
It became known that a contest called
Ruby Logo Contest was launched, which, as you might guess, would like to see the updated logo of the Ruby language as its result. The purpose of the redesign of everything and everyone is a kind of PR company Ruby.
The main requirements are called:
- in the idea of a logo, the Ruby logo itself should be easily recognized :)
- the logo should look good in both a reduced and an enlarged version;
- should work both in the presence of the word Ruby in the context of the logo, and without it;
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Ruby logo kit is offered as a start.
You need to send happiness to ruby-logo (at) ruby-assn.org, works are accepted in PNG, GIF, JPEG (200 × 200), EPS, and AI formats. Fonts should be "at the image".
Deadline - October 1.
The winner is determined by the head of the Ruby Association, Comrade Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.
At stake - 100 thousand yen, which, if I'm not mistaken, is approximately equal to 860 US presidents. And, of course, the sea of glory, the love of all Ruby admirers awaits the winner :)
In the meantime, the
full text of the news is here and for more details you can still look at
rubyidentity.org