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Some updates to SuperTinyIcons

2020-05-27 by @edent | #images #logo #open source #svg | Read ~108 times.

I love reading Changelogs – but I hate writing them. Here’s what’s changed with SuperTinyIcons since I launched it in 2017. It’s a project to create SVG logos of popular services in under 1KB. Maximum filesize is 1,023 bytes. New Contributors! What started off as just me noodling around, has now attracted over 60 contributors!…

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Recreating an old UK Government Coat of Arms

2019-03-23 by @edent | #gov.uk #logo | 1 comment | Read ~314 times.
A lion and a unicorn.

When the NHS was launched in 1948, this leaflet was sent out to everyone. I wanted to recreate the coat of arms that was on top to print on a t-shirt. Sadly, the scan available is too low a resolution for most modern purposes. Wikipedia has vector logos of most of the coats of arms…

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How to centre an icon inside a square and a circle?

2017-11-06 by @edent | #design #logo #nablopomo | 2 comments | Read ~273 times.
airbnb logo centred on the circle-fs8

A little mathematical / spatial / design problem I’ve been having. I have an icon which, depending on the user’s preference, can be inside a square or a circle. Is it possible for it to be centred in both? Here’s a visual example. On the left is the AirBnB logo centred in a square. When…

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Google's Yellow Is Too Mellow

2015-11-14 by @edent | #accessibility #design #google #logo #nablopomo #usability | Read ~188 times.
The Google Logo.

After much kerfuffle, the world has finally got used to the new Google logo. Well, almost. My eye is continually caught by the poor contrast of the yellow “O” against its background. Take a look… This is Google’s default logo on its regular grey background. The contrast ratio between the yellow and grey is 1.50.…

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