Tux Image and sizing concerns

[Kendric Beachey]

In response to the discussion regarding how the branding iron should look so 
it can scale to different sizes:

It is not uncommon for logo images to be rendered in different ways at 
different sizes, or in different bit depths, etc.  In each case, the image 
can be customized to some extent to optimize it for the case at hand.

In other words, we could have a large image, like the one we're discussing, 
with a lot of detail, for use on mouse pads or other places where we have a 
lot of room.

And then we could draw/render a new version of it that was specifically made 
to be distinguishable at small sizes, in which the branding iron was plainer 
and larger compared to Tux.

And we could also do a specialized 16-color version, 256-color version, 
2-color version, etc. as needed, with each version tweaked to best utilize 
its color map.

For a good example of this sort of approach, see the various different 
versions of the KDE icon packages.  There are enough different versions that 
you can usually find one that looks best for your resolution and color depth.

There's no need to have one "gospel" image that has to make compromises so 
it will look okay in different situations.  The result would be that it would 
look no better than only okay in any situation.

-- 
Kendric Beachey
ak at kc.rr.com