New icon/logo of Bitcoin
2010 Feb 24
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New icon/logo of Bitcoin @ Satoshi Nakamoto
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Satoshi Nakamoto
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satoshinakamotonetwork@proton.me
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https://satoshinakamoto.network
Satoshi Nakamoto
New icon/logo
February 24, 2010, 09:24:23 PM
New icons, what do you think? Better than the old one?
Full size 530x529 image for scaling down to custom sizes:
http://www.bitcoin.org/download/bitcoin530.png
The perspective shadow was too thick on the larger sizes. I updated
32, 48 and the full size.
I release these images into the public domain (copyright-free). I
request that derivative works be made public domain.
ihrhase
February 24, 2010, 09:32:29 PM
Pretty...
Satoshi Nakamoto
February 25, 2010, 01:56:24 AM
Quote from: Sabunir on February 25, 2010, 01:47:56 AM
I like them. Do they come in higher resolutions?
Yes, the original is 546x531 pixels.
It looks good at larger size too, but since the small icons are what
you mostly always see, I wanted to judge it on those first. I'll post
larger sizes and full size a little later.
SmokeTooMuch
February 25, 2010, 02:01:27 AM
I still dislike the currency symbol ... But at least the logos look
good and clean.
Sabunir
February 25, 2010, 02:28:49 AM
Quote from: satoshi on February 25, 2010, 01:56:24 AM
Quote from: Sabunir on February 25, 2010, 01:47:56 AM
I like them. Do they come in higher resolutions?
Yes, the original is 546x531 pixels.
Excellent. This would be a good resource for those participating in
the banner contest. Why unequal dimensions?
My only suggestion would be to make the coin's text stand out more.
At tiny resolutions outlines tend to be come unworkable, so a better
option may be to experiment with contrast. Making the text significantly
darker than the rest of the coin would likely increase readability.
Alternately, you could make the inner circle color darker, and the text
lighter.
Satoshi Nakamoto
February 26, 2010, 11:17:19 PM
Good suggestion. I made the B slightly lighter and the background
slightly darker. Very slightly. The foreground is now exactly the same
colour as the BC in the old one.
It's kind of OK if you can't easily read the B in the 16x16. At that
size, you just need to see that it's a coin. It doesn't matter so much
what's embossed on it, just that there be some detail there because it
wouldn't look like a coin if it was a blank smooth circle.
It's slightly wider than tall because the dark perspective under it
goes more to the right than down.
I finished and posted the 32x31 and 48x47 versions in the first
message. I like the 48 a lot.
How does everyone feel about the B symbol with the two lines through
the outside? Can we live with that as our logo?
ihrhase
February 27, 2010, 03:12:42 AM
Works for me...
Cdecker
February 27, 2010, 03:24:07 AM
How about an SVG version? That way we could automatically generate
smaller and larger versions as needed, and storage in the Source Control
Management is an option too.
Satoshi Nakamoto
February 27, 2010, 04:28:29 AM
Quote from: Cdecker on February 27, 2010, 03:24:07 AM
How about an SVG version? That way we could automatically generate
smaller and larger versions as needed.
I don't know how to do SVG, but I did the original very large, over
500 pixels across, so it can be scaled down. I'll give the original when
I'm finished.
I had to custom tweak each icon size so the vertical lines land
square on their pixels, otherwise they're ugly blurry and inconsistent.
Such is the challenge of making icons. The original will be good for
scaling to custom sizes between 48 and 500 but not smaller.
giik
March 01, 2010, 07:09:00 AM
When you use SVG or another vector-format, you don't have the
problems you discribed when scaling the logo. Perhaps I'll give it a go
in Illustrator.
Satoshi Nakamoto
March 02, 2010, 02:33:05 AM
We have the standard icon sizes, and the full size scales nicely to
anything else.
I added the full size to the first post.
Sabunir
March 02, 2010, 04:16:41 AM
Thank you. I have updated my "Accept Bitcoin" buttons and banner (version
twos) to use your new coin.
