[Marketing] Logo Design

Cameron Shorter cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Thu Apr 27 14:30:36 PDT 2017


A comment on logo design:

There are a number of logos that have been created which are based on 
the old logo. Eg: OSGeo-Live logo. https://live.osgeo.org/_images/banner.png

If the old logo changes, then I think it important to consider the 
impact of updating all derivative logos.


On 28/4/17 7:11 am, Jody Garnett wrote:
> Meeting mins are available 
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0I-8svyRzZG8bs9ygnQCfovYvejS-SIDnqbscYifNY/edit#heading=h.9evavkyajn3z> from 
> yesterday (sending to the email list here for the record).
> ----
>
>
>   2017-04-26 Meeting - Visitor Journey | Logo Design
>
>
> Date: April 26 2017 - 16:00 PM
>
>
>     Agenda
>
> Last Meeting Follow-Up
>
>  *
>
>     Review: Visitor Journey document.
>
>  *
>
>     Set up meeting with Harrison Grundy
>
>
> New Business
>
>  *
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>     Milestone: Presentation Initial Branding - Concept & Strategy.
>
>  *
>
>     Review Wireframes: Interaction Design V2 - moved to next meeting.
>
>  *
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>     Request for input: ‘Case Studies’
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>
> Attendees
>
> Get Interactive
>
>  *
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>     Jeffrey Lasut (Project Owner),
>
>  *
>
>     Patrick Kepel (Project Manager),
>
>  *
>
>     Ching Knikkink (Senior Designer)
>
>
> OSGeo
>
>  *
>
>     Jody
>
>  *
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>     Jeffrey Johnson (technical difficulty)
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>
>     Minutes
>
>  *
>
>     Review: Visitor Journey document:
>
>
> In the latest mail conversation OSGeo stated that the Visitor Journey 
> is going to be an ongoing process. Review added information by OSGeo.
>
>
> Link to the Visitor Journey document’: 
> https://docs.google.com/a/getinteractive.nl/spreadsheets/d/1KX8Li3DMP5nbrE2QZyw23pAhDzVxsCoQ3x1-XwD_w60/edit?usp=sharing
>
>
> Review of document with Jody and Patrick:
>
>  *
>
>     Clarification that this is an ongoing process
>
>      o
>
>         Should we fill in a guess, or leave blank?
>
>  *
>
>     Balance between
>
>      o
>
>         Awareness / Consideration / Evaluation
>
>          +
>
>             Most content that has been initially written here should
>             be moved down into adoption
>
>      o
>
>         Adoption
>
>          +
>
>             This is what is easiest to write since it was we focus on
>
>      o
>
>         Impress / Enthuse / Advocate
>
>          +
>
>             Community development, building
>
>  *
>
>     JG and JJ: Started filling in the document yesterday
>
>  *
>
>     JG outlined the academic and outreach stories
>
>      o
>
>         Needs review from GeoForAll and local chapter volunteers
>
>  *
>
>     Q: How many people worked on the document?
>
>      o
>
>         3 to 4 people?
>
>  *
>
>     Q: How comfortable are we that this document is complete?
>
>      o
>
>         Most of the ideas are on the table
>
>      o
>
>         Can be more clearly expressed / with correct technical language
>
>      o
>
>         Do not think we are missing anything BIG
>
>      o
>
>         Request review/content from Academic and Local Chapter volunteers
>
>  *
>
>     Q: Can Get Interactive proceed, or are they going to be stuck
>     waiting for this document?
>
>      o
>
>         This spreadsheet is needed to drive wireframe creation
>
>      o
>
>         Wireframe creation is stuck on this, but there is other work
>         that can be done while Get Interactive waits
>
>
> Discussion/Clarifications to help guide OSGeo in filling in this 
> information:
>
>
> Stages - for non-community members (example students)
>
>  *
>
>     Awareness - Consider to use OSGeo projects, go to an OSGeo events
>
>      o
>
>         Just the knowledge that open source mapping, research tools exist.
>
>      o
>
>         Bonus if they learn about local chapters, or GeoForAll
>         communities that can help
>
>  *
>
>     Adoption - made their decision to use/or are already using open
