<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi! As I'm sure you've come across before, there is an alarming amount
of people who think Xfce is old fashioned / dead / ugly / looks like it
belongs in the 1990s. As such a huge fan of Xfce, it saddens me to see
these sorts of comments pop up from time to time. Do you think Xfce
would benefit from a little logo TLC? As one of the principles of Xfce
is don't just change thing for change's sake, here are some reasons why
it may be actually quite needed, as well as some downsides: </div><div>
<p><strong>Ups:</strong></p><ul><li><p>As mentioned, it would "update" Xfce a little bit, get rid of some of the claims that it's old fashioned<br></p></li><li><p>Xfce's current logo is uppercase, whereas the official name is "Xfce" not "XFCE", creating confusion that it stands for something<br></p></li><li><p>Xfce's
primary goal is simplicity, and the current logo doesn't reflect that
with it's gradients, shadows, and asymmetrical typeface (just look at
that C!)</p></li><li><p>It would unify Xfce's branding a little bit, for
instance favicons seem to use a completely different logo than anywhere
else, so does Xfce's default application menu icon</p></li></ul><p><strong>Downs:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Finding the time, people, and motivation to update the logo, I mean, nobody wants to slow down Xfce's development any further</p></li><li><p>Nostalgia! Who doesn't love the quirky logo we have at the minute? It's iconic!</p></li></ul><div><br></div><p>I took a quick 5 minutes and created a few <strong>very</strong> rough ideas of the direction it could go in, again, these are<b> very rough</b> and just from the top of my head.</p><p>
Thanks for your time, your hard work, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the idea!
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