how about you try sketching out what you mean!
On 2 January 2014 16:18, Adam Retter <adam.ret...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I like that one best personally. How about something like the Albanian > coat of arms? > > On 2 January 2014 15:11, Stephen Connolly > <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-15.png > > > > > > On 2 January 2014 14:52, Lyons, Roy <roy.ly...@cmegroup.com> wrote: > > > >> I was wondering if you might be able to try this with the bird flying > >> upwards and to the right. Its a "moving up and to the future" instead > of > >> "diving down into the past" kind of feeling. If it looks good, perhaps > it > >> can be a #15... > >> > >> On 1/2/14 7:18 AM, "Stephen Connolly" <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >As 9 is particularly problematic I have sketched -14 which is not a > direct > >> >copy of a silhouette. This still has the issue w.r.t. other marks > called > >> >maven using a silhouetted raven... > >> > > >> >http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-14.png (in > >> >context: > >> > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/screenshot-14.png ) > >> > > >> > > >> >On 2 January 2014 12:47, Stephen Connolly > >> ><stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> > > >> >> two more that I drew over the holidays: > >> >> > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-12.png(in > >> >> context: > >> >> > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/screenshot-12.png > >> ) > >> >> > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-13.png(in > >> >> context: > >> >> > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/screenshot-13.png > >> ) > >> >> > >> >> I really would like some contributions from the community rather than > >> >>just > >> >> things that I have sketched... > >> >> > >> >> At present, to my mind, the ones worth consideration are: > >> >> > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-3a.png > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-5.png > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-7b.png > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-9.png(note > >> >> would need to check if we can use this one) > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-12.png > >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-13.png > >> >> > >> >> In terms of image rights, these are all sketched by me, in some > cases I > >> >> was using images or photos that I took myself (3a , 5 and 13). In > other > >> >> cases I traced photos from the web. -9 is the most problematic, both > >> >>from > >> >> the point of an all black silhouette being used as a logo for another > >> >> company using the Maven mark (but not in our context... we'd need to > ask > >> >> permission) but also being a direct trace of an image on the web... > if > >> >> people really like -9 then we would need to seek permission for that > >> >>type > >> >> of image and perhaps try and commission somebody to draw a similar > >> >> silhouette rather than my direct trace. -12 is a composition > including a > >> >> direct trace of the outline of a photo of the totem carving of the > >> >>raven, > >> >> but the inner detail I drew myself as a study of the original... so > >> >> slightly more complex origin... again, if this type of look is > popular > >> >>we > >> >> can look into getting the approval to use the image. > >> >> > >> >> If we can get a few community contributions then I will start a vote > >> >> run-off... I don't want to have a run-off with only my contributions > as > >> >>I > >> >> just don't think that is the spirit of the community that we are (but > >> >>hey > >> >> if nobody else is willing to try their hand, perhaps we will be > reduced > >> >>to > >> >> a run-off of my creations) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On 21 December 2013 12:25, Stephen Connolly < > >> >> stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Having thought about it overnight... if people really want to go > with a > >> >>> non-stylised raven we can always ask for permission: > >> >>> > >> >>> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-9.png > >> >>> > >> >>> OTOH here is a different stylised version > >> >>> > >> >>> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-10.png > >> >>> > >> >>> Finally, here is a raven totem > >> >>> > >> >>> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-11.png > >> >>> > >> >>> I think this last one could be put in a forest with sky > background... > >> >>> just haven't had time to do it > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On 20 December 2013 22:26, Stephen Connolly < > >> >>> stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>>> I think we can't go with the raven.... > >> >>>> > >> >>>> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9334175.htm > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Given that a different non-competing user of the name is using a > raven > >> >>>> in their logo > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Friday, 20 December 2013, Manfred Moser wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>>> > > >> >>>>> > On Dec 20, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Manfred Moser > >> >>>>><manf...@simpligility.com> > >> >>>>> > wrote: > >> >>>>> > > >> >>>>> >> I would move the Raven closer to the word Maven but otherwise > this > >> >>>>> looks > >> >>>>> >> good imho. Of course I am not sure if everyone would recognize > it > >> >>>>>as > >> >>>>> a > >> >>>>> >> raven .. > >> >>>>> > > >> >>>>> > That¹s my problemŠ. doesn¹t look like a raven to me at all. > >> >>>>> > > >> >>>>> > When I first looked at it, I guess the ³mouth + tough² part > seemed > >> >>>>>to > >> >>>>> look > >> >>>>> > more like the Seattle SeaHawks logo stuck on a boot with a weird > >> >>>>> swirly > >> >>>>> > thing at the ankle. > >> >>>>> > > >> >>>>> > In other words, a little to ³abstract² for me. :-) > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Fair enough. I guess living in the pacific northwest I am exposed > to > >> >>>>> these > >> >>>>> depictions a lot so I can tell. But globally we might have to make > >> >>>>>it a > >> >>>>> bit clearer. Good input ;-) > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> manfred > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > >> >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> -- > >> >>>> Sent from my phone > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > Adam Retter > > skype: adam.retter > tweet: adamretter > http://www.adamretter.org.uk > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > >
