A new Icon and Visual for Friction!

[NicKraneis]

Now that 1.0 is on the horizon, it is time for Friction to step up its design game. The current Icon/ logo is okay but (with all respect to the designer) doesn't say “exciting new open-source software" but rather "old-fashioned gimp for video".

I am no developer but designer and want to contribute to the project, so I decided to design a new icon and logo for Friction.

Here is my idea for a new icon that is nowhere behind big players like after effects, cavalry or other design software like affinity or Figma.

PS: I don't know what is the official name of friction atm (friction2d, friction graphics, friction motion graphics?) so I used friction2D

Tell me what you think!

[NicKraneis]

Another color option, more true to the original oclors

[FunArtSam]

I like the orange and blue logo the best! I also like how it's named Friction 2D because it's difficult to search for 'Friction' or 'Friction Graphics' to find tutorials and other info.

Could you try changing the logo symbol's vertical orientation to horizontal, to make it look like a bouncy ball curve?

[rodlie]

We don't use the 2D, it's not part of the name or brand. It's only the org name on GitHub because 'friction' was in use and I suck at creating org/repo names 😄

[NicKraneis]

I like the orange and blue logo the best! I also like how it's named Friction 2D because it's difficult to search for 'Friction' or 'Friction Graphics' to find tutorials and other info.

Could you try changing the logo symbol's vertical orientation to horizontal, to make it look like a bouncy ball curve?

I think It would look too much like an "m" or music app, I'll try it tho

[rodlie]

Thanks for your contribution 👍

Our current icon started out as a placeholder, and it stuck (as it tends to do for "temp" solutions ;) )

At first I was a bit unsure about your suggestion, but it has grown on me. I will need to test how it will work in the app, with very small icons etc.

I will get back to you as soon as possible, I have a lot of other things that needs to be done before release.

[NicKraneis]

Happy to hear!

[pgilfernandez]

Umm, if the icon is something that could be changed, then I would like to "play" too, hehehe, I'll try proposing another logos ideas 😉

[rodlie]

Sure 👍

If we are to change the icon it will need to happen before we release v1.0.0. I don't want to change branding too often, so it better "stick" :)

[NicKraneis]

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