Patrick
November 27, 2015, 5:02pm
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Continuing the discussion from using logos for Whonix discourse forum categories :
Currently experimenting logos for the supported platform table on the main page.
I failed so far to find a legally redistributable Mac OS logo. Suggestions welcome for the remaining ones, i.e. x86 compatible etc.
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Ego
November 27, 2015, 6:09pm
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Good day,
regarding Mac OS, I may be able to create something presentable, I’ll post it here once it’s finished.
Have a nice day,
Ego
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this link i think u have uploaded the wrong KVM picture.
but it looks fantastic
Patrick
November 27, 2015, 6:23pm
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Patrick
November 27, 2015, 6:24pm
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Great! Please make sure to not violate the license rights. Even if you recreate it from scratch, they may still have a copyright on the idea/design. I guess you know what I mean.
yeah but the photo of kvm which in the table of this link:-
has not been cut ?
instead it shows ths one:-
Patrick
November 27, 2015, 6:42pm
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It has been cut. There is a problem with caching. Caching issues go away when you login. Anyhow. Whonix ™ - Anonymous Operating System is now up to date. https://www.whonix.org will take some longer.
Patrick
November 27, 2015, 9:28pm
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Good day,
so creating a proper logo for Mac OS was actually harder than anticipated, as Apple in fact even holds a trademark on the font (!) they used in their classic Mac OS logo. Imitating that logo was out of the question. The same goes for the classic “apple” which everyone associates with the trade, as a German café actually got sued over using a red Apple with a child on it, as their logo. Even though the two were completely different, a seas and desist was issued.
So I was looking through the icons on my Mac, trying to find something, which people would associate with OS X, Macs or Apple immediately, though is so simple that not even after German law, could it be trademarked. I quickly found the logo for “OS X El Capitan”, the current version of OS X, to fit perfectly, as it is a simple coloured X. Since this is a normal, widely used, geometric shape, there seem to be no legal problems with using it.
Here it is:
https://forums.whonix.org/uploads/default/original/1X/5ce670dd38416e7f08098d51b8afd8f90b6d3fcd.png
I may of course change the colour pellet on the X or the background colour, if you want me to, though I have to say, that I actually chose to make it this way, to distance the arrangement further from the original.
Have a nice day,
Ego
Added on all the above noted pages. You can see it in action here:
does it appear to u on mac field ? i cant really c it.
Ego
November 29, 2015, 12:46pm
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Good day,
it does, it’s just very small and hard to distinguish between the white background. Might create a more “contrast heavy” version, once I have a few minuites to spare.
Have a nice day,
Ego
Ego
December 14, 2015, 6:43pm
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Good day,
so two weeks later, I did find a few minutes. Here is a version of the “X-Logo”, which should have the thickness to be more visible, even when it is downsized. Also used a completley different color scheme, to make it appear darker, so the contrast to the white background should be stronger.
Here you go:
To be honest, I’m not as happy with it, compared to the other one, though it at least should be visible.
Licensing:
X² is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License . Based on a work at https://pixabay.com/de/bokeh-tapete-farbe-design-hell-560460/ .
Have a nice day,
Ego
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Patrick
December 14, 2015, 6:48pm
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Wow! Looks great!
Could you add it to the wiki please?
(I guess when you do it, you will be fine with licensing and attribution.)
Ego
December 14, 2015, 7:22pm
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Good day,
just done, seems to be far more visible.
Have a nice day,
Ego
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