Basically we need the logo to be recognisable when shrunk to fit into a 64-85px (100px max) high box. It doesn't have to look its best, and the shrunk form could be a sub-image... for example the Jenkins logo is quite large, but where a smaller logo is needed Mr Jenkins just gets decapitated... resulting in the head-shot only
On 18 December 2013 16:41, Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com > wrote: > Well we need something that looks good in the top bar of the site... > anything under 100px is fine... though when you grow vertically beyond 75px > is starts to take too much room. > > > On 18 December 2013 16:39, Kristian Rosenvold < > kristian.rosenv...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What's the 75px requirement ? Is it an apache requirement that the logo >> must be sinfully ugly ? >> >> Kristian >> >> >> >> 2013/12/18 Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> >> >> > 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 >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >
