Re: What's holding Euphoria back ?
John Bown Wrote:
>My recommended steps for success ...
>
>1) Confirm a name / make a logo ( Times New Roman chiseled on grey
>marble block appeals to me )
>2) Get the web site up to a good 'commercial appearance'
>3) Point out it's free / only 500K download
>4) Keep the 'sexy, fun etc' stuff, but on a 'personal users' page
>5) Start plugging in Byte magazine, Computing, Dr Dobbs etc etc
>6) Keep mentioning the Free word 
>7) Downplay the 'interpreted' nature ( easy as BIND produces .EXE
>8) Plug the MS-DOS / Win32 compatibility lots
These sound like good ideas to me except the first one. The words
"chiseled" and "marble block" imply rigidity and inflexability to me.
This does not at all discribe Euphoria. "Grey" sounds boring and
monochromatic which again is unlike Euphoria. The conotations I get
from those statements may be very different from what others get but I
think that the visual and text of a website should reflect the products
qualities and traits. I kinda like the magenta colors of the web site
but I agree the graphics could stand some reworking. I think the
Euphoria logo should look like it tastes good, smells good, and even
feels good to touch. It should look pliable enough to be molded into any
shape or form which to me symbolizes what all programming languages are
about (the ability to create anything- and Euphoria has the consistency
that makes this very easy). It should also look solid enough that it
couldn't be ripped appart or mixed up ("Uehprioa") meaning that you must
follow the rules (more-so than even other languages) but without many
sharp edges implying that these rules are not painful to follow.
In short the Euphoria logo should be an artistic masterpiece full of
symbolic meaning and emotional stimulation.
Sorry if I've waxed too phylosofical on you all but This thread about
the graphical needs of the Euphoria web site seems MUCH more interesting
to me than the one on structures, arrays and the like.
However, I wonder if the person that stated that the Euphoria web site
contained "garrish colors" thought about the designer of said web site.
Also the person that compared the logo artist's work to that of a
two-year-old probably never considdered the FEELINGS of said logo
artist.
Sincerely,
Lewis Townsend
keroltarr at hotmail.com
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