On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:31:01 am 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.

+1 for Pangaea-style --if i'm allowed to cast a vote.  it does address 
the concern i raised in a nice artistic way!  even the name is well 
chosen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea).


> -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_e
> >>>lephant_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+Sept
> >>>>ember+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_B
> >>>>>>randing Guide.pdf
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> If we can vote on this soon we may be able to have new sites
> >>>>>> in place
> >>>>>> in time for foss4g.  Let me know on this email thread what you
> >>>>>> all
> >>>>>> think.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> best regards,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Chris
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