I made you a simple logo

[nstadigs]

I read in your roadmap that you're planning on creating a logo for the project, so I decided to create one.
I wasn't sure if you are referring to the planet or the metal. I chose to create one that resembles the metal since I really wanted to include the M. That was easier to do with the metal than the planet. I also tried to make it look friendly and simple. An advanced logo for a project like this could make people think of complexity and scare them away.

If you like it, feel free to pull it in. If you don't, well don't. I don't mind at all. It's WTFPL-licensed ;)

[Raynos]

@nbostrom this is awesome :)

[Raynos]

cc @neonstalwart @Matt-Esch @nrw what do you guys think of the logo ?

[nrw]

nice work! i made one that i'd like to throw into the mix, too, if we're gonna marry a logo. i can share it within the hour.

[nrw]

here's the one i did: https://github.com/nrw/mercury-logo. i was trying to indicate "minimal
and "DAG". It's not the friendliest logo, but it's tidy. Do we have an idea of what we want to say with a mercury logo?

[alexmingoia]

I like @nbostrom's 👍

[nstadigs]

Thank you! I like nrw's too though. It's kinda going in another direction, symbolizing the unidirectional data flow.

[ahdinosaur]

just a quick thought:

going further with the planetary imagery, i wonder what could be made if the unidirectional data flow was symbolized as nested orbits (nested components).

[nrw]

@ahdinosaur i tried a lot of versions with that format. i didn't come up with anything worth sharing, though. it tended to end up looking like an m & m or a saw blade. I'd be interested to see if someone came up with a version of the "saw" that works!

[Raynos]

We should have a vote for the logo!

If anyone else has any contendors they should get them in

[kristianmandrup]

I like the logo by @ahdinosaur 👍

[alessioalex]

I like the logo from @nrw it's elegant and I like the "symbolizing the unidirectional data flow" thing. +1 for that.

[clearjs]

A few drafts with different fonts along with the original proposal.

https://github.com/clearjs/mercury-logo

[Raynos]

cool :)

[clearjs]

Also I'd probably drop the .js extension.

[rawberg]

+1 for the @nrw version

[kumavis]

i like @nrw 's block version, but the full one not as much.
@ahdinosaur's oribtal, planetary theme is nice

I really like the hexagon-shaped space-themed ones in the io.js logo brainstorm

[kumavis]

@clearjs i was in a small town in peru recently and i saw a sign for some small shop, and it immediately made me think of your mercury logo. it was a funny connection.

[neonstalwart]

@nrw's block one is also my favorite - a variation could be to put "hg" rather than "m".

[clearjs]

@kumavis The original logo is made by @nbostrom, I just tried minor font variations.

[kumavis]

whoops!

[jonnyscholes]

+1 for @nrw's one - in terms of use as an asset in a larger design I think it will be great to work with :)

[twilson63]

Here is another logo suggestion:

[kumavis]

not mine but heres a different direction
speaks to mercury's speed and unobtrusive lightweight nature

[danielnaab]

I like all these logos, but just had a thought to share. What about something with Mercury, the god? The caduceus is usually shown in Mercury's hands in most images:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus
• https://www.google.com/search?q=mercury&espv=2&biw=1055&bih=755&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dl6EVeqMMpCuogS2oILQDw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=mercury+god

Loosely, unidirection is implied by the spirals of the snakes wrapping around themselves.

I've always like the style of O'Reilly's book covers, and Flask's logo is in a similar style and might be an inspiration on how to stylize it (http://flask.pocoo.org).

[kumavis]

@danielnaab yes that was the direction I was headed -- I think it is a great source of iconography-- the caduceus is interesting, id like to explore the visual metaphors there

[martinpallmann]

I really like the caduceus. There should be no copyright problems adapting it, right? (since it's over 2000 years old)

[ashnur]

+1 for caduceus

[sartaj]

+1 for @ahdinosaur

[crabmusket]

@twilson63 I like the concept, but I think the sheer number of arrows is too much. I'd use the same font and colour but put the Hg inside a circle with a single arrow on it somewhere.

EDIT: Something like this this

I like @nrw's as well, and I like the idea of the caduceus. The planetary angle is a cool one, I always thought of the element (maybe because of the use of hg everywhere).

[twilson63]

@eightyeight Thanks how about this -> http://codepen.io/twilson63/pen/pjRqvm

[crabmusket]

@twilson63 I don't see a ton of difference. I do think a nicer font would be in order, but I didn't want to go looking. Also I just realised that the text is black inside; that was a mistake, it should have been grey like all the strokes!

Riffing on the planetary theme

[ashnur]

I am not a fan of spelling out Hg and the association with the element.

[1j01]

                     

[crabmusket]

+1 @1j01

[1j01]

-1 @1j01 :P

[activestylus]

Designer of Merb and Slim logos/sites here. I love helping out awesome open source projects get a proper makeover. Hope that this community can decide soon - proper branding is CRUCIAL for a framework to gain mindshare

[ashnur]

@activestylus option 1 is the first from all which I really like :)

• it's simple and the font fits the logo well
• it's an M, but it also conveys modularity well
• it doesn't depend on the kitschy stuff, as for example option 2 does.

[activestylus]

Thanks for the feedback @ashnur - I agree the 1st one makes it look more "pro" and less like a toy.

For further edification here is how a proper homepage could conceivably look.

What say you @Raynos? Mercury has a decent following without any promotion or even something that could pass for a project homepage, so kudos on that. But I think you will get a lot more exposure and community once you create your online image, get a short manifesto up and put some love on those docs.

[nrw]

i'm in for @activestylus option 1

[DeepAnchor]

@activestylus those are awesome. I'm also partial towards option #1 myself, though maybe a lighter shade of grey like in that last logo you posted would lighten the mood a little bit. Dark grey brings to mind serious, enterprisy stuff imo

[yoshuawuyts]

Hex logo in the style of leveldb, sheetify, stack.gl and scijs:
tiny

large

Figure consistent branding to some degree might help with cross-polination between ecosystems.

[roobie]

There's two things I like with @yoshuawuyts contribution:

1. The first thing I related it to was the CPU for a model T-1000 Terminator
2. It looks like my mental model of how components fit together in a bigger system.

/2¢