>     source for their project or theses
>
>      o
>
>         What tools we can provide to make this easier
>
>      o
>
>         GeoForAll can help support them here
>
>      o
>
>         Ideal Story: Write a thesis using GRASS for analysis, and
>         contribute a new plugin to GRASS
>
>  *
>
>     Impress - have so much fun with open source mapping they want to
>     join OSGeo
>
>      o
>
>         Presenting papers
>
>      o
>
>         Telling other other Grad students
>
>
> Stages - for stakeholders
>
>  *
>
>     Awareness
>
>      o
>
>         Check that members are aware of all that OSGeo offers
>
>      o
>
>         Focused on building connections between OSGeo groups
>
>  *
>
>     Adoption - how to take part in more OSGeo activities
>
>      o
>
>         How to encourage stakeholders to participate in OSGeo (rather
>
>      o
>
>         If you work on a project, how to set up a code sprint
>
>      o
>
>         If you work on a local chapter, how to join marketing committee
>
>  *
>
>     Impress
>
>      o
>
>         Both messager outreach to non-members
>
>      o
>
>         Promote OSGeo as an organization - name OSGeo as a solution
>
>      o
>
>         Recruit new members to grow our community
>
>
> Conversation about terms (see Legend tab of spreadsheet)
>
>  *
>
>     Which content do we need?
>
>      o
>
>         Information
>
>      o
>
>         Things that need to be written
>
>      o
>
>         Tutorial is a content (could be delivered as a workshop,
>         video, website, pdf, handout)
>
>      o
>
>         Examples: Getting Started, FAQ, Project Information,
>         Tutorials, Case Studies, MOU, Press Release, MOU
>
>  *
>
>     Which media can we use?
>
>      o
>
>         Formats
>
>      o
>
>         Examples: website, offline (brochures, handouts), videos,
>         demos, magazines, social media
>
>  *
>
>     Which channels
>
>      o
>
>         Where the communication occurs
>
>      o
>
>         The same content can go out on multiple channels - example a
>         press release on our website and via gisuser
>
>      o
>
>         Different channels require different media  - the same
>         tutorial may be a PDF on the website, a handout at a
>         conference, and a video on YouTube.
>
>      o
>
>         Website, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Conference Booth,
>         Conference Presentation, Conference Workshop
>
>      o
>
>         Examples: Website (landing pages), MailChimp (channel for
>         email), GisUser (channel for press release), Git (channel for
>         code), mailing list (channel for email)
>
>  *
>
>     Tools, response and followup:
>
>      o
>
>         Goal is to create a response in the target audience
>
>      o
>
>         Follow up email after user has downloaded the software
>
>      o
>
>         Collecting biz cards at a conference to check back with booth
>         attendees
>
>      o
>
>         Create an interaction between events:
>
>          +
>
>             Download qgis, get an email three days later about a local
>             meetup in your area, follow up with foss4g news
>
>      o
>
>         Call-to-Action button on the website (landing page)
>
>
> Stages - for stakeholders members
>
>  *
>
>     Awareness
>
>      o
>
>         Consider to join us (rather than just use our software and
>         materials)
>
>      o
>
>         You can join a local chapter and take part
>
>      o
>
>         How to encourage service providers into productive contributors?
>
>      o
>
>         Do you support open source? Are you sure?
>
>          +
>
>             Encourage the use of open source you help grow the user
>             community
>
>          +
>
>             Next level is participating, so open source can be sustainable
>
>  *
>
>     Adoption
>
>      o
>
>         How to join a local chapter and help out in your community
>
>  *
>
>     Impress
>
>      o
>
>         Having fun? Encourage others to join
>
>      o
>
>         Burnt out? Encourage others to help
>
>      o
>
>         Community building, member outreach, join osgeo
>
>
>  *
>
>     Set up meeting with Harrison Grundy
