i.justrealized

Haskell is looking for a new logo!

The great 2009 Haskell logo contest

The Haskell logo has changed over time, and the current “new” logo reflects the advanced features of Haskell. However, it is looking rather dated, and doesn’t necessarily reflect the mature Haskell we have now.

Honestly most of the logos there don’t look too good. I do not haskell by the way. Never did, but I found reading articles relating to haskell quite benefiting to my understanding of functional programming. Haskell is cool, it just lack a good logo. The current one is just this funky lambda sign that suppose to excite maybe Doctor Who fans.

Hooray, CNET announces a redesign and gives a preview. A screenshot depicts a million characters:

Begone yellow. Or gold, whatever you call that color. To me, that color, that yellowy CNET color looks old and tiring. It did not portray well what CNET has to show - new technologies. The new colors are much better, softer and more professional. (more…)