Here is my proposed New Logo for Blurt.blog
What do you think ?
Please comment below.
Based on the Zen Enso.
Enso (formally spelled ensō) in Zen Buddhism meaning circle, or sometimes, circle of togetherness.
It is traditionally drawn using only one brushstroke as a meditative practice in letting go of the mind and allowing the body to create, as the singular brushstroke allows for no modifications.
While at first glance, the enso symbol appears no more than a misshapen circle, it symbolizes many things:
The beauty in imperfection, the art of letting go of expectations, the circle of life, and connection. The enso is a manifestation of the artist at the moment of creation and the acceptance of our innermost self.
It symbolizes strength, elegance, and one-mindedness.
The enso is a representation of our true and innermost self; its creation is said to leave the artist fully exposed at that one particular moment in time.
And through lessons of the impossibility of creating the perfect circle (sans mathematical calculations), we find this much to be true:
that the very imperfections and contours that otherwise prevent a perfect circle from being created are exactly what makes the enso beautiful.
I could think of no better symbol for which to represent the concept of Blurt !
Source: https://ensotherapy.co/enso-story
In Zen, an ensō (円相, "circular form")is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create.
The ensō symbolizes absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and mu (the void). It is characterised by a minimalism born of Japanese aesthetics.
Drawing ensō is a disciplined-creative practice of Japanese ink painting, sumi-e. The tools and mechanics of drawing the ensō are the same as those used in traditional Japanese calligraphy: One uses an ink brush to apply ink to washi (a thin Japanese paper).
The circle may be open or closed. In the former case, the circle is incomplete, allowing for movement and development as well as the perfection of all things. Zen practitioners relate the idea to wabi-sabi, the beauty of imperfection. When the circle is closed, it represents perfection, akin to Plato's perfect form, the reason why the circle was used for centuries in the construction of cosmological models (see Ptolemy).
Usually, a person draws the ensō in one fluid, expressive stroke. When drawn according to the sōsho (cursive) style of Japanese calligraphy, the brushstroke is especially swift. Once the ensō is drawn, one does not change it. It evidences the character of its creator and the context of its creation in a brief, continuous period of time. Drawing ensō is a spiritual practice that one might perform as often as once per day.
This spiritual practice of drawing ensō or writing Japanese calligraphy for self-realization is called hitsuzendō. Ensō exemplifies the various dimensions of the Japanese wabi-sabi perspective and aesthetic: fukinsei (asymmetry, irregularity), kanso (simplicity), koko (basic; weathered), shizen (without pretense; natural), yugen (subtly profound grace), datsuzoku (freedom), and seijaku (tranquility).
I like it a lot
Looks like an eye. I think it's great 👍
Thanks… Maybe we could hold a contest where everyone gets some AI (Artificial Intelligence) App to generate 100 new Blurt Logos… we type in prompts and a Logo is generated ???
#truth
#freespeech
#censorshipfree
#freedom
#microblog
#blog
#web3
#blurt
Etc etc….
A contest would be good. People love contests and AI can generate some great material
Make one with a Golem’s Eye ?
The golem is brought to life with the word emet (אמת), or "truth," consisting of the three Hebrew letters aleph, mem, and tav.
I like that a lot but even with the meaning laid out I can imagine the narrower minded flipping out over the "scariness" lol
It has some similarity with the Debian logo.
Kind of.
That one is more of a spiral …
It is true. Congratulations for the initiative.
Thanks… hopefully somebody can come up with a better logo than the angry face …. It has been a bad logo … 🤬