FIRST Email - Introducing Evolution of the FIRST Logo

[n0cturnalxb]

I think I mainly don't like the logo from a more artistic perspective. It's just.. not balanced, and balance is really important when it comes to visual appeal (at least, to me). Yeah, this might not mean much coming from a high school senior who's only been involved in FIRST since 2004, but..

The triangle's too tall/too high up compared to the rest of the shapes
The square is a bit too skewed.. reverse it a little and make it look more like a square than a diamond and I'll be okay with it
As for the text .. I don't really like the offset and would prefer a more spaced out, centered version..

But.. yeah, it's up to FIRST, obviously. If they feel that this embodies the changes that have occurred within FIRST.. then, okay. It's their logo. I hope they do release a more detailed explanation of the changes, though.. till then, I'll go read the logo standards guide.. thing.

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Thanks, dez250, but I've read everything and downloaded everything I could or should read/download. I still don't understand the exact reasoning behind the exact design that they settled on, but I'm okay. I'd still greatly appreciate it if FIRST ever comes out with a more detailed description of the reasoning behind this exact design.. but then again, I realize that this might not be possible. -shrug-

The logo's growing on me, though.. I guess. I'm still iffy about the balance but.. oh well. It does look a great deal better on black than it does on white.

The logo standards are ... very strict, though. I guess I'll have to rethink one of my preliminary website designs