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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I like this logo, not so keen on the colors though, but keeping into consideration the time constrain its understandable. I would prefer darker shade of grey and a more vibrant green, looks a bit opaque for me<BR><br><strong></strong> <br><strong>Ing. Antonio Locandro</strong><br>Tegucigalpa, Honduras<br> <BR><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 11:08:04 -0600<br>From: larrys@dakotacarto.com<br>To: radim.blazek@gmail.com<br>CC: qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org<br>Subject: Re: [Qgis-developer] Logo Update<br><br><div dir="ltr">Hi,<br><div><div class="ecxgmail_extra"><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Radim Blazek <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:radim.blazek@gmail.com" target="_blank">radim.blazek@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;">On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Larry Shaffer <<a href="mailto:larrys@dakotacarto.com">larrys@dakotacarto.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:44 AM, Radim Blazek <<a href="mailto:radim.blazek@gmail.com">radim.blazek@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Larry Shaffer <<a href="mailto:larrys@dakotacarto.com">larrys@dakotacarto.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>> >> I am not in favour of #338 or #336 because those are too complex for<br>
>> >> logo. And then, there seems to be 3 hands on it, right? I understand<br>
>> >> that the green one is Wassermann's hand [1][2] but I wonder whose is<br>
>> >> the blue and brown?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Hmmm. I had never heard of Wassermann's hand, so that's just a<br>
>> > coincidence.<br>
>> > The hands represent dev's and user's hands, all working on the project<br>
>> > together, but from different parts of the world and from different<br>
>> > disciplines, which are represented by three elemental colors: brown<br>
>> > (geology, landscaping, city planning, etc.), green (biology, forestry,<br>
>> > etc.), blue (hydrology, oceanography, etc.).<br>
>><br>
>> OK, I just want to let you know that the first impression for somebody<br>
>> who has not invented the logo may be different. I see three creatures,<br>
>> Wassermann and his fellows trying to divide the Earth.<br>
>><br>
>> This is my second impression: <a href="http://bench.qgis.cz/ms-google-qgis.jpg" target="_blank">http://bench.qgis.cz/ms-google-qgis.jpg</a><br>
><br>
> While I generally have no problems with criticism, I do take issue with<br>
> having my work parodied in a cartoon which implies plagiarism.<br>
<br>
I beg your pardon Larry. I am sure that you were not inspired by<br>
Chrome logo. I was thinking about impression it can make on people not<br>
about the origin of the logo.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Radim, thank you very much for addressing my concern. Your point that the logo should not look too much like an existing one is important.<br><br>I submitted a last minute design (actually I had 3 minutes left) in which I tried to incorporate a cleaner and more professional look like many devs believe is needed [0], while at the same time paying homage to the old logo and it's funky green arrow. Instead of an arrow I used only a green arrowhead and styled it with a hint of a modern location icon seen on many mobile devices.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>I think it is my best and most straightforward work on the logo. Hopefully, it doesn't look like anything else out there. :^)<br><br>[0] <a href="https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/qgis-needs-logo-210397/entries/419" target="_blank">https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/qgis-needs-logo-210397/entries/419</a><br>
<br></div><div>Regards,<br><br></div><div>Larry<br></div><div><br> </div><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;">
Sorry again.<br>
Radim<br>
<br>
> A simple "it looks too much like Chrome's icon" would have sufficed.<br>
><br>
> Larry<br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Radim<br>
>><br>
>> > Regards,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Larry<br>
>> ><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Radim<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> [1] <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassermann_%28Mythologie%29" target="_blank">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassermann_(Mythologie)</a><br>
>> >> [2] <a href="http://www.zivli.cz/wp-content/gallery/2009/11/Vodnik-300x193.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.zivli.cz/wp-content/gallery/2009/11/Vodnik-300x193.jpg</a><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> > I also like the idea that money goes to one of our devs.<br>
>> >> > I agre that some refinement to #338 and #336 would help to look more<br>
>> >> > professional.<br>
>> >> > All the best, and thanks a lot for having taken the lead on this.<br>
>> >> > - --<br>
>> >> > Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia<br>
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