This sounds awesome; will there be a limit on the number of entries per contestant?
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:25 PM, P. Taylor Goetz <[email protected]> wrote: > 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) > > ------------------------------END MARKDOWN----------------------------- > > > >
