I agree that the new logo looks nice, but I also think that
Rob is right: When you see the logo you wouldn’t know that
we are talking about a general purpose plotting package.
So the question is: are we going for looks over meaning?
I guess the other way around would be terrible: choosing
meaning over looks you are stuck with an ugly logo that
carries the right message. So to me, looks it is,
Mark
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On Jun 1, 2008, at 9:47 AM, Rob Hetland wrote:
- I like the figure to the side (and agree that there should be
only one), but it seems that polar plots are more rarely used than
normal x-y plots. Perhaps an x-y plot (the histogram, for example)
would be better advertising.
I was the one who originally chose the polar plot. I admit, it was
mainly for aesthetics. Here are a few reasons:
- I think a circular plot works better on the logo than a rectangular
plot would.
The polar plot is one of the more attractive plots in the examples.
It’s a plotting featuring that most plotting software wouldn’t have
so it seems to differentiate matplotlib from other plotting software.
Originally, it wasn’t a big deal because there were other plots in the
logo. Still, I’d be in favor of keeping the polar plot for aesthetic
reasons.
Great, now I’m that guy who’s arguing for looks over practicality.
-Tony
