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Haskell logo redesign

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There are some horrid logos in there, and some very well done ones as well. My favorite: http://media.nokrev.com/junk/haskell-logos/logo9.png

Agreed. That one is solid.

Strong agree. Sharp, professional.

But it has nothing to do with Haskell in particular... to most people, this just means greater than, lambda, equal to. This is doubly confusing, because >= usually means "greater than or equal to".

I agree that simplicity is very important, I like this one best: http://haskell.org/sitewiki/images/2/21/Haskell-apankrat.png

It's not '>=' it's '>>=' the Haskell monad binding operator.

(I also agree, that logo is pure awesomeness)

I know, but most people don't. Your logo can't be designed only for people who know the language.

Most people think >λ= means "greater than" "lambda" "equals", not a clever play on monad binding op and lambda...

Perhaps you are right that for most people the logo is meaningless. However, I find it looks like a fusion of >>= (Haskell's binding operator) and λ (the symbol of functional programming).

Looks like Amtrak: http://www.identityworks.com/reviews/2000/amtrak%20old.gif

Yeah, my wife's immediate reaction to that one was "so it will do as well as Amtrak?"

Great logo!

Personally, my first impression is that it looks like a subway system's logo: you have arrows on the left to designate travelling, rails on the right, and the various strokes remind me of the complexity of the interconnected lines of a subway system.

Just a thought.

There are 2, maybe 3 good ideas on that page. I think that

http://haskell.org/sitewiki/images/0/07/Lenny1.png

and

http://media.nokrev.com/junk/haskell-logos/logo7.png

are the best.

The top one looks like too many logos already:

http://www.labnol.org/internet/google-chrome-logo-design-ins...

I vote for lady Haskell-tan, who looks exactly like Haskell should:

http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=74...

Dude, mention that it's NSFW. I don't want a bunch of blinking porn pics in my face.

Wait, what? There are ads?

I'm sure Adblock has saved my rear many times without me even knowing it.

It should be noted that the ads on that page are definitely NSFW.

Apologies for not noting this. Frankly I don't even notice NSFW ads any more.

I'm (usually) on my own so I don't have to explain myself (and I can handle the sight of them ;) ) but they're certainly not the norm for stuff linked from HN - this isn't 4chan - so people won't be expecting them. Pointing them out is the right thing to do.

This is why you hire a professional.

Pure devil Haskell is awesome(not as a real candidate obv), my new desktop background.

has links to some nice fonts too ;)

lambda logo reminds me half life.

What's the point of having a logo in a programming language?

Websites, documentation, shell icon in dock/desktop etc...

And clothing: http://www.cafepress.com/rubystuff.232041369

Make any money off that?

http://www.cafepress.com/tclwear

I've got something like 10$ of profits off that over the last four years. Granted, it was easy to set up, but 10$ is pretty pathetic.

Well, I think I've had maybe 4 thong sales since I started the shop.

Rubystuff.com overall had been averaging about $30/mo for about two years, though lately it's been much less.

I need to toss up some new designs.

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