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Nice too because it scales much better than most of the pictoral marks and it gives a sense of connected relays/ users/ apps in the ecosystem
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I like it π«‘
'is NOT an ostrich' lol. Finally;)
Exactly! π―
Also change the acronym to "Not an OSTRich".
Kidding, I love the ostrich.
Someone that doesn't have a bird brain!?
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View quoted note βI like it very much
I do like thisβ¦
Whoβs it for?
I like the idea of a "N" connecting to different points. I would however prefer it to be somehow integrated with an ostrich.
Please, no.
Love it. Clean and simple. π
Love it. The nostrich is fun but this is a way better logo than most I've seen.
What current ostrich logo?
That is just one logo. There is no current official logo.
No, you're right. But it has been used. And to a certain extent it would make sense to have a standard, easily identifiable one on people's website in the same way the other logos are easily identifiable
Not sure one is needed. π€ Itβs a protocol for everyone not a centralised platform (like those logos at the bottom of websites). The logo can never be owned by anyone too - itβs a bit like wanting a logo for the internet (there are many). Anyway, will see what, if anything, unfolds. All I know is that I was here to witness the birth of the nostr ostrich (and nostrich) organically and it would be a shame to lose that community provenance in any βnostr logoβ.
Sure, but at the moment barely anyone even knows what nostr is. But I get your point. The logo points to nostr-as-microblogging maybe, and not to the whole protocol. But even that aspect isn't much known
It reminded me of the pepsi design pdf:)
View quoted note βCool, could work better at smaller sizes for linking to Nostr pubkeys/profile. π€
Iβve been on Nostr almost a year now and I still donβt know what it is. π
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@Niel Liesmons just showed his proposal for a Nostr logo, I show something I sketched out some time ago but always kept in the drawer.
My motivation:
- Nostr already has a good "design" as a word; it is distinctive enough to be memorable and recognizable; we don't need to add images, so no ostrich;
- Focus on Nostr's main typographic reference, the first letter N.
- Give the idea of interconnectedness, but not neat and precise, something weird and cross-cutting, as per the Nostr style;
- Have something that is usable either as an icon (the simple N) or as a full name, in very different sizes and backgrounds, always with good readability;
- Choose something that works well with different colors, so that apps can customize and integrate it into their design giving room for creativity, but still be extremely recognizable;
View quoted note βBluesky apparently has 3m users now. (Not sure what their daily active user numbers are tho). I mean it's all optional, no one needs to use any of the logos, you could just use the client logo Β―β \β _β (β γβ )β _β /β Β―.
But I do see the logic in having this as a button icon. Especially with the reality of what people actually interact with as nostr are the the microblogging clients (atm at least).
Basically, it's like tumblr but without the girls
Similar discussion happening here:
View quoted note βJack effect. Not a logo effect. Borne out of Twitter. Bound to get lots of exposure especially after the Elon buy out (as did Mastadon). A nostr logo will no doubt evolve just like the Bitcoin logo did (although thatβs not βofficialβ either), but I can only imagine it being used in a βpowered by Nostrβ king of wayβ¦
Their are only 2 types of people in this world:
Those with bird brains and those without bird brains.
Just because a group of people think an ostrich logo is it, doesn't make it correct.
I'm sorry but an ostrich won't go mainstream.
This N logo, will purple pill others for generations to come!
Do you happen to have a sample of how it would look like next to other social media icons?
Yeah I'm not saying bluesky is growing because of their logo:). (Although they have just branded with the butterfly, which will undoubtedly be in the link button thingums).
You could argue that nostr would also have the 'jack effect' but that doesn't seem to be the case or not nearly as much(?). I think something more is going on with bluesky. I think it's more significantly been adopted (and gatekept - if that's even a word lol) by the lgbtq community Elon exodusers, who actually also seem to dislike jack. Much in the same way nostr is predominantly a very particular community - bitcoin twitter offshoot, but this is far more of a niche. Anyway, yeah. I can see 'powered by Nostr' being a thing tooΒ―β \β _β (β γβ )β _β /β Β―
I agree that an official logo is rather strange for a decentralized protocol. But a "sign" can be useful to connect all applications, indicating the network in which they live, and showing that they are "Nostr compatible."
