Did you see the pull request 6656 ? « Replace the feather with new oak in our logo » It’s already done.
> Le 31 juil. 2026 à 16:07, Milamber <[email protected]> a écrit : > > Hi all, > > I'd like to open a discussion about refreshing the Apache JMeter logo, and I > think JMeter 6.0 is the natural target to ship it with. > > Two facts that motivate this: > > 1. Our current logo is ~10 years old. It was created by Felix for JMeter 3.0 > and voted in back in March 2016: > https://lists.apache.org/thread/xg1c05rv9qqcc01xl9ktxgtqoogxfb08 > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lists.apache.org/thread/xg1c05rv9qqcc01xl9ktxgtqoogxfb08&source=gmail&ust=1785592960904000&sa=E> > It embeds the classic Apache feather. > > 2. In September 2025 the Foundation retired the feather and adopted a new > brand > built around an oak leaf ("#ASFNewLeaf"), and now emphasizes "The ASF" as > its > shorthand name. Projects are encouraged (not required, and with no hard > deadline) to spotlight refreshed project logos featuring the oak leaf: > - https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/introducing-the-asfs-new-logo > - Brand assets & guidelines: https://apache.org/foundation/press/kit/ > > So the feather that currently sits in our logo is no longer the Foundation's > mark. That gives us a good reason — and a good moment — to refresh JMeter's > identity, ideally in time for the 6.0 release. > > We can do (any opinions are welcome): > > (a) Minimal update: keep the current JMeter logo concept but swap the Apache > feather for the new oak leaf, matching the ASF brand guidelines. > (b) A fully new logo: rethink the mark entirely for 6.0. > (c) Something in between: modernize the existing design while incorporating > the oak leaf. > > So these questions: > > - Do we have volunteers in the community (or friends/designers) willing to > propose logo drafts, as @Felix did for 3.0? > - Are we open to using an AI image tool to generate a few starting concepts > we can then iterate on? > - Any other ideas? > > What do you think? Volunteers and ideas are very welcome. > > Thanks, > Milamber
