[Ottawa_users] Proposal for a logo

Mon Nov 18 04:01:22 PST 2013

+1
On 2013-11-18 12:40 AM, "Regie Alam" <regie.alam at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1 for me.
>
> Regie
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Fabien Ancelin <fabien.ancelin at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all your comment, here is the final proposal.
>>
>> The logo went through a lot of clean up so that we can print it with a
>> big size. This proposition is final, meaning that the only work I will do
>> is minor bug correction if required. So if someone has some reserve or
>> critic about the logo, this is the last opportunity to do it and I want to
>> to feel free to do it. Otherwise, this is the logo I submit to the members
>> of our local chapter. Please +1 if you are pleased with the logo, or -1 if
>> you don't want it.
>>
>> Have a good week to all.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/11/11 Fabien Ancelin <fabien.ancelin at gmail.com>
>>
>>> Thanks Regie and Christy for the feedback.
>>>
>>> So Regie, would you prefer having something like the following ?
>>>
>>> *OSGeo*
>>> *Ottawa Chapter*
>>>
>>> The reason for why it like that is that I used the same pattern than
>>> what OSGeo Quebec is doing. But your proposal would look great too. So I
>>> can definitely do that change. What do you guys prefer : the current text
>>> or do you want me to change the text to match the above? Either way, I like
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/11/11 Regie Alam <regie.alam at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Hello Fabien,
>>>>
>>>>    Great work!
>>>>
>>>>    I personally like the logo with Parliament Hill and no shading on
>>>> the outline of Ottawa.
>>>>
>>>>    One thing I'd like to comment though is that there seems to be
>>>> redundant in putting in "OSGEO-Ottawa" and then "Ottawa Chapter"
>>>> underneath. I suggest that we drop one of the two. My personal preference
>>>> is to keep "OSGEO-Ottawa" but then again it be too long horizontally. The
>>>> one with "Ottawa Chapter" underneath OSGEO is more compact.... what about
>>>> "OSGEO" on top and then "Ottawa" in the bottom?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Regie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Fabien Ancelin <
>>>> fabien.ancelin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> A long of email that comes with something I put quite a bot of time
>>>>> into.
>>>>>
>>>>> I already mentioned that to a couple of you, but I think we really
>>>>> need a logo to identify the Ottawa Chapter as an entity.  It will become
>>>>> even more important if we plan to have a banner for the GIS-Day. So the
>>>>> below are proposals, and now, I would like to know what you people think
>>>>> about it. I welcome *any* comment, or *any* proposal.
>>>>>
>>>>> All the proposals were created using Inkscape, an Open Source
>>>>> Software. You will find one directory that contains the original svg files
>>>>> created with Inkscape and a bunch of pdf that should be readable with all
>>>>> devices. (the reason for that is that mobile phone don't always do well
>>>>> with svg files.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Note that the representation of the Parliament is not finished. It
>>>>> requires an additional hour of work. I will polish it only if you like it
>>>>> and will integrate all your potential comments at the same time. Also keep
>>>>> in mind that the reason, there is so much detail on the Parliament is that
>>>>> is we use the logo with a big size, I don't want the Parliament to look
>>>>> empty.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have also attached a proposal for a couple of effects that I can use
>>>>> on the boundaries of Ottawa. I would like to use the drop shadow effect.
>>>>> Please, let me know what you think!
>>>>>
>>>>> I also got the following proposals, which I am not really keen on for
>>>>> reasons explained below, but I want to know what you folks think. In the
>>>>> end, I want the decisions we take to meet the will of the majority of the
>>>>> members. And again, even though I don't share the same ideas, I really
>>>>> appreciated and value the feedback that has already been given to me :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    - *Adding a link to our local Chapter's webpage close to the logo*.
>>>>>    I am usually not in favor of adding to much text to a logo because that
>>>>>    defeats the purpose of a logo as a simple picture that easily identify a
>>>>>    mark/product.
>>>>>    - *Having the co-chair names next to the logo*. Co-chairs may
>>>>>    change, the logo shouldn't. And I see OSGeo as group of individual. We
>>>>>    co-chairs, work hard ;), but we are here to serve the community, nothing
>>>>>    more. I don't think we deserve to be on the logo.
>>>>>    - *Giving credits to Inkscape (the piece of software I used in
>>>>>    order to create this logo)*. I am still quite uncertain about it.
>>>>>    I love the idea of promoting an Open Source Software that is really useful
>>>>>    and I was thinking about mentioning Inkscape on our wiki page. But again,
>>>>>    to me this information defeats the purpose of a logo. Furthermore, as far
>>>>>    as I know, it is not a common practice to see the software used for the
>>>>>    design of logo mentioned in the logo.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep in mind that when doing a poster of a banner, the logo is just
>>>>> one part of it. We can add a lot of information next to it. We should have
>>>>> all of the above on a banner, I simply don't believe it should be part of
>>>>> the logo.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am looking forward to hearing all your comments and proposition
>>>>> about that. Also I am really good at making paper map, I am not a graphic
>>>>> designer so there is probably a lot of new ideas you can bring. So don't be
>>>>> shy!
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
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