That's why I thought of a logo that can be customized with colors, while maintaining a strong graphic sign:
View quoted note βGoogling what tumblr isβ¦ lol Iearn new stuff here all the time
Itβs like being able to cryptographically access a variety of soapboxes to stand on and publicly and freely deliver your words/content; to debate with others; or to just take in stuff, all whilst no one can censor you. And thatβs mainly just the N in NOSTR, not the O and Sβ¦
I have actually compared nostr to Speakers' Corner before lol, and maybe one day it'll be the online equivalent, this weird niche place people have to go to stand on their soapbox and shout their madness cos you'd get arrested anywhere else
Speakers' Corner - Wikipedia
(just in case)
DONβT WORRY ABOUT THAT JUST KEEP SHIT POSTING TO RELAYS
Shitposters Corner
Exactly lol
I'm stunned you don't know what Tumblr is π it was a defining moment that p much shaped the world we live in today. All the Tumblr aesthetic account egirls posters now run our HR departments π
Hilarious π€£π€£
Can't zap you
I feel this way about Bitcoin...the more I learn the less I know.
tend to agree with corn here π
excited to see what other alternatives you can come up with, as this is definitely an interesting topic to explore
Iβm doing my part.
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π Definitely, having been to a few in Hyde Park.
Another Brit ay ππ
Yep ππΌ
Yeah and then comes the moment when you realize that you will never learn it all
And then you truly start to enjoy the discovery
There you go
Yep all early days. The logo for the AT protocol appears to be an @ sign but we donβt see that used anywhere really. But yes, understandable that bitcoiners came to nostr first - we generally understand key pairs. But hey. At least we talked about logos for a bit instead of Bitcoin π Iβm all for other topics!
Oh yeah, I actually forgot At protocol has a logo. I was thinking of the bluesky π¦ logo. π«‘π«‘π«‘π
Yes please! Get rid of the ostrich.
Been trying things out for months and keep coming back to this. It sure as hell doesn't check aaaaall boxes. But it does the job for me and a large percentage of the builders I work with. Not asking for everyone to use/accept this.
Exactly!
i like the ostrich more than this, and i'm not a fan of the ostrich really
could you make different alternatives of this? maybe there's something to pursue here
Nostr is a protocol.
It's the user-facing applications on top of it that should have "not being boring" as their main criterium.
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Cool, it could be interesting to see many more variations on this theme to see what works best. Going more towards an unrecognizable N and back for example or many variations on thickness. It could provide an oportunity to include more meaning too.
there is better designs already but anyhow
I may have to switch to use this instead, for this purpose. π
My assessment as well. Looks cool, nice, fitting, but predictable and not very exciting. Weβre getting there!
Nice
Are ya winning son?
Love it. The nostrich will always live in my heart, but it's not the logo.
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Haha... Emmanuel the Curious Ostrich π
I think N logos are too boring π₯±
Agree⦠needs more ostrich.
This is *chef kiss*
It could also subtly visualize relays as a note traverses the network
View quoted note βAnd every single one of them except Nostr is a protocol. Damus has its own logo, as does Nostur, Nostrudel, Primal, Snort etc, etc.
Not*
A logo like this will add to the confusion because people will think NOSTR is an app when it isnβt.
clean and simple. really nice, I connected with it immediately
TOTAL DOG SHIT
CAN'T GET RID OF THE OSTRICH
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looks nice Niel, thanks for sharing and for making it ππ»
Doesnβt really matter. Nostr is a protocol and doesnβt have one logo. If you and others like this that is good.
I use my own #nostr PopArt style/logo But there will never be 1 logo because that the whole idea of decentralized π₯πβοΈ #nostr #grownostr
I like it. What do you think?
View quoted note βSomething so simple has a bit chance to already exist somewhere.
Would love to see what you can do with some square elements in the design.
I think they suggest some of nostrβs toughness while their contrast with the circles shows nostrβs diversity.
Not a fan of this. Honestly my least favorite of all proposed logos I've seen today. Looks incredibly boring and doesn't convey any feeling or emotion.
This one sucks compared to the one with the ostrich and the egg. Makes it look like we are copying the twitter rebranding into X with that logo... #my2cents
You called it βTHE LOGOβ and said people have been asking for it. Thatβs a much different claim than simply offering something you suggest people use. Was this funded by publicly donated OpenSats funds? Are there stipulations on how you approach work when itβs funded by those donations?
Nostr is a protocol, not an app. So why should a nostr icon need to βfit nicely against our competitions iconsβ, if these are all app icons? (Except mastodon, which is a protocol with an animal iconβ¦ not mentioned btw)
Indeed any icon for nostr protocol should STAND OUT from app icons so as to NOT be mistaken for an app AND so as to be recognizable as a protocol when said apps claim to use the nostr protocol.
You canβt be βnot an appβ while sporting a logo designed to fit in with other apps. We need a protocol icon, that maybe fits with other protocols. (Which may be easily accomplished by having a different outline than a rounded square?)
