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1. Ecco ◴[] No.42162867[source]
Without even judging the overall design (personally I don't mind the simplicity), why on earth do they use such inconsistent fonts? 3 different font sizes (and maybe also mismatching horizontal spacings) for 5 assorted logos??? This is insane...
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2. cachvico ◴[] No.42162889[source]
It's incredibly ironic
3. oneeyedpigeon ◴[] No.42163110[source]
You want them to be even less distinctive? Personally, I think they should lean into that more and embrace the context: e.g. sans-serif for CSS, monospace for JS, serif for HTML.
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4. usrusr ◴[] No.42163174[source]
Because they are still logos, not one list of short acronyms that just happens to be rendered in a specific way?

I really think it's fine: the web assembly gets to play with its parallels between W and A, JS gets to mirror the J's bottom-bend in its S (TS tagging along because those two really are more than just accidental neighbors), whereas CSS can indulge in summetry with its twin S by making them internally symmetric themselves. A logo that contains an acronym isn't really a logo when the characters are just picked from some font instead of tailored as part of the logo.

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5. latexr ◴[] No.42164163[source]
> Because they are still logos, not one list of short acronyms that just happens to be rendered in a specific way?

Consistency still matters. If you’re going through the trouble of making logos similar so they are understood as part of a family, don’t give up half way.

6. latexr ◴[] No.42164173[source]
The current logos are both uninteresting and badly constructed. At least either make them consistent (less distinctive but you can appreciate them as thought out as part of a family) or wildly different (more distinctive but not as clear they’re part of a family). This middle ground is the worst of all possible options.
7. niutech ◴[] No.42165751[source]
Old logos were more consistent yest still distinctive IMO: https://banner2.cleanpng.com/20180920/kl/kisspng-javascript-...