Hello, I will wait a few more days but it sounds like the group will be able to come to a consensus on refreshing the orb in some way or another. We can proceed with finalizing this logo proposal if no one objectifies.
Samer On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 3:40 AM, Kadal Amutham <vka...@gmail.com> wrote: > A flat logo may be good for Pepsi, Domino's, Microsoft, Skype, Twitter > since they have money power to promote. What AOO needs is a good looking > logo > > With Warm Regards > > V.Kadal Amutham > 919444360480 > 914422396480 > > > On 30 March 2013 18:17, Juergen Schmidt <jogischm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Am Samstag, 30. März 2013 um 03:05 schrieb Alexandro Colorado: > > > On 3/29/13, Robin Fowler <robin.fow...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > > Due to the opinions I've seen so far I've decided to make a new > design: > > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/27846912/OO_4_final_design_Robin-Fowler.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1364582663662 > > > > > > Here is a tweak, without the orb. Looks pretty olympic. > > > http://imagebin.org/252139 > > > > > maybe I am confused but I thought that we want something like the orb > that > > can be used standalone with the name. For ample for buttons, stickers > etc. > > > > Juergen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Overall it has a flat look and yet still some depth to make it stand > > out > > > > from the microsoft brand. I think it is also important to think about > > the > > > > form itself, the silhouette should ideally be recognisable on its > own, > > which > > > > is one reason using the apache feather is a good idea. > > > > > > > > Some other thoughts: > > > > > > > > One of the problems i see with a lot of the proposals is the lack of > > thought > > > > given to typography. It seems the text is just slapped on as an > > > > afterthought, in many cases the 'apache' is floating somewhere > randomly > > > > above 'openoffice'. Think of what you want the logo to imply, it > > should not > > > > look disorganised. Another thing worth pointing out is the kerning > > (spacing > > > > between letters) which could be optimised on some of the proposals. > > > > > > > > > > > > > There was a long discussion about the typography, starting with an > > > open typography, and also a more artistic. > > > > > > > > > > > This is an extremely important aspect of the whole logo design and > > should be > > > > considered when choosing a design. After all, many logos consist of > > nothing > > > > other than text. > > > > > > > > I also want to say i really like Vasilis Xenofontos design. It might > > be too > > > > different from the current, but it's a very good logo imo. > > > > > > > > Robin > > > > > > > > On 28 Mar 2013, at 12:38, Samer Mansour <samer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Robin brought up a good point that we should pick a logo before we > > start > > > > > work on the application artifacts or the website as it will > influence > > > > > those. > > > > > > > > > > I initially was excited that we could have a new logo, an > > opportunity to > > > > > change the face of OpenOffice. > > > > > > > > > > But after I saw Chris R. proposal I convinced myself refreshing > > rather > > > > > than > > > > > re-branding was the better path. > > > > > > > > > > So I would like to start a conversation that will hopefully give us > > > > > strong > > > > > arguments to picking a logo. > > > > > > > > > > I already mentioned I liked the flat logo. > > > > > Here are reasons: > > > > > > > > > > - It is very similar to the current logo and that logo has a > history > > of > > > > > being recognized. > > > > > - Flat is 'in', easily recognizable on and works well on social > > > > > platforms, > > > > > screens and print media. (Think corporate and product logos of > today, > > > > > recently Pepsi, Domino's, Microsoft, Skype, Twitter) > > > > > - This logo can be severed from the word mark to make it fit in a > > square > > > > > and still carry the branding image. Icons, site, etc. > > > > > - A middle ground for community members who like the current logo. > > Who > > > > > want > > > > > to achieve a new image of 4.0 without tossing history. > > > > > > > > > > Looking back, we had lots of ideas but it only took me a moment > when > > i > > > > > saw > > > > > Chris r.'s proposal to realize the logo didn't need to be complex > and > > > > > completely new. That simple was actually beautiful. > > > > > > > > > > Thoughts? Agree? Disagree (and your solution is)? > > > > > > > > > > Samer Mansour > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: marketing-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > marketing-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alexandro Colorado > > > Apache OpenOffice Contributor > > > http://es.openoffice.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: marketing-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: marketing-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > >
