Re: 256x256 px icons

[Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com>]

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On 29 July 2011 15:11, Warren Young wrote:
> On 7/29/2011 3:42 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Jul 29 03:14, Warren Young wrote:
>>> Is there official vector logo art I can use?
>> I don't think so, sorry.
>
> Okay, here's my take:
>
>    http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/logo/traced-icon.svg
>
> This should probably be archived somewhere on cygwin.com.  I won't guarantee
> hosting for it.
>
>> I'd prefer to go for a lone C in the <= 32x32 sizes.
>
> Here's a combined icon -- same 5 sizes as before -- based on the new vector
> logo, with the two parts individually stroked for contrast against both
> light and dark backgrounds:
>
>    http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/logo/stroked.ico
>
> Here's a version with heavy chiseled bevels and shadows added:
>
>    http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/logo/beveled.ico
>
> It only includes a 256 px version, since it's too much detail to work at
> small sizes.  You'd want to fill in the smaller sizes with a simpler style,
> like the stroked C or the plain Konsole.
>
> The bevel depth and style can of course be varied, as can the shadow angle,
> opacity, etc.  If you don't like it but can describe what you'd like better,
> I'll take a shot at creating it.
>
> Here are some 3-D variants of the Cygwin logo, one inside the Konsole
> terminal frame for MinTTY, and one with the logo alone for broader purposes:
>
>    http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/mintty-icon/3d.ico
>    http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/logo/3d.ico
>
> Again, 256 px only, for detail reasons.
>
>>>> What if the green glow around the black C glows a bit more?
>
> Try this on:
>
>    http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/logo/glowing.ico
>
> It's not bad, but I prefer the stroked variants.
>
> Incidentally, while doing that, I went and made a layered, rasterized
> Konsole icon from the original SVG.  This is how the 3D Cygwin logo in the
> Konsole frame has the same glare overlay as the original icon.
>
>    http://etr-usa.com/cygwin/mintty-icon/konsole-icon-layered.psd
>
> I checked, and Gimp does seem to render it correctly, even though it wasn't
> created that way.

Attached is my take on this, with 64x64, 48x48, 32x32 showing
fatbuttlarry's Cygwin symbol inside the Konsole icon, and 16x16
showing the Cygwin symbol only.

Andy

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