I’d like to propose we hold a design contest for a storm logo.

Below is the proposed markdown for a page on the storm website outlining the 
logistics, rules, etc. Start date would be the day of publishing.

I’m thinking a 2 week time frame would be long enough, but I’m open to changing 
that.

Once published, we’d want the community to help get the word out (tweet, blog, 
etc.) so any potentially interested professional designers hear about the 
contest.

Let me know your thoughts so we can get the ball rolling.

- Taylor

----------------------------BEGIN MARKDOWN----------------------------
#Apache Storm Branding Intitiative

Apache Storm is a platform for distributed, real-time computation that has
been undergoing incubation at Apache since September 18, 2013. You can
contribute by helping establish the Storm brand by submitting a proposal
for the Apache Storm logo.

Your proposal will be published on the [Storm project 
website](http://storm.incubator.apache.org) 
next to the other proposals. On [end date] the community will choose   
the new logo through a vote on the [Apache Storm Mailing 
List](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-storm-dev/).
If more than 10 proposals are received, voting will take place in two rounds,
with the first round selecting 10 proposals to move to round two.

##GUIDELINES 

The logo should meet the following requirements: 

 * Include 2 versions of the logo: a rectangular layout (full brand) and a 
square layout (icon, stand-alone logo) 
 * Be scalable up or down (hi-res raster, or vector) 
 * Translate to a 2-color representation (black/white, 2 greys, etc.) 
 * Able to be inverted if displayed on a dark background 
 * Comply with the [Apache branding 
requirements](http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/)
 
Optional, but nice to have:
 
 * Icons representing storm components (suitable for use in diagrams, 
presentations, etc.):
    * Spouts
    * Bolts
    * Streams
    * Trident
    * Functions/Filters

Note: The winning design as accepted by popular vote will be treated as a   
proposal that can be modified and iterated upon to reach its final form. 

##INSPIRATION 

While designing the logo, keep in mind what describes Storm: 

 * Distributed Computation
 * High Performance
 * Fault Tolerance
 * Community Driven


##DEADLINE 

The contest will be open for 2 weeks beginning [start date].

##HOW TO CONTRIBUTE 

Send to the [Apache Storm Mailing List](mailto:[email protected]) 
links to:

 * A PNG version of the logo (and it's scalable variations) 
 * A ZIP file with all assets
 * (Optional) A link to a blog post, etc. describing the proposal

Alternatively, contributors can mail the above to the [contest 
coordinator](mailto:[email protected])
to have them forwarded to the mailing list.

Contributors may also publicise their proposal by tweeting
links to a proposal with the hashtag #stormlogocontest


##LICENSE 

The authors of the selected Apache Storm logo(s) will be required to donate 
them to 
the Apache Storm project and complete and [Apache Individual 
Contributor License Agreement(ICLA)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt)

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