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From: Rune
Subject: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 04:18:39
Message: <40405cef$1@news.povray.org>
As can be seen in povray.news-submissions, I have made a section of my
website dedicated to telling the story of the POV-Ray Logo.
http://runevision.com/misc/povraylogo/

When making the page I was considering making one more sub-page
dedicated to showing various people's interpretations of the logo (i.e.
splash-screens, wallpapers, posters etc. where the POV-Ray logo have a
prominent place). However, I realized that I knew of practically none
such images (besides the splash screen of POV-Ray 3.5).

I now welcome people here in the community to make such images that are
tributes to the POV-Ray Logo. Images of the POV-Ray Logo in all its
possible forms. Inspiration to how a simple logo can be made fancy can
be found here:
http://runevision.com/misc/povraylogo/logodisplay/

If enough such images are made, I'd be happy to make a page for them
where they are showcased, complete with optional descriptions and links
back to the artists' own websites. (I reserve right to not including
images for whatever reasons.)

For information, POV-Ray 3.5 comes with an include file "logo.inc" which
contains several versions of the POV-Ray Logo shape, which can be used
as a starting point.

Anybody interested? I hope to be seeing images soon in
povray.binaries.images :)

Rune
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From: ABX
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 04:58:08
Message: <shn040hnakb6r4sgcje87nb4hj8f9h18h6@4ax.com>
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:19:26 +0100, "Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
> I now welcome people here in the community to make such images that are
> tributes to the POV-Ray Logo. Images of the POV-Ray Logo in all its
> possible forms.

Here are some variations:
http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/demo1.jpg
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/attachment/%3Cp8r76u08vo673fksp4jaks59h2au3bppkb%404ax.com%3E/proximity.jpg

ABX


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 05:08:23
Message: <40406897$1@news.povray.org>
ABX wrote:
> Here are some variations:
> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/demo1.jpg

This one is nice, but I'm more thinking in the lines of "complete
images". (Thus the reference to posters, wallpapers etc.)

>
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/attachment/%3Cp8r76u08vo67
3fksp4jaks59h2au3bppkb%404ax.com%3E/proximity.jpg

That one is really cool. :D

I see that you made it. If the idea with the page I mentioned becomes
reality, I'd be happy to include this image if I may.

Rune
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From: Tim Nikias v2 0
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 05:17:54
Message: <40406ad2@news.povray.org>
> As can be seen in povray.news-submissions, I have made a section of my
> website dedicated to telling the story of the POV-Ray Logo.
> http://runevision.com/misc/povraylogo/

A typo: Right at the beginning, you write "He persuaded the idea again..."
That probably should be "He pursued the idea again..." Persuading an idea
might be rather difficult. :-)

A nice read.

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"Tim Nikias v2.0"
Homepage: <http://www.nolights.de>
Email: tim.nikias (@) nolights.de


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From: ABX
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 05:21:33
Message: <liq040t1tdmgf1jfq0hfmt2g68sftqsn3d@4ax.com>
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:09:08 +0100, "Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
> > Here are some variations:
> > http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/demo1.jpg
>
> This one is nice, but I'm more thinking in the lines of "complete
> images". (Thus the reference to posters, wallpapers etc.)

I think it is worth to mention (if not done already) that current logo thanks
to its simplicity and 'variety' of used primitives is nice subject for sample
images, see: http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/samples.html

> http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/attachment/%3Cp8r76u08vo67
> 3fksp4jaks59h2au3bppkb%404ax.com%3E/proximity.jpg
>
> That one is really cool. :D

Thanks. What about
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/attachment/%3C4034c5b4%40news.povray.org%3E/wholegrain.jpg

> I see that you made it. If the idea with the page I mentioned becomes
> reality, I'd be happy to include this image if I may.

I would be happy to share it.

ABX


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 05:25:54
Message: <40406cb2$1@news.povray.org>
Tim Nikias v2.0 wrote:
> A typo: Right at the beginning, you write
> "He persuaded the idea again..." That probably
> should be "He pursued the idea again..."
> Persuading an idea might be rather difficult. :-)

Thanks, it's fixed now. :)

> A nice read.

Thank you!

Rune
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 05:33:10
Message: <40406e66$1@news.povray.org>
ABX wrote:
> I think it is worth to mention (if not done already)
> that current logo thanks to its simplicity and 'variety'
> of used primitives is nice subject for sample images, see:
> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0013390/pov/ic/samples.html

Indeed. I might find a way to get that into the story.

> Thanks. What about
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/attachment/%3C4034c5b4%40n
ews.povray.org%3E/wholegrain.jpg

Yeah, that one is really cool too!

> I would be happy to share it.

Thanks.

Rune
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From: ZeSly
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 07:31:16
Message: <40408a14@news.povray.org>
There is my Rubic's cube here :
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/zesly/rubiks-en.html

I submited this idea for a challenge to the french community but no one was
very enthousiast.

-- 
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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/zesly/


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From: LightBeam
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 09:12:55
Message: <4040a1e7$1@news.povray.org>
"ZeSly" <zes### [at] wanadoofr> a écrit dans le message de news:
40408a14@news.povray.org...
> There is my Rubic's cube here :
> http://perso.wanadoo.fr/zesly/rubiks-en.html
>
> I submited this idea for a challenge to the french community but no one
was
> very enthousiast.
>
> --
> ZeSly
> http://perso.wanadoo.fr/zesly/

;-)


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From: Tom Galvin
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 17:13:59
Message: <Xns949DAF4D672EDtomatimporg@203.29.75.35>
"Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote in news:40405cef$1@news.povray.org:


> 
> For information, POV-Ray 3.5 comes with an include file "logo.inc" which
> contains several versions of the POV-Ray Logo shape, which can be used
> as a starting point.
> 

I would just add the above test to the end to your page.  Other than that 
it looks good.

