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It was necessary to insert in the article a symbol of technology blockchain.
And with surprise he could not find the generally accepted symbol.
Tell me which character is accepted.
  And then I find it or not understandable or paid.
Here are the examples that I found:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/V1fOw0R5lecqsXwOi-yHeziN7OmQEUvyGTfxKanZtj1RyRyvYwHHjAcQ1MVSAJnOvirl9jyfcJD6s8Kp1hlFbHscPkjv78Sw10cyIMvyEUsW9963QPyv0bWCAUWF0US1zTgElJZmpzTEEg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/XKiyTUO-JtSBqj4t6KskLH-AUP4U7TzVFlbexgyIizSihrXqsLHxfjqfwScS3KK2rdKaJi6cTwZxXiPyBwnqp63I7nIXTSNpp4P_UbTT_aAMQGTeMjSfHIxk1yx1-f2f8Z-OidnjQ_JEoQ

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/PgweV7yRv3vYrvE-WaUjta17sZIbj_t90PkwCLnXAfCvBH2HAzBN9HYofmZ17Zov1ov7DxS28h6GROK1h3NeadwUzyttG3LZcYuWeHCnBGCzzxmKxuTPTZHrcQgJFMl32FGHaRZefmG0uQ

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/N5X4tQwgcXzDXUqpQSYsJS0g_0ZwpJNji-lFT0kOJkCi-18KkMGy-9x9LTgki0CHdQibpfa-tBW31FrHNR6steNapx-RIk98pi1kAXZZoR5xmHdI3YxEv-f8FIKrON-8ocbo43N8VQCGeQ

Which one is better to use?

Neither, blockchain is a protocol that needs no symbolization

Don't use yheast one. It's a company symbol and logomark

There is no official symbol yet. Try pixabay.com for ideas

It turns out the first can not, but it's interesting.
The fourth can not be, but he is creative.
Maybe a new project is better together?
And use freely.

Use Canva, flaticon, and Pixabay. Even as a newbie to create a logo you can make a lot better than all the logos you listed in your first post.
It's what I am using for logos, social media posts, blog posts... and as a newbie, I make better than this

I like the image that Greg Maxwell (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=11425) uses in his avatar. Although I do not know exactly what it represents, for me is trying to demonstrate what is a block. We do not have an icon that could demonstrate what is a blockchain, and if you think well, we do not have an icon for the internet. What you could do is always show something that is related to the subject that you are talking about.

https://bitcointalk.org/useravatars/avatar_11425.png

You can use or make any interconnected squares, circles or any other object. Including a design of server with a red (or any other color, depend on your need) cross on it somewhere, demonstrating the decentralization.

Yes it's a pretty logo.
And will not the Greg then charge me for using his logo?



Maybe you have options,
which can be used without restrictions?



I would like to use a logo that at a glance is understandable to everyone.
After your answers, I understand that there is no such thing.


And let's develop and approve!
And let's all use it !?

How do you like this proposal?

The fourth picture in the ones you have shared is their official logo as it is the one being use in their blockchain.com website and you can see it clearly being use as their favicon logo. But instead of using the logo/symbol of Blockchain why not create your own diagram for it instead? If you are creating an article about Blockchain, readers will easily understand what blockchain is if explained with a diagram of how it basically works.

I agree, blockchain is a protocol that needs no symbolization.
But if you really use one, check tetris :)

I drew two variants.
I like the latter myself more.
How are you?
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vTW2znAZHfzNcdmeR0Zk4cTaLtJA3uBglaQVYgjm2Yu7LdOQKNNpuvLyZ9pNsSuVH6s8IsHETTGDn-t/pub?w=151&h=109
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vQPn5nIdMZvc4LMuYSfK8RHTvUq11f7OiQkT2YdSlhOQJxMn-PSoZVXUFSg6HF_8YvIItlzGOSO6KRv/pub?w=158&h=159
If you like it, use it without restriction.
Logos are the property of the crypto community.

In my head a blockchain would look like a list of blocks.
And imho a good approach could be a mix between something Greg's "block" and the "chain" from the explanations what's a fork here (http://www.ledgerprojects.com/what-is-a-fork-why-is-it-dangerous/).

My skills in Photoshop are limited, but here's the result (https://i.imgur.com/SLK9wnM.png):

https://i.imgur.com/SLK9wnM.png

If anyone likes it, use it, but, as others said, you may have to ask Greg too (or just design it more different than his logo).

