[Qgis-developer] Logo Update

[Larry Shaffer]

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:44 AM, Radim Blazek <radim.blazek at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Larry Shaffer <larrys at dakotacarto.com>
> wrote:
> >> I am not in favour of #338 or #336 because those are too complex for
> >> logo. And then, there seems to be 3 hands on it, right? I understand
> >> that the green one is Wassermann's hand [1][2] but I wonder whose is
> >> the blue and brown?
> >
> > Hmmm. I had never heard of Wassermann's hand, so that's just a
> coincidence.
> > The hands represent dev's and user's hands, all working on the project
> > together, but from different parts of the world and from different
> > disciplines, which are represented by three elemental colors: brown
> > (geology, landscaping, city planning, etc.), green (biology, forestry,
> > etc.), blue (hydrology, oceanography, etc.).
>
> OK, I just want to let you know that the first impression for somebody
> who has not invented the logo may be different. I see three creatures,
> Wassermann and his fellows trying to divide the Earth.
>
> This is my second impression: http://bench.qgis.cz/ms-google-qgis.jpg
>

While I generally have no problems with criticism, I do take issue with
having my work parodied in a cartoon which implies plagiarism.

A simple "it looks too much like Chrome's icon" would have sufficed.

Larry



> Radim
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >>
> >> Radim
> >>
> >> [1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassermann_(Mythologie)
> >> [2] http://www.zivli.cz/wp-content/gallery/2009/11/Vodnik-300x193.jpg
> >>
> >> > I also like the idea that money goes to one of our devs.
> >> > I agre that some refinement to #338 and #336 would help to look more
> >> > professional.
> >> > All the best, and thanks a lot for having taken the lead on this.
> >> > - --
> >> > Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
> >> > www.faunalia.eu
> >> > Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc
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