I prefer the Pangaea-style. IMHO, the other one looks to abstract.
Bernard On Wednesday 17 September 2008 10:31:01 Andrew Cochran wrote: > GeoServer Lists, > Here is a link to the two options for the GeoServer logo. 1) A Pangaea- > style, squishing all abstracted continents together, and 2) A > fictional landmass option… > > http://img.skitch.com/20080916-gnkkk4cwkcmfx9jte43e1ptenx.png > > Please let me know if you have any feedback. > -Andy > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Chris Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: September 16, 2008 6:04:09 PM EDT > > To: Andrew Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: David Winslow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Geoserver-devel] [Geoserver-users] GSIP 26 - > > New GeoServer branding] > > > > Oh cool, I like the pangaea. Can you just send it to the geoserver > > lists? > > > > Andrew Cochran wrote: > >> Here's a link to two options. > >> 1) "Pangaea" (It's not really 1 super-continent, but all continents > >> abstracted.) > >> 2) Fictional Landmass > >> http://img.skitch.com/20080916-gnkkk4cwkcmfx9jte43e1ptenx.png > >> -Andy > >> > >> On Sep 16, 2008, at 2:05 PM, Chris Holmes wrote: > >>> Could you try to make one that's centered on the easter > >>> hemisphere? That we can let people swap out? > >>> > >>> -------- Original Message -------- > >>> Subject: Re: [Geoserver-devel] [Geoserver-users] GSIP 26 - New > >>> GeoServer branding > >>> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:05:05 -0400 > >>> From: Chris Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Organization: OpenGeo > >>> To: David Winslow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > >>> "[email protected] " > >>> <[email protected]> > >>> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > >>> Er, the current GeoServer logo > >>> http://geoserver.org/download/userResources/GEOS/logo has about > >>> the same > >>> portion of the world. And PostGIS has even less > >>> http://www.postgis.org/download/logo_suite/stock_elephant/stock_elephan > >>>t_060.gif > >>> > >>> Perhaps we could have two, that people can use as they like? I > >>> don't > >>> like the double one, and the pangaea sounds like it would be weird. > >>> > >>> C > >>> > >>> David Winslow wrote: > >>>> In this week's GeoServer meeting on IRC (logs at > >>>> http://geoserver.org/display/GEOSDOC/2008/09/16/IRC+Logs%2C+September+ > >>>>16%2C+2008) we discussed the concerns about the logo that have been > >>>> brought up here, namely: > >>>> 1) The color of the text 'GeoServer' in the powered-by logo does > >>>> not contrast with the background strongly enough to attract the > >>>> eye, and > >>>> 2) The eastern hemisphere is excluded from the logo. > >>>> In the meeting we decided that (1) is not really problematic (ie, > >>>> those at the meeting all agreed that there is sufficient > >>>> contrast), but (2) is a valid concern. We plan to have our > >>>> designer look into producing a variation on the icon with either > >>>> ambiguous continents (we'll call this approach 'No Favorites') or > >>>> one that includes all the continents ('Pangaea'), sticking with > >>>> whichever looks best in the end. In order to provide concerned > >>>> parties some time to give feedback we'll wait a couple of days > >>>> before going forward with the redesign though. > >>>> -David Winslow > >>>> > >>>> Raif S. Naffah wrote: > >>>>> hello Chris, > >>>>> > >>>>> one suggestion based on the fact that the image/icon part of the > >>>>> logo does not show our part of the world is possibly to have a > >>>>> pair, side by side, showing the other side of the globe; in > >>>>> ascii art: > >>>>> > >>>>> + + > >>>>> / \ / \ > >>>>> + + + GeoServer > >>>>> \ / \ / > >>>>> + + > >>>>> > >>>>> otherwise > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:43:12 am Chris Holmes wrote: > >>>>>> Hey all, I just put together GSIP 26, > >>>>>> http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/GSIP+26+-+New+GeoServer > >>>>>> +Branding > >>>>>> > >>>>>> At OpenGeo we have had some designers working to come up with a > >>>>>> proposal for some new icons, and hopefully a more full 'identity' > >>>>>> with fonts and colors. We should also have time to theme the > >>>>>> various > >>>>>> websites. We like the new logos and fonts, but if the > >>>>>> community has > >>>>>> alternate proposals we could use those, and we should still be > >>>>>> able > >>>>>> to spend time theming with whatever the community comes up > >>>>>> with. But > >>>>>> we figured it was easier to just start with a single proposal. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The various pieces can be seen at > >>>>>> http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/New+GeoServer+Branding > >>>>>> > >>>>>> And you can read the guide, for the use of it, at > >>>>>> http://geoserver.org/download/attachments/10158143/GeoServer_Brandin > >>>>>>g Guide.pdf > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If we can vote on this soon we may be able to have new sites in > >>>>>> place > >>>>>> in time for foss4g. 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