A good child should have not only a name, but a photograph.
I think the blockhain deserves a symbol.
What if we succeed?
And the idea with Tetris is not bad.
I when I drew, also thought about it.






It remains to agree with Greg.
And such a long one is inconvenient to use.
Are there any more thoughts? Share.

None of those accurately depict a block chain. I suggest something like this:

https://i.imgur.com/V5OVUsK.jpg?1

This reflect nothing about blockchain !

Notice that one node interact with many others, so one arrow is not sufficient.

Ok, I'll think about it.
The main thing is that there must be blocks and communication.
Which offered good, but long.
It is more convenient to use a square or a rectangle.
I'll put it out.

I changed the colors and added the arrows.
How impressions?

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vTzYHUUhAcaGcvBX6tz9hHecWhnBPR5jIMP3FWXIc3uUCXo4wEFw65RIKKWdOZNML_ZmrCGW9fsXYcR/pub?w=176&h=153

I like the first one :))

I think the blockchain picture should not show a cycle, i.e. you should reflect the movement from the beginning to infinity, not a cycle

Companies and groups and projects make their own designs to suit the blockchain technology ideology. So choosing one image might even lead to a copyright issue depending on your purpose of usage. In my opinion any image representing a connection of "blockchain-related" devices, nodes, ideas, etc can represent the blockchain.

You are absolutely right. Everyone creates his own image of the blockchain.

Just as in the beginning there were variants of the bitcoin sign.
And often it is BC.
“  The Bitcoin sign is part of Unicode 10.0 (released June 2017) with code point U+20BF (₿). As of June 2017, font support for the Bitcoin sign is in macOS Sierra, iOS, Android O beta, Windows 10 Creators Update and several Linux releases. After being rejected in 2011, the Bitcoin sign was accepted for Unicode in November 2015 and first appeared in Unicode 10.0 in 2017…”

I'm unfortunately not a designer to develop a symbol of blockchain.
But someone from the community is an artist.
I would like to discuss the idea of a symbol and someone will suggest an interesting option.
If he likes it they will use everything. After the changes with each use, a common and common symbol can be born.

Without limitation and copyright.

I think that There is no official symbol yet. however thanks for your informations.

I think the logo 4 will fit into the blockchain logo. A lot of people think that blockchain is not necessarily a symbol. But I think that if blockchain has an icon, in the future, those places with blockchain symbols will prove to be places that have legitimised blockchain technology.

It's a nice effort, but I'm not sure an abstract idea like a data structure can really be represented by a symbol. One big issue is that all of these various coins and projects or whatever are all doing their own marketing and have their own symbols. How would this symbol differentiate itself from the myriad others that are around already?

I agree with you. Blockchain should be represented as a line or a curve, because each block is connected to the previous block through the hash, but the first (genesis) block isn't connected to any block.

It is interesting with symbols of technology blockchain.
I like photo 4, it needs a good icon

Hey guys, do not turn the topic into an advertising platform!

You are engaged in blockchain technology - excellent.
Suggest your version of the symbol or argue that it is not necessary.


I do not wait for the refinement of Leonardo da Vinci.
Better creative Dali!

Or do I only know how to open a Google drawing application?

If i had to give an opinion i would say 3rd one.

I can not choose) I like 1 and 3 pictures. 1 is very strict and more understandable for beginners, but 3 looks very futuristic and bright. Likely, 3 picture is the best option.

Isn't the last one already used by blockchain.info ?. Anyways these symbol are good also there should be officially icon for blockchain it can helps to attach people and those who are not aware about block chain.

It seems I'm the only artist here.
Well - I'll try.
How do you like these options?

 https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vSLNqQIoEJvPpiAw7glFiaYpByPMKr0KyA_MRU8PbHnJof3iIKrdrEbz9gP1G6DVsFCMGHlO5z998ho/pub?w=165&h=152
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vQ4ksQqyDE8d2Lf6xzPoNnou3BnBstFEv-tGBMTEs0XIkOrzw9bCR4vQCAEKNNq1_CX-W1CQ_rNty0-/pub?w=177&h=172

Write reviews.

Interesting. I was asking myself the same question, and it would be cool to have a freely usable, open-content blockchain symbol everybody could recognize at the first glance.

First of all, I agree with that statement:

A cycle, like in the first two of the OP's examples, would be simply not correct, as there are no cyclic structures in a blockchain.

But well, these "linear" blockchain pics like this one (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4637643.msg41983553#msg41983553) look a bit ... well, linear. To improve the visual impression without sacrificing "correctness", a block chain could be contained in a "round" symbol. My suggestion would be a spiral-like structure with the genesis block in the centre.

