Hi Jean,
On Jan 12, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Jean T. Anderson wrote:
ummm, perhaps having a bed in the logo could be misconstrued as over the top. I'd like to start proposing guidelines for the logo contest, including:
- No themes that could be misconstrued as offensive (though I realize how subjective "offensive" is)
- No themes of violence -- the apache feather is good, but hatchets and apache attack helicopters are probably out. By the way, does anyone know of any issues with using the apache feather in a logo?
Any other opinions out there for what might or might not be suitable?
I must confess I was taken aback by the war-themed logos, and don't believe that they are suitable.
And I agree that if symbols are offensive, we should not use them. The whole point of offense is that it is subjective and personal on the part of the person taking offense. In order to avoid offense, you need to try to take the other point of view, and it's often hard to know what will offend. Tricky indeed.
But I've never heard of anyone complaining about horses or derby hats or feathers, so I think we've got lots of safe choices.
Craig
-jean
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