[OSGeo-Discuss] R: website/rebranding april update

Sat Apr 29 13:43:26 PDT 2017

That looks great, would need to be lighter so that text and graphics can go
over too.

And yeah I was trying to go away from topo, which is not always very
accessible. Linework features, streets, featured etc...
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 11:41 AM Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting
OSGeo.nl <gert-jan at osgeo.nl> wrote:

> Sort of like the OSM based T-shirts:
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> http://www.citeefashion.com/products
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> I like the idea, but perhaps it makes things a little too complex?
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> A contour line map of The Netherlands as a biz card background would not
> be very exciting ;-)
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> Regards,
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> Gert-Jan
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> *Van:* Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *Namens *Jody
> Garnett
> *Verzonden:* zaterdag 29 april 2017 20:32
> *Aan:* Vicky Vergara; Maria Antonia Brovelli
> *CC:* OSGeo Discussions
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] R: website/rebranding april update
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> Okay I have an idea that I may regret sharing - because I am not enough of
> a cartographer to make it happen.
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> What if we went for a line work map (no fills or very saturated fills) and
> people could zoom into an appropriate area for their biz card or
> presentation subject matter? We would need a consistent palette to go well
> with the logo and general branding - but I love the metaphor of every
> member, local chapter, event having their own location driven background.
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> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 5:56 PM Vicky Vergara <vicky at georepublic.de>
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> I like the sophisticated.
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> But the green on the name cards etc ... its too much green, maybe more
> transparent. I am not saying to have it multicolour because printing
> becomes expensive with more colors.
> The white www.osgeo.org is behind the black lines, its so wierd.
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> Vicky
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> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Maria Antonia Brovelli <
> maria.brovelli at polimi.it> wrote:
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> I like the proposed logo sophisticated.
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> About topography, I agree with Jody.
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> I would prefere as background a stylized map of the galaxy or the
> universe.
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> In any case, thanks a lot!
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> Maria
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> Inviato dal mio dispositivo Samsung
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> -------- Messaggio originale --------
> Da: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> Data: 28/04/17 23:16 (GMT+01:00)
> A: Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com>
> Cc: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] website/rebranding april update
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> My feedback:
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> - The topo background graphic proposed is a strong visual, but comes
> across as vintage / retro / dated to my eyes (steampunk!).  It does evolve
> from our current branding (see slide 2 here
> <https://www.slideshare.net/DirkFrigne/osgeo-think-global-act-local?qid=22fda894-eda8-4161-acca-1be6d1a323ce&v=&b=&from_search=8>),
> but I am not sure it reflects modern mapping technologies. Wonder if we
> could go for a blueprint vector+note visualization of the data behind
> mapping....
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> - Tempted to use the current light-green as one of the colors for logo3,
> because many <https://osgeo.nl> local chapters
> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Aust-NZ> have taken the color rather than the
> visual elements as a base, others look amazing <http://www.gfoss.it>
> doing there own thing.
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> --
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> Jody Garnett
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> On 28 April 2017 at 13:54, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> We can share the initial cut of the branding process. It is available
> as a PDF here.
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> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1D61nG9ZgtbdmpmcTh4SnBYMFU/view?usp=sharing
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> Feel free to comment here or on the marketing list. We will go through
> a few sets of revisions with the vendor.
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> Jeff
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> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Quick status update from the webstie/rebranding initiative for April:
> >
> > We have started to see rough wireframes of the approach used for the
> > website. To make these wireframes more realistic we are going through an
> > "visitor journey" exercise (which is where your representatives from
> > geoforall and local chapters are key).
> > We received the first breakdown of new branding this week, and are
> providing
> > feedback on the proposed logos/colors.
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> > A big thanks to Marc, Jeffrey and the GetInteractive team for efficiency
> in
> > April, cutting this work down to size for the rest of the team.
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> > We would like to welcome some new volunteers:
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> > Peter Mooney - has joined to provide an academic perspective, making sure
> > the website/rebranding supports the work we do with GeoForAll. Please
> give
> > him your support as we work against some tight deadlines. I also
> understand
> > that Peter will be providing a perspective from OSGeo local chapters.
> > Phillip Davis - has volunteered and started to review. Philip we are
> waiting
> > on you to sign up to the marketing list and introduce yourself.
> > Harrison Grundy - is taking on communication with our system
> administration
> > committee. This week he is looking at LDAP so that our members can see
> the
> > website beta prior to release.
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> > As many know this is an expensive undertaking for our organization. We
> would
> > like to thank GetCat, Boundless and other sponsors for enabling this
> OSGeo
> > activity financially.
> >
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> > Jody Garnett
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