A very basic & ugly example of what I mean:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/TKdlsd.png (https://imageshack.com/i/pnTKdlsdp)

Another idea could be a "maze"-like structure.

If you ask me i will surly chose the first one since it has a symbol of "chain" where 4 boxes are connected rest are good but i doubt in last one you stole the idea from blockchain.info isn't' ?

Super!
Have supported!
Thank you!
And then I already thought that I was only interested.
Yes, it is to develop a public, free and recognizable logo.

The idea is clear.
  Blocks, cyclicity, and preferably three d.
If you get something like a circle, it's fine.
A round logo is perfectly perceived and convenient to use.
Ok I'll think about it.

I think odolvlobo's version was the most technically accurate here:

https://i.imgur.com/V5OVUsK.jpg?1&t=591&c=1h15YQnJgr8Odg
https://i.imgur.com/V5OVUsK.jpg?1&t=591&c=1h15YQnJgr8Odg (https://i.imgur.com/V5OVUsK.jpg?1&t=591&c=1h15YQnJgr8Odg)

At least this is how it's shown in books and papers on Bitcoin and data structures.

I would suggest the inverse version though, if we assume the time goes from left to right, since each new block points out to the previous block's hash, not vice versa:

https://image.ibb.co/e3H23d/horizontal.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/e3H23d/horizontal.jpg (https://image.ibb.co/e3H23d/horizontal.jpg)

And this image reflects the concept of block height:

https://image.ibb.co/eDOWwy/vertical.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/eDOWwy/vertical.jpg (https://image.ibb.co/eDOWwy/vertical.jpg)

With genesis block (height=0) on the bottom, and as the top block (height=2) as our current blockchain tip. It's like we're building a huge tower, and the more blocks we add on top, the harder it is to change any block or data in it without the whole structure above collapsing (the more blocks you have to rebuild, basically). And if you have less hash power than the rest of the network (<50%, this is where the name of 51% attack comes from), they will always build blocks faster than you can, and nobody will accept your chain since it's shorter. But I digress.

Those are the most accurate abstract depictions technically, but YMMV, depending on your needs.

There's no official blockchain symbol and probably for the best. I like the idea of 3rd pic, bot a better version of it.

LoL, definitely not this one.
That's the logo of blockchain.com

Did you just fetched those logos from google search?
If yes, do not use any of them because it may be protected by copyright law.
You don't want them to take down your blog site, don't you?

There's no official icon of the blockchain technology but it seems like there's someone here in this thread that've shared his personally made icon, if it's okay for him to use it, pick that to be safe.

Excellent technical description.
Thank you.
And a good sketch.
Now think about how to turn it into a comfortable logo.

Not much of an artist, sorry.

Certainly not a circular design. But then again, nobody cares even about that, except us nerds. ;D

I saw something like this once. Thought it was funny.

https://preview.ibb.co/nR8X4J/locks.jpg (https://preview.ibb.co/nR8X4J/locks.jpg)

https://preview.ibb.co/nR8X4J/locks.jpg

Seems like BTT having some issues with displaying pics right now.
:(

Super.
And are copyrights free?

I don't really know, don't remember the source. But there's no copyright on ideas, only on specific images. You can just redraw it, or use this one I made out of generic lock icon, I don't care :)

Cool! I really like that concept.

It's not completely correct however - as a reorganization could always break some of the last locks (as we know, that would not change the transactions inside it, but they would have to be re-written). But overall, it's an easy-to-understand depiction of what a blockchain does - to ensure nobody can tamper with the transactions themselves.

An idea to make it slightly more correct: If the left lock is the genesis block, then the color tone of the blocks to the right could become lighter with each lock added. So it's clear that the more confirmations a block has, the more secure it is. One could also add some arrows, because mainly Westerners read from left to right, so the direction of the timeline becomes clearer.

(There is one reason that we couldn't use it - if it was a blockchain enterprise's trademarked logo. Then the "final picture" would have to be different enough to not be confused with the trademarked logo.)

Right, for the completely correct one see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4637643.msg42647945#msg42647945 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4637643.msg42647945#msg42647945)
This one is more of a pop-sciency :)

Yep. This one is uber-correct. I could imagine both of them as a base for a blockchain logo. The blocks-with-arrows logo one looks surprisingly good vertically (it would need a little tweaking, e.g. 3D effect or something similar, but overall it's pretty OK), or as a spiral or "maze in a rectangle" (always without circularity). I'll look if I can draw a draft of the concept with locks I mentioned in the last post asap.

