[Ottawa_users] Proposal for a logo

Mon Nov 18 17:37:39 PST 2013

Hello folks :

So far the results are the followings :

4 For the logo (Javed, Regie, Richard, and myself).
0 Neutral
0 Against.

I will leave until Tuesday, November 19th  20:00 PM to vote so that people
presenting at GIS-Day know if they can use this logo and have time to adapt.

Regards

2013/11/18 richard burcher <drownedfrog at gmail.com>

> +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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