[SeasonOfDocs] TheGoodDocsProject: Logo design

[Jo Cook]

There are some lovely quill and book icons in the nounproject (which I am
also a big fan of):

For example: https://thenounproject.com/term/quill-and-book/220016/

Jo

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 1:17 PM Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I reckon we could select a logo which is more evocative than the
> WriteTheDocs version.
>
> I'd feel more inspired by a quill and scroll, or quill and book. Eg: Logos
> at:
>
>
> https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=quill+book&chips=q:quill+book,g_1:clipart&usg=AI4_-kTRT5sUOHeOn6ZRwgPv3YuoXHYYPA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjo74ySkN_jAhVbf30KHU7XDIMQ4lYILigC&biw=1371&bih=581&dpr=1
>
>
> On 31/7/19 1:26 pm, Erin McKean wrote:
>
> I am a HUGE fan of nounproject.com for things like this, and I also have
> a copy of Adobe Creative Suite, so just find me an icon you like and I will
> buy it and put letters on top of it. :)
>
> Here's the nounproject search for "pages":
> https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=pages
>
> For ~USD$4 you get rights to use the icon, it's the best deal anywhere. :)
>
> I also have an excellent designer I use for Wordnik stickers, etc. and am
> happy to get a quote from her if people would like.
>
> Also I can see if I have swag budget left to order stickers once we settle
> on a logo.
>
> Erin
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 6:28 PM Felicity Brand <felicitybrand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I wanted to start this discussion now that we've got traction on our
>> website.
>>
>> Does anyone know a graphic designer who could help us out with our logo?
>> Or perhaps we have the skills in-house?
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is my attempt at a brief:
>>
>>
>>
>> What: A black and white logo (and the inverse I suppose, as well)
>>
>> The graphic should in some way reflect a page, or pages - to represent
>> documentation. OR some other creative way to reflect the idea of
>> "templates".
>>
>> It doesn't necessarily need the initials or even any text at all.
>>
>>
>>
>> Format:
>>
>> SVG?
>>
>> Various sizes PNG?
>>
>> Favicon (16x16)
>>
>>
>>
>> Usage: Github, Slack, Twitter, Website
>>
>>
>>
>> Context: The project will be a sibling of 'Write the Docs' so our logo
>> needs to sit comfortably (and not jar) with theirs. Be in the same family.
>>
>>
>> I have a contact who has quoted $100 to do this work.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Felicity
>>
>>
>> Here are a couple of my poor attempts:
>>
>>
>> [image: logo options.png]
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