[OSGeo-Discuss] [Marketing] OSGeo symbols set

[nicolas bozon]

Hi all,

I have updated the OSGeo symbols set according to your feedbacks.

Updated Preview:
https://nbozon.github.io/OSGeo/symbols-set/

Updated material:
https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/pull/206/commits/d4cf2ebc76e34293333953980a38dd047d3003a7


Basic changelog:

- Removed every symbols considered as non-compliant to our brand guidelines
- Removed the Get-It project logo which is not a community project at all
- Corrected PostGIS and PgRouting elephant logos (so a bit less scalable
now)
- Corrected mapfish and pywps logos (added missing text)
- Renamed live to osgeolive

As nothing that may considered as non compliant to our guidelines remains,
and that the first batch of community feedbacks have been taken into
account, may i suggest that the OSGeo symbols set could now be pulled into
the branding repo ?

Thanks in advance for any comment

Best,

Nick







Le mer. 21 nov. 2018 à 00:30, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> Hi Jody,
>
>>
>> Thank you for your constructive feedbacks.
>>
>> I am a bit confused on this one - part of the point of having our mark
>>> was to use it everywhere on all the OSGeo things.
>>>
>> Our mark is our beloved compass, and these variations on the compass are
>> meant to represent all the OSGeo things :)
>>
>
>
>>  I get your point here, but i think these symbols could be great to help
>> differenciate the many facets of OSGeo.
>> Imagine a new comer that could for example identify each of our activity
>> very clearly. I think that symbols might help him to
>> understand the foundation and find his way, with always the compass shape
>> in mind of course :)
>>
>
> I understand, and indeed I assumed we would go with the sub brand approach
> myself. As such I am not the best person to do the pros/cons between the
> ideas :)
>
> This is a case where I love your work, and want to double check our
> strategy.
>
> The style guide is here:
> https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/tree/master/marketing/branding
>
> The summary has:
>
> *Logos are as provided for OSGeo and sub-brands (all of which include the
>> unalterned OSGeo mark). Distinct brands (such as GeoForAll and OSGeo Live)
>> maintain their own mark.*
>> *While logos have been produced with Miriam Libre Bold and Sintony
>> Regular the resulting shapes have been reduced to outlines for use on
>> systems that do not have the correct fonts available. A template has been
>> provided for the generation of additional sub-brand logos.*
>
>
> aside: We really need this converted to html for our website.
>
> You are right, and i think Boundless did a great elephant design on the
>> old OpenGeo Suite, so i got inspired :)
>> Slonik is a lovely but very detailed SVG, so difficult to integrate in
>> such a symbol set. That's why i decided to use a simpler one.
>> I will try to modify it before the PostGIS folks complain :)
>>
>
> Chance for collaboration rather than complaints, I think everyone can see
> the design limitation.
>
> Our OSGeo compass outline does not "quite" work, since there is not much
> room for the project identify inside. I think we had sub branding as a
> priority we would of done it a little bit different.
>
>
>> - get-it just added themselves to the website wrong and have not yet
>>> asked to be a community project? I am trying to confirm now ...
>>>
>>
>> Whoa, my bad, sorry ! i didn't know one could become a Community Project
>> so easily :)
>>
>
> We like projects to ask, the code and project is reviewed on the
> incubation list, etc..
>
>
>> Yes, please confirm with the Incubation Committee about their
>> application. I see you already removed it from the website so i will remove
>> it from the set.
>>
>
> Yeah I may of messed up there, trying to figure it out.
>
>>
>> - Loader is being added (it is approved but still has a draft web page)
>>>
>>
>> Good point, will plan to integrate the Loader logo, but i can't find it
>> by now :(
>>
>
> To be honest I do not think they have a logo.
>
>>
>> - GC2/Vidi was just added yesterday
>>>
>>
>> Yes, and the Mapcentia logo is already in the set. I understand both GC2
>> and Vidi use the same logotype right ?
>>
>
> Yeah and that is the logo of the company so ... not the best logo for the
> project? Actually if you wanted to stop by the incubation list we could
> talk to the projects directly.
>
>
>
>>
>> Thanks again and talk soon
>>
>
> Indeed!
> Jody
>
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