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Anne Carle
OK, but with a slash through it there would be no confusion with that
interpretation, right?
The circled dollar with a slash through it has the most clarity of
meaning and would be the most universally understood, IMhO.
Anne
OK, but with a slash through it there would be no confusion with that
interpretation, right?
The circled dollar with a slash through it has the most clarity of
meaning and would be the most universally understood, IMhO.
Anne
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Paul Blarmy
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 05:04:33 -0700, Ami Fairchild wrote...
Well I'm a pretty basic kind of guy
Well I'm a pretty basic kind of guy
G
granpaw
I have to agree fully!
cheers.....granpaw
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Almaria Rephariouski
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Almaria Rephariouski
Anne Carle said:
Could mean they intend to relieve you of your $'s.
Hmmm. Also possibly understood would something like a caricature wearing
a shirt/blouse with each element/section of fabric mis-matched in color
and pattern and different length sleeves and an asymmetrical collar and
pockets and mismatched buttons and tattered tails, etc? The character
might have the $ symbol with a red circle around it and diagonal cross-
hatch through it tattooed on his/her forehead?
Yay! I vote for that one!
Or, how about a car with 4 different size wheels and mismatched fenders
all the way around and a little hatch for you to stick your head out as
you drive - rather than a windshield - and which is also painted with a
"Soupy Sales" bright multi-colored plaid - but boasts a 10 year warranty?
Hmmm. Maybe not so much - but possibilities abound.
J
JoeA
Maybe two symbols are needed, one for free, the harder part would be the
ware symbol.
ware symbol.
S
Susan Bugher
botsing said:
I agree. Someone suggested a gift-wrapped box. I have a similar
suggestion - a pair of cupped hands holding a diskette - the diskette is
being held out to be taken by those who want it. Wish I was artistic. .
.. hope I conveyed the general idea. . .
Susan
C
CHarneyCHRIS
by the way i suggested the openhand with a gift on it ,not the dollar sign
design.
design.
M
miskairal
MLC said:
Ahh, it's nice to think there are a few of us
B
Bateau
Paul Blarmy said:
"No strings" software could be taken to mean the same thing.
R
Rod
You'd have to be some 20th century primitive not to know that £ and € are
even more money.
C
Clive Savage
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Susan Bugher
Yes!!!
Susan
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Rudy Versele
Vegard said:I started a thread about this earlier, where I challenged the artistic
and creative among us to make a freeware symbol or logo. My intention
was that it could be used on freeware sites and in freeware programs.
Big thanks to all who responded. But none, with one exception, had any
artistic bone in them, sadly.
But I'm stubborn and refuse to give up! Hope I'm not beating a dead horse...
I'm inspired by the logo contests for programs like 'Sunbird':
http://axentra.net/www/sunbird/logo_contest.html. They use images in
256x256, 48x48, 32x32. I would also like standard banners at 88x31 and
234x60, but everything goes...
*** Anybody out there with free time and and artistic 'bones' ? ***
Some early suggestions were:
- an eagle
- 3?. The number 3 and the symbol ?. The 3 sounds like free
and ware sounds like where which is a question!! Hence freeware = 3?.
- a freeware fairie like FTW's:
http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/images/art2.jpg
- a side view of a open hand, sitting on the open hand is a
present/gift(a squareshape with a bow attached)
- a dollar sign with a circle around it and a line through it
[Chris Harney made a image (120x110), but the link to it is dead]
One issue who was raised was the problem of who could use the symbol
(the freeware debate again and again). I'll volunteer (of course!) to
make a site with guidelines... But the criteria ought to be: If it's
'pure' enough for Pricelessware it's good enough for me. Don't worry,
I'll probably stick more closer to JC's criteria than some would like.. ;-)
Well, enough, rambling, back to business:
*** Anybody out there with free time and and artistic 'bones' ? ***
If many respond, we could even vote...
Regards from
A nice idea. If you ever find a nice logo I will used on my site.
But it would be much better if we had a symbol for all kind of stuff. From freeware to
software. At least one for pure freeware, one for "free" adware, one for demo's and
trials, shareware, abandonware and software.
In fact I should love to have a logo for freeware that uses an install shield, and one
that doesn't use that.
Yeah.. I feel it, it will be impossible...
Rudy
http://www.caiman.us
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Vegard Krog Petersen
Rudy Versele wrote:
And people call me demanding! ;-)
cheers!
And people call me demanding! ;-)
cheers!
O
omega
Rod said:
<BG>
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Vegard Krog Petersen
Vegard said:
The horse is alive, but perhaps not kicking! ;-)
Thanks to all who responded and their ideas. It seems it was to
optimistic to except a lot of icons, banners, symbols and logos in
different sizes. But some have created images that could be used as a
freeware symbol or logo.
I'll wait for perhaps some more response the next week. Then I'll
collect the suggestions we already have and start a new thread where we
can vote.
Regards from vegard
C
Crispy Sea
I know I sent this earlier but as nobody seems to have had a look, would
this do
http://diatribes.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/freeware.html
this covers all currencies and is therefore not American egocentric. so not
offensive to those who have a problem with the US(or any other country)
perhaps the US can't deal with that ('world series' baseball)
Peace
Crispy Sea
this do
http://diatribes.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/freeware.html
this covers all currencies and is therefore not American egocentric. so not
offensive to those who have a problem with the US(or any other country)
perhaps the US can't deal with that ('world series' baseball)
Peace
Crispy Sea
V
Vegard Krog Petersen
Crispy said:
I've seen it!
Nice one.
I'm preparing a vote contest later this month!
regards from vegard
M
MLC
_Crispy Sea_, venerdì 19/nov/2004:
It's better than the other one, however I think it limits the meaning of
freeware to that of no money involved. IMO it's crucial that we avoid this
misunderstanding, so in this respect I prefer the other one I saw (that with
the hands and the diskette), though I'd like better a more stylized one.
Just my personal view. Actually my artistic abilities are less than those of
my dog!
It's better than the other one, however I think it limits the meaning of
freeware to that of no money involved. IMO it's crucial that we avoid this
misunderstanding, so in this respect I prefer the other one I saw (that with
the hands and the diskette), though I'd like better a more stylized one.
Just my personal view. Actually my artistic abilities are less than those of
my dog!