Comments on: New Ubiquity Logo: Semi-Final Round

By: Abdul Muneer

Abdul Muneer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:00:23 +0000

Aza,
My vote goes with Ben’s choice.

By: Leo

Leo — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:17:49 +0000

Hey Aza!

I really like the robot :) It seems cute enough. Might i suggest that the globe would be the firefox globe, as that would better represent what Ubiquity is. The globe now reminds me of non-branded artwork that more or less fits an Linux distro, but there’s something really appealing about that lil’ robot :)

By: Winston

Winston — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:29:55 +0000

My 2 cents..

I don’t feel emotionally connected to the Ubiquibot as it looks cold and unfeeling, but maybe it’s just me.

I don’t understand why Ubiquity should be metaphorized as a robot as well; I can’t see the link between the two.

Moreover, the chosen logo is too complicated, and the angle is weird. I would really prefer something simple.

That being said..

I like the concept of the “plug”, but it’s not evident on first glance.

There’s potential in branding and marketing with a robot, even if the metaphor doesn’t seem clear for now. The robot can be characterized to be cute and friendly, and soon everyone will fall in love with it.

I’ll still support Ubiquity whatever the logo is.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:56:12 +0000

[Left] Too generic-looking

[right] Too many details. This is bad for any logo. Looks like a joystick from far away

[Middle] Just right. Color contrast is great. The idea is great. It looks great.

Go with the middle one.

By: Johnny K

Johnny K — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:03:47 +0000

“Does Ubiquibot have any extensions himself (like Firefox ears?)”

I like that idea. Not so much the idea itself, but the idea around it. That Ubiquibot has some personality, perhaps even a secret identity. That he is just another friendly robot, and there are things to be discovered about him.

I’d like to see this aspect of the character emphasized. I’d like to get to know him.

Great work!

By: David

David — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:51:26 +0000

The Ubiquibot is excellent. My only complaint is that it’s not immediately clear that the robot is plugging into the globe. It took me a while before I noticed it wasn’t just standing on it.

By: Morton

Morton — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:52:29 +0000

I also prefered the organic logo but I can see the benefit of the robotic one. Keep it simple is my opinion, so no ears or other addition things but i would like to see a bigger head like the one of Marvin from a Hitchikers Guide to Galaxy (okay, may this is a bit playful).

By: Abi

Abi — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:05:47 +0000

The closeup of the robot’s face is my new wallpaper!
Can’t wait for the t-shirts. :)

By: shawnee

shawnee — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:51:14 +0000

It would be great to see a rendering Ubi in *front* of the globe (with part of the globe obscured behind him), rather than this current jackhammer-type presence operator that give the impression of being “on top of the world.”

Edit: That is, Ubi can or should be able to be viewed as a *friendly* bot, one willing to help users “plug into” just about any idea they wish; one where they finally get the idea that they do indeed have a friendly friend in the world, not an all-encompassing seeker of control or manifest (ack! Microsoft).

Don’t forget that GIMP has some awesome ability to do transparency! Let’s give Ubi some human characteristics before we place him on top of the world.

By: shawnee

shawnee — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:22:56 +0000

I just had a thought about Ubi’s presence . . . he might be best presented as a robot-type footed-leg plug _in front_ of the generically unbranded Mozilla Firefox globe, rather than “on top of the world” . . . this would give the impression of the world being his background, and source of ideas, rather than it being his source of control.

Fits! Just an idea.