Bitquux
July 29, 2010, 05:31:58 PM
Here's a vector graphic (SVG). I'm no expert, so it may not be
optimal, but it should work for the most part.
http://www.shalhoon.com/bitcoin.svg
(You may need to right-click and "Save As..." if your browser thinks it
knows how to display it).
Bitquux
July 29, 2010, 05:50:23 PM
After some toying, this one seems a bit more crisp.
http://www.shalhoon.com/bitcoin2.svg
tcatm
August 04, 2010, 02:31:56 AM
I also made an SVG version. It's not as shiny as the original logo,
though.
ArrowJ
November 02, 2010, 06:21:14 AM
Is this the "official" logo? I understand how difficult it can be to
make something truly professional when you don't have the skills (which
I don't) or the software (which I also don't) so I'm not trying to be
rude, but wouldn't it be better if we adopted something...better? I really
am not trying to be mean...I really have struggled trying to figure out
how to do the stuff that a lot of the artists on deviant do.
There is at least one other thread with a set of logos and badges
that are really, really promising here: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 I promise
I don't know this guy/gal (I didn't even check the username). Heck if
someone else came up with another alternative that would be cool too. It
seems important that we have a really nice logo with all the sizes,
resolutions, and formats that might be needed.
Is there a reason we couldn't adopt something else before bitcoin
gets too big and it's too late to change without hurting "brand"
recognition? It seems silly to stick with something that is "ok" when we
could have something great.
I hope I didn't step on anyone's toes to badly.
Anonymous
November 02, 2010, 07:20:25 AM
Quote from: ArrowJ on November 02, 2010, 06:21:14 AM
Is this the "official" logo? I understand how difficult it can be to
make something truly professional when you don't have the skills (which
I don't) or the software (which I also don't) so I'm not trying to be
rude, but wouldn't it be better if we adopted something...better? I really
am not trying to be mean...I really have struggled trying to figure out
how to do the stuff that a lot of the artists on deviant do.
There is at least one other thread with a set of logos and badges
that are really, really promising here: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 I promise
I don't know this guy/gal (I didn't even check the username). Heck if
someone else came up with another alternative that would be cool too. It
seems important that we have a really nice logo with all the sizes,
resolutions, and formats that might be needed.
Is there a reason we couldn't adopt something else before bitcoin
gets too big and it's too late to change without hurting "brand"
recognition? It seems silly to stick with something that is "ok" when we
could have something great.
I hope I didn't step on anyone's toes to badly.
srb123
November 02, 2010, 10:39:22 AM
ArrowJ is right, image is everything, and its best left to the Pro's.
(i.e. Not me.)
That said, the name "Bitcoin" is pretty uninspiring start for a
Graphic Designer, IMO. (But that is a whole other discussion.)
Kudos to Bitboy on his contribution, this kind of simple smooth and
sharp image instantly tells the viewer that we are in 2010.
ShadowOfHarbringer
November 02, 2010, 10:46:19 AM
Quote from: ArrowJ on November 02, 2010, 06:21:14 AM
Is this the "official" logo? I understand how difficult it can be to
make something truly professional when you don't have the skills (which
I don't) or the software (which I also don't) so I'm not trying to be
rude, but wouldn't it be better if we adopted something...better? I really
am not trying to be mean...I really have struggled trying to figure out
how to do the stuff that a lot of the artists on deviant do.
Stop complaining. The current logo is just good enough.
It has all the properties a good logo should have.
PS.
After bitcoin goes mainstream, satoshi will be incredibly rich and he
can afford some professional artist to polish it more 
PS2.
After some consideration, i think that the logo could be easily polished
a little by adding some more 3D-effect to the coin borders, so it would
actually look like a real coin. But the rest is 100% OK.
ArrowJ
November 02, 2010, 08:20:51 PM
...The project is open source so if you can come up with something
better people will adopt it...
I don't personally have the skills, but again, I think http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 is a great
choice.
"What exactly is your issue with the"official" logo?"
The most recent version isn't as bad as the original, but it is still
not a crisp as could be desired, it doesn't scale well, has too many
color shades, just has an overall "generic" look to it.
Stop complaining. The current logo is just good enough.
It has all the properties a good logo should have.
