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Too busy to be a minimalist

Thayer — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:00:49 +0000

Just a quick post before I head off to the lab… I’ve pulled the old logo drafts for the Arch Linux logo contest. The now official Archer logo is available at http://www.archlinux.org/art/

The Arch Minimalist logo, for anyone who is interested, has been released under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) and may be downloaded below:

Arch Minimalist SVG logos
(requires AXswar & AUdimat fonts for proper viewing)
Arch Minimalist Slim login theme
Arch Minimalist Splashy theme

Thanks again to everyone who participated in the logo contest!

Arch Linux Logo Concept

Thayer — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:00:43 +0000

Update (June 2008): Archlinux has a new logo since December 2007, but you might also want to see archminimalist.

I’ve been working on an alternative logo for Arch Linux. It’s not that the existing logo is terrible…but it reminds me far too much of Star Trek, and, in my opinion, it doesn’t render well when converted to one colour. Released under a Creative Commons license, you are free to use and modify the logo to your liking, so long as you credit me (Thayer Williams) as the original artist.

The SVG source files are available here: arch-boomerang-logo.tar.gz