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Voting on Codeforces logo
By purplesyringa, history, 4 years ago, translation, In English

Hello, everyone! You might have noticed that Codeforces has changed the logo to a new one temporarily, but it seems the admins can't decide what is better. Let's vote on the logo and see what the community itself likes! Upvote the comment for the logo you like below.

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  • Vote: I do not like it

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4 years ago, # |
  Vote: I like it +1204 Vote: I do not like it

Candidate 1. Old logo:

old logo

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4 years ago, # |
← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it -730 Vote: I do not like it

Candidate 2. New logo, single-colored:

single-colored

Credits go to kowalsk1, thanks for your work!

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← Rev. 5   Vote: I like it +1248 Vote: I do not like it

Candidate 3. New logo, three-colored:

Credits go to nikhil1_raghav, thanks for your work!

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it +16 Vote: I do not like it

    can you maybe make this one the same size as the others?

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it 0 Vote: I do not like it

    I like how this one currently has the most votes. A nice combination of the old and new one :)

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it -16 Vote: I do not like it

    Can you change order of colors to red-orange-blue it has more meaning to it.

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
    ← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +4 Vote: I do not like it

    Yes, This one looks great!

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it +51 Vote: I do not like it

    we can also make the colour of 'forces' in this new logo be the same colour as the original CODEFORCES logo (a little blueish).

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it +26 Vote: I do not like it

    This one isn't better. I will explain my point of view.
    It is sharper, and not compact. It has much unused space if we put a minimal enclosing rectangle on it. And sharp angles may be less visible when logo is seen from distance, especially bright yellow angle.
    White lines between colors are too narrwo. I suggest to make them wider, otherwise they may be invisible with lower resolution or e.g. printed on a T-shirt.

    Btw, I prefer smallcaps Cᴏᴅᴇғᴏʀᴄᴇs over simple Codeforces.

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
    ← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +2 Vote: I do not like it

    Also that logo suites more for U.S. AirForces.

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      Vote: I like it 0 Vote: I do not like it

    Is there any way to change the font to fit with the rest of the website?

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      4 years ago, # ^ |
        Vote: I like it 0 Vote: I do not like it

      To be honest, I'd better change the font of the rest of the site to match the header. That is a difficult task but if the new logo officially gets used, we'll have a chance to modernize the whole design.

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    ← Rev. 32   Vote: I like it +59 Vote: I do not like it

    Or any other related phrase :)

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4 years ago, # |
  Vote: I like it +48 Vote: I do not like it

Combination of old and new is awesome but somewhere inside me i still like old logo.

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← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +2 Vote: I do not like it

IMO it's time to change the logo (10 years with the same logo is too much), but the new one looks weird

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it +26 Vote: I do not like it

    Yeah I thought the new one looks a bit weird too, like it doesn't belong there.

    Maybe because the old one has represented the id of the most well known and iconic sports programming platform since the dawn of the sport? It will be a painful goodbye for sure :)

    Personally I would love to have the fonts and quality of the new logo, but keep the three bars of the old one.

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← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +84 Vote: I do not like it

Candidate 4. Inspired by current logo design trends.

Candidate 4

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← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +169 Vote: I do not like it

Hi, thanks for writing this blog, currently kowalsk1 and I are working on other design by correcting some color codes and other improvements. It'll be similar to . Here color ratio is similar to the rating distribution on codeforces (less reds than blues).

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
    ← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +19 Vote: I do not like it

    Just testing how it looks when resized to 240px of width as the other logos:

    As for the variation, I think this looks better than the one you proposed previously because there's less 'aggressive' dark red and more light blue. Good job!

    Mind if I update 'Candidate 3' to the new version?

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      ← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +158 Vote: I do not like it

      Codeforces
      What if we put some old spices to the logo..

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        4 years ago, # ^ |
          Vote: I like it +8 Vote: I do not like it

        TBH I don't think the 'forces' part matches the rest of the logo. The logo is minimalistic and quite thin, while 'forces' is much bolder. Maybe leave 'forces' thin and move 'Sponsored by Telegram' a bit lower, such that 'Codeforces' is aligned with the logo?

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          ← Rev. 4   Vote: I like it +202 Vote: I do not like it

          Newcf
          I can't seem to imagine such a slim font on codeforces :/. It just looks off to me. UPD:

          Logo looks from my browser

          I think if the logo is going to be changed, the whole web's font must change as well. It's like a face with a one off feature.

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it +62 Vote: I do not like it

    Don't forget greens :) new

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      Vote: I like it 0 Vote: I do not like it

    It would be cool if the "forces" of "Codeforces" (I mean "Codeforces".substr(4,6)) could be made blue and the first half be black just as the original logo.

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it 0 Vote: I do not like it

    I like this more but tbh I think this new color distribution kinda breaks the idea behind the logo.. iirc from the original blog, it was supposed to mean "growth" where you start blue and climb to top until you're red.

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  Vote: I like it +303 Vote: I do not like it

Candidate 6 (from Ari):

Description from my friend - mewnian
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← Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +125 Vote: I do not like it

Candidate 7 (original):

After looking for inspiration, I've finally found the perfect placement to represent the logo. The blue bar represents how people with more skill can help those who struggle with their problem solving. If this vision becomes a reality, I believe that this platform will become better for this growing community.

I do apologize for the ratio, but this masterpiece needs a wider resolution, which is also one of its purposes, to attract a wider audience and introduce them to this platform.

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  Vote: I like it +3 Vote: I do not like it

I think a paint splash (yellow,blue,red) kinda design will look cool too

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  Vote: I like it -31 Vote: I do not like it

Candidate 9: Adhocforces

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