James and Cheyenne (from the JBoss.org design team) have been hard at work creating a logo. We've worked through a few designs, and picked a few that we want to share with the community and get feedback on.
Let us know what you think!
Created: 25. Nov 2009, 20:34 CET (Pete Muir)
Try a welding mask slightly from the side looking down at sparks flying from the lower left corner ;-)
r3v3 please
r3v3 - it's quite similar to the seam's current logo
r4v1 is simple and also has the oh effect :)
r4v1-color option 7 - very cool logo with jboss style elements :)
All the logos are pretty good, but r4 is the most impressive. You chose a powerful name, your logo should reflect that power. However, right now it doesn't look like the rest of the logos. I think if you changed the color to match the Seam logo, it would be the hands-down winner. Right now, I like the black and white design, it just looks out of place next to the Seam logo. I think the term Weld conjures powerful imagery and r4 highlights that.
I think the kerning can be improved on the weld logo. The seam logo looks great. I think the Weld typography should match the Seam lettering.
Nicklas had an excellent suggestion as well. Welding masks are powerful and iconic.
I meant to say r2v6: http://www.jboss.org/files/jbosslabs/design/weld/logo/images/weld_logo_r2v6.png
http://www.jboss.org/files/jbosslabs/design/weld/logo/images/weld_logo_r3v4.png
is nice, too
I think many people have a hard time associating the joint-based logos which depict the actual produced weld. Most people probably associate flying sparks with welding and the usage of welding masks...