[Qgis-user] Proposal to Discuss a Logo Update for QGIS

[Greg Troxel]

Totò Fiandaca via QGIS-User <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> writes:

> I would like to propose opening a discussion about the opportunity to
> update the QGIS logo. The current version was introduced with the release
> of QGIS 3.0 back in 2017 — it's been 7 years since then.
>
> Looking at the project's history, each major release has been accompanied
> by an evolution of the logo, helping to clearly distinguish the different
> development stages of QGIS. With the upcoming release of QGIS 4.0, this
> might be a good moment to reflect on a possible refresh of our visual
> identity.
>
> I fully understand that changing the logo means additional work for both
> the developers and those managing the website and communications. However,
> I believe that starting a conversation on this topic could be a valuable
> opportunity for growth and improvement for the whole project.

I hadn't looked at qgis.org lately and wasn't really clear on what the
current logo looked like.   So I went to look, and my reactions:

  wow!  the web site has been really spiffed up.  Other than the top
  download which says "Available on Windows, Mac, Linux", implying that
  you can't run qgis on other operating systems, and linking to youtube,
  I don't see anything to complain about.  I really like the left
  blurb/right image style, given how nice the images are.  It comes
  across as well thought out and a great landing place for the
  qgis-curious.

  The logo looks fine.  I'm not sure if "the logo" is the stylized Q
  with the floating orange/yellow/grean diagonal, or the the word QGIS
  using that character, or both -- but I think it looks fine.

All in all I don't understand what problem needs solving.   We have a
nice logo, and it's in place.

I wonder if anyone who remembers the last logo change has an estimate of
total hours of effort to change it (given a new, completed design).