>>>>> On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:55:38 +0100, >>>>> Barry Rowlingson (BR) wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> After you created one and submitted it to us probably at the same place as >> the bitmaps. In the meantime it will have to suffice that you use all we >> have, and that are the bitmaps (the logo was done by a volunteer who chose >> to use a bitmapped graphics program). It is not like we keep the good >> stuff back on purpose ... > It does look like it would be near-impossible to parameterise the logo > efficiently into a vector format - all that shading and 3-d effect > stuff. The largest PNG file there is 1450x1100 pixels which at 300 dpi > gives you a 4-inch logo. Although looking at it full-size on my monitor > reveals some artifacts in the 3-d shading... > Do any other materials exist for making the logo? A description of the > fonts used, a 3-d model R and O-shape, a layered PSD or XCF file, or a > Gimp/Photoshop macro set for getting that effect? I dont believe this > was painted pixel-by-pixel... No, certainly not. But you would have to ask Stefano Iacus about details, he contributed the files. IIRC a relative of Stefano did the actual work. > When was the last time the mailing list had a 'need a new logo' thread? ;-) .f ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
