Since the logo is in SVG format, scaling won't be a problem. We can go with https://github.com/apache/jmeter/blob/master/xdocs/images/logo.svg
PS: I am not an ASF member :) Thank you, NaveenKumar On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 11:21 AM Felix Schumacher < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Milamber, > > thanks for the initiative. It is probably a good idea to discuss this on > the mailing list. > > I already rushed and committed > https://github.com/apache/jmeter/blob/master/xdocs/images/logo.svg a bit > ago. > > That would be my current go to :) > > But I am open to other ideas/implementations. > > Felix > Am 31.07.26 um 16:06 schrieb Milamber: > > 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> > > <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 > > >
