True. What we come up with should be reviewed by trademarks@ I doubt it will be a problem. Several projects have versions of the feather in their logos.
Here is a very stylized one: http://directory.apache.org/ Here is a whimsical version with "The Feather": http://forrest.apache.org/ Regards, Dave On Mar 29, 2013, at 2:13 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > If you go with a stylized feather, please check with trademarks@ a.o. > > - Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Fisher [mailto:dave2w...@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 13:52 > To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: Conversation: Pick A Logo > > > On Mar 29, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: > >> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Robin Fowler >> <robin.fow...@outlook.com>wrote: >> >>> Due to the opinions I've seen so far I've decided to make a new design: >>> >>> >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/27846912/OO_4_final_design_Robin-Fowler.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1364582663662 >>> >>> Overall it has a flat look and yet still some depth to make it stand out >>> from the microsoft brand. I think it is also important to think about the >>> form itself, the silhouette should ideally be recognisable on its own, >>> which is one reason using the apache feather is a good idea. >>> >>> >> I like this one too in addition to the other "flat" designs. My tendency >> would be give "APACHE" a bit more emphasis maybe with a more >> blocky/heavier font. Size-wize it seems about right. I know this is not a >> good explanation. >> >> And, I like the feather but think maybe it needs to be a bit smaller from >> top to bottom in relation to the orb, and perhaps a slightly different >> color unless that causes clashes/concerns. Really I like this one quite a >> bit! And I have enjoyed your other work also. Really I amazed at the amount >> of creativity and quality in these designs! > > Agreed and the wiki has some very nice progressions. I think that there is > room for a large version Orb w/subtly shaded landmasses that would work well > in large format versions of the logo. > >> >> Some other thoughts: >>> >>> One of the problems i see with a lot of the proposals is the lack of >>> thought given to typography. It seems the text is just slapped on as an >>> afterthought, in many cases the 'apache' is floating somewhere randomly >>> above 'openoffice'. Think of what you want the logo to imply, it should not >>> look disorganised. Another thing worth pointing out is the kerning (spacing >>> between letters) which could be optimised on some of the proposals. > > As I shrink the Logo image to smaller sizes. I think that the LogoType gets > too small too quickly. > > But one of the beauties of this kind of logo design is that you can set a > minimum size for the type and have that be larger than the minimum size for > the orb/feather combination. > > I also like Chris R's logos - #13. > > Regards, > Dave > >>> >>> This is an extremely important aspect of the whole logo design and should >>> be considered when choosing a design. After all, many logos consist of >>> nothing other than text. >>> >>> I also want to say i really like Vasilis Xenofontos design. It might be >>> too different from the current, but it's a very good logo imo. >>> >>> Robin >>> >>> On 28 Mar 2013, at 12:38, Samer Mansour <samer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Robin brought up a good point that we should pick a logo before we start >>>> work on the application artifacts or the website as it will influence >>> those. >>>> >>>> I initially was excited that we could have a new logo, an opportunity to >>>> change the face of OpenOffice. >>>> >>>> But after I saw Chris R. proposal I convinced myself refreshing rather >>> than >>>> re-branding was the better path. >>>> >>>> So I would like to start a conversation that will hopefully give us >>> strong >>>> arguments to picking a logo. >>>> >>>> I already mentioned I liked the flat logo. >>>> Here are reasons: >>>> >>>> - It is very similar to the current logo and that logo has a history of >>>> being recognized. >>>> - Flat is 'in', easily recognizable on and works well on social >>> platforms, >>>> screens and print media. (Think corporate and product logos of today, >>>> recently Pepsi, Domino's, Microsoft, Skype, Twitter) >>>> - This logo can be severed from the word mark to make it fit in a square >>>> and still carry the branding image. Icons, site, etc. >>>> - A middle ground for community members who like the current logo. Who >>> want >>>> to achieve a new image of 4.0 without tossing history. >>>> >>>> Looking back, we had lots of ideas but it only took me a moment when i >>> saw >>>> Chris r.'s proposal to realize the logo didn't need to be complex and >>>> completely new. That simple was actually beautiful. >>>> >>>> Thoughts? Agree? Disagree (and your solution is)? >>>> >>>> Samer Mansour >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> MzK >> >> "Achieving happiness requires the right combination of Zen and Zin." > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
