# Help wanted designing logos for the Mac port **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Collaborations\ **Created:** [December 3, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296 "2016-12-03T02:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9fc29f/32.png) [@zab](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zab)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/1 "2016-12-03T02:19:03Z")
Hi there graphic designers, we need your help! @anon47418038 and I are working on preparing an easy-to-install ZCash daemon and UI for OSX. We’re getting close, but there’s an issue with the logos - the gold ZCash logo is copyrighted, and to quote @zooko “as long it isn’t gonna confuse people that some other coin is Zcash or that your project is an official project of the ZcashCo, it’ll be okay.” So we need two good looking logos - one for the ZCash daemon and one for the UI (at the moment they need to be separate, it’s not trivial to combine them into one application). Any takers? zab ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/2 "2016-12-03T02:50:29Z")
Oh I just had a neat idea…the black and white Zcash logo, but with the whitespace filled in with the old-school Apple rainbow colors! ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/3 "2016-12-03T02:58:25Z")
I can work on one for you tomorrow since I have the day off, I’ve got Illustrator and Photoshop. Give me a few ideas (like @anon47418038) idea of rainbow Background Size needed (px x px) Format Squared or Round (icon only or rounded square) Shiny button or Flat/Matte ---
**Author:** ![zab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9fc29f/32.png) [@zab](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zab)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/4 "2016-12-03T03:01:06Z")
From the horse’s mouth: [Designing for macOS - Platforms - Human Interface Guidelines - Design - Apple Developer](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/Designing.html) ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/5 "2016-12-03T03:08:42Z")
That gives a lot of good details, what were you guys thinking in terms of _style_. Just make as close to an OSX icon as possible with the Zcash Logo? Use the rounded square? Or just a stylized Z with no square? ---
**Author:** ![zab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9fc29f/32.png) [@zab](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/zab)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/6 "2016-12-03T03:15:20Z")
I think we can’t use the Zcash logo because it’s trademarked (as @anon47418038 found out). I vote for a stylized Z with or without square. And since @vaklinov hasn’t decided on a name for the UI I say just have a Z and UI on the icon. Sorry I can’t be of any more help but I’m terrible with visual stuff. I actually got an F in drawing class in high school once ☹ ---
**Author:** ![BaldEagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BaldEagle](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BaldEagle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/7 "2016-12-03T03:50:48Z")
don’t know if that is acceptable > **[Screenshot](https://prnt.sc/deqhis)** > > Captured with Lightshot ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/8 "2016-12-03T04:07:15Z")
yeah I’ve got a Makefile setup to build the bundle for the Zcash.app that makes all the right resolution files from one big png file of the logo I wanna do the rainbow thing for Zcash.app, I don’t know if you want to do a rainbow theme for the ZUI wallet, too, @zab, or something else ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/9 "2016-12-03T04:07:48Z")
oh I misread, duh, yeah, I’m gonna dance with the devil and push up against the edge of trademark law with Apple and ZcashCo 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/10 "2016-12-03T04:09:13Z")
naw that prolly is too on the nose for Apples lawyers…I was gonna take this one and in-fill around the ‘Z’ symbol in the middle with the rainbow: [https://github.com/zcash/logos/blob/master/black-sm-zcash-logo.png](https://github.com/zcash/logos/blob/master/black-sm-zcash-logo.png) ---
**Author:** ![dealbits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dealbits](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/dealbits)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/11 "2016-12-03T04:32:33Z")
Unfortunately I have no CG experience to put what I have in my head into pixels, but maybe I can describe it. The Z$ symbol blended into an apple color’d (and/or with a stem popping out) pacman head with a bandit mask/ zorro mask to represent the anonymity of the currency. ---
**Author:** ![BaldEagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BaldEagle](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BaldEagle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/12 "2016-12-03T04:32:51Z")
somewhat like this? > **[Screenshot](https://prnt.sc/deqqa4)** > > Captured with Lightshot ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/13 "2016-12-03T04:34:28Z")
yes!! how big is that, pixel-wise? ---
**Author:** ![BaldEagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BaldEagle](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BaldEagle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/14 "2016-12-03T04:35:07Z")
1000x1000 72dpi 20char ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/15 "2016-12-03T04:36:16Z")
oh sweet, that’s perfect! unless you have an even higher res one, I’ll just run with that, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![BaldEagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BaldEagle](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BaldEagle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/16 "2016-12-03T04:40:18Z")
if you got photoshop i can send you the file ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/17 "2016-12-03T04:43:01Z")
yes I have it, that’d be great, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/18 "2016-12-03T04:43:22Z")
[radix42@gmail.com](mailto:radix42@gmail.com) or [david@mercerweiss.com](mailto:david@mercerweiss.com) (same ultimate inbox) ---
**Author:** ![BaldEagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BaldEagle](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BaldEagle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/19 "2016-12-03T04:48:02Z")
somewhat like this? > **[Screenshot](https://prnt.sc/deqtaq)** > > Captured with Lightshot ---
**Author:** ![anon47418038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon47418038](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/anon47418038)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296/20 "2016-12-03T04:49:24Z")
lol that’s funny!!! stupid 20 char minimum [Next page](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/help-wanted-designing-logos-for-the-mac-port/12296.md?page=2)