# logo Published articles for logo. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## NixOS Logo and Branding Update DevFeed: [NixOS Logo and Branding Update]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: NixOS Published: 2025-04-28T11:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [NixOS Announcements]() Topics: [NixOS](), [Documentation](), [Font]() Tags: [branding](), [documentation](), [logo](), [nixos](), [update]() ### AI overview This announcement reviews the history of the NixOS logo and explains inconsistencies and ambiguities in its design and documentation, including geometry, gradients, logo anatomy, clearspace, and font guidance. ### Source excerpt History The NixOS logo was originally designed by Simon Frankau for Haskell as part of the 2009 Haskell logo contest. Simon kindly gave permission for the design to be used by the NixOS project, and it was made official in November 2009. In 2015, a new version of the logo with a "hexagon design" was created by Tim Cuthbertson and added to the homepage. In March of 2017, it officially superseded the previous logo and was added to the nixos-artwork repository. Over the years, there have been many updates to the logo and repository, including: Converting the logotype to paths, removing the dependency on users having the designated font installed. Adding documentation about the font used to create the logotype, guide layers, and colors Introducing various logo variants, including a vertical variant, an all-white variant, and a rainbow variant Motivation to change An incredible amount of work has gone into creating and improving the logo and its documentation. However, it suffers from some inconsistencies and many parts of it are still ambiguous. The image below is a zoomed in view of the bottom of the NixOS logo with a horizontal line drawn starting at the bottom left of the snowflake. If you open the image and zoom in, you will see that the edges of the snowflake are not parallel to the horizontal line. Additionally, the edges of the snowflake are not collinear with each other. A zoomed in view of the bottom of the NixOS logo showing that the lambdas are not collinear or flat. The image below shows the paths that define the gradient for the lambdas. There are two gradient definitions that are different and ideally they would be the same. A view of the NixOS logo source showing two gradient definitions ## The Making of a Logo DevFeed: [The Making of a Logo](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-making-of-a-logo-39442.md>) Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://aerotwist.com/blog/the-making-of-a-logo/>) Author: Paul Lewis Published: 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Paul Lewis](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/paul-lewis.md>) Topics: [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>), [blender](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blender.md>), [3D](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/3d.md>), [stl](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/stl.md>), [SVG](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/svg.md>), [export](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/export.md>), [render](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/render.md>), [Sketch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sketch.md>) Tags: [3d](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/3d.md>), [3d-printed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/3d-printed.md>), [blender](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blender.md>), [cameras](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cameras.md>), [export](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/export.md>), [file](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/file.md>), [logo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logo.md>), [making](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/making.md>), [render](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/render.md>), [stl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stl.md>), [svg](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/svg.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [website](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/website.md>) ### AI overview The author describes creating a new Aerotwist logo, starting with sketches on a reMarkable 2 tablet, refining it as a vector and SVG, and preparing it for 3D printing by exporting an STL from Blender. ### Source excerpt A new website, and a 3D printed logo! ## The History and Variations of GitHub's Octocat Mascot DevFeed: [The History and Variations of GitHub's Octocat Mascot](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-on-earth-is-an-octocat-exploring-all-160-variations-of-github-s-mascot-38577.md>) Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.jakelee.co.uk/what-on-earth-are-octocats/>) Author: Jake Lee Published: 2024-12-07T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Jake Lee's Programming Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jake-lee-s-programming-blog.md>) Topics: [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/communications.md>) Tags: [art](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/art.md>), [cat](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cat.md>), [cats](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cats.md>), [communications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communications.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [illustration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/illustration.md>), [logo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logo.md>), [mona-lisa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mona-lisa.md>), [twitter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/twitter.md>) ### AI overview An overview of GitHub's Octocat mascot, including Mona's origins, the creation of the Octodex, and the evolution of Octocat designs from classic to modern variations. ### Source excerpt If you've used GitHub for any length of time, you've probably seen their odd ) Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Stanko Published: 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Stanko Tadić]() Topics: [Font](), [cpu](), [Code]() Tags: [added](), [change](), [code](), [cpu](), [design](), [easier](), [logo](), [typography]() ### AI overview The author describes a minor design refresh prompted partly by CPU usage from rotating SVGs. Changes include removing the rotation, replacing the logo, adding a font, reducing the header size, blending the footer with the page, adjusting typography, lightening buttons and borders, and switching code snippets to a light theme. A larger redesign is planned for the future. ### Source excerpt I kinda got bored by the current design. Rotating SVGs in the header ate too much CPU power (oh the irony). So I decided to change a thing or two. First thing was to get rid of the rotation. Then logo got replaced and I added this marvelous font. Header is a bit smaller now and footer blends more with the page. Typography did undergo some small changes, and both buttons and borders are not lighter as well. Code snippets are now using a light theme, which should be easier on the eye. This is just a minor refresh until I do a full redesign (one of the trillion ideas).