CentOS Logo

The CentOS logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form the CentOS trademark or commercial brand

Contents

Graphical Symbol
Logotype
Symbol and Logotype
Rendering environment
New Designs
New Translations
References

1. Graphical Symbol

CentOS Graphical Symbol

2. Logotype

CentOS Logotype

3. Symbol and Logotype

The combination of CentOS Graphical Symbol and CentOS Logotype makes the CentOS Logo:

Horizontal version

4. Rendering environment

Basically, logo rendering is the process by which CentOS logos images are created. Logo rendering is based on the following components:

4.1. Rendering files

SVN:	trunk/Identity/Logos/
logos-rendering-1.tar.gz - `md5: 08f046f8417f89088f98586ff94e8c58`

doc/ : Documentation files covering translation, design, and rendering.
img/ : Rendered logos images.
render.sh: Script used to render logos images, based on different logos designs, translations, formats, and dimensions.
svg/ : CentOS logos designs.

4.2. Translation files

SVN:	trunk/Translations/Logos/
logos-translations-1.tar.bz2 - `md5: 9ba5bd75f45b5e593084787ca1996618`

Logo translations are basically used to define in which colors CentOS logos will be rendered. The following colors were used:

#000000 - Black (This is the base color used in rendering. Use black color wherever you want to have color translation.)
#252476 - Blue
#922178 - Violet
#73D216 - Green
#EEA623 - Orange
#FFFFFF - White

4.3. Example

The following command:

./render.sh h-5c-a violet 293

will create the following image:

in the following formats:

.png (with an emboss effect copy)
.xpm
.tif
.xbm (2 colors)

4.4. Example: Rendering in mass

The following command:

./render.sh

will render all different variations of CentOS Logo.

5. New Designs

New designs for CentOS logo take place inside trunk/Identity/Logos/svg/ directory. If you have a new CentOS Logo design, put it inside trunk/Identity/Logos/svg/ directory.

Rendering script (render.sh) uses the export id CENTOSARTWORK to create the .png image. The export id specifies which area will be exported as image. Before rendering, be sure you have specified the export id over the area you want to export as image.

If you want to improve some actual CentOS Logo design, go to trunk/Identity/Logos/svg/, take the design you want to improve, improve it and render it.

6. New Translations

If you want to render CentOS logo designs in other color different from those actually available, add a new translation file under trunk/Translation/Logos/ with the color specification you want to have.

7. References

http://en.wikipedia.org/Logo (and related links)
http://en.wikipedia.org/Trademark (and related links)