There's no pleasing the critics... Mind you if that's your only complaint I think we have a winner!
On Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Definitely looks like an owl that someone shot with a gun. > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Stephen Connolly < > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Slight tweak on the belly feather colour... > > > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-2.png > > > > Here are some "action" shots also: > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-2-large.png > > > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-2-large-in-flight.png > > > > On 19 November 2014 18:29, Stephen Connolly < > > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com <javascript:;> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Andreas Gudian < > > andreas.gud...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> I like it. Cute but resolute birdy, and the font looks fresh and > modern. > > >> > > >> But wait - did someone shoot a hole right through the owl? You can > even > > >> see > > >> the shadow behind it. ;-) Maybe the patch in the middle could be a > > little > > >> darker, perhaps with a hint/tint of the surrounding colour? > > > > > > > > > There is a shadow at the front cast by the belly. > > > > > > I don't believe in design by committee but if people really agree I > could > > > tint the front feather patch ever so slightly off white > > > > > > > > >> > > >> 2014-11-19 18:19 GMT+01:00 Arnaud Héritier <aherit...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>>: > > >> > > >> > I love. Thx a lot for this new contribution ! > > >> > > > >> > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Stephen Connolly < > > >> > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > I know this kind of fell to the floor... > > >> > > > > >> > > So here's an attempt at a reboot. > > >> > > > > >> > > A Maven is an "expert or connoisseur" > > >> > > > > >> > > The couché tard is considered to be a wise creature... perhaps it > > >> sleeps > > >> > > in while downloading the interwebs... you should not ignore their > > cute > > >> > > looks either, if crossed they may bite and leave you in pain... > > >> > > > > >> > > So without further delay I present a suggestion for our mascot > and a > > >> > > refreshed logo > > >> > > > > >> > > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl.png > > >> > > > > >> > > Using the Alte Haas Grotesk Bold font with italic applied from > > >> inkscape > > >> > > logo. The middle v is changed to the red of the mascot. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On 16 December 2013 22:35, Stephen Connolly < > > >> > > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > >> I have been playing with reworking our front page...[image: > Inline > > >> > >> images 1] > > >> > >> > > >> > >> I think the fluido skin is a big improvement, I would like to > > switch > > >> to > > >> > >> that... > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Only problem I see is that our current logo(s) are very tied to > the > > >> old > > >> > >> look and feel... > > >> > >> > > >> > >> So do we want to see about launching a logo competition. TomEE > had > > >> good > > >> > >> success with theirs. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Also I'm looking at going with the top-menu version of fluido > skin > > >> > rather > > >> > >> than the left menu... I have a solution to the "hidden" nature... > > but > > >> > >> you'll just have to wait until I sync up with Hervé to find a way > > to > > >> > get it > > >> > >> pushed to staging from a branch without blowing up the production > > >> site > > >> > to > > >> > >> see my trickery! > > >> > >> > > >> > >> -Stephen > > >> > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > ----- > > >> > Arnaud Héritier > > >> > http://aheritier.net > > >> > Mail/GTalk: aheritier AT gmail DOT com > > >> > Twitter/Skype : aheritier > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sent from my phone > > > > > > -- Sent from my phone
