# Slightly different Discourse logo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [January 10, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541 "2022-01-10T10:57:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Laurent.O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/laurent.o/32/18_2.png) [@Laurent.O](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Laurent.O)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/1 "2022-01-10T10:57:45Z")
The current Discourse logo for Racket is exactly the same as the [racket-lang.org](http://racket-lang.org) one, so when I have the [docs.racket-lang.org](http://docs.racket-lang.org) open, both tabs look the same (at least on Chrome), which makes it more difficult to switch to the relevant tabs, in particular since I usually end up with dozens of docs pages opened. Is it possible to use a slightly different logo for the Discourse tabs? ---
**Author:** ![soegaard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/soegaard/32/19_2.png) [@soegaard](https://racket.discourse.group/u/soegaard)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/2 "2022-01-10T11:25:44Z")
I have the same habit, so I agree that slightly different favicons would be nice. Favicons are small, so what would make sense? Maybe superimposing a pen icon or a speech ballon on top of the current logo? ---
**Author:** ![Laurent.O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/laurent.o/32/18_2.png) [@Laurent.O](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Laurent.O)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/3 "2022-01-10T11:34:20Z")
I like the speech bubble over Racket idea ---
**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/4 "2022-01-10T15:08:28Z")
It would also count as a Creative Racket Competition entry! [Creative Racket Competition 2022: January 1, 2022 → February 28, 2022](https://racket.discourse.group/t/creative-racket-competition-2022-january-1-2022-february-28-2022/454) ---
**Author:** ![Laurent.O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/laurent.o/32/18_2.png) [@Laurent.O](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Laurent.O)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/5 "2022-01-10T16:06:02Z")
How about this? ![racket-discourse-favicon](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/racket/original/1X/301dd3cdd22c48b9cf0e788ed724b35230490a3c.png) (edit: add white background in speech bubble) ---
**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/6 "2022-01-10T18:16:02Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/racket/original/1X/ddd6a24a9de7410532afac8eef088c650a0cf343.png) It is different but has unfortunate cropping. Can you put it in a square? ---
**Author:** ![Laurent.O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/laurent.o/32/18_2.png) [@Laurent.O](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Laurent.O)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/7 "2022-01-10T18:17:34Z")
If you use this: [https://realfavicongenerator.net/](https://realfavicongenerator.net/) it will give you a correct favicon (I'll modify the code later, to do this) ---
**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/8 "2022-01-10T18:28:54Z")
how does it look now? ---
**Author:** ![Laurent.O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/laurent.o/32/18_2.png) [@Laurent.O](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Laurent.O)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/9 "2022-01-10T20:28:39Z")
It looks okay, but @soegaard just made a better one: [metapict/racket-logo.rkt at master · soegaard/metapict · GitHub](https://github.com/soegaard/metapict/blob/master/metapict/examples/racket-logo.rkt#L417) ---
**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/10 "2022-01-10T21:49:55Z")
I’ve put the new favicon on but I’m afraid to mess with my cache right now so someone else will have to tell me how it looks? ---
**Author:** ![jbclements](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/jbclements/32/11_2.png) [@jbclements](https://racket.discourse.group/u/jbclements)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/11 "2022-01-11T01:31:19Z")
LGTM: ![Screen Shot 2022-01-10 at 5.30.45 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/racket/original/1X/5c8dcf20960896a8c17e36b0cbdcaba3c6cc22b3.png) ---
**Author:** ![dominik.pantucek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/dominik.pantucek/32/144_2.png) [@dominik.pantucek](https://racket.discourse.group/u/dominik.pantucek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/12 "2022-01-11T08:11:15Z")
It's absolutely amazing! Thank you @Laurent.O and @spdegabrielle - I didn't realize such little thing can be so useful before I saw it in my typical tabs listing. ---
**Author:** ![Laurent.O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/laurent.o/32/18_2.png) [@Laurent.O](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Laurent.O)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/13 "2022-01-11T09:29:06Z")
It looks great! Thanks @soegaard and @spdegabrielle ! ---
**Author:** ![countvajhula](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/countvajhula/32/65_2.png) [@countvajhula](https://racket.discourse.group/u/countvajhula)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/14 "2022-01-11T17:34:10Z")
Can this also be added to Discourse's top nav bar? The existing Racket logo + the word "Racket" makes me think it goes to the Racket homepage rather than the Discourse index page. ---
