More emphasis on the glasses... https://twitter.com/connolly_s/status/413346357487730688/photo/1
On 18 December 2013 16:28, Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com > wrote: > Get doodling... > > > On 18 December 2013 16:22, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org> wrote: > >> I think the logo should emphasis what the name "maven" means: someone who >> is an expert or connoisseur. Actually, I think the glasses on that animal >> brings out that imagery -- although I would like to see it emphasized >> more. >> The expertise could be also include "blocks" since modules/projects are >> the >> building blocks of maven. >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Stephen Connolly < >> stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > For Benson... and just to put another one in the hat... >> > >> > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-4.png >> > >> > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-4-big.png >> > >> > >> > On 18 December 2013 15:38, Jason van Zyl <ja...@tesla.io> wrote: >> > >> > > On Dec 18, 2013, at 10:20 AM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com >> > >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > Personally, I think we need a new POM version to drive us forward. >> > > > >> > > >> > > I agree. If no one else gets to it I'll write up something over the >> > > holidays to distill what Stephen has written and try and formalize >> some >> > > minimal requirements and desires. >> > > >> > > > As a visual goes, I'd look for something like a beaver (who builds >> > > > things) wearing geek eye-glasses (indicating 'it's a maven'). >> > > > >> > > >> > > For the love of god (if that happens to be your thing) please do not >> use >> > a >> > > beaver. Go ask your closest English speaking North American why that's >> > not >> > > a good choice. No one wants to see the maven-beaver-plugin. >> > > >> > > > >> > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Stephen Connolly >> > > > <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> Tomcat... well they have a cat... fair enough >> > > >> >> > > >> Hadoop... has an elephant >> > > >> >> > > >> Hama has a hippo >> > > >> >> > > >> Solr has a sunrise >> > > >> >> > > >> Jackrabbit has a rabbit >> > > >> >> > > >> Chemistry has a test tube >> > > >> >> > > >> Openoffice has some abstract flying birds on a blue sky >> > > >> >> > > >> Karaf has a beaker with a feather on top >> > > >> >> > > >> ODE has a conductor with a feather instead of a batton >> > > >> >> > > >> Ant has the ant >> > > >> >> > > >> Flex has some strange abstract flexy thing >> > > >> >> > > >> Marmotta has a gopher >> > > >> >> > > >> Hive has an elephant-bee hybrid >> > > >> >> > > >> ... >> > > >> >> > > >> There is a limit to how many visually distinct animals you can >> render >> > > for a >> > > >> 75px tall image placeholder... >> > > >> >> > > >> But seriously, we just want something that is more than just our >> name >> > > in a >> > > >> fancy font. I think we need a mascot to help drive us onwards... >> > > >> >> > > >> -Stephen >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> On 18 December 2013 13:27, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com >> > >> > > wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >>> A large, not very bright, species of deer that wears giant antlers >> > and >> > > >>> attacks what it doesn't understand. If that's what strikes you >> all as >> > > >>> a great metaphor for us, Maven, or both, go right ahead. >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> > > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > > >> > > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> > > > >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > >> > > Jason >> > > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------- >> > > Jason van Zyl >> > > Founder, Apache Maven >> > > http://twitter.com/jvanzyl >> > > --------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Paul >> > >
