surely this has come up before but

in the scienceforums logo in the topleft of the screen, whats with the integral without a 'dn' (or some other variable) after the f(n) lol

Edited July 4, 201411 yr by `hýsøŕ

It's "sfn". ScienceForums.Net.

It's a play on the fact that the integral sign is the "long s".

What about the bit in front though - the blue symbol? Isn't it a schematic of electrons orbiting an atomic nucleus. That seems to represent Atomic Power. And the blue suggests hard radiation.

 

Which may have been good back in the 1950's, when Atomic Power was the leading thing in Science. But is it suitable today. Nowadays, we're all supposed to be into Green Renewable Power. Like Wind.

 

To reflect this, shouldn't the SFN symbol be changed into a Green Windmill.

 

It could easily be done - fill in the orbits and change their colour to soft Green. That would also make the symbol resemble a pretty Flower, which we could all hug. Cool!

What about the bit in front though - the blue symbol? Isn't it a schematic of electrons orbiting an atomic nucleus. That seems to represent Atomic Power. And the blue suggests hard radiation.

 

Which may have been good back in the 1950's, when Atomic Power was the leading thing in Science. But is it suitable today. Nowadays, we're all supposed to be into Green Renewable Power. Like Wind.

 

To reflect this, shouldn't the SFN symbol be changed into a Green Windmill.

 

It could easily be done - fill in the orbits and change their colour to soft Green. That would also make the symbol resemble a pretty Flower, which we could all hug. Cool!

 

 

 

Really, WTF, it works, as a visual (LOGO), do we really need to read quite so much into absolutely everything?

 

Arguing just for its own sake, is simple.

http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/47547-sfn-logo-contest-poll

http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/47547-sfn-logo-contest-poll

 

Do you happen to know what the atom symbol is in reference to?

 

Honestly, reminded me of the Naval Reactors logo.

I think it's in reference to an atom.

 

We've had an atom in the logo since long before I joined SFN, so I dunno the whole story.

And what's with the fake atom? Wouldn't a nice orbital image be better?

I think it's in reference to an atom.

 

We've had an atom in the logo since long before I joined SFN, so I dunno the whole story.

 

Thanks. I found a couple of the past versions on the Way Back Machine:

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20020807212653/http://www.scienceforums.net/

 

And what's with the fake atom? Wouldn't a nice orbital image be better?

Not fake, stylized.

Wouldn't a nice orbital image be better?

 

 

 

How is it not an ‘orbital image’?

How is it not an ‘orbital image’?

 

A bit late, but these are orbitals: