Express logo and favicon

[expressjs]

Express logo and favicon

[dougwilson]

I think the "speeding e" looks too similar to the Internet Explorer logo, as just looking at it instantly reminded me of IE.

[tunniclm]

[blakeembrey]

All lower looks more consistent, and to be fair the logo on https://github.com/expressjs/express has always been lowercase too.

[sjanuary]

I don't think Helvetica is an open licensed font is it? Roboto might be a good substitute.

[hacksparrow]

The font comes on my machine by default, and I am using a licensed copy of Photoshop. Shouldn't that be ok?

Will put up a Roboto version in a short while.

[hacksparrow]

Roboto's X is kind a ugly 😁

1. "Ex" on a white background

1. "Ex" on a yellow background (themed after the popular "yellow JS logo")

[sjanuary]

The font comes on my machine by default, and I am using a licensed copy of Photoshop. Shouldn't that be ok?

I'm not sure, have you checked the license terms for Helvetica? I think for some fonts you have to purchase an additional license to embed them in a logo.

[hacksparrow]

Looks like we will need to license the use of Helvetica. Fortunately, "E" and "x" are simple shapes, I can create them myself. Will share an update tomorrow.

Mike, 8 instances of Helvetica have been spotted in your submission 😃

[tunniclm]

The first 8 are just variations of the logo that is present on https://github.com/expressjs

[gabeio]

if it's all the same, I like the small e over the big E...

[crandmck]

I think the lowercase "e" looks better than the capital as well, even though the actual spelling of the framework name is "Express" (capitalized--it's a proper noun). Of course, in code it's var express = require('express'); so that justifies using lowercase, in my mind at least. Just my $0.02 as the resident word-obsessive.

[hacksparrow]

@tunniclm the font on the website is Helvetica :)

Ok, so based on the feedback on lowercase e, I am uploading two more variants. This time, no more Helvetica; it is a handcrafted "font".

[hacksparrow]

ex

Speeding "e"

[hacksparrow]

Agreed. The IE logo has become a part of our psyche; any large size, even-looking, fat e hints of IE.

Back to the drawing board.

[julianlam]

Am I allowed to comment?

Capital E in Ex brings to mind the FedEx logo. Lowercase seems superior in my opinion

[hacksparrow]

@julianlam this discussion is open to all.

Thanks for your feedback. Designing the Express logo is gonna be a tough one, for sure 😁

[crandmck]

BTW, @hacksparrow added a temporary favicon for http://expressjs.com/ (using lowercase "e").
I don't think its necessarily permanent, but it's a "working" icon for the time being.

[Knighton910]

+1 @tunniclm lower case ex

[crandmck]

In discussion during TC meeting (see #9) the general feeling was that the favicon was "good enough" for now. The main purpose is just to identify the site on the browser tab/window, and it does that. If anyone has a specific suggestion for something better, then they can open a new issue.

Thanks again to @hacksparrow for adding the current favicon.