I'm not actually complaining...just voicing an alternative opinion
related to the quality of the current logo that represents the bitcoin
project to most of the outside world. I feel it has few of the aesthetic
properties a good logo should have.
I don't see why this can't be discussed without being offensive (I'm
trying not to attack anyone personally). I'm not saying anything about
the qualities of the designer as a human being...he did after all come up
with the cool idea of Bitcoin in the first place, but this does not mean
his artwork should be the de facto face of the project IF the goal is to
increase it's popularity. It seems to me that the better face we can put
on the project the better. Is it bad to strive for fantastic?
After some consideration, i think that the logo could be easily
polished a little by adding some more 3D-effect to the coin borders, so
it would actually look like a real coin. But the rest is 100% OK.
I personally think less 3D is in order. It's ok for it to be
"abstract" in that it doesn't look exactly like a coin...I would posit
that it would be better if it doesn't try to look like a real coin...after
all, we aren't dealing in real coins...we are dealing in BITcoins
ShadowOfHarbringer
November 02, 2010, 08:40:50 PM
Quote from: ArrowJ on November 02, 2010, 08:20:51 PM
I don't see why this can't be discussed without being offensive (I'm
trying not to attack anyone personally). I'm not saying anything about
the qualities of the designer as a human being...
Oh sorry, was i offensive again ? That's weird, i didn't feel it at
all.
You're right, actually the logo from my signature (designed by bitboy
and improved by myself) may be better than the official one.
However i don't know if Satoshi will like the license (cc by-sa).
IMHO perhaps Satoshi should either ask the author or pay the author
some BTC to release the works into public domain.
ArrowJ
November 02, 2010, 08:51:30 PM
Oh sorry, was i offensive again ? That's weird, i didn't feel it at
all.
You're right, actually the logo from my signature (designed by bitboy
and improved by myself) may be better than the official one.
However i don't know if Satoshi will like the license (cc by-sa).
IMHO perhaps Satoshi should either ask the author or pay the author
some BTC to release the works into public domain.
I'll be honest with you, I thought I had offended with the
suggestion.
I hadn't thought of the license issue, but of course your right,
whatever logo is used it should probably be public domain. IF the
community decided to adopt Bitboy's logo I'd contribute 5 btc to "buy
out" his license and turn it over to the public domain.
Can this sort of thing be settled with a vote or does it not work
that way? I mean we can say it's open source and whatever people use
will win, but you have to admit Satoshi's logo has a little bit of an
advantage...nobody wants to offend the originator of the awesome idea...I
don't want to anyhow...hope I haven't!
Anonymous
November 02, 2010, 11:08:16 PM
Quote from: ArrowJ on November 02, 2010, 08:51:30 PM
Oh sorry, was i offensive again ? That's weird, i didn't feel it at
all.
You're right, actually the logo from my signature (designed by bitboy
and improved by myself) may be better than the official one.
However i don't know if Satoshi will like the license (cc by-sa).
IMHO perhaps Satoshi should either ask the author or pay the author
some BTC to release the works into public domain.
I'll be honest with you, I thought I had offended with the
suggestion.
I hadn't thought of the license issue, but of course your right,
whatever logo is used it should probably be public domain. IF the
community decided to adopt Bitboy's logo I'd contribute 5 btc to "buy
out" his license and turn it over to the public domain.
Can this sort of thing be settled with a vote or does it not work
that way? I mean we can say it's open source and whatever people use
will win, but you have to admit Satoshi's logo has a little bit of an
advantage...nobody wants to offend the originator of the awesome idea...I
don't want to anyhow...hope I haven't!
The licence should be the same as the original logo imo because we
know for sure that is the one satoshi supports.
ArrowJ
November 02, 2010, 11:58:43 PM
Is that a requirement for an open source project though?
ribuck
November 03, 2010, 11:27:01 AM
Quote from: ArrowJ on November 02, 2010, 11:58:43 PM
Is that a requirement for an open source project though?
No, just for this open source project, i.e. Satoshi's Bitcoin
client.
Anonymous
November 03, 2010, 11:35:37 AM
Quote from: ArrowJ on November 02, 2010, 11:58:43 PM
Is that a requirement for an open source project though?
