[Ottawa_users] Proposal for a logo

Tue Nov 19 15:16:32 PST 2013

The final the results are the followings :

6 For the logo (Javed, Regie, Richard,Scott, Christy and myself).
0 Neutral
0 Against.

We now have a new logo. I will make it available in different formats when
I get home tonight.

Cheers

2013/11/18 Fabien Ancelin <fabien.ancelin at gmail.com>

> 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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