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    [Poll] What do you think of the new SketchUp logo designs ?

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    • emerald15E Offline
      emerald15
      last edited by

      On a positive note. When searching through windows explorer, the 2D & 3D logo versions signifying Layout & SketchUp files respectively are a lot easier to identify than the old logos, which were a little difficult to tell apart if you using small icons.

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        etobic
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        yes we all did notice right ?

        http://content.screencast.com/users/Etobic/folders/Jing/media/0a5eacd1-4d97-4b7c-966f-cccd7e84c3d6/Did you notice.png

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        • Mike LuceyM Offline
          Mike Lucey
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          Has anyone played around with the actual logo model? See attached file. It looks to me the the plan view does not correspond to the 3d view!

          I take the point regarding a logo's requirement to 'look good' when zoomed out but we are now entering the age of retina display! So does this principle still apply?

          Co-incidentally I tried out the 15" MBP Retina today in my local Apple store. It was hard to drag myself away and found my right hand reaching for the wallet in my back pocket but I resisted as I want to wait a few months to check out the 13.3" MBP Retina which is rumored to appear shortly.

          My point being that things will look just as good, if not better on the 13.3" than my current 17" MBP.

          So, my question is, should the 3D logo be a little more defined with line edges? We are going to be looking at this logo for some time to come πŸ˜„


          Exploring Logo.skp


          Exploring Logo.jpg

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            @mike lucey said:

            Has anyone played around with the actual logo model?


            trimble.jpg

            Gai...

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              @gaieus said:

              @mike lucey said:

              Has anyone played around with the actual logo model?

              ❗

              Yesterday I was playing around with a Cover Photo for Vertex Tools' G+ page:
              G+ Cover Photo

              I was just throwing some vertices randomly around - but I now realize I was building the Trimble logo!

              Vertex Trimble

              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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              • pbacotP Offline
                pbacot
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                It's inevitable, TT.
                http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bDN7R5ObQWg/T6VKYrSf7qI/AAAAAAAAB00/aRI9oQ9xKZU/s1600/close%2Bencounters%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bthird%2Bkind.jpg

                (actually that was my thought on the logo too. I dig your cubes.)

                MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                • genki.ttG Offline
                  genki.tt
                  last edited by

                  I think it has wall width and parapet .. ?
                  SketchUp_NewLogo.png


                  SketchUp_NewLogo.skp

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                  • Mike LuceyM Offline
                    Mike Lucey
                    last edited by

                    Hi Takahiro, I initially thought it would turn out like your model (which I like) but I don't think it is like this. Have you studied the line projections in my model?

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                    • aarondietzenA Offline
                      aarondietzen
                      last edited by

                      @mike lucey said:

                      Has anyone played around with the actual logo model? See attached file. It looks to me the the plan view does not correspond to the 3d view!

                      I take the point regarding a logo's requirement to 'look good' when zoomed out but we are now entering the age of retina display! So does this principle still apply?

                      Co-incidentally I tried out the 15" MBP Retina today in my local Apple store. It was hard to drag myself away and found my right hand reaching for the wallet in my back pocket but I resisted as I want to wait a few months to check out the 13.3" MBP Retina which is rumored to appear shortly.

                      My point being that things will look just as good, if not better on the 13.3" than my current 17" MBP.

                      So, my question is, should the 3D logo be a little more defined with line edges? We are going to be looking at this logo for some time to come πŸ˜„

                      I was looking at your image, Mike, and I THINK that it is extruded "squares" with a heavy, 2D outline:

                      I drew an "extruded" square with red sides and white tops.
                      Screen-Shot.gif
                      Then I used photoshop to trace around the outside with a thick outline, and changed all red to the same hue...

                      "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
                      - Albert Einstein

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                      • genki.ttG Offline
                        genki.tt
                        last edited by

                        How about this model ?-? 3 logo scene with same model, different style setting.


                        SU_LOGO.png


                        LO_LOGO.png


                        SB_LOGO.png


                        NewLogo.skp

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                        • aarondietzenA Offline
                          aarondietzen
                          last edited by

                          I think that is close, but based on mike breakdown, I don't think it can be models purely in 3d.

                          "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
                          - Albert Einstein

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                          • cheddaC Offline
                            chedda
                            last edited by

                            I think the previous logo was a little toy like. A change of image is good i think.

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                            • thomthomT Offline
                              thomthom
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              I think that is close, but based on mike breakdown, I don't think it can be models purely in 3d.

                              They did make tweaks in post. πŸ˜‰

                              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              • sfto1S Offline
                                sfto1
                                last edited by

                                When I use small icons in my explorer folders, it is hard to distinguish between SU and LO. It did inspire me to create an avatar though. πŸ˜„

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                                • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                  Dan Rathbun
                                  last edited by

                                  πŸ˜†

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                                  I'm not here much anymore.

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                                  • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                    Dan Rathbun
                                    last edited by

                                    **Hey, we passed the 100 vote mark! 😍

                                    **Don't forget to vote in this poll also:

                                    ➑ [Poll] What do you think of the new SketchUp logo color ?****
                                    .

                                    I'm not here much anymore.

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                                    • EdsonE Offline
                                      Edson
                                      last edited by

                                      it is natural for people to feel uneasy about any innovation. we get attached to things which are familiar to us. I confess feeling that way when I first saw the new sketchup icon but it slowly grew on me and now I quite like it.

                                      to be perfectly honest I always felt the sketchup icon to be a bit silly, with its pencil and little house. so much so that I changed it for the one you see below.

                                      however, I do not think the Layout icon is as successful as Sketchup's. I find it too flat in a literal as well as figurative way.

                                      SkUp8icon_128.jpg

                                      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre β€’ brasil
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                                      • aarondietzenA Offline
                                        aarondietzen
                                        last edited by

                                        I'm with Edson. I was a little put off at first, but I think that I am enjoying it much more, now.

                                        It really is a corporate logo, rather than a desktop icon. It is strong and simple, and it "fits" alongside the Trimble logo.

                                        "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
                                        - Albert Einstein

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                                        • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                          Dan Rathbun
                                          last edited by

                                          😒

                                          SAD! 100,000 members and only than 137 votes.

                                          I'm not here much anymore.

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                                          • pbacotP Offline
                                            pbacot
                                            last edited by

                                            In the combined polls, I think "I don't have an opinion" is leading so...

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