**Author:** ![kablooey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/kablooey/32/226_2.png) [@kablooey](https://racket.discourse.group/u/kablooey)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/15 "2022-01-11T17:56:38Z")
I second @countvajhula, it would be great to make this _the_ logo for the Racket Discourse group. ---
**Author:** ![soegaard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/soegaard/32/19_2.png) [@soegaard](https://racket.discourse.group/u/soegaard)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/16 "2022-01-11T18:05:36Z")
@countvajhula @kablooey You can experiment with making a new logo for Discourse using the code for [1] the new logo (which generates an svg) and [2] the currently used dark theme logo (needs to be a png) and [3] the currently used light theme logo (needs to be a png) . I think the speech bubble looks best in small, but try it out - and adjust it if it looks odd in a larger size. The current background ellipse (not visible) might not be needed for the speech bubble. [1] [metapict/racket-logo.rkt at master · soegaard/metapict · GitHub](https://github.com/soegaard/metapict/blob/master/metapict/examples/racket-logo.rkt#L417) [2] [metapict/racket-logo.rkt at master · soegaard/metapict · GitHub](https://github.com/soegaard/metapict/blob/master/metapict/examples/racket-logo.rkt#L297) [3] [metapict/racket-logo.rkt at master · soegaard/metapict · GitHub](https://github.com/soegaard/metapict/blob/master/metapict/examples/racket-logo.rkt#L250) ---
**Author:** ![countvajhula](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/countvajhula/32/65_2.png) [@countvajhula](https://racket.discourse.group/u/countvajhula)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/17 "2022-01-28T21:37:56Z")
@soegaard I followed your detailed instructions and created these: ![discourse-white-logo](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/racket/original/1X/ebcdcba88cf396bc40d1927a7d25dc43f5ac007e.png) ![discourse-dark-logo](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/racket/original/1X/01bc214b12cce22ff195a7673463a2917d39c329.png) WDYT? The source code is: ```scheme (define (create-discourse-logo [light? #t]) (define blackish (make-color* 17 17 17)) (set-curve-pict-size 260 260) (define a 0.6) (define t (trans 1 0 0 1 0.2 -0.15)) (define transparent (crop/inked (with-font (make-similar-font (new-font) #:face "Cooper Hewitt" #:size 200) (draw (penscale 16 (color (if light? "white" blackish) (pencolor (if light? blackish "white") (filldraw ((trans 1 0 0 1 -0.9 0.9) (flipy (scaled 1/100 speech-bubble))))))) (color blue (fill (t (scaled a blue-curve)))) (color red (fill (t (scaled a red-left-curve)))) (color red (fill (t (scaled a red-middle-curve)))) )))) (define w (pict-width transparent)) (define h (pict-height transparent)) ; (define background (filled-ellipse (* 0.991 w) (* 0.991 h) #:color "white" #:draw-border? #f)) ; (define with-background (cc-superimpose background transparent)) transparent) (define (create-racket-discourse-speech-black-logo) (define blackish (make-color* 17 17 17)) (set-curve-pict-size 260 260) (define transparent (crop/inked (with-font (make-similar-font (new-font) #:face "Cooper Hewitt" #:size 200) (beside (create-discourse-logo #f) (blank 15 1) (above (blank 1 30) (pict:text "Racket" (cons (make-color* "white") (current-font)))))))) (define w (pict-width transparent)) (define h (pict-height transparent)) (define background (filled-rectangle (* 1.02 w) (* 1 h) #:color blackish #:draw-border? #f)) (define with-background (cc-superimpose background transparent)) with-background) (define (create-racket-discourse-speech-white-logo) (define blackish (make-color* 17 17 17)) (set-curve-pict-size 260 260) (define transparent (crop/inked (with-font (make-similar-font (new-font) #:face "Cooper Hewitt" #:size 200) (beside (create-discourse-logo) (blank 15 1) (above (blank 1 30) (pict:text "Racket" (cons (make-color* blackish) (current-font)))))))) (define w (pict-width transparent)) (define h (pict-height transparent)) (define background (filled-rectangle (* 1.02 w) (* 1 h) #:color white #:draw-border? #f)) (define with-background (cc-superimpose background transparent)) with-background) (define discourse-black-logo (create-racket-discourse-speech-black-logo)) (define discourse-white-logo (create-racket-discourse-speech-white-logo)) (define (save-pict-to-file pict file [filetype 'svg]) ; or 'png (save-pict file (scale (/ 120 (pict-height pict)) pict) filetype)) (save-pict-to-file discourse-black-logo "discourse-dark-logo.png" 'png) (save-pict-to-file discourse-white-logo "discourse-white-logo.png" 'png) ``` ---
**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/18 "2022-01-28T23:19:26Z")
Thank you! Looks good. Hit refresh and check it out. ---
**Author:** ![soegaard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/soegaard/32/19_2.png) [@soegaard](https://racket.discourse.group/u/soegaard)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/19 "2022-01-29T11:40:56Z")
Looks great! Okay if I add it to `racket-logo.rkt` ? ---
**Author:** ![countvajhula](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/countvajhula/32/65_2.png) [@countvajhula](https://racket.discourse.group/u/countvajhula)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/slightly-different-discourse-logo/541/20 "2022-01-29T17:00:20Z")
Of course! .... extra characters ...