If the person is removed the slogan loses its meaning. On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 11:17 PM, Bryan Green <dbryan.gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it would be interesting just to get rid of the person altogether > and have some sort of stylized couch. > > Bryan Green aka "lispyone" > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Joan Touzet <woh...@apache.org> wrote: > > > At 3 different conferences I've attended in 2014: CloudantCON 2014, > > OSCON 2014 and Velocity NYC 2014, I've been approached by people > > complaining about the CouchDB logo. The argument is that the logo looks > > like a man who is posed in a suggestive way, or as one person put it, > > "showing you his crotch and inviting you over." > > > > These were not lighthearted expressions of concern to me over drinks - > > they were heartfelt complaints from people who care about CouchDB and > > its image in the open source community. > > > > I must admit I didn't think it was an issue at first, but like the > > saying goes, once you've seen it, you can't un-see it. > > > > As a reminder here is our current logo: > > > > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/supplement/logo/couchdb-logo.png > > > > Or in SVG: > > > > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/supplement/logo/couchdb-logo.svg > > > > I'd like to propose improving the logo with a new drawing that keeps the > > same theme - red couch, reclining figure in white - but alters the pose > > to be a bit less suggestive. Other suggestions are welcome, naturally, > > but a redrawn current-style logo probably has the least objections. > > > > Of course, if we agree to such a change, I'll need your help. I can't > > draw, and I'm sure many of the rest of you can't either. If you're an > > artist, and you agree, would you consider posting an altered logo in > > reply to this thread that fixes the problem? > > > > You can find all of the source files (Adobe Illustrator) at: > > > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/supplement/logo/ > > > > -Joan > > > > >
