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rpeg January 25, 2011 at 8:52 am

I can see this only working on portfolio/business sites. Makes sense to me if you’re trying to market to non-developers.

McBenny January 21, 2011 at 6:59 pm

This logo is visually impressive, as it may but what about finishing the specifications first ? In french we say “la charrue avant les boeufs” (don’t put the cart before the horse). That’s the first point.
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Secondly, I think producing a logo is making a buzz around HTML5. Some people will use it, to prove they’re good and up to date, some people won’t, but the main thing is that with an official logo, the W3C cannot stay in its present position, IT MUST FINISH THE SPECS !
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So maybe this logo is the best motivating action that could be taken to finish the specs and push industry and users to adopt it?

Anonymous January 21, 2011 at 1:18 am

I’m with “Powerpotatoe”. You have to be really pragmatic when building websites. Simply because your clients are. Either the website does what it suppose to, or not. Clients and users couldn’t care less about how you made it work. My clients don’t want any badges on their websites that they feel are not part of their bussiness.

//Fredrik

PatrickSamphire January 21, 2011 at 12:43 am

I *might* use it on a portfolio site (at least until it becomes as irritating and pointless as web 2.0), but I’d never use it on any other site. It would be visually distracting for no actual gain.

radiant_luv January 20, 2011 at 6:57 pm

Like the logo. Looks Bold. Far better than the validation icons so far we had. Should I go ahead and transform my current portfolio website to HTML 5? Or is it not the time yet.

Thanks

cogsprocket January 20, 2011 at 9:49 am

Frankly the HTML5 logo as presented is a lot better looking than the validation stuff that was provided by the W3C previously. I think if you add a colophon to your site this is an interesting thing to add.

Orial January 20, 2011 at 9:42 am

It looks as thought it could do with a sword :-)

R January 20, 2011 at 9:19 am

Much better than the svg logo that looks like a ring of genitals.

Paul January 20, 2011 at 9:41 pm

Entertaining answer and so true.

dev January 20, 2011 at 7:02 am

Finally! My CV is getting better and better.

Webnet January 20, 2011 at 6:57 am

Yes I will, I think the logo is a brilliant idea! I’m on board!

cmhatte January 20, 2011 at 4:35 am

No sir, I don’t like it. It looks like the superman logo.

powerpotatoe January 20, 2011 at 4:20 am

I like the logo, but will it really impress web users? I once thought it cool and helpful to place the W3C validation badges on my sites. Surely, visitors would be impressed to know that my site used valid HTML or CSS? But, does anyone other than developers know what HTML 5, Web 2.0, CSS 3, or HTML 4 means? Was the validation badge helpful to visitors? Did they even know what it meant?

The logo is eye catching and visually pleasing. Advertisers for web development businesses can easily use the logo and the term “HTML 5″ to simply communicate to customers, “we use the latest, up to date technologies”. In all honesty though, non-developers won’t know the difference. I see the logo doing more to generate excitment in the developer community. It gives visual identity to a new advancement in HTML.

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