Talk:Wikivoyage/Logo 2013/Finalist review/Fantasy Balloon logo3

Piecemeal poll

This is getting confusing, and I think a poll regarding the elements might help. I have unfairly placed my favorites in the #1 position ;) Extensive discussion of these options is above. --Peter ^Talk 21:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

From the poll, it appears that the most popular color scheme (probably to PrinceGloria's dismay) is clearly the original green theme. The suitcase was kind of a cool idea, but I think I'll stick to the basket for the actual submissions. There's nothing even resembling a consensus about the font, aside from the fact that the original submission's font is decidedly not popular. Accordingly, I've added three mods for consideration to the submission, all of them with the new, favored basket, and each of which uses one of the suggested fonts. So pick your fonts! --Peter ^Talk 06:13, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Colors

• 1. Peter ^Talk 21:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3. If those are all the choices. I sincerely believe there is a better colour combo still. PrinceGloria (talk) 22:16, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 Oxyman (talk) 22:20, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 LikeLifer (talk) 22:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 or 3 -- Rillke (talk) 22:46, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• Texugo (talk) 23:43, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Texugo, blank vote? :-) Nicolas1981 (talk) 01:37, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

• 1 Nicolas1981 (talk) 01:38, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• Nothing. Who choice it color for voting? What is criteria? Digr (talk) 04:10, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
  • If you look at the other submissions, you will see that people have advertised alternate versions from the original proposal. The two most popular versions will be considered. I intend to do the same for the balloon, but I wanted to poll user opinions first, to ensure that the variants I submit are popular. Please do offer other ideas, but we only have two days... so we need to decide soon! --Peter ^Talk 05:52, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 (I am not happy with the green scheme, but at least the colors match together) --Danapit (talk) 05:54, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 but the logo itself is awful... --Atsirlin (talk) 06:10, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• Number 2 is too flashy and I think the colours don't fit good together. 1 or 3 then. Wolf Lambert (talk) 06:38, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• Of this set of options, 3, but I might like a brighter colour scheme better, these tones are a bit dull for a balloon. · · · Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 08:31, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
  • Per your suggestion, I tried higher saturation versions for the bry and ggg versions, and commented in the section above. I prefer them to the originals. --Peter ^Talk 22:35, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. The original colors are the best of those three alternatives. //Shell 12:51, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 --Dyolf77 (talk) 14:54, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3 for exactly the same reason of PrinceGloria. I don't like the proposed palettes. --Andyrom75 (talk) 15:05, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 or 3 --AmaryllisGardener (talk) 16:27, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1, just because it looks the most consistent of any of these color schemes. PerryPlanet (talk) 17:47, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• Of these, 1 is the best; the others look like circus balloons. LtPowers (talk) 01:12, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
• Could you make a version in Wikimedia colors? If it's not hard, maybe even two version, red-green-blue and blue-green-red. Ain92 (talk) 07:13, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. --Globe-trotter (talk) 20:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Basket or suitcase

• 1. Peter ^Talk 21:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. But with different colours please PrinceGloria (talk) 22:17, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 Oxyman (talk) 22:20, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. Texugo (talk) 23:44, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 because I am afraid the suitcase might be too detailed (unbalance in the level of detail). By the way, could the suitcase be rounder, to look less business and more like this shape? (even though that would not change the detail balance problem) Nicolas1981 (talk) 08:16, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. Digr (talk) 04:06, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 (this shape of basket is a real improvement over the rectangular). --Danapit (talk) 05:56, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2, that suitcase to the bottom of it looks a bit weird and doesn't fit with the balloon. Wolf Lambert (talk) 06:37, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• I can hardly see the difference at this scale, so doesn't really matter. Stronger shading contrast on the basket might help. · · · Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 08:34, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2. Basket - and per Danapit this is a real improvement over the rectangular //Shell 12:49, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
  • 1. is the suitcase, if I am not mistaken. -- Rillke (talk) 14:12, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
    • Thanks for notifying me of my mistake - changed to 2 //Shell 05:34, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 Definitely. --Andyrom75 (talk) 15:06, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2. --AmaryllisGardener (talk) 16:27, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2. I definitely prefer the shape of the basket; it fits the form of the balloon more. PerryPlanet (talk) 17:36, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2. Suitcase on a balloon? Agree with Wolf Lambert --Inas (talk) 23:09, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2. The suitcase is a bit too twee, and won't even be noticed as such most of the time. LtPowers (talk) 01:12, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. --Globe-trotter (talk) 20:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Font

• 1. Peter ^Talk 21:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. If those are all our choices. We need different colours, obviously, though. PrinceGloria (talk) 22:18, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2. Oxyman (talk) 22:20, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 4. LikeLifer (talk) 22:28, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1. or 2. Texugo (talk) 23:44, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3 Nicolas1981 (talk) 01:45, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3. Digr (talk) 04:05, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3 or 2 --Danapit (talk) 05:57, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 or 3 --Atsirlin (talk) 06:11, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 or 3 Wolf Lambert (talk) 06:36, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3, then 2 then 1 all acceptable, not 4 · · · Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 08:25, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 1 or 2. When voting for a font please think of non-Latin scripts! If a fancy non-Unicode font like Lenka gets chosen, the Russian, Ukrainian, Greek and Hebrew versions will have to invent something different. GMM (talk) 10:02, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Is there a font which can be used for all possible scripts including Arabic, Chinese etc? If not, then there will have to be variations anyway. · · · Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 10:21, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

We have years of tradition to use DejaVu Sans in maps — why not use it in the logo? According to the official website it supports Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, Arabic and some lesser-used scripts. GMM (talk) 17:25, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

DejaVu Sans would simplify things, although I'm not sure if it's the best option. I added examples of its use above at #Translation. I'd be very curious to hear others' opinions. --Peter ^Talk 22:38, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

• 2 or 3 //Shell 12:49, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 -Dyolf77 (talk) 14:54, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3 I love current font. --Andyrom75 (talk) 15:07, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 or 4; the Lenka wordmark still hasn't been properly hand-kerned, and I think it's far too casual anyway. LtPowers (talk) 15:41, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 3 --AmaryllisGardener (talk) 16:29, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 is my favorite; I think it would also translate the easiest to non-Latin languages, except perhaps for 1, but 1 doesn't really fit the balloon for me. PerryPlanet (talk) 17:41, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 2 or 3. --Inas (talk) 23:10, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
• 4. --Globe-trotter (talk) 20:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)