Plasma 6 proposal: new logo
The topic of a new logo for Plasma came up organically in various promo conversations and during the wallpaper competition. There seems to be some interest in moving in that direction. I know it's a bit late, but I don't think this will actually take much work if and when it's decided on, so I see 6.0 as feasible.
Now, personally I don't think Plasma's current logo is bad. And there is certainly some value in brand continuity. But I also don't think Plasma's logo is particularly good, either. It isn't representational enough to make me think of anything concrete, nor is it abstract enough to conjure up any particular emotions. To me it feels kind of boring and middle of the road; rather forgettable, even.
If we were to change the logo, doing it for Plasma 6 would be the perfect time. Promo folks collected 6 of the most refined proposals on discuss.kde.org and ran a poll to see which one people liked best. All non-binding, but the community preferred this one:
Triangles
Here are the other options presented:
Halfgear
Squares
Thingy
Fold
Circles
Personally I'd be interested in changing the logo to one of these. Is anyone else interested in that? At this point my personal favorite is Square: it's an evolution of the current logo but does a better job of connoting movement, by looking arrow-shaped. It also calls up the silhouette of a tropical fish to me, which makes it stick in my mind better than the current logo.
I also like Circles as it looks like a solar system with the obvious "sun" echoing the name "Plasma".
I'm tagging @teams/vdg here though ultimately I think the Plasma team should make the final call one way or another here.