Ah, good question Fernando! There's another alternative besides the one I mentioned in another email: getting just the logo (assuming a single one emerges) adopted by a graphics standards body such as ISO.
Here are some examples of symbol sets and the responsible ISO standard: http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/graphical_symbols.htm There's a submissions process that shouldn't be too difficult. I have some experience here and will be glad to dig further. Of course submitting anything requires adoption of a single logo beforehand ;) Randy > On January 13, 2015 at 11:43 AM Fernando Aguirre > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Randall and Ralph, really is a big challenge. As stated, have the idea is > easy. People adopt is difficult. Therefore my main question is not whether the > symbol is good or not. The main question is: We need a universal symbol? > > From this response we can work forward. > > I do not know if we have enough maturity to create a company or > organization to manage the symbol. I think there may be something informal, to > test whether people adopt. Who manages the symbols of WIFI or Wheelchair? > ᐧ > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Fernando Aguirre < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Yes Cadu and Anderson, people can be represented by globe. > > > It is a very difficult to be created symbol. It should represent > > > many things. > > > > But I think also is not very "formal". I encourage other designers > > to try to create an option. > > > > On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 4:46:52 PM UTC, Cadu de Castro Alves > > wrote: > > > > > > > Anderson, I think "people" are already > > > > > represented in the world symbol. Isn't it, Fernando? > > > > > > I agree with the other folks about the "C" or "CW". > > > > > > I think that a symbol showing people together would work very > > > well, like this one: > > > http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/223294 > > > <http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/223294> > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Cadu de Castro Alves > > > CEO & Co-founder<http://www.deskovery.net> > > > > > > Em terça-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2015 14:13:13 UTC-2, Anderson > > > Costa escreveu: > > > > > > > > > > I think i miss people in this > > > > > > > icon. Just a feeling. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 1:48:32 PM UTC-2, > > > > Fernando Aguirre wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Guys, thanks for the > > > > > > > > > feedback. > > > > > > > > > > The first thing I think when creating this post is > > > > > to discuss: We need a universal symbol? It is a good idea? Help the > > > > > movement? > > > > > > > > > > Second: It is impossible in one symbol represent > > > > > all that means coworking. If we create one, we need to be selective. > > > > > Other media help us other meanings. > > > > > > > > > > Third: I am not a Brand Designer. I made an > > > > > initial proposal to start it. Someone else can do better. But you can > > > > > see how to build my idea in the attached file. > > > > > > > > > > Responding to Ramon: > > > > > I believe that the symbol should not have an > > > > > owner. It should be free. Distributed by a free license such as > > > > > Creative Commons. Anyone can use anywhere. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U7zeV_C5S7Q/VLU-Rmbt2PI/AAAAAAAAAUk/10eV0kAKm_M/s1600/coworking-symbol-2.jpg> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 10:17:08 PM UTC, > > > > > Fernando Aguirre wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello. I'm > > > > > > > > > > > thinking it would be interesting > > > > > > > > > > > to be a universal symbol for > > > > > > > > > > > coworking. So you can easily > > > > > > > > > > > identify coworking spaces in > > > > > > > > > > > general. As there is with > > > > > > > > > > > pharmacies, schools, police, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > I believe a symbol can be useful to better > > > > > > spread the concept. As recently done with the Bug Heartbleed: > > > > > > http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-28/the-branding-of-a-bug-how-heartbleed-became-a-household-name.html > > > > > > <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-28/the-branding-of-a-bug-how-heartbleed-became-a-household-name.html> > > > > > > as well as the W3C made with HTML5. > > > > > > > > > > > > The idea is a universal symbol, distributed > > > > > > free of copyright. In a quick study made a proposal. Is attached. > > > > > > Maybe some more talented designer can propose something better. > > > > > > > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A-bekElkF3s/VLRHgbDgJTI/AAAAAAAAAUU/fJeJCWj9_TI/s1600/coworking-simbol.png> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in > > the Google Groups "Coworking" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/kGzQmIhyQAo/unsubscribe. > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > > > > -- > Grande abraço, > Fernando Aguirre > > <http://www.fernandoaguirre.com.br> > > (51) 9440.9452 > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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