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

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    • Mike LuceyM
      Mike Lucey
      last edited by

      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
        Gaieus
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        @mike lucey said:

        Has anyone played around with the actual logo model?


        trimble.jpg

        Gai...

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        • thomthomT
          thomthom
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          @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
            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.)

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            • genki.ttG
              genki.tt
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              I think it has wall width and parapet .. ?
              SketchUp_NewLogo.png


              SketchUp_NewLogo.skp

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

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                        • thomthomT
                          thomthom
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                          @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˜‰

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                          • sfto1S
                            sfto1
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                            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
                              Dan Rathbun
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                              πŸ˜†

                              Who cut the cheese ?

                              I'm not here much anymore.

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                              • Dan RathbunD
                                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
                                  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
                                  http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                                  • aarondietzenA
                                    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
                                      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
                                        pbacot
                                        last edited by

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

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                                          roland joseph
                                          last edited by

                                          If it was made using Sketchup any old doodle would do. If it was handed over to their corp artist and made elsewhere? Says a bit about the union. An intelligent CEO would have his artists embrace Sketchup as the sole tool for this.

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