their designs for considerations!

My take: Hi @mtennekes , maybe you would be interested in adding a hex logo to tmap? I have prepared three versions of the logo below. Let me know what you think about them.

Nowosad avatar Apr 09 '20 11:04 Nowosad

Excellent idea, Jakub! Love them. My ranking of those three would be 1,3,2, especially because of how the letters stand out.

I'll leave this issue open for a bit to see whether there is more inspiration coming (since the creation process is fun).

mtennekes avatar Apr 09 '20 12:04 mtennekes

@Nowosad beautiful hex logos! The first one 👍

rvalavi avatar Apr 12 '20 06:04 rvalavi

What would you think about something lighter like the following ones ? I was inspired by your propositions, the choice of the colors that is characteristic of {tmap}.
I took some liberty with the projection too... :smile: propal_tmap propal_tmap_light

statnmap avatar Apr 15 '20 16:04 statnmap

That's beautiful @statnmap ! I love the simplifications (although I also love the high-res logo's from @Nowosad )

I could easily settle for one of the suggestions. However, in the perfect world, I would like to add something that represent a certain statistic/theme. tmap isn't just a package for nicely looking basemaps, but also and especially for "thematic" maps.

mtennekes avatar Apr 21 '20 14:04 mtennekes

Do you have a real map that you think represents well the {tmap} package ?

statnmap avatar Apr 21 '20 15:04 statnmap

Not really. The examples in the JSS papers (also posted on https://github.com/mtennekes/tmap) could be used, but there may be nicer examples.

mtennekes avatar Apr 21 '20 16:04 mtennekes

And something like this ? This is a little supercharged to me, but it's an idea tmap_full

statnmap avatar Apr 22 '20 07:04 statnmap

@Nowosad and @statnmap : Did you make the logos with R and/or another tool? Could you share the source code/files?

mtennekes avatar Apr 27 '20 21:04 mtennekes

My approach: first draft with https://connect.thinkr.fr/hexmake/ and the final versions with GIMP. I can share my GIMP files. I also plan to make some new versions, but not sooner than late May.

Nowosad avatar Apr 28 '20 08:04 Nowosad

I'll tell Colin that you used his Shiny App, I'll be happy :wink:
On my side, I use Inkscape to allow for vectorised images. So that I can create any size with a proper resolution. I could also share the source file.

statnmap avatar Apr 28 '20 08:04 statnmap

Great! Looking forward to other propositions! I'll also give it a go when time allows.

From my side there are a few requirements, also considering other R package hex logos: image

  • The logo should stand out in small size, with the text "tmap" clearly readable.
  • Often "less is more".
  • I love green. But apparently you already sensed this!
  • It should highlight the purpose of tmap (i.e. thematic maps)
  • Ideally, it should have something funny/outside the box (like the testthat icon)

@statnmap Which app is this?

mtennekes avatar Apr 29 '20 07:04 mtennekes

Here is the Inkscape project, inside the zip file. You will see the evolution of my ideas...
If you want to try some things. tmap.zip

The Shiny app : https://connect.thinkr.fr/hexmake/

statnmap avatar Apr 29 '20 13:04 statnmap

mtennekes avatar Feb 01 '21 22:02 mtennekes