Nice. Call me crazy, but I think the squares should get smaller towards the top, just as in a real arch. I would hate for the logo for a hot new language to be architecturally unsound. Also, I like the proportions of the St Louis Gateway arch: 1:1 base to height. Neat since it looks taller than it is wide. (530 ft both) Oh, and I like 9 thing daniel mentioned.
I have tried that but five is the minimal amount of pixels to form an arch and minimalism is one goal of pg, isn't it?
The proportions are derived from the underlying pixel grid. I wanted the logo to be scalable without blurring by just multiplying the pixel number.
uvl 8-)
No problem. This was a first attempt with almost no effort (just 5 px). Take it as an interim solution until pg comes out with his handpainted masterpiece ;-)
How about an arch made of nine wedge-shaped stones instead of five? It would be a reference to the nine, uh, elements of lisp pg talks about, and a reference to On Lisp (pages 8-9).
I really like the 16x48 version. But I don't think this makes a good primary logo. We should take a cue from Linux and come up with something cuddly. Have it wear or otherwise display this logo.
An arc is an obvious logo for Arc. However, I was thinking of the left quadrant of a circle would be appropriate. If you have the x-axis as time and the y-axis as mastery then it represents a learning curve of fast initial progress and iteration towards top ability. However, if the arc begins and ends at the same height then it doesn't represent progress.
The idea was to have five pixels forming an arc with their trajectory. To make the logo stand out better you can change the colors or the size of the whole thing. I have added an alternative with text and in black/white.
uvl 8-)
"... To make the logo stand out better you can change the colors or the size of the whole thing. I have added an alternative with text and in black/white. uvl 8-) ..."