No its not...but you'd be more likely to get satoshi to support
something we know he approves of!
ArrowJ
November 03, 2010, 02:24:53 PM
Understood. I had a friend explain some of the ideology a little more
clearly to me. Bottom line, I hope we can end up with a top notch
professional logo for this project.
FreeMoney
November 03, 2010, 04:31:22 PM
Quote from: ArrowJ on November 02, 2010, 08:20:51 PM
I personally think less 3D is in order. It's ok for it to be
"abstract" in that it doesn't look exactly like a coin...I would posit
that it would be better if it doesn't try to look like a real coin...after
all, we aren't dealing in real coins...we are dealing in BITcoins
Haha, I agree. Maybe it should be a holo-coin.
LZ
November 03, 2010, 05:18:47 PM
I like icons that Satoshi published in the first post.
Satoshi Nakamoto
I'm happy if someone with artistic skill wants to contribute
alternatives. The icon/logo was meant to be good as an icon at the 16x16
and 20x20 pixel sizes. I think it's the best program icon, but there's
room for improvement at larger sizes for a graphic for use on
websites.
It'll be a lot simpler if authors could make their graphics public
domain.
New icon/logo of Bitcoin
2010 Feb 24 See all postsSatoshi Nakamoto
satoshinakamotonetwork@proton.me
https://satoshinakamoto.network
New icons, what do you think? Better than the old one?
Full size 530x529 image for scaling down to custom sizes:
http://www.bitcoin.org/download/bitcoin530.png
The perspective shadow was too thick on the larger sizes. I updated 32, 48 and the full size.
I release these images into the public domain (copyright-free). I request that derivative works be made public domain.
Pretty...
Yes, the original is 546x531 pixels.
It looks good at larger size too, but since the small icons are what you mostly always see, I wanted to judge it on those first. I'll post larger sizes and full size a little later.
I still dislike the currency symbol ... But at least the logos look good and clean.
Excellent. This would be a good resource for those participating in the banner contest. Why unequal dimensions?
My only suggestion would be to make the coin's text stand out more. At tiny resolutions outlines tend to be come unworkable, so a better option may be to experiment with contrast. Making the text significantly darker than the rest of the coin would likely increase readability. Alternately, you could make the inner circle color darker, and the text lighter.
Good suggestion. I made the B slightly lighter and the background slightly darker. Very slightly. The foreground is now exactly the same colour as the BC in the old one.
It's kind of OK if you can't easily read the B in the 16x16. At that size, you just need to see that it's a coin. It doesn't matter so much what's embossed on it, just that there be some detail there because it wouldn't look like a coin if it was a blank smooth circle.
It's slightly wider than tall because the dark perspective under it goes more to the right than down.
I finished and posted the 32x31 and 48x47 versions in the first message. I like the 48 a lot.
How does everyone feel about the B symbol with the two lines through the outside? Can we live with that as our logo?
Works for me...
How about an SVG version? That way we could automatically generate smaller and larger versions as needed, and storage in the Source Control Management is an option too.
I don't know how to do SVG, but I did the original very large, over 500 pixels across, so it can be scaled down. I'll give the original when I'm finished.
I had to custom tweak each icon size so the vertical lines land square on their pixels, otherwise they're ugly blurry and inconsistent. Such is the challenge of making icons. The original will be good for scaling to custom sizes between 48 and 500 but not smaller.
When you use SVG or another vector-format, you don't have the problems you discribed when scaling the logo. Perhaps I'll give it a go in Illustrator.
We have the standard icon sizes, and the full size scales nicely to anything else.
I added the full size to the first post.
Thank you. I have updated my "Accept Bitcoin" buttons and banner (version twos) to use your new coin.
Here's a vector graphic (SVG). I'm no expert, so it may not be optimal, but it should work for the most part.
http://www.shalhoon.com/bitcoin.svg
(You may need to right-click and "Save As..." if your browser thinks it knows how to display it).
After some toying, this one seems a bit more crisp.
http://www.shalhoon.com/bitcoin2.svg
I also made an SVG version. It's not as shiny as the original logo, though.
