updated, based on some designer feedback: http://imgur.com/7P2104K
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Nicholas Bollweg <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >> >> >
