I'll risk ostracism and admit that I think this concern with a logo is
a little too corporate for my sensibilities.
-- Wally
On Sep 23, 2008, at 9:38 AM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:
I am still not convinced we need a professional designed logo, but
it seems most people who responded to this thread do, so I'm happy
to go along with it. Personally, I'd just type "code4lib" in
Helvitica, save it as a .png and be done with it :-).
Compared to the other links we have seen, I like what I have seen on
Stephanie Brinley's site better than the other sites that were
posted. The logos are simple, yet memorable and in some way elegant.
At any point, it seems we should have some sort of vote and come to
a decision on how we are going to proceed.
If I recall, our choices are:
1) Go with http://www.sanchezcircuit.com/catalog/
2) Go with Susan Brinley's Adelie Design http://www.AdelieDesign.com/
3) Use a design contest method on http://99designs.com/
4) Have people submit a logo for the community to vote on like we
did for conference t-shirts
Has there been any other options discussed (or that should be
discussed)?
Edward
Carol Bean wrote:
I don't know who Roy or the others have in mind, but I like what I
see at
adeliedesign.com.
Given her requirements, which don't seem too unreasonable, I wonder
if we
could start with the code4lib community making the choice of which
designer
to work with?
Carol
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Stephanie Brinley <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Code4Lib,
Because I'm not a coder or a librarian, I am not a member of the
Code4Lib
community. However, my husband Jonathan, who is a member, told me
about the
logo thread Roy started last week. As a professional designer, I
agree with
Roy that Code4Lib could use a well-designed logo to bring its
activities
under a unified brand.
Having close ties, I would like to do my part to help out your
community.
To
that end, I am volunteering to design a logo for Code4Lib. My one
request
would be that you actually work with me as a professional
designer, rather
than turning this into an open contest. Code4Lib is many things to
many
people. Reconciling these perspectives into a single brand is, as
Roy said,
not an amateur task, and will require some coordination to merge
the input
and ideas from the community.
As for the process, I think Roy has it right. Form a small
committee to
handle the details and distill the opinions of the community at
large. I'll
start with a few drafts the committee and community can comment
on, and
we'll go from there.
What do you think?
Sincerely,
Stephanie Brinley
President, Adelie Design
http://www.AdelieDesign.com/
