[SeasonOfDocs] TheGoodDocsProject: Logo design

[Jared Morgan]

"The Good Doctopus" does have a ring to it. The selected octopus design is
the best out of all of the icons

12/10 very good octopod. Would stick on laptop.

On Thu., 1 Aug. 2019, 10:10 Felicity Brand, <felicitybrand at gmail.com> wrote:

> First thing I thought of was Octopus Deploy so we’ve just got to be
> mindful of how many other octopuses (octopi?) are out there
> https://octopus.com/
>
> That said, I like the idea of the Doctopus +1
>
> On 1 Aug 2019, at 3:15 am, Stephanie Blotner <sblotner59 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> +1 to the Doctopus
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 10:06 AM Erin McKean <emckean at google.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh! one other thing to think about: while a text-related icon would be
>> appropriate, we should seriously consider the branding oomph of picking
>> some charismatic anthropomorphized animal or object as a mascot (think
>> Github octocat, Go gopher, etc.). A mascot allows for more branding
>> opportunities (e.g. a special costume/theme for an event) and a "collect
>> the set" mentality.
>>
>> The Good Docs Doctopus? This octopus is very sticker-friendly:
>> https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=octopus&i=1441577
>>
>> There is also no reason that a project cannot have both a
>> type-centric/logotype logo AND a project mascot.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:27 AM Jo Cook <jo.k.cook at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There are some lovely quill and book icons in the nounproject (which I
>>> am also a big fan of):
>>>
>>> For example: https://thenounproject.com/term/quill-and-book/220016/
>>>
>>> Jo
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 1:17 PM Cameron Shorter <
>>> cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I reckon we could select a logo which is more evocative than the
>>>> WriteTheDocs version.
>>>>
>>>> I'd feel more inspired by a quill and scroll, or quill and book. Eg:
>>>> Logos at:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=quill+book&chips=q:quill+book,g_1:clipart&usg=AI4_-kTRT5sUOHeOn6ZRwgPv3YuoXHYYPA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo74ySkN_jAhVbf30KHU7XDIMQ4lYILigC&biw=1371&bih=581&dpr=1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 31/7/19 1:26 pm, Erin McKean wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am a HUGE fan of nounproject.com for things like this, and I also
>>>> have a copy of Adobe Creative Suite, so just find me an icon you like and I
>>>> will buy it and put letters on top of it. :)
>>>>
>>>> Here's the nounproject search for "pages":
>>>> https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=pages
>>>>
>>>> For ~USD$4 you get rights to use the icon, it's the best deal anywhere.
>>>> :)
>>>>
>>>> I also have an excellent designer I use for Wordnik stickers, etc. and
>>>> am happy to get a quote from her if people would like.
>>>>
>>>> Also I can see if I have swag budget left to order stickers once we
>>>> settle on a logo.
>>>>
>>>> Erin
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 6:28 PM Felicity Brand <felicitybrand at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I wanted to start this discussion now that we've got traction on our
>>>>> website.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know a graphic designer who could help us out with our
>>>>> logo? Or perhaps we have the skills in-house?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is my attempt at a brief:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What: A black and white logo (and the inverse I suppose, as well)
>>>>>
>>>>> The graphic should in some way reflect a page, or pages - to represent
>>>>> documentation. OR some other creative way to reflect the idea of
>>>>> "templates".
>>>>>
>>>>> It doesn't necessarily need the initials or even any text at all.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Format:
>>>>>
>>>>> SVG?
>>>>>
>>>>> Various sizes PNG?
>>>>>
>>>>> Favicon (16x16)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Usage: Github, Slack, Twitter, Website
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Context: The project will be a sibling of 'Write the Docs' so our
>>>>> logo needs to sit comfortably (and not jar) with theirs. Be in the same
>>>>> family.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a contact who has quoted $100 to do this work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Felicity
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Here are a couple of my poor attempts:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [image: logo options.png]
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