I think the square (or round) canvas is a really good idea -- it would allow an Avro file to have a meaningful icon, for example, in a file explorer.
For me, I'm not particularly attached to the current style, or colour, and I think giving some freedom to a designer could really bring something neat! Even if I'm fond of our existing logo, I'm always amazed at the beautiful logos that have been contributed to different projects (https://www.apache.org/logos/) The keywords I'd like to see evoked are: fast, small (efficient), reliable. Wings fit those keywords but they aren't the only option (nor are those the only keywords). Ryan On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 10:16 AM Oscar Westra van Holthe - Kind <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > To change the logo, I propose we gather both requirements and ideas. > > For example, I'd like a logo that fits better on a square or round canvas. > Especially at small sizes (icons), the current logo is too flat IMHO. > > On the same note, I like that the current logo allows varying degrees of > detail in the wings (for various sizes). > > As for ideas, mixing aviation with data flow usually gives you a mix of > wings and a wave. But there are already many logos in that theme... > > These are my 2ct.. > > > Oscar Westra van Holthe - Kind <[email protected]> > > Op wo 22 jun. 2022 21:29 schreef Ryan Skraba <[email protected]>: > > > Hello all! > > > > Even if our current logo is a nice homage, there are many, many > > advantages to using original art for a project logo, and it's > > important that there's no question of confusion with other marks. > > > > If we were to change the Avro logo, how would the community propose we > > go about doing it? What would we like to see? > > > > Despite the horrible cliché of "paying a designer in exposure", it's > > kind of what we all do in Open Source! I think it would be > > appropriate to give a nice shout-out on the project web page. > > > > My opinion: this doesn't block the 1.11.1 release, but it's something > > we should do in parallel, sooner rather than later, in order to be > > able to have project materials for ApacheCon in October. > > > > All my best, Ryan > >
