New higher resolution logo (SVG?)

[got3nks]

Just added a new higher resolution logo for aMule: https://github.com/amule-org/amule/blob/master/org.amule.aMule-256.png

We should use it on the website too.

[ngosang]

The new logo is very different from the previous one. I think we should talk as a team before making these changes. @mrjimenez
Personally, I prefer the old logo. If you are making a new one from scratch you should commit the SVG to the repository so we can make even larger logos in the future.

[got3nks]

Apologies @ngosang — you're right, I should have flagged this as a design change, not just a resolution refresh. They looked equivalent to me at first glance and I conflated "render at higher res" with "same design at higher res" when in fact #15 swapped to a new master that's noticeably different.

Context on why the bump landed: a 256×256 PNG is a hard requirement for Flathub catalogue submission (and a meaningful win for hi-DPI displays on KDE Plasma / GNOME Shell on Wayland), and the existing 128×128 was below that minimum. So the resolution bump is needed; the design swap was an inadvertent side effect of using a new raster master I had on hand.

Two paths forward, your call:

1. Revert to the old design, upscale-only. Lanczos-upscale the existing 128 to 256 (and regenerate the .ico / .icns from the same source). Quality at 256 will be slightly soft vs a true vector render, but acceptable. Old design preserved, Flathub minimum satisfied.
2. Keep the new design, get team buy-in first. If the new look is acceptable on review, we ship as-is.

On the SVG ask — agreed in principle, but neither the old nor the new icon currently has a vector source: both exist only as PNG. To do this properly we'd need someone with design skills to redraw whichever design we settle on as SVG. Anyone on the team know a designer in the community who'd be willing to contribute?

Default to option 1 unless mrjimenez / the team weigh in on the new design. Sorry again for the noise.

[got3nks]

Wikipedia has a SVG, but you probably won’t like it lol.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EMule_mascot.svg

[ngosang]

For now you can upscale the old logo for Flathub.
I have some design skill and I can vectorize the logo but I want to reach conses in the team first.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EMule_mascot.svg

aMule != eMule. Why the same logo?

[got3nks]

aMule's name + mascot are direct lineage from the xMule → lMule → aMule chain, all themed around the eMule mule mascot the projects forked from. That history is why both projects ended up with similar iconography. Your "aMule != eMule" point is fair though — the project has been independent for ~20 years now, and the visual identity could rightfully signal that rather than keep echoing the upstream we forked from.

The offer to vectorize is genuinely appreciated — that alone unblocks the SVG-source gap whichever way the design discussion lands.

For Flathub: I'll do the Lanczos upscale of the existing 128 to 256 so the submission isn't blocked on a design decision. The SVG / identity refresh can happen on its own track when you're ready.

[got3nks]

Done in amule-org/amule#21 — old design restored as org.amule.aMule.png (bit-identical to pre-#15), Lanczos-upscaled to 256 for the Flathub minimum, and the Windows .ico / macOS .icns rebuilt with the same design (no >256 entries, no upscaled-from-nothing slots). Structural improvements from #15 (256 hicolor install path, metainfo screenshot URL pinning) stayed in place.

The identity refresh / SVG track is yours to drive whenever you and the team align on direction.

[got3nks]

I created an SVG logo using SVGGenie AI: https://github.com/amule-org/private_repo/blob/main/org.amule.aMule.svg

It's not perfect, but it might be used a starting point.