+1 for the oak logo for JMeter 6.0.0. Thank you, NaveenKumar
On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 12:47 PM Milamber <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks Felix, Vincent and NaveenKumar for the quick replies! > > You're right, and I owe you an apology for the noise: I completely > missed #6656 which Felix already merged... > > So the option for swapping the feather for the oak leaf in our project logo > is effectively already done on master! > > So we can have an open question for 6.0: > > * The current oak logo with JMeter word is ok for the next release. > * Or we want to explore a redesign for 6.0 ? > > In all cases, we can backport the new JMeter Logo and the new ASF logo on > website (on 5.6.3 release tag for docs) (specially if the v6 will be long > to release) > > Milamber > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 05:30 PM, nkn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >
