Misbrands

Misbrands : pip and npm

This new entry in the “misbrands” series will be about two packages managers : pip and npm. pip is the package installer for Python and npm is a registry and the default package manager for Node.js based softwares. This parody displays the npm logo with “pip” written inside instead of “npm”. These two package manager are similar in their goals and purposes but their functionalities can differ. pip pip is a package manager written with and for Python.

March 28, 2022 - 6 minutes read time

Misbrands : GitHub and GitLab

This third entry in our misbrands series will be about GitHub and GitLab, two famous code hosting (and other) services based on the Git SCM. This parodied version combine the GitHub name, written with the correct brand’s font, but associated with GitLab’s logo and with the same trademark layout. GitHub and GitLab are both competitors in the “DevOps platform” market by providing source code hosting services, Continuous Integration pipelines and runners, and Artifacts hosting.

March 25, 2022 - 6 minutes read time

Misbrands : Ubuntu and Debian

Our next entry in the misbrands series will be about Ubuntu Linux and Debian. This parodied logo is Debian’s, having “Ubuntu” written with the same font and disposed like Ubuntu’s. Unlike the previous article about Vim and Visual Studio Code that are two stand alone softwares with a similar purpose, Ubuntu shares a parent link with Debian. Debian Debian Logo, license LGPL v3 and CC BY-SA 3.0 Created in 1993, Debian GNU/Linux is one of the oldest Linux distributions that’s still existing.

March 21, 2022 - 6 minutes read time

Misbrands : Vim and Visual Code

A couple of weeks ago, thanks to the Developers Memes bot on Mastodon, I’ve discovered the Misbrands logos. And I’ve printed some of them to decorate my laptop 😁. Just as I could expect, some of my colleagues hated it, other loved it, and the rest didn’t understood. I’ve added the “pip/npm” and “Azure/AWS” logo since. As you can see, the idea is simple and fun : associate a logo to a similar brand, like GitHub associated with GitLab logo.

March 20, 2022 - 4 minutes read time