Getting a better logo

PPPDUD commented

2026-06-25 14:27:25 -05:00

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After some consideration, I think that it's about time to retire the current Sparkle wordmark (v0.2-present). It's unprofessional and I don't like how it's poorly-written and uses all-uppercase letters.

I will be looking into finding us a better logo for v0.12. Most likely, the new logo will look something like the one for Bonobo:

I have contacted @unconstructable13 to see if they're interested in working on a logo (link to comment).

After some consideration, I think that it's about time to retire the current Sparkle wordmark (v0.2-present). It's unprofessional and I don't like how it's poorly-written and uses all-uppercase letters. I will be looking into finding us a better logo for v0.12. Most likely, the new logo will look something like the one for Bonobo: <img width="374" height="88" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/abc33d08-2203-42d5-a338-8b4fb2dadcd0" /> I have contacted @unconstructable13 to see if they're interested in working on a logo [(link to comment)](https://github.com/OmniBlocks/monorepo/issues/504#issuecomment-4803347282).

PPPDUD commented

2026-06-25 16:01:52 -05:00

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Update: The new Sparkle logo is here!

It was designed by @unconstructable13 with instructions from me.

@sparkle-devs/developers Does anyone have any concerns with the new logo before I swap out the old one?

Update: The new Sparkle logo is here! <img width="384" height="124" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/598a6f6b-d074-48d9-8032-66f5b3a09c89" /> It was designed by @unconstructable13 with instructions from me. @sparkle-devs/developers Does anyone have any concerns with the new logo before I swap out the old one?

e016 commented

2026-06-25 16:55:52 -05:00

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I feel like having sparkle and bonobo have almost the same logo makes both platforms a bit too connected; when sparkle is just for snap

I feel like having sparkle and bonobo have almost the same logo makes both platforms a bit _too_ connected; when sparkle is just for snap

codingisfun2831t commented

2026-06-25 17:01:17 -05:00

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Looks pretty good! I like the slight 3D effect on the wand but having the hand-drawnish lines coming off of it. And the font, still feels a bit happy. Buttt please make it transparent. :)

PPPDUD commented

2026-06-25 17:05:35 -05:00

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Looks pretty good! I like the slight 3D effect on the wand but having the hand-drawnish lines coming off of it. And the font, still feels a bit happy. Buttt please make it transparent. :)

It is transparent, isn't it?

I feel like having sparkle and bonobo have almost the same logo makes both platforms a bit too connected; when sparkle is just for snap

This is intentional. Sparkle and Bonobo are half-sister projects (that is, they share many of the same developers and were founded by the same person); furthermore, what is Sparkle but an application-specific version of Bonobo?

> Looks pretty good! I like the slight 3D effect on the wand but having the hand-drawnish lines coming off of it. And the font, still feels a bit happy. Buttt please make it transparent. :) It _is_ transparent, isn't it? > I feel like having sparkle and bonobo have almost the same logo makes both platforms a bit _too_ connected; when sparkle is just for snap This is intentional. Sparkle and Bonobo are half-sister projects (that is, they share many of the same developers and were founded by the same person); furthermore, what is Sparkle but an application-specific version of Bonobo?

codingisfun2831t commented

2026-06-25 17:10:54 -05:00

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It is transparent, isn't it?

Ah, it is. Sorry! GitHub uses a different background for images so it didn't look like it

> It _is_ transparent, isn't it? Ah, it is. Sorry! GitHub uses a different background for images so it didn't look like it

codingisfun2831t commented

2026-06-25 17:11:53 -05:00

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But also, can we please try to prefer the .svg version for docs? And of course store then somewhere

PPPDUD commented

2026-06-25 17:14:31 -05:00

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But also, can we please try to prefer the .svg version for docs? And of course store then somewhere

The logo was designed in ~~OmniBlocks~~ TurboWarp (a Scratch descendant) from my understanding, so the font would look messed-up if we did that.

It is transparent, isn't it?

Ah, it is. Sorry! GitHub uses a different background for images so it didn't look like it

It's alright, don't worry about it.

> But also, can we please try to prefer the .svg version for docs? And of course store then somewhere The logo was designed in ~OmniBlocks~ TurboWarp (a Scratch descendant) from my understanding, so the font would look messed-up if we did that. > > It _is_ transparent, isn't it? > > Ah, it is. Sorry! GitHub uses a different background for images so it didn't look like it It's alright, don't worry about it.

codingisfun2831t commented

2026-06-25 17:17:54 -05:00

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The logo was designed in OmniBlocks (a Scratch descendant) from my understanding, so the font would look messed-up if we did that.

Ah, I see. I may be able to redesign it in Inkscape when I get home, maybe (question mark)? I think we should dump the logo versions (svgs, and png versions) into .GitHub, for future info.

> The logo was designed in OmniBlocks (a Scratch descendant) from my understanding, so the font would look messed-up if we did that. Ah, I see. I may be able to redesign it in Inkscape when I get home, maybe (question mark)? I think we should dump the logo versions (svgs, and png versions) into .GitHub, for future info.

PPPDUD commented

2026-06-25 17:24:06 -05:00

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The logo was designed in OmniBlocks (a Scratch descendant) from my understanding, so the font would look messed-up if we did that.

Ah, I see. I may be able to redesign it in Inkscape when I get home, maybe (question mark)? I think we should dump the logo versions (svgs, and png versions) into .GitHub, for future info.

Why not put it in doc/ like the screenshot from the README?

> > The logo was designed in OmniBlocks (a Scratch descendant) from my understanding, so the font would look messed-up if we did that. > > Ah, I see. I may be able to redesign it in Inkscape when I get home, maybe (question mark)? I think we should dump the logo versions (svgs, and png versions) into .GitHub, for future info. Why not put it in `doc/` like the screenshot from the README?

codingisfun2831t commented

2026-06-25 17:27:05 -05:00

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Eh, true. That would be better!

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