Which one should be new logo for Notes Plus?

THE VERDICT:

Thank you very much for your comments !!! This logo will be on version 2.2

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UPDATE: For more than a month of gathering feedbacks, I think I know exactly what the new logo should be:

  • More polished and professional
  • 3D touch – don’t use the Apple shine effect
  • Get rid of the word “Notes”, it’s irrelevant
  • Brighter color, black looks depressing and too serious

This is what my graphics designer came up with and probably what I will use starting next version:

Let me know what you think.

Viet

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I am trying to have a new logo for Notes Plus (many complained that the current logo is just ugly). Please let me know what you think.

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187 Comments (+add yours?)

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  1. Steve Pugliese
    Jan 07, 2012 @ 20:26:04

    Oh I really hope you don’t change your app logo. I’ve come to really love it. It’s so familiar and recognizable. I don’t know who told you that it was ugly, but I very much beg to differ. I think it looks quite classy and elegant.

    • Laure
      Jan 11, 2012 @ 22:11:03

      Steve, I think that was a while ago already… I don’t think Viet has plans of rechanging the app logo anymore. Except that he changed it a little bit for this version since he also temporarily took out the brown leather theme inside the app.
      So, don’t worry! :)

  2. Antonio
    Dec 28, 2011 @ 21:44:46

    I do not soy but my notes plus goes really slow andit is imposible to wok with it
    i have around 60 notes and i have notes 9 pages long.

    i would like to fix to can work ijn a better way.

    ill be waintting

    thanks

    • Toan Nguyen
      Dec 29, 2011 @ 03:12:53

      Hi Antonio,

      To reduce slowness, it helps to frequently empty the trash and archive rarely-used notes by exporting them to PDFs and deleting them in Notes Plus. Also, exit all other unused apps from the background to give Notes Plus a little more space. Sorry about the inconvenience. Version 3.0 will be released soon and will get rid of this issue of performance degrading over time because it will replace the single data file with flat files. For more info, check out v3 page: http://notesplusapp.com/version/version-3/.

      Kind regards,
      Toan

  3. Gabriel
    Dec 28, 2011 @ 06:36:05

    LOVE the ap! Great work!

    I need PDF annotation. Is it in your plans?
    Will Notes Plus be ipen compatible?

    Ideas:
    * bookshelf view of notebooks
    * multi-page / thumbnail view to more easily select a specific page
    * in app feedback

    THANKS!!

    • Toan Nguyen
      Dec 29, 2011 @ 02:54:02

      Hi Gabriel,

      Thanks for the compliment. Version 3.0 will have PDF annotation. As regards your ideas:

      * bookshelf view: we implemented this for a while and bounced it off a few people, who found it too disruptive. So we decided to switch back to the traditional view in v3.0 until something better comes along.
      * multi-page view: this is similar to the bookshelf view in a way. We’ll see.
      * in-app feedback: we’ve had this idea for quite some time. Let’s see how things will turn out. Thanks for reminding us.

      Kind regards,
      Toan

  4. Pieter Nel
    Dec 11, 2011 @ 20:14:32

    No 2, remove the rubber band, move notes + to the top, increase the font & add the silver pen of the old logo…..?..

  5. Tom Ammentorp
    Dec 02, 2011 @ 03:49:26

    Hi,
    this is off the subject but I have a frustrating problem with the close up box that I can’t solve!

    When I press the close up button, I get a very skinny box with a dotted line-not a shadowed box that I see my writing in. At the bottom is a bar that says “adjust” and “done” when I press it…..can’t wait to use this function but can’t get it to work.

    Can you help me please!!!????

    Tom in Colorado

    • Toan Nguyen
      Dec 02, 2011 @ 03:55:07

      Hi Tom,

      To resize the closeup box vertically, tap the Adjust button and drag the UP or DOWN arrow. If you still can’t do that, please reset the app to its manufacturer settings (see the FAQ: http://notesplusapp.com/support/frequently-asked-questions to know how). You won’t lose your notes by doing this.

      Kind regards,
      Toan

  6. Professologue
    Nov 30, 2011 @ 21:17:06

    May I recommend you to accommodate those who write right to left? Hebrew, Arabic
    It should be a fairly easy matter and would make a huge difference when using the close up writing tool.
    Thank you.
    From Jerusalem

    • Duy Nguyen
      Dec 01, 2011 @ 05:41:58

      Hi Professologue,

      This feature has been requested by many users. The good thing is we’ll support the ability to write from right to left in version 3. I hope you’re happy with this addition.

      Cheers!
      -Duy

  7. G Krishnan
    Nov 17, 2011 @ 20:59:52

    This is a very neat app. I am very impressed and I have been using it daily since the past two months or so. I have a couple of suggestions for the developer to consider which will make it even better especially for engineers like me who are so used to customized notepads. By that I mean, being able to customize a template with a header and footer that can accommodate a logo and some text along with page number when exported. I know that the page number feature is now there on the exported pages as an option which is great. If you want more information about what engineering notepads look like, shoot me an email and I can scan a few examples and send to you. This feature will greatly appeal to engineers. Thanks.

    • Toan Nguyen
      Nov 18, 2011 @ 04:22:32

      Hi G,

      Thanks for your kind words and suggestion. In version 3, we’ll support custom templates so you can have your engineer notepad as a background for taking notes. Will this serve your purpose?

      Kind regards,
      Toan

  8. Joergen Sommer
    Nov 14, 2011 @ 18:52:07

    I am am very happy with the Notes Plus as I have been using for about 4 month now.

