Add hex sticker

[jamesmbaazam]

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This PR closes #791. See comments for alternatives.

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[jamesmbaazam]

[jamesmbaazam]

@athowes comments welcome.

[athowes]

Nice work @jamesmbaazam!

• I could be wrong but the epidemic curve looks mismatched to the data? Could it be more on top? Or chose to display a quantity which looks more natural?
• I'd suggest make plot bigger and don't leave any space below it (but that's just me)
• That should allow text to be larger (perhaps)
• Currently it looks perhaps slightly muted for my taste but again that's just me

[jamesmbaazam]

Purple opt 1

[jamesmbaazam]

Purple opt 2

[jamesmbaazam]

Nice work @jamesmbaazam!

• I could be wrong but the epidemic curve looks mismatched to the data? Could it be more on top? Or chose to display a quantity which looks more natural?

That's the latent infections mapped to reporting dates, so it shows that the reported cases are delayed (forward) and only a proportion of the true infections.

• I'd suggest make plot bigger and don't leave any space below it (but that's just me)

I'm in favour of it too but it gets a bit tricky to fill up the white space below it since it's a hexagon so some of the figure is cut off. See alternatives below.

• That should allow text to be larger (perhaps)
• Currently it looks perhaps slightly muted for my taste but again that's just me

I agree. The text needs to be bolder. However, the resizing process also reduces the crispness of the text.

[jamesmbaazam]

This option places the package name below the plot to balance out the awkwardness of the flat bottom of the plot. The curves in the plot complement the top corners of the hexagon.

[jamesmbaazam]

Purple alternative of the one in #1004 (comment)

[athowes]

Here's a quick prototype for what I'd imagine:

I'd likely prefer the plot a little lower and the text down and as big as it can be. Let me know if you like this and I can refine / add code.

Possible improvements to this: make each colour 1/3rd of the width. Put the dashed line in the middle of the gap (or maybe remove)

[sbfnk]

These look great!

I do like your suggestion @athowes with the diagonal lettering and the plot filling more of the logo.

[jamesmbaazam]

the plot filling more of the logo.

I'm not sure I like that because it reduces it to a random visual element (like a pattern) instead of communicating the use case of the package.

[jamesmbaazam]

I also think the text should be horizontal, but that's my preference.

Looking forward to agreeing on something and getting this issue closed.

[athowes]

IMO the key design criteria for stickers is like that of flags. Works at a distance. That's why I prefer the making everything fill space approach. For example to me this epinowcast logo verges on small. I agree straight text and communicating purpose of package are design criteria too. Up to y'all.

[jamesmbaazam]

That's why I prefer the making everything fill space approach

I don't think it's a matter of filling up space more than it is of using up the space well. I agree with the distance thing but favicons are difficult to see already, so not the best example. We should definitely increase the font size but to do it proportionally.