<div dir="auto">"The Good Doctopus" does have a ring to it. The selected octopus design is the best out of all of the icons<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">12/10 very good octopod. Would stick on laptop.</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu., 1 Aug. 2019, 10:10 Felicity Brand, <<a href="mailto:felicitybrand@gmail.com">felicitybrand@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">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 <a href="https://octopus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://octopus.com/</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">That said, I like the idea of the Doctopus +1</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On 1 Aug 2019, at 3:15 am, Stephanie Blotner <<a href="mailto:sblotner59@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sblotner59@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">+1 to the Doctopus<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 10:06 AM Erin McKean <<a href="mailto:emckean@google.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">emckean@google.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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. <div><br></div><div>The Good Docs Doctopus? This octopus is very sticker-friendly: <a href="https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=octopus&i=1441577" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=octopus&i=1441577</a></div><div><br></div><div>There is also no reason that a project cannot have both a type-centric/logotype logo AND a project mascot. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br>Erin</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:27 AM Jo Cook <<a href="mailto:jo.k.cook@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jo.k.cook@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>There are some lovely quill and book icons in the nounproject (which I am also a big fan of):</div><div><br></div><div>For example: <a href="https://thenounproject.com/term/quill-and-book/220016/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://thenounproject.com/term/quill-and-book/220016/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Jo<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 1:17 PM Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>I reckon we could select a logo which is more evocative than the
WriteTheDocs version.</p>
<p>I'd feel more inspired by a quill and scroll, or quill and book.
Eg: Logos at:</p>
<p><a href="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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">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</a></p>
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<div dir="ltr">I am a HUGE fan of <a href="http://nounproject.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">nounproject.com</a>
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. :)
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<div>Here's the nounproject search for "pages": <a href="https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=pages" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=pages</a></div>
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<div>For ~USD$4 you get rights to use the icon, it's the best
deal anywhere. :) </div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Also I can see if I have swag budget left to order stickers
once we settle on a logo. </div>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Hi
all,</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">I
wanted to start
this discussion now that we've got traction on our
website. </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Does
anyone know a
graphic designer who could help us out with our logo? Or
perhaps we have the
skills in-house?</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Here
is my attempt
at a brief:</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">What</span>: A black and white
logo (and the inverse I
suppose, as well)</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">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".</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">It
doesn't
necessarily need the initials or even any text at all.</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Format</span>:</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">SVG?</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Various
sizes PNG?</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Favicon
(16x16)</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Usage</span>: Github, Slack,
Twitter, Website</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"> </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Context</span>: 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.</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">I
have a contact who has quoted $100 to do this work. </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Cheers</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Felicity </p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">Here
are a couple of my poor attempts: <br>
</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt"><br>
</p>
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