Taking this opportunity to personally thank you for making a good logo, I absolutely love the Debian swirl! There are so many boring geometric or single-letter logos out there, the details and texture of the swirl is just so good.
Simple and recognizable. Exactly what a logo is supposed to be. I think it’s the best logo in all of OSS. Basically the Nike swoosh of OSS, everyone else has to put the name of the software on the logo so people will know what it is. But you see the swirl, and you instantly know it’s Debian without any explanation.
It was tied to magic smoke! But a different of kind. The original requirements called for two logos, one for restricted use, and one for general use. The one that’s being used for general use now was meant to be only for restricted use. The original had a genie bottle from which the swirl came out, the concept was that something very powerful had been unleashed onto the world, free of charge, that stood to change the world. I was inspired by Neil Stephenson’s story The Hole Hawg of Operating Systems - Unix.
As the designer of the Debian logo I approve of this :-)
No way, it’s like I just walked past a celebrity
Can you imagine being the one person who downvoted them?
The username does align, but that is not proof in itself and could explain the downvote. For the purposes of this thread, I believe!
Ha! Tell that to my kids!
This is all the validation I need
Taking this opportunity to personally thank you for making a good logo, I absolutely love the Debian swirl! There are so many boring geometric or single-letter logos out there, the details and texture of the swirl is just so good.
Thank you. I really appreciate all the compliments!
It’s a beautiful shade of red, and the intricate little details across the swirl. It’s a nice change to the bland, corporate logos we’re used to.
🫡Thank you for your service
Wow I’m starstruck! Unsurprised to find the Debian gang here, but still very happy about it!
We are everywhere! So glad to see Debian going on strong after all these years.
I miss the days when I was more involved (even though I was always on the side lines)
and they say we don’t have celebrities or important people on Lemmy
Maybe they are all just hiding in plain sight or something.
It’s an honor
Thank you
Thanks for your work, it’s an awesome logo.
Simple and recognizable. Exactly what a logo is supposed to be. I think it’s the best logo in all of OSS. Basically the Nike swoosh of OSS, everyone else has to put the name of the software on the logo so people will know what it is. But you see the swirl, and you instantly know it’s Debian without any explanation.
Thank you! I am very proud of it and that it’s attached to a project and a community that has stood the test of time.
Thanks for the kind words good fellow!
I’ve admired this logo for 20 years. Debian has the best logo.
Thank you! That made my day!
It’s an honor to meet you
Likewise!
That’s cool. Got any proof of that?
https://www.debian.org/logos/
That’s me mentioned at the bottom. You can contact me at the link!
https://www.reddit.com/r/debianinrandomplaces/comments/ok5ui4/hi_all_i_am_the_guy_who_designed_the_debian_logo/
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Do firefox next. They need it.
Wait, so the swirl wasn’t related to the “magic smoke” leaving electronics components when they get fried? Somebody lied to me.
It was tied to magic smoke! But a different of kind. The original requirements called for two logos, one for restricted use, and one for general use. The one that’s being used for general use now was meant to be only for restricted use. The original had a genie bottle from which the swirl came out, the concept was that something very powerful had been unleashed onto the world, free of charge, that stood to change the world. I was inspired by Neil Stephenson’s story The Hole Hawg of Operating Systems - Unix.
Here is a link to the article:
http://www.team.net/mjb/hawg.html
And here is a link to the two original designs:
https://www.debian.org/logos/
Cheers!
You’re a legend!