Brian Smith wrote:
I am not a committer. But, I am curious about why you don't have a "No
Logo" option or a "Wait for more submissions" option.
Firstly, I think that they name "Derby" is a reference to racing, which
implies that the product is fast. This is a good association. However,
most entries seem to be based on that fact that "derby" *could* also
refer to a type of hat that most people have absolutely no knowledge of.
I don't see how this allusion to obscure trivia is useful to the
project. Besides that, there are already major, successful open-source
projects using hat logos (Red Hat and Fedora). Therefore, I believe that
the hat logos are all fundamentally unhelpful, regardless of their
impressive artistic merits.
Secondly, it seems like this logo idea was just conceived a very short
time ago. The next version of Derby won't be released for some time. I
don't understand why these kinds of marketing decisions cannot be
deferred to a time closer to the release date. Since there is no
pressing need for a logo, I think that it makes sense to wait for a
really spectacular submission, even if it doesn't happen immediately.
Thirdly, I think that you would get a much broader (and potentially
better) set of submissions if this was announced in forums that are
oriented towards graphic design. Just like I wouldn't ask the population
of a woodworking convention to design lingerie, I don't think it is a
good idea to ask a mailing list consisting almost exclusively of
programmers to create artwork.
+1 on all of the above.
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Oyvind Bakksjo