    The present Logo is very prof and as I looked for an apps 4 month ago, I stopped because of the logo-look and after reading the description I baught this very useful app.

    My suggestion is: keep the present logo.

    Best regards
    Joergen

  9. Bob
    Oct 17, 2011 @ 05:02:45

    I think the current logo is great. Black or grey theme would be really bad, not standing out against dark backgrounds. Avoid the side band “closure” – it is already used by another hand writing app this is inferior to yours. So in my estimation ALL THE BLACK ONES ARE BAD CHOICES.

    The pen and compass are good, and I think the leather folio is classy.
    Frankly, I think Notes Plus has potential as an enterprise and corporate application, especially when you get handwriting recognition running. So the logo should remain classy, with legal/professional/technical appeal.

  10. Collin
    Oct 12, 2011 @ 14:17:55

    Logo wise, if the app itself is going to keep the brown leather theme, I’d keep the icon consistent with that, that is brown leather. If however you are changing to a black leather theme for the app, then go with the black icons.

  11. Derek
    Oct 07, 2011 @ 09:47:55

    Hi there!
    I’m looking forward to the version 3 since I use Notes Plus almost every day. I particulary am looking forward to the voice-syncing feature: I take many notes and it would be of great help to tag the recording to the word.

    I’d say about the logo: keep it simple! The 7th logo is – in my humble opinion – the best. The stylus in that logo emphasizes the handwriting feature of which I think is the very reason most people buy your product!

    Derek
    The Netherlands

    • Duy Nguyen
      Oct 07, 2011 @ 11:12:31

      Hi Derek!

      First off, thank you for your feedbacks and using Notes Plus on a daily basis! We appreciate it!

      Audio syncing with text is already in our to-do list. However, we need to figure out a good way to implement. It has to be very careful since this might degrade the overall performance of the app because audio syncing means storing timestamp for each keystroke. We’ll try our best!

      Regards,
      -Duy

  12. Bob Guthrie
    Sep 10, 2011 @ 02:50:50

    Your app looks like a winner and I bought it right away, just to get in on the ground floor. :-)

    Will there be a version for the iPhone. I can imagine that being the place where Notes Plus would be most valuable.

    Please keep up the good work.

    • Duy Nguyen
      Sep 10, 2011 @ 03:08:48

      Wow, that’s amazing to hear you purchased the app right away :) What features do you love to use in Notes Plus so far? Can you share with us your first impression when using Notes Plus so we can improve the app better in future update and serve you better?

      Currently, Viet and development team have been working like crazy for a big upgrade of Notes Plus (more exciting stuffs for the app). Therefore, we don’t have enough workload to thinkk of an iPhone version. I know it would be great if there is an iPhone version so you can sync your notes across multiple devices.

      Thank you very much for choosing Notes Plus! Please don’t hesitate to reach out our team if you have any questions/inquiries.

      -Duy

  13. Mark
    Aug 27, 2011 @ 16:21:47

    Hi Viet and team,

    In Holland a new site is live: greetz.nl. This could be something for notesplus vs.3.2 ;-) what it does: user writes by hand some text. The site runs an algorythm that analyses the hanwriting, then improves it a bit, then you can use keyboard input and your now very neat own but enhanced hanwriting comes out.

    What I d imagine it could do for notesplus:

    Stage 1: learning (1 time per user only)
    - Input Handwriting
    - Analyses ( on your site?)
    - Enhancement , by algorothym (it already exists,. See the mentioned site)
    - New font, specific for user x gets designed and sent over to ipad

    Stage 2
    - User writes in his poor to average own hanwriting style
    - Conversion to typed text
    - But now in the personal, very neat font.

    That is now editable like regular typed text, looks very personal, but neater, better and more evenly. Something like comic sans.

    I’m no programmer, no clue if it’s feasable. Just noticed all the puzzlepieces seem to be there, maybe it’s an idea. If stupid: dismiss, if it has some merit: you go man!

    Looking immensly forward to vs3.0, especially the handwriting recognition. Since writepad has Dutch now, I hope that comes with NotesPlus 3.0 as well.

    Code people code, code like the wind.. :-)

  14. Colin Vickers
    Aug 24, 2011 @ 01:19:01

    VT.

    Simply love this App.
    Easy to use, professional look & feel. The other IPad users in my office were so impressed they said they’d install it too. Best money I’ve spent on an App….and what’s more, it’s great value too.
    Am very much looking forward to V.3

    Rock & roll man… You found your niche!

    Keep up the great work!

    Best Colin

    • Toan Nguyen
      Aug 24, 2011 @ 01:23:17

      Thanks, Colin. We’ll try our best to make it even better :) .

      Toan

  15. Neil Harrison
    Aug 22, 2011 @ 16:46:27

    Hi,

    I really love notes plus and I know the update is going to be worth the wait. It’s nice to see a developer as dedicated and passionate as you are. With regards to the icon, I love the original one. It was the first thing which attracted me to the app. I think its really professional looking, please don’t change it!! If I had to choose one of the others it would be no.7. Keep up the brilliant work, NOTES PLUS IS NO. 1!!!

    Neil H

    • Viet Tran
      Aug 23, 2011 @ 20:36:59

      Thanks so much, Neil, I won’t change the logo.
      Viet

  16. estoppel
    Aug 18, 2011 @ 21:12:25

    I prefer number 1. of the black ones!
    looks great!

    Estoppel
    from Vienna, Austria