Any other thoughts on this?

If there are no objections, I’d like to kick this off in the next few days.

- Taylor

On Mar 19, 2014, at 5:28 PM, P. Taylor Goetz <[email protected]> wrote:

> One thing I forgot was a section on attribution saying that the winner would 
> receive credit for the logo on the storm website linked to their website, 
> blog, etc.
> 
> It would be nice if we could offer a prize of some sort. If anyone has any 
> ideas in that respect, I’d like to hear it.
> 
> - Taylor
> 
> 
> On 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-----------------------------
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 

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