sorry, it's some kind of gallery: http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ#1
Here is the direct link: http://imgur.com/kA1rwlZ#1 On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 04/14/2014 04:04 PM, Nicholas Bollweg wrote: > >> So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no? >> >> Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop, press, >> upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk, but >> some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it involves >> a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it before >> it is finished: >> http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png >> >> In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the foundation's >> color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more modern >> elements: >> >> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ >> (just whipped it up, not super excited about) >> > > Is this the right URL? I just see the word Allura, but later you refer to > a chemical compound as being part of the logo, and I'm not seeing that yet. > > --Rich > > > > >> the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source (OFL): >> http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro >> >> the chemical compound is Allura Red :) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png >> >> I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it >> suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller things >> (atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of even >> smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda like >> the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if your >> commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :( >> >> I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is probably >> a >> good idea... >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote: >>> >>> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very >>>> >>>>> nice. >>>>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the >>>>> skills to make one? >>>>> >>>>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work, >>>>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago. >>>>> >>>>> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a >>>> logo. >>>> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures >>>> end-users >>>> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name. >>>> >>>> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at >>>> drawing, but I can see such an image. >>>> >>>> FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has >>> such >>> a logo. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Rich Bowen - [email protected] - @rbowen >>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon >>> >>> >>> > -- > Rich Bowen - [email protected] - @rbowen > http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon > >
