I actually think the logo is pretty good. - The absence of vivid colors makes it easy to adapt to any platform design standard. - Simple shape makes it easy to recognize.
What problem is it that you identify with the current logo ? Cheers On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Kingswells Computercraft < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear LibreOffice teams, > > My apologies if you have already got my message (below) - I tried sending > it a few days ago, but only seem to have succeeded in subscribing to > mailing lists! > > From my message below, you can see I believe it is essential that the > LibreOffice main icon be replaced by one that aids in the recognition and > identity of LibreOffice, which I believe the current one icon fails to do. > From some of the messages I've seen since subscribing (especially > marketing), it now seems to me that it is crucial that the icon is replaced. > I would suggest that the following are essential requirements of the main > icon for LibreOffice: > > a) colourful and eye-catching, i.e. an attractive "wrapper". > b) equals (or at least hints at) the sophistication of the program. > c) something that aids with "brand" recognition. > > I'm sure it is (and will continue to be) an uphill struggle to achieve the > recognition that Apache OpenOffice has automatically inherited from its > predecessor. Without an icon that helps to achieve this, I could see a day > when LibreOffice disappears into obscurity, and that would be a great pity. > It wouldn't be the first time a great product has failed, not because it > was unworthy, but it didn't have the recognition (and therefore the > following) necessary to carry it forward. > > Best regards, > Alistair Bain > Kingswells Computercraft > Aberdeen, Scotland > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: LibreOffice Icon > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:50:31 +0200 > From: Florian Effenberger <[email protected]**> > Organisation: The Document Foundation > To: Kingswells Computercraft > <support@**kingswellscomputercraft.co.uk<[email protected]> > > > CC: [email protected] > > Hello, > > thank you very much for your feedback and interest in LibreOffice! The > topic you raise fits very well for our design team, and I strongly > propose you get in touch with them directly. > > All information as well as the official mailing list is available at > http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-involved/ux-visual-**designers/<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/ux-visual-designers/> > > Thanks again, > Florian > > Kingswells Computercraft wrote on 2012-10-11 10:41: > >> Dear Document Foundation, >> >> First, thank you so much for LibreOffice! I have been a user since >> OpenOffice.org version 1.1.2, and I have recommended it to many friends >> and customers over the years. I recognise LibreOffice to be the >> legitimate successor to the earlier OpenOffice.org, and believe it to be >> a better suite than the Oracle/Apache's version (I used both until >> recently). >> >> I am writing to you today to plead with you to change the main program >> icon currently in use for LibreOffice as I believe it is seriously >> underwhelming! As an icon for the Document Foundation it says it all to >> me - clear, simple, document. However, considering it as the "flag" or >> "packaging" for LibreOffice, it is far too bland: >> >> • It is not easy to pick out among hordes of other icons >> • It lacks colour and warmth, is not striking or eye-catching >> • It says nothing about the elegance and sophistication of LibreOffice >> • It doesn't inspire confidence. >> >> In my experience I often introduce LibreOffice as an alternative to >> Microsoft Office to people who have never heard of it before. To these >> new users, the desktop icon is the "shop window" for the application, >> and it is frankly uninspiring! I have considered replacing the desktop >> icon with another (third party) icon, but I am aware that this breaches >> your guidelines about branding & icon usage, so I don't want to do that. >> >> Please, please change the icon for something that does the application >> justice. >> >> >> Best Regards, >> Alistair Bain >> Kingswells Computercraft >> Aberdeen, Scotland >> > > -- > Florian Effenberger, Chairman of the Board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) > Tel: +49 8341 99660880 | Mobile: +49 151 14424108 > The Document Foundation, Zimmerstr. 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany > Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts > Legal details: > http://www.documentfoundation.**org/imprint<http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint> > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+help@global.** > libreoffice.org <marketing%[email protected]> > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > unsubscribe/<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- *Monfort Florian* BM2 Student at France Business School Marketing Apprentice at Red Hat Marketing Team Member at The Document Foundation [email protected] Mobile : +33 6 58 97 15 61 -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
