[IMP] update OCA icon logo

[vdewulf]

It was time to update the icon logo with the new branding.

[ivs-cetmix]

Finally! 😄

LGTM

[rousseldenis]

Great !

[rousseldenis]

@OCA/board

[pedrobaeza]

That icon is not correct, as it doesn't reflect a module. Doing a proper one. Looking for the new OCA logo SVG. I will ask for it if not found.

[pedrobaeza]

It would be like the following:

But please pass me the OCA logo in SVG for having one without quality loss.

[vdewulf]

@pedrobaeza what do you mean by "doesn't reflect the module"? I have a full folder of all OCA logo in SVG files that I can share with you, but please let me know what you mean.

On my side I understood there are 2 topics about how a module is displayed on the Odoo App Store
1/ there is a simple icon, that is shown on the upper corner of the Odoo app store
This is the old oca logo in a (ugly) box.
That's what I try to update in this PR.

2/ there is the possibility to fully display the goal of a module and it is shown as a big rectangle on the Odoo App Store, and this was discussed in another PR #639 (next step there is to have a generic image based on what Ivan asked Kapreon to do, and add this as a default image).

I now see your suggestion with the new OCA logo in a box but I really don't see why there is this box.
I'll send you the SVG files we have.

[pedrobaeza]

This image is for reflecting the module icon when there's no specific app/module icon. Odoo represents the lack of icon this way:

So this icon should be a slightly similar one, but having the OCA logo inside. It's just an update of both parts of the icons: the OCA logo, and the new Odoo milk style of the "generic" icon module.

[rousseldenis]

This image is for reflecting the module icon when there's no specific app/module icon. Odoo represents the lack of icon this way:

Of course. But should we follow Odoo's convention ? IMHO, the proposed solution is sufficent by itself.

[pedrobaeza]

Here you have the icons in both SVG and PNG:

I think it's important to have consistency for showing it in the module list, but having the specific brand.

[vdewulf]

hi again,

I made a live survey with the people present in Brussels and in the general feedback is that the new logo without adding it in a box is better, but the letters OCA are missing.

So here is the latest suggestion.

@pedrobaeza Would it be acceptable to not use the box concept, even if Odoo does it like that?

How could we proceed in such a situation with different opinions? Propose a voting survey for a few days and follow the majority?

What's the usual process (I don't contribute on Github a lot so I am happy to follow the conventions)?

[pedrobaeza]

The box is for consistency in the apps list and this gives also a distinction from a simple logo drop without more effort. Look how it's seen the different proposals in the module list:

I'm adding another proposal with the box:

Look also how it's seen in the detail page:

against the simple logo one:

I think we can make a larger survey, as this will impact in every new OCA module proposed (and it can even replace the old one if we detect it doing the migration to 17/18).

[rousseldenis]

@vdewulf @pedrobaeza A poll should be great indeed

[pedrobaeza]

@vdewulf we don't have a regular process for this. The poll, as suggested by Dennis, may be OK, but you can use any tool you like, as GitHub doesn't have any tool for this.

[ivs-cetmix]

@vdewulf @pedrobaeza A poll should be great indeed

If we are going for a poll it should be done now. Otherwise it will take another year to have this merged.
So let's have a deadline this Wednesday 09:00. If until Wednesday there is no result, @vdewulf will take the final decision and this will be merged Wednesday 12:00.

[etobella]

I made the poll directly in Github https://github.com/orgs/OCA/discussions/200

[pedrobaeza]

Oh, I didn't know that option of GH!

[vdewulf]

Thanks @etobella !
I'll share this poll on the contributors mailing list with the Deadline of Wednesday 9am CET.

[LoisRForgeFlow]

I'm adding another proposal with the box:

The problem I see with this one are the borders of the cube, couldn't you just make them with the same blue as the background of the faces of the cube? or something more similar at least if some contrast is needed to make it clear it is a cube.

[pedrobaeza]

The problem I see with this one are the borders of the cube, couldn't you just make them with the same blue as the background of the faces of the cube? or something more similar at least if some contrast is needed to make it clear it is a cube.

The borders are taken from the regular Odoo missing module icon:

https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/18.0/odoo/addons/base/static/description/icon.svg

and I'm preserving them for consistency.

[pedrobaeza]

This is a test without that borders:

[pedrobaeza]

As commented here: https://github.com/orgs/OCA/discussions/200#discussioncomment-12040705, for dark mode, if plain logo is chosen, there should be an outer light frame or similar for improving the contrast and visibility of the icon.

[vdewulf]

@pedrobaeza folliowing the discussion and approval for the plain logo concept (https://github.com/orgs/OCA/discussions/200) I made a new proposal.
Could you review it please?
Thanks!

[vdewulf]

for information, I asked Stéphane Bidoul to help about why is the CI red.

[sbidoul]

for information, I asked Stéphane Bidoul to help about why is the CI red.

who of course won't be upset if someone else has an idea about that problem :)

[ivs-cetmix]