[mapserver-users] mapserver logo

[mark.wilson at rohoel.at]

I have not had time to get my own concept into a logo mockup. I had envisaged
the head and shoulders of a waiter, serving a stylised globe or rectangular map.
The idea of speed is a good one, so I thought the waiter might be skewed to
suggest fast service.

Having outlined my own rather unoriginal concept, I have to say I really like
the cheetah2.gif example. As well as being suggestive of a cheetah, I like the
way it also looks like a map of surface relief.

That one, or a similar concept, gets my vote.

Mark




Daniel Morissette <morissette at dmsolutions.ca> on 25/04/2001 02:09:19

To:   Andrea Goethals <andreag at geoplan.ufl.edu>
cc:   mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu (bcc: Mark H Wilson/RAG/AT)

Subject:  Re: [mapserver-users] mapserver logo



Andrea Goethals wrote:
>
> I was thinking about the mapserver logo (need for one) this weekend.
> What seems to set Mapserver apart from the other map servers, other
> than open source, good mailing list, etc. is the speed of it.
> Because the fastest animal on Earth is the cheetah, that might make
> a good subject for a logo. Also, it would let us do a variety of
> logos that just have the same animal on them (similar to the penguin
> for Linux). Also, it would stand out from the rest of the GIS software
> logos which all seem to have globes. What do you all think?
>

I love the idea!  :)

See attached below 2 sample designs that one of our guys came up with
when he heard about the idea... we can't use those images right now
unless we buy the rights for the base images (only 10$ for unlimited
use)... but hopefully these will spark other artistic ideas.

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