-- 
Tom
_________________________________
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http://www.imp.org/


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From: Tom Galvin
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 28 Feb 2004 17:18:09
Message: <Xns949DB00276E4Etomatimporg@203.29.75.35>
Tom Galvin <tom### [at] imporg> wrote in
news:Xns949DAF4D672EDtomatimporg@203.29.75.35: 

> "Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote in
> news:40405cef$1@news.povray.org: 
> 
> 
>> 
>> For information, POV-Ray 3.5 comes with an include file "logo.inc"
>> which contains several versions of the POV-Ray Logo shape, which can
>> be used as a starting point.
>> 
> 
> I would just add the above test to the end to your page.  Other than
> that it looks good.
> 

I meant "text"


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Tom
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From: Chris Colefax
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 29 Feb 2004 20:08:39
Message: <40428d17@news.povray.org>
"Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
> If enough such images are made, I'd be happy to make a page for them
> where they are showcased, complete with optional descriptions and links
> back to the artists' own websites. (I reserve right to not including
> images for whatever reasons.)

I presented a few variations when I originally devised the logo:

http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3C3930f25a%40news.povr
ay.org%3E/
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3C39b2e148%40news.povr
ay.org%3E/
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3C39b9729b%40news.povr
ay.org%3E/


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 1 Mar 2004 02:09:04
Message: <4042e190@news.povray.org>
Chris Colefax wrote:
> "Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
>> If enough such images are made, I'd be happy to make
>> a page for them where they are showcased, complete
>> with optional descriptions and links back to the
>> artists' own websites. (I reserve right to not
>> including images for whatever reasons.)
>
> I presented a few variations when I originally devised
> the logo:

Two of them (plus a 2d-version) are already on this page:
http://runevision.com/misc/povraylogo/logodisplay/

As for the sky-one and the glow-one, I'd be happy to include them if you
could re-render them where the logo has its current official rotation.
(I can include the beach-one as it is, since it's already apparent in
that image that the camera-angle is not straight-on.)

Also, if you have any comments on the process of coming up with the
logo, or any other comments to the POV-Ray Logo or the POV-Ray Logo
Contest as seen from your point of view, I'd like to put them on the
page.

Rune
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From: ABX
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 1 Mar 2004 07:59:58
Message: <45c640djemmreoe3hf2j0bqvajsd225mf6@4ax.com>
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:22:33 +0100, ABX <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote:
> I would be happy to share it.

I realized I had some more:
http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/short/short/gold.png
http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/short/short/ks0_800.JPG
http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/short/short/ks1_800.JPG

and from others:

http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/short/short/ml1_800.JPG
http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/short/short/ml2_800.JPG
http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/short/short2/cho_800.jpg

ABX


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 1 Mar 2004 10:39:01
Message: <40435915$1@news.povray.org>
ABX wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:22:33 +0100, ABX <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote:
>> I would be happy to share it.
>
> I realized I had some more:

Hmm, the primary goal of these images were to write them with compact
code, and I think it is quite visible. They don't show off the logo as
well as they could have if it weren't for the artificial limitation in
code size.

Writing short code is fine for the Short Code Contest, but for creating
stunning images it's not very effective. I prefer stunning images of the
POV-Ray logo rather than less stunning images that happen to have a
short source code.

That being said, I think the image
http://www.povray.org/ftp/pub/short/short/ks0_800.JPG
is quite nice in its own merits.

Rune
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rune|vision:  http://runevision.com **updated Jan 29**
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From: ABX
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 1 Mar 2004 10:54:32
Message: <hnm640lcvqehv4h6bk33ltntrq8gnglu5u@4ax.com>
On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:39:51 +0100, "Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
> Writing short code is fine for the Short Code Contest ...

(sigs, you forgot writing for signatures ;-) )

> ... but for creating
> stunning images it's not very effective.

Of course, but on the other hand when you want to show power of some GUI you
just show how quickly you can reach desired result. Short code is the same for
scripts. All those short code writers just answer to qestion "how small amount
of high level command/primitives/programming constructions do you need to
achive some object". At least that's what I appreciate in short codes:
reaching simpified but existing objects. Astracts are nice too but somehow
less attractive since it's more kind of playing than reaching ;-)

ABX


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: The Story of the POV-Ray Logo
Date: 1 Mar 2004 11:17:18
Message: <4043620e$1@news.povray.org>
ABX wrote:
> "Rune" <run### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
>> Writing short code is fine for the Short Code Contest ...
>
> (sigs, you forgot writing for signatures ;-) )

Right.

> All those short code writers just answer to qestion
> "how small amount of high level
> command/primitives/programming constructions do you
> need to achive some object". At least that's what I
> appreciate in short codes: reaching simpified but
> existing objects.

Sure. As I said there's nothing wrong with it. It's just not the kind of
images I'm looking for to show off the POV-Ray Logo in a possible
gallery on the POV-Ray Logo Contest page.

Rune
--
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