Mobx: Find a new logo

[fibric]

During the AMA on hashnode.com @mweststrate suggested developing ideas for a new logo.

Well, here we are.

Throwing some ideas:

• something related to the mafia
• something with cars
• something about observing
• something with the initials M & X maybe ;-)

[fibric]

While trying to get my hands warm, I came up with the idea of a silhouette of a detective. Maybe someone can produce a vector of my hand drawing. Or it's not wanted at all.

[arahansen]

I'm actually a fan of the current logo. I think it would be cool to see a redesigned logo that still captures the essence or ideas of the current one.

[mweststrate]

@fibric cool :) Yeah I was thinking something along those lines as well indeed. Maybe with an X somewhere. I think referring to Mafia is very suitable for great jokes, as the Mob is kind of anti-state ;-).

cc @tetsuo

[tetsuo]

@fibric wow that looks great 👍

[iamakulov]

Is there any necessity to actually update the logo? If the current one is already spread, radically changing it will make MobX less recognizable.

I’m up to removing the shadow though as it seems kinda old to me:

This shouldn’t affect recognizability as the ]v[ part is remaining unchanged.

[mweststrate]

btw, original SVG can be found here: https://github.com/mobxjs/mobx/blob/gh-pages/images/mobservable.svg

[iamakulov]

Yup, edited it too.

Inkscape source: http://svgur.com/s/5Z.
Plain source: http://svgur.com/s/5S. In this file, I’ve converted the text to path so it can be safely used on any computer and the ]v[ part is always visible.

[osenvosem]

May I propose a concept?

[tetsuo]

@osenvosem ok this is officially photoshop battle now 😸

[osenvosem]

@tetsuo so cute)) it is actually shadow from lapel, kind of. )))

[osenvosem]

Or something like this:

[mweststrate]

@osenvosem I really like the idea :) can you somehow make it a bit more suitable for 1:1 aspect ratio?

[osenvosem]

@mweststrate how about this?

Here are X letter and vivid colours to emphasise reactivity.

[AriaFallah]

@osenvosem

This is your best one yet, but it's a little annoying how the X on the tie doesn't align with the X on the hexagon. Not sure if that's just me.

[osenvosem]

@AriaFallah I did that intentionally to add a bit dynamics.

[andykog]

osenvosem's logo won't play nice in small size. Anyway I didn't get the idea (no offense). +1 for iamakulov's proposal

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[osenvosem]

@andykog the idea is portray "reactive state manager": tie, colours, X outlines. Small elements may be removed or increased in size.

[osenvosem]

We also can play with the letters:

[hellectronic]

I would not change the current logo. I am in favour of iamakulov suggestion to just remove the shadows. I like the current one and it is recognizable.

[mattruby]

+1 to keeping it the same - shadow

On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 11:01 AM, hellectronic [email protected]
wrote:

I would not change the current logo. I am in favour of iamakulov
suggestion to just remove the shadows. I like the current one and it is
recognizable.

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[mweststrate]

Tinkered it about a bit longer, and indeed the logo doesn't need a radical change. It is very recognizable, and has ascii art support ]v[ which is kinda fun in tweets and such. I leave this tread open until I, or someone else, finds the time to apply some minor tweaks and update the logo everywhere. At least the shadow should be removed, maybe the font should be a bit bolder, and a very subtly 'X' gradient, similar to the gradient in the tie by @osenvosem, might be cool as well.

Thanks for the input and refreshing ideas so far!

[AriaFallah]

@mweststrate

Does ]v[ mean something except looking like an M? I was wondering if ][ has some kind of mathematical significance or something.

[mweststrate]

eh nope a cooler story would be nice, but it is just an M 😐

Op ma 23 mei 2016 23:41 schreef Aria Fallah [email protected]:

@mweststrate https://github.com/mweststrate

Does ]v[ mean something except looking like an M? I was wondering if ][
has some kind of mathematical significance or something.

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[osenvosem]

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[hellectronic]

@mweststrate @AriaFallah don't you see it? "] [" indicates an open interval an v is a value in an open intervall of changing values :D

[SenerDemiral]

Please look http://blog.typekit.com/2013/08/14/understanding-letters/

[arahansen]

Ooh I'm a fan of @osenvosem s latest

[mweststrate]

me too! one question @osenvosem, was the font change intentional? or just missing? from the top of my head the original font is the Ubuntu font, with the slightly curved V.

[mweststrate]

also the new color is really nice!

[andykog]

May be something like a real «M»?

(ascii representation is ]V[, with capital V :-)

m.ai.zip

[osenvosem]

@mweststrate just played with fonts and this one seemed quite pretty. This is Ubuntu, it also looks nice:

[PhiLhoSoft]

Some days ago, I though "Hey, would be nice if MobX had a logo".
Then I went to the repository, and saw the ]v[ again. "Mmm, maybe that's the logo, after all".
But I hardly made the connection between a v between brackets and a "MobX"... Until I winked a lot and saw the M. :pensive:

So, yes, I am among those thinking that a new logo would be nice... Will give some thoughts about it... :smile:

I find logos of the React ecosystem nice, in general. Pets are popular too (see SugarCSS' logo, for example). @andykog's proposal has the merit of not going too far of the original one while being more understandable.

[PhiLhoSoft]

I just drew a few ideas. Sorry for the low quality, both of drawings and image, but it is just as RFC. I can clean up to SVG if needed...

The first one, I started by drawing a nice big M. Then I thought it looked familiar, I added a semi-cursive X, and stopped here in fear MTV sues me... :smile:
The second one was based on the idea of "observing", stylizing a binocular into a M, adding the X as a kind of trademark...
The third one is a poor attempt at showing how MobX manages dependencies, trying to get more abstract.
The last one also builds on the binocular idea... :wink:

[andykog]

@PhiLhoSoft, are there some kind of bugs inside binoculars? :-D

[PhiLhoSoft]

Aha! No bugs in MobX, of course!
Naw, it was supposed to be some kind of shadow / reflect to show these are glasses. Made with a fat marker on a small surface => ugly. :laughing:

[mweststrate]

I think @osenvosem logo enhancement (the latest one) is the best option :). Would you mind sharing the SVG / source files? thanks!

[osenvosem]

@mweststrate Sure.
MobX_logo.zip