[Qgis-developer] [Qgis-community-team] New QGIS logo

[Larry Shaffer]

HI,

On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alex,
>
>> Are we going to use a site like http://www.crowdspring.com/ to get
>> designs and possibly community vote?
>
> This is the site that I had in mind http://99designs.com/logo-design
> but any of those kinds of sites will do.   I'm happy to go with the
> one you already know works well.
>
> - Nathan
>
> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 4:59 AM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com> wrote:
>> Are we going to use a site like http://www.crowdspring.com/ to get
>> designs and possibly community vote?
>>
>> It worked well for FOSS4g Denver. Also gives you a sense of what people
>> usually pay for a pro logo design.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
>> On 07/07/2012 08:40 AM, Anita Graser wrote:
>>> I thought we already had some funds? Do we need more? I can write a post -
>>> no problem. How should people donate? - The usual paypal?
>>>
>>> Anita
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yep I think it would be good.  I can write a blog post asking for some
>>>> funds, if you want to do the same.
>>>>
>>>> - Nathan
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at> wrote:
>>>>> Can we finally kick off the logo competition?
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it would be great to have it ready a while before 2.0 release so
>>>> we
>>>>> can prepare new material where needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>> Anita
>>>>>

What about submissions from the QGIS community? Would those of us who
have some design background be able to submit a few compositions for
the logo, or would we have to become a member of the site chosen for
the competition and only work within that framework?

Regards,

Larry Shaffer
Dakota Cartography
Black Hills, South Dakota