[mapguide-internals] MapGuide Project Logo for LiveDVD

[Trevor Wekel]

I agree.  A logo is cool and would help with project recognition and we still have LOTS of development work to do.  Hopefully there are a few graphically oriented members in our community.  It will also be great to get feedback on the logo characteristics question since it could be a launch point for new ideas.

What specific logo characteristics would you like to see, and how do they relate back to MapGuide Open Source?


Regards,
Trevor


-----Original Message-----
From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jason Birch
Sent: June 9, 2010 3:50 PM
To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
Subject: Re: [mapguide-internals] MapGuide Project Logo for LiveDVD

That works for me though, personally, I'd rather see funding going to
development and infrastructure projects. A logo isn't going to help us
much if we can't deliver a platform that people can actually use
(raster).

On 2010-06-09, Trevor Wekel <trevor_wekel at otxsystems.com> wrote:
> Hi Jason,
>
> Ok.  It looks as though not everyone likes the fish.
>
> I still think there is huge value in having an official project logo on the
> Live DVD.  If we want the logo to make it onto Live DVD 4.0, we will need to
> have it integrated by the third week of July.  So we still have some time to
> come up with other logos.  To get the logo ideas flowing, here is what I am
> proposing:
>
> Now To June 16th - Elicit responses from the community to the following
> question:
> What specific logo characteristics would you like to see, and how do they
> relate back to MapGuide Open Source?
>
> June 16th to July 7th
> Accept any and all proposed logos from the community.  Candidate logos must
> meet the OSGeo guidelines
> (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Artefacts#Logo) and be recognizable as
> a 32x32 XPM image, a 48x48 PNG, and available as an SVG vector for large
> format printing.
>
> July 8th - PSC vote on logo
> There must be at least three logos contributed to vote.  The winning logo
> should be selected based on characteristics related to MapGuide Open Source.
>  If fewer than three logos are contributed, a generic icon will be used for
> Live DVD 4.0.
>
> July 12 to July 23 - Update LiveDVD content with the new logo
>
> After July 23 - If a logo is not adopted, The PSC will request "logo
> funding" from the community and contract a graphic artist to generate
> additional logos.
>
> Is this a feasible approach?  Does anyone have other suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Trevor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jason
> Birch
> Sent: June 8, 2010 10:55 PM
> To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
> Subject: Re: [mapguide-internals] MapGuide Project Logo for LiveDVD
>
> I dislike the fish
>
> - It's dead (I think. Looks skeletal anyway)
>
> - It's an anglerfish that draws its prey in with its shiny light then
> chomps on them; hardly the connotation we want as a project
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglerfish
>
> - I'd be concerned that we may have some issues with misappropriation
> of first nation / native american art style, but could be totally out
> to lunch on this one.
>
> I agree that a logo is a big deal, and I don't think we should rush it
> because of an external deadline. Just use the osgeo logo if we can't
> decide on one in time. The initial logo contest fell flat because of
> timing and a lack of established community. Let's start this informal
> and see if there is anyone artistic in the community. If not, we may
> have to hold off on this until we can fund pro work.
>
> Jason
>
> On 2010-06-08, Trevor Wekel <trevor_wekel at otxsystems.com> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We need a MapGuide Project Logo for the LiveDVD.  Many open source
>> projects
>> use an animal as their logo (Linux penguin, SUSE lizard, MySQL dolphin,
>> PostgreSQL elephant...).  After asking around a bit, I found out that
>> Autodesk had started some logo work a while ago and had a "Fish" logo in
>> the
>> works for MapGuide.
>>
>> I have attached the "Fish" logo as a PNG image.  Personally, I think the
>> fish rocks.  He looks tough as nails and he even has a guide star so he
>> knows where he is going.
>>
>> I would like to put the "Fish" forward as a proposed project logo.  Since
>> project logos are a big deal and we need one soon, I propose the
>> following:
>>
>> 1. Logo proposals will be accepted until end of day June 15th.
>> 2. Logos should be posted to -internals and added to RFC 93
>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc93.
>> 3. On June 16th, all proposed logos will be voted upon by the PSC.  PSC
>> members can vote +0 or +1 for any or all logos.  The logo with the
>> highest
>> "+" rating will be accepted.  In case of a tie, Bob gets to decide since
>> he
>> is the Chair.
>>
>>
>> How does this sound?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Trevor
>>
>>
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