>
> Meeting with Harrison Grundy (SAC) to discuss production environment 
> and LDAP for the website.
>
>
>  *
>
>     Milestone: Presentation Initial Branding - Concept & Strategy
>
> Presentation and substantiation on logo design and recommendations.
>
> Link to document: ‘Presentation Initial Branding - Concept & 
> Strategy’’ will be added after presentation.
>
>
> Notes:
>
>  *
>
>     Cleanup, blance
>
>  *
>
>     Good comparison with friendly / competitors for visual comparison
>
>      o
>
>         Note - update QGIS logo and eclipse Logo for comparison
>
>      o
>
>         The composition is improved, looking more balanced with the
>         text, spacing looks good
>
>  *
>
>     Logo 1 - minimal changes
>
>      o
>
>         The old one had a gap to be "open"
>
>  *
>
>     Logo 2 - bring in two colors change from compass rose to compass
>     on rose
>
>      o
>
>         Logo text looks odd for spacing
>
>  *
>
>     Logo 3 - bring in two ideas
>
>      o
>
>         Like the sawtooth effect
>
>      o
>
>         The combination of compass rose with compass
>
>      o
>
>         Fits in best with the others
>
>  *
>
>     Logo 4
>
>      o
>
>         Change it up more, gradient, mark intermixed with words,
>         breaks up OS and
>
>  *
>
>     Logo 5
>
>      o
>
>         Like a Spirogrpah rendering of the current elements
>
>      o
>
>         Lots of movement with all the lines
>
>      o
>
>         The font is clear, legible, with the darker colors
>
>      o
>
>         Moves away from green
>
>
> Exploring Logo 3 in other contexts
>
>  *
>
>     Use a topo to pull out idea of geography for biz card,
>     presentations, etc…
>
>  *
>
>     Topo lines comes across as vintage - or steam punk
>
>  *
>
>     Consider comparison with new qgis logo
>
>  *
>
>     OSGeo - Educational content
>
>      o
>
>         This is known as “GeoForAll” so we need a different example
>
>      o
>
>         Other examples with two words to see line wrapping
>
>          +
>
>             Silver Sponsor
>
>          +
>
>             Community Project
>
>      o
>
>         Still recommend short names for subterms
>
>  *
>
>     OSGeo - Conference
>
>      o
>
>         This is known as “FOSS4G” so we need a different example
>
>  *
>
>     Discussion:
>
>      o
>
>         Lots of nice elements to steal for sub brands
>
>      o
>
>         More colors for sub-brands
>
>      o
>
>         What font? Need to check it is an open font :) A google font…
>
>  *
>
>
>
> Jody’s notes:
>
>  *
>
>     remind me to share my sketch templates
>
>  *
>
>     I like how light bulbs are now icons - and not a real thing anymore)
>
>  *
>
>     for mission, vision, presentaiton -
>     https://www.slideshare.net/jgarnett/a-new-vision-for-osgeo-65529744)
>
>  *
>
>     That "G" looks odd, tried to draw in elements with of an arrow?
>
>  *
>
>     I think your QGIS logo may be out of date
>
>
>
>  *
>
>     Update Wireframes: ‘Interaction Design V2’: moved to next meeting.
>
> Based on the information given by OSGeo on April 12 2017, adjustments 
> were made and saved in a new document: ‘interaction Design V2’
>
> Link to ‘Interaction Design V2’: 
> https://projects.invisionapp.com/share/ZCBA3XH54#/screens/230141058
>
>
>     Action Items
>
>  *
>
>     Finalize Visitor Journey (OSGeo)
>
>  *
>
>     Decision making Logo Design (OSGeo)
>
>  *
>
>     Providing Get Interactive with information for ‘Case Studies’
>     wireframes (OSGeo)
>
>  *
>
>     Share corporate presentation on Core Values etc. with Get Interactive.
>
>  *
>
>     JL - contact email list to set up a meeting with Harisson Grundy
>
>  *
>
>     JG - setup a meeting on the visitor journeys
>
>  *
>
>     JL - Share logo presentation as-is (ask for feedback on the topo
>     background idea)
>
>  *
>
>     JG: Anyone want to post these notes...
>
>
>     Next Meeting Agenda Items
>
>  *
>
>     Discuss input ‘Cases Studies’.
>
>  *
>
>     Discuss decision Logo OSGeo.
>
>  *
>
>     Marketing & Collateral for  FOSS4G Boston (waiting for Astrid to
>     reply).
>
>
>
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Cameron Shorter
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