New MuseScore logo?
I admit I won't miss the old MuseScore logo, which looks like an elephant showering itself.
But I don't know if I can coexist with the new logo I saw on musescore.com today
Is that official? Did they inadvertently post the submission that took last place???
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It is official, got announced on Discord
See https://www.mu.se/post/muse-group-rebrand
yikes. at least the old logo had some relation to music notation... not some ying-yang symbol tripping over a traffic cone...
In reply to yikes. at least the old logo… by glennmstanton
it looks like Smusescore now, but in the tab bar (the favicon) looks like c͗ instead, which is almost as ridiculous as the awful colour.
and Muse Group’s logo is apparently “Ni” now. shrug
In reply to yikes. at least the old logo… by glennmstanton
It's a stylized S as in MuseScore, just as the M of Muse is stylized and is not "Ni". Muse Class has a stylized "C" and Muse Hub an "H".
I like this new set of logos: a sort of 'modern-retro' style.
In reply to It's a stylized S as in… by yonah_ag
Still I think it could be MS and not purple :P
In reply to Still I think it could be MS… by Asher S.
MS would be a mismatch with the single letter codes for the set and would require Muse Class to be "MC" and Muse Hub to be "MH" for consistency.
In reply to It's a stylized S as in… by yonah_ag
I can somewhat see the S in the Scusemore (former musescore.com) logo in large sizes; in the favicon, it decays into a c͗ though.
But I cannot see the other thing as something other than “Ni”.
I admit I won't miss the old MuseScore logo, which looks like an elephant showering itself.
![Muse_Tear.png]( "Muse_Tear.png")
In reply to I admit I won't miss the old… by Jm6stringer
What an awfull looking new logo, it's a complete mess.
It looks like there's a move to unify the various Muse Group products with a similar "logo font", or iconography:
![Logos.png]( "Logos.png")
As stated in the above link provided by @graffesmusic: "A MuseScore Studio logo is on the way soon".
In reply to It looks like there's a move… by Jm6stringer
In reply to [inline: MuseGroup Logos.png] by scorster
Aha... Looks like Audacity now joined the group!
In reply to [inline: MuseGroup Logos.png] by scorster
I wonder what that particular ridiculousness costed. The fonts from the announcement page are good as illegible, too.
In reply to [inline: MuseGroup Logos.png] by scorster
Ok, the only good one is audacity. Class is ok, but what were they thinking on Musescore, Tonebridge, Hub, Audio.com and Ultimate Guitar? Btw, Ultimate Guitar looks like a devil emoji.
In reply to Ok, the only good one is… by elirhorrigan
The decision's already made, and while these may be overly predictable, I would have submitted them for as variations of the "two rects and a circle" MuseHub Logo design.
In reply to The decision's already made,… by scorster
I did some a bit more thinking on it. Again, these concepts are rather pedestrian. Definitely rough. Less spritely and spirited, but on point with stronger on mnemonics and imagery. And aside from the first one, they render well at small sizes.
All along the way there’s the double-S for MuseScore Studio
And that leads right to StaffPad—which currently uses a curvy staff-based logo anyhow.
Just sayin’.
In reply to I did some a bit more… by scorster
Nice. Wish you did this instead of Collins. Haha
In reply to Nice. Wish you did this… by Asher S.
I would think twice about the SS.
In reply to I would think twice about… by graffesmusic
Agreed.
In reply to I would think twice about… by graffesmusic
SS is a no-go in Germany
In reply to [inline: MuseGroup Logos.png] by scorster
Terrible.
:/
i actually like the old logo it made more sense to me. "Mu" with a fermata. and its one of those weird logos but iconic
In reply to i actually like the old logo… by mikechadyt
some people on the Scusemore (.com) site have likened it to an elephant bathing itself, but I find it iconic as well
In reply to i actually like the old logo… by mikechadyt
Some interesting history:
https://musescore.org/en/node/3169
In reply to A little interesting history… by Jm6stringer
Well, thank you for that! If I may quote (italics mine):
" We have chosen the wordmark for its neutrality, its discreet presence and also its clear vision, purity, balance and its link with music. Also its timelessness, it is not trendy so it will likely survive longer. This can not be said of the other logos, although there are very good ones in between.
When used, it will not put a "heavy weight" on a page or other media. It will not ask too much attention, it will not cause inconvenience to other content but it will be there, working in silence ... in all its simplicity."
Well, fifteen years is a good run, even for a wet elephant:-)
In reply to Well, thank you for that! If… by wfazekas1
The new ones are way too trendy. And I’ll think the old one will live on in 2.x and 3.x builds people use all over the community for long, anyway. Perhaps longer.
Thanks for the link!
In reply to A little interesting history… by Jm6stringer
LOL now I can't unseen the cute elephant anymore. But come on, why so negative? I appreciate the contrast in color between the two sites now, dot com is purple and commercial, dot org is blue and free. What more could you ask for?
In reply to LOL now I can't unseen the… by msfp
I've always seen the elephant ... and liked it :-D
But the new logos are good too. "six of one ..." I'm not very brand conscious. Advertisers hate people like me.
In reply to I've always seen the… by TheHutch
A number of years ago, Finale changed all of its tiles from 3-D to flat. I’m still unhappy about that. Apple did the same thing.
Bah. Humbug.
I hate to diminish someone's earnest work, but the new logo is abhorrent.