View quoted note βIt's a good logo, for sure. But I like the ostrich and the metaphor that those birds can go quite a distance, much like what the mentality is here; we are all early and working hard to #grownostr ^^
I'm not feeling it
Yes. The ostrich has long thin legs and neck, which donβt scale well as an icon. So this does need attention. Thanks for bringing attention to this Niel.
#nostr #nostr #nostr
Do you see the little ostrich icon?
It's perfect for nuclear and chemical context
#nostr is not an installable app. Its apps have their own logos to show on the screen.
The little ostrich carachter at the end of #nostr is enough, the apps need to implement the setting to show it like consistently. Then it will have it's own code to appear everywhere the word is written.
True, I'm clearly still very much learning my lessons on walking that tight rope as we go.
Thanks for the feedback π
This is awesome π₯
View quoted note βTo be clear: despite the strong language (THE LOGO, promoting, ...) this is very much a suggestion for anyone to use, adjust, hate or completely ignore π
Just added it as the nostr link logo for a non-nostr focused site of mine π
I like it, but I'd like so see a draft of the Logo with the remining letters "ostr". Do you have that as well?
Yes, you donβt need to use the full body of an ostrich.
What is the license on it?
* A LOGO
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shame its not an ostrich tbh
Or perhaps..?
I consider yours as the most serious and neutral answer, at least if we want Nostr to be taken seriously an not like another corner on the internet for niche weirdos, like 4chan but for bitcoiners...
Oooh, that is pretty nice.
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It kinda reminds me of the Noderunners Logo I made a few years ago. See:
As for nostr, personally, I've been playing around with a more organic looking thing, seeing as the structure of the network itself is also pretty fluid and can be haphazardly approached.
This brought me to consider the art of calligraphy, inks, brushes, swooshes. natural feeling stuff.
Of course I did want to keep the nodules/nodes which led me to this bone-like structure. I think it is very fitting. Like so:
Leading me to:
If you try really hard, you may even still see an ostrich in it ;)
Let me know your thoughts.
A good logo needs to be unique.
Its just so basic... Im not trying to be like "We need to be fancy and shit" However i think we can do better than this. i like the idea of the nodes on the N. i think we can be more creative than this.
"is NOT an ostrich"
Is this suppose to be a feature?!
Very nice, I would tweak the topology:
Iβm deeply conflicted about the ostrich.
Niel, I forgot to comment on your logo!
I totally agree with the no-ostrich focus on the N of nostr.
I am not only a fan of the roundish design, I would prefer something more linear (as per my proposal).
What wd you use? Just a generic bird head? Might not communicate ostrich recognizablyβ¦
Yeah, an ostrich head not a generic bird - unique as birds go. I wouldnβt use just the letter N. It communicates nothing. Itβs an acronym after all and focusing just on the letter N either says nothing or says βNotesβ and the protocol is and can be much more than that. Personally, if thereβs to be no ostrich mascot/emblem, Iβd prefer to see the NOSTR acronym used in full and for a pair of stylised keys to be incorporated. Itβs not an app so try not to make it look like one.
Nothing like one.
Now do the same for the letter N.
That's a nice logo for an application that uses Nostr, but protocols don't really need or have logos. The recognition comes from the brand or the application that uses the protocol.
Nice! The N looks good among the others.
View quoted note βYour point about N and notes was good. Nostr is much more than N.
great logo. πππππ
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Ok but can you make it a little more ostrich-like? Maybe just a beak and some feathers? For the nostricans in the room
This one is awesome!
Itβs not what the groupβs voice shouts for that matters. Itβs what icon ultimately gets the most usage. The ostrich is fun and quirky but only the market will decide if a non-ostrich icon like this wins out.
You donβt like it. Got it. You like boring and corporate. Got it. The ostrich is strong for the past year and still seems plenty popular from a birds eye view.
Chill bruh
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Thatβs an emu. DYOR π
This is reallyyyyy ugly and generic. Just cuz Nostr starts with an N doesnβt mean the logo has to be an N.
Not of these companies are meaningfully recognizable. It's not like the Instagram logo is significantly unique at its inception, but with time it became iconic and now a large circle with a smaller one on the top right just means "Instagram". I have faith that given some time, the "N with nodes and edges" can become synonymous with Nostr.
Do tcp next. . .
Instagram logo is unique tho.
It's a bit French poodle, with the white bobble bits, once you start seeing it that's all I can think. Otherwise it's okay
I'm going to start promoting this because people keep asking for something that:
- is simple & recognisable
- literally anyone can draw in 3 seconds
- is NOT an ostrich
- shows that we're talking about a network
- fits nicely next to our competition's icons (Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, Google...)
- Pairs up well with the Bitcoin "B"
This logo has been doing the job for me for months and I still like it.
SVG files of several versions here π https://w3.do/L6ZV6jBo
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