[Ottawa_users] Proposal for a logo

Tue Nov 19 19:34:54 PST 2013

Agreed. However I won't have the time to get them ready for tomorrow. Here
is the logo exported to png format.

2013/11/19 richard burcher <drownedfrog at gmail.com>

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>> Ottawa_users mailing list
>>>>>>>>> Ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ottawa_users
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> Ottawa_users mailing list
>>>>>>>> Ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ottawa_users
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Ottawa_users mailing list
>>>>>> Ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ottawa_users
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Ottawa_users mailing list
>>>>> Ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ottawa_users
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Ottawa_users mailing list
>>>> Ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org
>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ottawa_users
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Ottawa_users mailing list
>> Ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ottawa_users
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ottawa_users mailing list
> Ottawa_users at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ottawa_users
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users/attachments/20131119/5fd6427c/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: OSGeoOttawaLogo - Proposal- With Parliement.png
Type: image/png
Size: 29478 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ottawa_users/attachments/20131119/5fd6427c/attachment-0001.png>