Hello there folks! I've been using Audacity for quite some time now and I feel it's very popular for an open-source application. I truly believe it's amazing how a community can work so well together to create a program such as this. It's my senior year in college and I'm looking to get involved in some open-source projects such as this one. I have a focus in graphic design and I love branding...which brings me to this new topic I don't believe has been brought up or at least not in a while:
I would like to propose a logo overhaul to something a little more modern looking. Many modern logos are more natural feeling without all of the "sharp" edges that stick out like a sore thumb. Another thing to note with the current logo is it's a little complex when involving at least three colors and a glow intensity affect. I'd like to narrow this down to only one color so it can be easily and cost-efficiently printed on anything. If the consensus is not in favor of the branding change then I believe a sans-serif font would look more natural with the current headphone and sound waves icon. It's such a bold icon for a skinny font.
I'm trying to think how this project could come together as a more appealing application and maybe attract users. Being open source, I know it's not the objective to make money and to have a good logo to attract the people paying for the service...in which this case they're not, but has anyone worked on the visual aspects lately?
That's just a suggestion of course. I had to give myself a reason for creating a new simpler logo for Audacity. Otherwise it will look nice in my portfolio but I wouldn't have anything to say about it. Here's what it looks like and let me know what you think! -Please see attachment. Thanks!