Amiga boing logo is -cool or not- ?

[Cyberus]

I know mate, I know  ;-)

[mikeymike]

Burns: Another Friday is upon us! What will you be doing Smithers, something gay no doubt?
Smithers: (nervous) wh... what?
Burns: You know, light-hearted, fancy-free, mothers lock up your daughters, Smithers is out the town!

[Argo]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gay
gay    (g)
adj. gay·er, gay·est
Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.
Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry.
Bright or lively, especially in color: a gay, sunny room.
Given to social pleasures.
Dissolute; licentious.

n.
A person whose sexual orientation is to persons of the same sex.
A man whose sexual orientation is to men: an alliance of gays and lesbians.

[Middle English gai, lighthearted, brightly colored, from Old French, possibly of Germanic origin.]

So, since it's being used as an adjective let's see...
Nope, Boing Ball has no sexual conotation or is a person.
Cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement, hmm, Depends on you perspective at the moment I guess.
Bright and lively in color, I can see that.
The rest of the definition doesn't seem to apply.

So, Yes, The Amiga Boing Ball could be considered gay.

[that_punk_guy]

mikeymike wrote:
Burns: Another Friday is upon us! What will you be doing Smithers, something gay no doubt?
Smithers: (nervous) wh... what?
Burns: You know, light-hearted, fancy-free, mothers lock up your daughters, Smithers is out the town!

Ooohhh ha ha ha, absolutely sir!  ;-)

[Lo]

Does anyone else think this, that its a really naff logo?

I prefer the checkmark by far, (Never even SEEN a
boing logo on Commodore hardware, was it more a European thing?)

[that_punk_guy]

Lo wrote:

Does anyone else think this, that its a really naff logo?

I prefer the checkmark by far, (Never even SEEN a
boing logo on Commodore hardware, was it more a European thing?)

I think the only Commodore connection the boing ball has is the old demonstration they had of a boing ball bouncing on a screen behind the Workbench.

Edit:

Oooh, except this promotional item on eBay that's been mentioned in another thread. Maybe there's more? But I'm still pretty sure it never appeared on any hardware.

[Cyberus]

@Lo

I always liked the coloured tick too

[uncharted]

Looking at Cyberus' sig I gather he is from the UK.  I don't know wbout the rest of the UK, but where I'm from, saying that something (inanimate object) looks or is gay is slang for well naff, rubbish, etc. I don't think it is supposed to be offensive in any way.

Anyway, the logo is crap and is a total nightmare to do anything with artistically or graphically.  The MOS butterfly is similarly bad, but at least has more possibilites and also importantly has a recognisable outline.

[Waccoon]

I was never partial to the boing ball.  It just looks like something out of a children's book.

I really like the double checkmark logo.  That was the embelem proudly printed on the front of my A1000, and I still love it.

In my opinion:  Redesigned boing ball for the Amiga trademark, double checkmark for the OS, and the OS should be renamed to Workbench.  "AmigaOS" just sounds so... cluttered.

[mikeymike]

Looking at Cyberus' sig I gather he is from the UK. I don't know wbout the rest of the UK, but where I'm from, saying that something (inanimate object) looks or is gay is slang for well naff, rubbish, etc. I don't think it is supposed to be offensive in any way.

Ditto.  Though the last time that was a phrase of choice I think I was in secondary school :-)

Re: the topic - I think the double tick logo is better, perhaps a colour variation on that.

[Kees]

the best logos are the simple ones ...

Take alook at McDonalds or Nike ...

I think the boing ball is a simple logo also ... and therefor a good one ...

And i happen to like it .. better then the V logo ..
 :-)

[takemehomegrandma]

Well, when you mention it, it kind of does look like a shiny disco ball, doesn't it? :-o Put on some Village People and let the balls shower us with light ;-)

[Herewegoagain]

I always liked the coloured tick too

Me too.  I always thought it was far better than the boing ball.  That's why I did this wallpaper:

 

Actually it's a whole set for the OS4 contest.  I did it in 5 colors (added a 6th one after the submission).  
If anyone likes them, it can be downloaded here.  And the 6th color (grape) from here.  Sorry to go OT, but at least it's about the logo.   :-D

[SHADES]

@Herewegoagain

Ohhh!! I love it!
I always liked the coloured check.

Gee that looks great mate. Did you send those in to AI ? I recon they would be really impressed!

[uncharted]

Kees wrote:
the best logos are the simple ones ...

Take alook at McDonalds or Nike ...

I think the boing ball is a simple logo also ... and therefor a good one ...

And i happen to like it .. better then the V logo ..
 :-)

It's not quite simple enough as it has to be 3D to work properly.  The McD and Nike logos can be recongnised by outline alone which makes them more flexible.  Because the MOS logo is a butterfly (a recognisable shape) it has more potential.

For example....



I think amiga's best asset design-wise is the semi-serif word logo, it's unique and simple. The AmigaOne/Developer logo is also good, and I also like what the compitition winners done with the gear/cog/boingball concept, that was very nice.

There needs to be an injection of fresh design ideas.

[takemehomegrandma]

@ uncharted

I agree with your thoughts. But regarding the Amiga logo(s), they did come in many shapes during the years. Perhaps too many. Look at the top left corner of this very page for instance. And which logo you saw also depended on in which part of the world you lived in. Have you seen the "Amiga" text on the boxes of the A500's Redrumloa sold? Not much semi-serif there ...

(BTW, has that butterfly problems with gas? ;-))