Yeah it was originally a rough edit type of thing. Everyone seemed to like it enough and we moved on. I no longer subscribe to Adobe Illustrator, so I don’t have to tools to do a proper vector. If anyone can improve upon this, that would be great.
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I would happily help out, but I’m happy with the graphic as-is.
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It’s inviting - “Here, have a cup of ‘E’ and enjoy” is the vibe I get from the version that shows up while I’m reading a comment thread.
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Was that cup given to you by Ebenezer Goode, by any chance?
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I don’t see anything wrong with the current logo 
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I’ll add that I really like the logo, too! I hope it doesn’t change.
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I have the subscriptions but I wouldn’t change it, I like it a lot as it is!
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Remember when Melissa Mayer redid the Yahoo logo? It could get worse! I’m fine with sticking with the homespun version we got now.
FYI, I do have Canva if we want to play with it that way, though. Just not great for vectors.
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By the way, for anyone who has an iPad and Apple Pencil-type device, the app Amadine is good for vector artwork. Quite complete and includes CMYK.
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Inkscape is a totally competent free/libre vector graphics editor available for most operating systems.
To be clear, I never had any intention of changing the logo in any dramatic way, just cleaning it up a bit and seeing if I could make it a bit more consistent. Based on the reactions above, I definitely won’t be changing anything related to the style of the site without soliciting further community feedback.
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If you need permission to go with your creative self and spruce it up, I hereby grant it. 
(But I also like it!)
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If you want a hand I would be willing to assist. I mainly use Illustrator for work but am adaptable.
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Okay, this is not a good sign for Substack, or by extension, for BoingBoing.
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“High integrity journalism…”
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Yup. Lilith Saintcrow reskeeted this post, adding her own comment:
Ghost and Beehiv are good other options, I use MailerLite’s free option because my newsletter wants are simple–hell, even self-hosted WordPress is a better option than Substack now. Please, give yourself the gift of leaving that terrible place.
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Wonder how TOS will address this
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Ah, I see. She’s Miss “I’m against Identity Politics”, until someone criticizes Israel.
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She also defends the ultimate in identity politics - white supremacy.
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