Is this the "official" logo? I understand how difficult it can be to make something truly professional when you don't have the skills (which I don't) or the software (which I also don't) so I'm not trying to be rude, but wouldn't it be better if we adopted something...better? I really am not trying to be mean...I really have struggled trying to figure out how to do the stuff that a lot of the artists on deviant do.
There is at least one other thread with a set of logos and badges that are really, really promising here: http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 I promise I don't know this guy/gal (I didn't even check the username). Heck if someone else came up with another alternative that would be cool too. It seems important that we have a really nice logo with all the sizes, resolutions, and formats that might be needed.
Is there a reason we couldn't adopt something else before bitcoin gets too big and it's too late to change without hurting "brand" recognition? It seems silly to stick with something that is "ok" when we could have something great.
I hope I didn't step on anyone's toes to badly.
ArrowJ is right, image is everything, and its best left to the Pro's. (i.e. Not me.)
That said, the name "Bitcoin" is pretty uninspiring start for a Graphic Designer, IMO. (But that is a whole other discussion.)
Kudos to Bitboy on his contribution, this kind of simple smooth and sharp image instantly tells the viewer that we are in 2010.
Stop complaining. The current logo is just good enough.
It has all the properties a good logo should have.
PS.
After bitcoin goes mainstream, satoshi will be incredibly rich and he can afford some professional artist to polish it more
PS2.
After some consideration, i think that the logo could be easily polished a little by adding some more 3D-effect to the coin borders, so it would actually look like a real coin. But the rest is 100% OK.
I don't personally have the skills, but again, I think http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631.0 is a great choice.
The most recent version isn't as bad as the original, but it is still not a crisp as could be desired, it doesn't scale well, has too many color shades, just has an overall "generic" look to it.
I'm not actually complaining...just voicing an alternative opinion related to the quality of the current logo that represents the bitcoin project to most of the outside world. I feel it has few of the aesthetic properties a good logo should have.
I don't see why this can't be discussed without being offensive (I'm trying not to attack anyone personally). I'm not saying anything about the qualities of the designer as a human being...he did after all come up with the cool idea of Bitcoin in the first place, but this does not mean his artwork should be the de facto face of the project IF the goal is to increase it's popularity. It seems to me that the better face we can put on the project the better. Is it bad to strive for fantastic?
I personally think less 3D is in order. It's ok for it to be "abstract" in that it doesn't look exactly like a coin...I would posit that it would be better if it doesn't try to look like a real coin...after all, we aren't dealing in real coins...we are dealing in BITcoins
Oh sorry, was i offensive again ? That's weird, i didn't feel it at all.
You're right, actually the logo from my signature (designed by bitboy and improved by myself) may be better than the official one.
However i don't know if Satoshi will like the license (cc by-sa).
IMHO perhaps Satoshi should either ask the author or pay the author some BTC to release the works into public domain.
I'll be honest with you, I thought I had offended with the suggestion.
I hadn't thought of the license issue, but of course your right, whatever logo is used it should probably be public domain. IF the community decided to adopt Bitboy's logo I'd contribute 5 btc to "buy out" his license and turn it over to the public domain.
Can this sort of thing be settled with a vote or does it not work that way? I mean we can say it's open source and whatever people use will win, but you have to admit Satoshi's logo has a little bit of an advantage...nobody wants to offend the originator of the awesome idea...I don't want to anyhow...hope I haven't!
The licence should be the same as the original logo imo because we know for sure that is the one satoshi supports.
Is that a requirement for an open source project though?
No, just for this open source project, i.e. Satoshi's Bitcoin client.
No its not...but you'd be more likely to get satoshi to support something we know he approves of!
Understood. I had a friend explain some of the ideology a little more clearly to me. Bottom line, I hope we can end up with a top notch professional logo for this project.
Haha, I agree. Maybe it should be a holo-coin.
I like icons that Satoshi published in the first post.
I'm happy if someone with artistic skill wants to contribute alternatives. The icon/logo was meant to be good as an icon at the 16x16 and 20x20 pixel sizes. I think it's the best program icon, but there's room for improvement at larger sizes for a graphic for use on websites.
It'll be a lot simpler if authors could make their graphics public domain.