That doesn't even related to blockchain technology, it should be more of a storage (boxes) or pages of a book.
Why locks?

Google must have misinterpreted blockchain from lock. Take a look at this: BLOCKCHAIN
And the image depicts a "chain of locks" which can also be called "lockchain".
See what I mean?

You guys must be fun at parties ;D

There are no options with a round and cyclic emblem.
But the locks nudged the idea.
Decided to share.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vTW06gHl9hnbY8N42YGs8WlFHRqTqiTucetSetz7UAdkPCWqjlJ5kbpHSgx-7uTLvkUOzbiMmFmXjP-/pub?w=194&h=155

i few minute try to remember where i saw its picture

...previously known as blockchain.info.

Mh. Don't know.

If the arrows went both in the same direction, it could be a base for something, but the arrows also should point directly to a "block". There is also a little bit of similiarity (may be a little bit too much) to a well-known fast food franchise, so maybe the arrows could be a bit "rounder".

What I meant with my last post was approximately this: "locks" with arrows, the color tone getting lighter from left to right to indicate that the more confirmations it has, the more secure it is.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/7NAJO2.png (https://imageshack.com/i/po7NAJO2p)

Could be combined with gmaxwell's block symbol.

About that. To me, it looks more like a "which square is on top" puzzle or "how many squares are there" or something, than the block symbol

It seems to me that I took into account all the technical aspects.
And made round - convenient to use.
What do you think?

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vRfSduR8cfVQ_vBSYVTgtZ7np8dCoQpEn0shPil3fKk6nx7gRip7crcf2Ml7qUVI7k0nFyvSfDJSXyr/pub?w=169&h=163

You can change colors as needed.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vQ5tRMHOk_h4p8hVNpDChHiRspJ8-WGfrdzcdnpeikKCx_bcCI7rvdANVxB720XB7syeWTuGggsRrZ2/pub?w=176&h=158

Again ... it should not include circles of any kind. The blockchain is linear. At most, a spiral with the genesis block in the center, like I wrote in a previous post.

It should also be thought about what the arrows mean. The most correct concept would include arrows always pointing  to the previous block like the block hashes do, as @Kallisteiros wrote. But we could also include another single arrow, depicting time, in the opposite direction (like a timeline). But this arrow should be a single one, and in another colour or greyscale tone, as it means something completely different. There should never be arrows of the same kind pointing in opposite directions, like in your newest concept.

I guess what gmaxwell meant with this symbol is that a block can include transactions of different sizes and types, data, etc.. For me, it's not a bad symbol at all, however I would tweak the design a bit. Blockchain.info's symbol, for example, is based on the same concept but looks a bit nicer.

Okay
waiting for options.
Interesting.

I took in all the technical details:
After generating the first block, we get the address and can generate the next one - the arrow from the first block on the left to the next block of a different size on the right.
after generating the second block, change the address in the first one, so the back arrow and the new arrow to the right for generating the third block and etc.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/e/2PACX-1vSQINFfQB3-5d-atdEcHt11nrnl5Xx8kTb4UEM5joGMIuBC1UcojFkXrsZpEMAQHfHBgaQ3n8ksd9Tv/pub?w=286&h=172

I think its  the Coin360 Map

I think the 1st symbol would be best because it has the highest linkage in all the images and is suitable for building a blockchain. So the 1st icon will succeed

I think i like the 4th but if you use it at least redraw it.You will not want to stick to any copyright isues.

well there is no specific symbol for the blockchain and hence you can make any symbol of your own which resembles the concept of the blockchain.
In a simplistic way, you can create a symbol image of blocks connected together which will depict the chain of blocks. Or if you like you can simply search for the term blockchain on google images which will show you some really cool images of it.

none of them

it looks not okay :-\

I still don't grasp why you include double-headed arrows?

All the relations between blocks have one direction, being (imo) always the most important relation the "direction" of the hash which points always backwards, from a block to the previous block.

If you want to include an arrow pointing forwards (as I interpret, that the miner which generates the block makes it possible to append the next block, or as I wrote before, as a general timeline starting at the genesis block), it should be of another color or tone.

And the space between the blocks should be empty, I think. You could, in theory, try to include a symbol representing the mempool, but that would be overly complicated imo.

The first two looks more official and it can be shown as a scheme, tha last one is the best, to my mind.

