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<IMG src="../../../../../April13/img/quad-seagull.png">

<p>
April 1st, 2013
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<IMG src="../../../../../April13/img/quad-seagull.png">

<p>
Changing a logo is a big decision, source of controversies
and only in the long run we will see if we made a good choice.
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<p>
``<em>
"<i>
Construct first a square ABCD, and bisect AC at E, BD at F, AB at G, and CD
at H. Draw the straight lines EF and GH, thereby establishing a point I at
their intersection. From the center I, describe a circle JIK on EF, the diameter
of which is one-ninth the distance AB. Using that same radius, describe
a circle LJI, thereby establishing a point N on the perimeter of the
circle I. ....... </em>''
circle I. ....... </i>"
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<IMG src="../../../../../April13/img/c.png">
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Several desperate brain storming sessions later, the breakthrough idea came by coincidence,
when we met Madeleine Ouette, the cover designer at O'Reilly, in order to choose the
animal for the upcoming CGAL book. For Madeleine a
<a target="webster" href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagull"><em>seagull</em></a>
<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagull"><i>seagull</i></a>
was the most natural choice as the word is a
<a target="webster" href="https://media.merriam-webster.com/audio/prons/en/us/mp3/s/seagul01.mp3">homophone</a>
for <em>CGAL</em>, and we were lucky that it was not already taken.
<a href="https://media.merriam-webster.com/audio/prons/en/us/mp3/s/seagul01.mp3">homophone</a>
for <i>CGAL</i>, and we were lucky that it was not already taken.
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<p>
``<em>A logo is an abstraction</em>'' explained Mark Höwe, Chief Creative of
"<i>A logo is an abstraction</i>" explained Mark Höwe, Chief Creative of
the web agency Haatchi&amp;Haatchi, and he illustrated what he meant
with the images on the right.
with the image below.

<IMG src="../../../../../April13/img/painted-seagull.png">
<br><IMG src="../../../../../April13/img/painted-seagull.png">

``<em>CGAL is not a zoo, right!</em>'' Mark said, and he continued
``<em>Was CGAL an application like Picasa, inkscape, or gimp, a painting would
have been a serious option.</em>''
<br>"<i>CGAL is not a zoo, right!</i>" Mark said, and he continued
"<i>Was CGAL an application like Picasa, inkscape, or gimp, a painting would
have been a serious option.</i>"
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<p>
Here we are in 3D.

<IMG src="../../../../../April13/img/quad-seagull.png">
<br><IMG src="../../../../../April13/img/quad-seagull.png">

We see quad meshes flying rapidly over a terrain model.
<br>We see quad meshes flying rapidly over a terrain model.
Additionally, we see the mesh at two levels of detail.
``<em>In a world of devices ranging from smartphones, over tablets,
to workstations with huge screens, multi resolution algorithms are key!</em>''
according to Mark, and he added ``<em>As Samsung Maps and Huawei Maps also enter
"<i>In a world of devices ranging from smartphones, over tablets,
to workstations with huge screens, multi resolution algorithms are key!</i>"
according to Mark, and he added "<i>As Samsung Maps and Huawei Maps also enter
the market of GIS for the masses, a logo with a terrain model, makes
absolute sense for a geometry library like CGAL.</em>''
absolute sense for a geometry library like CGAL.</i>"
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<p>
If CGAL was only 2D algorithms this tangram would have worked too.
``<em>The fact that it is composed of basic shapes which can be recombined
in an unlimited number of ways captures the essence of CGAL.</em>'' Mark said.
"<i>The fact that it is composed of basic shapes which can be recombined
in an unlimited number of ways captures the essence of CGAL.</i>" Mark said.
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