[Ottawa_users] Proposal for a logo

Tue Nov 19 17:36:10 PST 2013

This is great stuff! Thanks for taking this on!!

We should print a few out for laptop lid stickers:)
On 2013-11-19 6:16 PM, "Fabien Ancelin" <fabien.ancelin at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
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> 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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