I personally think a good symbol would point out the fact each block refers to the previous block but also would show the fact it's distributed peer-to-peer through nodes. So basically: Blocks with one arrow to the previous block and nodes referring to all other nodes. I'm an awful artist so don't ask me for a drawing of this ;)

Yes you are right.
Doing differently directed arrow. I want to say that the generation of the next block is based on information from the previous one. Mining.
And this happens simultaneously. And changes in the address in the previous and information for the next. Therefore, there is only one arrow. One color and in different directions.
And the emptiness between the blocks is replaced by a border of a different color.

Something like this maybe? https://i.imgur.com/5MuzFHJ.png

@o480:

Why the "loose" unconnected upper block? Is that an orphan block? As orphan blocks are kind of a "weakness" of blockchains, I think they shouldn't appear in a logo. ;)

If you were connecting the upper block to the other ones, it could work. I like the "rhombus" design a bit - it's better-looking than rectangles or squares, and the concept is simple and easy to grasp.

There's no specific symbol of Blockchain. Mostly peoples put different pictures in there article or post for just recognition of Blockchain.

There is no standardized logo or symbol for it. According to me it's not about which one is good or attractive, but it is about which is more easily understandable to even a layman. Last one is official logo of blockchain.com but that doesn't mean it is the only one to represent the blockchain technology.
You can also create it by yourself to make it more logical and attractive.

Your forth logo is the new logo of a company which is blockchain.com so I guess it's not recommended like what other said.

And I googled some related icons and made this one like some designs on google did. Chain of blocks literally.
https://i.imgur.com/ETOEgqe.png

I think Blockchain does not need any symbol blockchain itself a distributed ledger technology so you can assign symbol but it is not necessary.

why not, symbol helps with mass adoption and its brand identity. It is a good thing to do

Something like that :), but connecting the upper block would just make it a "circle" and that doesn't represent blockchain very well either.
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The concept is cool. But there is one error, again: There should be no circularity in the design.

It's simple to fix: Simply delete one of the chains between blocks (it would then e.g. become like an "U" or a "C").

No, if you connect the block with only one of the other blocks, then it becomes correct (similar to the correction I proposed to bL4nkcode), as there is no circularity then.

My vote for no 1 & 2 though no 1 is better I think :D

I thought there  is no symbol yet for Block chain. . but as far as i know. block chain is a digitized, decentralized, public ledger of all crypto currency transactions.

That could work, should that block be a different color? Just that if they would all be black, it might not be balanced. And it could represent various things. Well, i have to try that when i'll get back home

This is a great version.
Absolutely not afraid that he is round.
The symbol is not a technical scheme.
The drawing should reflect the principle, not the technical aspects.
This is visualization and it should look beautiful.

Is your drawing free for use and change?
I want to try to play with the colours.

I think the 3rd symbol is so good. And the second choice is the 1st symbol. It's looked simple but have a good mean for Blockchain technology :)

That's not that important. If the block is of a different colour, it could represent the genesis block, for example.

An idea: What if you use a slightly bigger size for the upper block and "divide" it in the fashion of gmaxwell's block symbol (or the Blockchain.com symbol), to visualize transactions and data inside the block? Then you have also a visual differentiation from the three remaining blocks and it becomes less boring.

@moseich: As I wrote, I like this symbol, too ... only that I would delete one of the chains so it becomes correct. Otherwise simply the concept is wrong.

What about 3-dimensional wire/line cubes, connected at the corners to make a chain? Seems like it would iconify the idea quite well. The lines making the cube could even be lines of code, and Matrix-style green with a black background, maybe background code as well.

Just an idea,
The Cyberius team.

I don't understand fully.  Something like the first one in post #1 (the OP)[/quote] but in the form of a chain? Could work.

 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4637643.0)Lines of code woudn't be ideal, because of two reasons:

- which code to use? Bitcoin Script? Solidity? That would already be biased. Or Pseudocode? But that could be confusing, people would think it to be a kind of "universal blockchain code".
- text would probably be too small to be recognized as code in smaller resolutions (e.g. favicons or program icons).

For now, my favourite concepts are:

- #41 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4637643.msg42723243#msg42723243). Maybe with an addition like I sketched here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4637643.msg42820481#msg42820481).

(source: https://preview.ibb.co/nR8X4J/locks.jpg (https://preview.ibb.co/nR8X4J/locks.jpg))

- A modified version of #73 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4637643.msg44733174#msg44733174), with one chain "cut":