I don't like the new QB64 forum logo...

[Pete]

It makes my av-ee-tar, when it appears underneath it,  look short.

Pete :D

[FellippeHeitor]

;-)

[Pete]

Errr, ya means like that thar short stature of Napoleon Bon-ee-part overlookin' the Les Invalides?

 - Sam

[johnno56]

I may be throwing the cat amongst the pigeons with this one....

We, as mere members of this or any other forum, as a rule of thumb, have little to no say in how the forum appears... Generally speaking... and as such we accept what the site designer has to offer.... I am going out on a limb and say that this is not a rule that is "set in stone" for this site....

May I make an observation? If we find any particular part of this site, shall we say less than appealing, then the suggestion to change that part be accompanied by a recommended solution? Pete's concerns about the logo would be strengthened if a sample of a possible replacement were to be included with the concern... Just a thought.

[Qwerkey]

Old logo: pure text-based characters, as DOS used to do and whence QB64 is derived.  It suggests that QB64 is a DOS & text only platform.

New logo: DOS & text-based QB64 logo combined with graphics.  This is what QB64 is (and ain't it marvellous!).

It should appeal to younger persons, as well?

So we like it.

Johnno, we aren't a democracy, and Fellippe, Luke & Bill do all the work and so it shouldn't be.

[johnno56]

I realise the site is not a democracy, but we can still change the minds of those that lead, can we not?

[SMcNeill]

My only question is:  Where’s the bee?  :P

[Qwerkey]

johnno, I am sure that they are benign autocrats!

[bplus]

Was the logo created with QB64?

[FellippeHeitor]

My only question is:  Where’s the bee?  :P

The bee has never been on qb64.org.

Was the logo created with QB64?

Nope :-)

If we find any particular part of this site, shall we say less than appealing, then the suggestion to change that part be accompanied by a recommended solution?

Suggestions with solutions are always welcome!

[FellippeHeitor]

I gotta say I aimed at an 80s "there's too much" aesthetics with this. What you see at the top of the forum, the background of QB64.org and across our social media presence (twitter, facebook, patreon) is bits of that general idea.

Above all I gotta say it's not actually a new logo, but the same logo by TheBOB. We've just made the presentation a tad more colorful for the web.

[FellippeHeitor]

Also,

Pete's concerns about the logo would be strengthened if a sample of a possible replacement were to be included with the concern... Just a thought.

Pete is, if I know him a bit, far from saying he really doesn't like the new logo cause it makes his look short :-)

[Pete]

Sorry, when it comes to comedy, I have to keep the bar low... so people can see me on stage! Yes, in Fell's response, the operative word is "bit." It's a bit. My mind always goes to comedy, first. I actually like the logo just fine, but because it's larger than its predecessor, the first thing that struck me was it made my avatar look even short-ER. I mean if I was really that concerned about Sam's height, I just do something about his damn hat... or give him legs, but not complain about a logo. So now that April Fools Day is over, mosey on past it ya carnsarn varmints!

Pete :D

[bplus]

I am thinking somebody (Ashish?) could make a 3D spinning QB64 cube with the Forever background. Ashish already has a nice one in 3D OpenWorld Mountains: https://www.qb64.org/forum/index.php?topic=1139.15

Maybe for the next version. ;-))

I do like like the transparent layering, kind of symbolic of QB64's development and works.

[Jack002]

I like the old logo. It looks like a C64 thing.