It also bugs me when I can't suggest any alternatives, yet don't like the
ones in front of me...
I became aware of a symbol a week or so ago, and it keeps coming back to
me.
The Enso.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ens%C5%8D
Things I like about it:
(all from wikipedia, since the only thing I knew about this symbol prior is
that someone I met had a tattoo of it).
It represents (among a few other things) enlightenment.
^^ This resonated with the 'alternate definition of mahout' from Hebrew-
which may be something akin to essence or truth.
It is a circle- which plays to the Samsara theme.
It is very expressive, a simple one or two brush stroke circle which
symbolizes several large concepts and things about the creator, expressive
like our DSL (I feel gross comparing such a symbol to a Scala DSL, but I'm
spit balling here, please forgive me- I am not so expressive).
"Once the *ensÅ* is drawn, one does not change it. It evidences the
character of its creator and the context of its creation in a brief,
contiguous period of time." Which reminds me of the DRMs
In closed form it represents something akin to Plato's perfection- which a
little more wiki surfing tells me is the idea that no one can create a
perfect circle because a circle is a collection of infinite points and how
could ever be sure that you have arranged each one properly, yet such
things must exist, or what blueprint would a creator of circles be striving
for. This, by-the-by reminds me of stochastic approaches to solving
problems, and really statistics / "machine-learning" in general, in that we
can't find perfect solutions, yet we believe solutions exist and serve as
our blueprint.
Finally, I like that it is simple.
Things I don't like about it:
Lucent Technologies used it back in the 90s, however they used a very
specific red one, and this isn't a deal breaker for me.
Other thoughts:
Based on the tattoo I saw- one could make an Enso using old mahout color
palatte if one were to dab their brush in the appropriate colors. This
could also be represented in any single color. (Not sure what that does to
our TM, is it ok if we just keep slapping TMs on the side of it? If that is
the case is there any reason we must have a single Enso?)
So there is something to throw in the pot that is a little more grown up
than my runner up favorites (honey badger, blueman riding bomb waving
cowboy hat, blueman riding lighting bolt into a squirrel covered in water,
etc).
Again, only know what wiki has told me, so if anyone is more familiar with
this symbol (like was it used as a logo by some horrible dictator which
carried out terrible attrocities?) or just general comments.
tg
Trevor Grant
Data Scientist
https://github.com/rawkintrevo
http://stackexchange.com/users/3002022/rawkintrevo
http://trevorgrant.org
*"Fortunate is he, who is able to know the causes of things." -Virgil*
Post by Ted DunningI don't have any constructive input at all. None of the proposals showed
any spark (to me).
I hate it when I can't suggest a better path and I hate negative feedback.
But there it is.
Post by Pat FerrelDo you have constructive input (guidance or opinion is welcome input) or
would you like to discontinue the contest. If the later, -1 now.
I thought that none of the proposals were worth continuing with.
Post by Pat FerrelYes, -1 means you hate them all or think the designers are not worth
paying. We have to pay to continue, Iâll foot the bill (donations
appreciated) but donât want to unless people think it will lead to
something. For me there are a couple I wouldnât mind seeing on the web
site
Post by Pat Ferrelor swag and yes we do have time to try something completely different,
and
Post by Pat Ferrelthe designers will be more willing since there is a guaranteed payout.
On Apr 27, 2017, at 3:30 PM, Andrew Musselman <
I thought we were just voting on continuing this process :)
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Trevor Grant <
Post by Trevor GrantAlso Pat, thank you for organizing.
+0
I don't love any of them enough to +1, I don't hate them all enough to
-1
Post by Pat FerrelPost by Trevor GrantMost of them remind me of some spin on Apache Apex, Python, Numpy (a
Python
Post by Trevor GrantLibrary), or IBM's DSX. However, I realize a big part of that is the
colors chosen.
#143 is my favorite (possibly because it reminds me of none of the
above).
Post by Trevor GrantBut possibly if this goes to next round we can have them adjust hues /
colors.
Trevor Grant
Data Scientist
https://github.com/rawkintrevo
http://stackexchange.com/users/3002022/rawkintrevo
http://trevorgrant.org
*"Fortunate is he, who is able to know the causes of things."
-Virgil*
Post by Pat FerrelPost by Pat FerrelPost by Trevor GrantOn Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Andrew Musselman <
Post by Andrew Musselman+1 to continue; thanks for organizing this Pat!
My personal favorite is #38
https://images-platform.99static.com/I9quDzcBrtJXg_
quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/84/84017/
attachment_84017937
Post by Trevor GrantPost by Andrew MusselmanI like the stylized and simple "M" and it reminds me of diagrams
showing
Post by Pat FerrelPost by Trevor GrantPost by Andrew Musselmanvector multiplication.
Post by Pat FerrelWe can treat this like a release vote, if anyone hates all these and
doesnât want to continue with shortlisted designers for 3 more days
(the
Post by Andrew MusselmanPost by Pat Ferrelnext step) vote -1 and say if your vote is binding (your are a PMC
member)
Post by Pat FerrelOtherwise all are welcome to rate everything on the polls below.
In this case you have 24 hours to vote
Hereâs my +1 to continue refining.
Here is a second group, hopefully picked to be unique.
https://99designs.com/contests/poll/vl7xed
We got a lot of responses, these 2 polls contain the best afaict.
Vote: https://99designs.com/contests/poll/rqcgif
We asked for something âmathyâ and asked for no elephant and rider.
We
Post by Pat FerrelPost by Pat FerrelPost by Trevor GrantPost by Andrew MusselmanPost by Pat Ferrelhave the rest of the week to tweak so leave comments about what you
like
Post by Andrew Musselmanor
Post by Pat Ferrelwould like to change.
We donât have to pick one of these, so if you hate them all, make
that
