Here is a more serious suggestion... A moose... why not Maven the moose!
http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-3.png May need a tweaking... Here's a larger version http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-3-big.png On 17 December 2013 16:00, Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com > wrote: > well if we do with Fred's McDonalds, the Apache feather needs some better > integration with the globe as there is a shadow mismatch in my mashup! > > > On 17 December 2013 15:48, Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net> wrote: > >> Ok, then let me try to find some imagery... hm, google for maven, mkay, >> click Images.... WOW >> >> http://screencast.com/t/tfc20w9RA >> >> I'd rather go to Fred's McDonalds... :D >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Stephen Connolly < >> stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Yes I know... this is not a serious suggestion... >> > >> > To understand my logic... >> > >> > When people cannot decide what restaurant to go to, the easy way to get >> a >> > suggestion is to point out that if no agreement can be found we will >> just >> > go to McDonalds... and not the good McDonalds either, but the dodgy one >> on >> > *that* street, the one Fred said to avoid... >> > >> > Somebody must have a better suggestion (and the Anteater was the animal >> on >> > the front of the O'Reilly book, hence my picking it... it being the only >> > thing associated with Maven image wise) >> > >> > >> > On 17 December 2013 15:28, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org> wrote: >> > >> > > I think the picture of an AntEater can feed into the "which is better: >> > ant >> > > vs maven?" debate. I would opt not to possibly offend the Ant team. >> > > >> > > >> > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Stephen Connolly < >> > > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > > A better looking anteater... >> > > > >> > > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-2.png >> > > > >> > > > >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/screenshot-2.png >> > > > >> > > > I think that may exhaust the AntEater and downloading all the >> internet >> > > joke >> > > > as far as my artistic ability can take it.... though I may try to >> > rework >> > > > the apache feather to fit better... and I could move off the tango >> > colour >> > > > palette that I have as my default in inkscape (it's default so that >> I >> > can >> > > > keep with the tango theme that Jenkins uses for icons) >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On 17 December 2013 13:45, Kristian Rosenvold >> > > > <kristian.rosenv...@gmail.com>wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > I'm speechless. >> > > > > >> > > > > Kristian >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > 2013/12/17 Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> >> > > > > >> > > > > > the anteater sucking down the interwebs from apache using >> Tamás's >> > > text >> > > > > > >> > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven.png >> > > > > > >> > > > > > And a screenshot with it >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/screenshot.png >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On 17 December 2013 13:38, Stephen Connolly < >> > > > > > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com >> > > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Meh! I was just trying to get something that would stir >> > > objections... >> > > > > > > hence the strange kerning! >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On 17 December 2013 12:46, Tamás Cservenák < >> ta...@cservenak.net> >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Don't want to stir too much here, but the >> > > > > > >> http://oi41.tinypic.com/33bctw2.jpg >> > > > > > >> is typographically incorrect (odd kerning and odd/different >> > > > typeface). >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> Long time ago I made vector based Maven logo (for Proximity >> > site) >> > > > > that I >> > > > > > >> thought I donated to Maven project... >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> That one could serve as a great starting point for >> experiments, >> > > just >> > > > > get >> > > > > > >> some vector drawing app (I used http://inkscape.org/en/ to >> draw >> > > it >> > > > > long >> > > > > > >> time ago). >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> If not in ASF SVN, you can still access it from here >> > > > (maven-logo.svg) >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://github.com/cstamas/proximity1/tree/master/proximity-site-stuff/srcs >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> HTH, >> > > > > > >> ~t~ >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Stephen Connolly < >> > > > > > >> stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > I came up with a silly logo just to kick things off: >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > http://oi41.tinypic.com/33bctw2.jpg >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > Here's how it looks with the fluido skin >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > http://i39.tinypic.com/1zoz3v9.jpg >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > And I am not suggesting that an Ant Eater standing on an >> > Apache >> > > > > > feather >> > > > > > >> and >> > > > > > >> > slurping down the internet is the logo we should run >> with... >> > it >> > > > is a >> > > > > > >> Worst >> > > > > > >> > option that should spur a better version >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > On 17 December 2013 00:38, Jeff Jensen < >> > > > > > >> jeffjen...@upstairstechnology.com >> > > > > > >> > >wrote: >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > Looks good. I like the left nav better tho! >> > > > > > >> > > I don't think the Maven logo in the upper right corner >> looks >> > > > > bad/out >> > > > > > >> of >> > > > > > >> > > place, however, a new logo is fun to have! >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Stephen Connolly < >> > > > > > >> > > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/w5eblhl4q0fzc6p/Screen%20Shot%202013-12-16%20at%2022.32.03.png >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > On 17 December 2013 00:16, Stephen Connolly < >> > > > > > >> > > > stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com >> > > > > > >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > bollix gmail >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > On 17 December 2013 00:11, Olivier Lamy < >> > ol...@apache.org >> > > > >> > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> Maybe only me but I cannot see the image :-) >> > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > >> On 17 December 2013 09:35, Stephen Connolly < >> > > > > > >> > > > >> stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > 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 >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > >> -- >> > > > > > >> > > > >> Olivier Lamy >> > > > > > >> > > > >> Ecetera: http://ecetera.com.au >> > > > > > >> > > > >> http://twitter.com/olamy | >> > http://linkedin.com/in/olamy >> > > > > > >> > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Cheers, >> > > Paul >> > > >> > >> > >
