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

thomthom

At least with the new icons I am more likely to click the right one, I was always "blinded" by the pencil in the old icons when clicking in a hurry.

That's a very important role of an icon - in which sense it is better.
Like the Adobe Creative Suite - some years ago they had a white tile for background with some graphic on top representing each application in the suite. It was very difficult to quickly find the correct one. I often clicked on the wrong one - usually when I hot the correct one it was because I knew it's position. When they updated to the more recent style, brightly coloured square with a two-letter initial of the application there was a lot of people on the internet crying havoc - saying the icons weren't inspiring them any more etc. But I think they where a very good change - each application was immediately distinguishable. Much more user friendly than before. While not as graphically "arty" - they did their job much better. Icons are like logos - they are not just pretty graphic, they have a though job to do. And SketchUp's icon - it's actually their logo as well.

I frowned myself when I saw it the first time - but it's grown on me and when I shake that "everything was better before" feeling and start to think of it as an icon and as a logo I think it's working really well. I never really put much thought to the old one - just accepted it because it was the one SketchUp had when I started using it.

pilou

More quiet in bleu and more Trimbling
I see some kites flying in the sky

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

More quiet in bleu and more Trimbling
I see some kites flying in the sky

Very corporate - the blue. I don't see the need to lean towards Trimble style branding. Their websites etc isn't the best visually nor user friendly.

Rich O Brien

I still see a little house....

PickPic 1.png

...though its fallen over from exhaustion

pilou

I see 3 Steps of a Library's ladder!

beginner

Now the logo has a CORPORATE look.

pilou

Red = 3 steps for the Hell
Blue = 3 steps for the Eden

dale

Interesting , mine is Red. Is that a Mac, PC thing?

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Jimmymino

If you didnt already read this, Aidan posted the thought processes behind the new logo. I would not have guessed it from looking at the logo without reading this article:

A brand new brand for SketchUp

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(sketchupdate.blogspot.com)

Dan Rathbun

Just a note, that you can change your vote if the color grows on ya'... or the logo color is revised later.

bmike

i posted this in the other thread...

pilou

Whe have in France something like that for a builder company

Aerilius

Another use of the new icon:

dtrarch

Looks just like what a bunch of engineers would come up with.
50's graphics and just no fun at all.
Good freeway sign however.
HMMMM

Dan Rathbun

Man, it's like pullin' teeth to get at least 100 people to cast a vote.

pbacot

Now that I finally upgraded, have to say these icons are the brightest friggin' thing on my dock by a long shot. Can't misplace them anyway...

Dan Rathbun

SAD! 100,000 members and less than 100 votes.

Dan Rathbun

Hurray! We hit the century vote mark!