>> 1. I really think the svg should be up in a public place, as well as >> (references for) the font (is that the ubuntu font, or other?).I can do this, but I'm not sure that SVG is needed. We currently have high-resolution RGB PNGs, and I could also upload CMYK EPS files for use in print.
Color swatches are included in the logo PDF, and I am still working on guidelines for use of the logo in various conditions. >> >> 2. We need a logo for sugar, as opposed to sugar labs and OLPC. The XO dude >> is inevitably going to have associations with OLPC which might turn off >> other hardware vendors. I guess the obvious option would be the "sugar" part >> of the sugarlabs logo.Yes, we've been using the "sugar" part of the sugarlabs logo. Take a look at the badges PDF posted on the logo page. >> >> 3. Personally, I'd love a mascot too; kids like cuddly. My initial >> brainstorms: >> >> associated with sugar? >> Pollinators (nectar) >> Hummingbirds (too western-hemisphere) >> Bats (anything nocturnal is culturally dangerous, but I love 'em) >> Bees (good possibility) >> flies (yuck) >> ants (has good community associations) >> gingerbread man (cute, but a little too gendered and shrek-y) >> bears (too generic) >> sugarcane fieldworker (yeah, right) >> >> I just googled and OMG WE HAVE A WINNER as far as I am concerned. That is >> cute beyond words and it is called a "sugar glider". I'd never heard of that >> name even though my mom's Australian but it is beyond my wildest dreams. >> >> What do other people think?In my mind, the logo has enough presence to stand on its own, and--in a sense--become the mascot. If there were any, I think it would need to be the XO, but OLPC owns the rights to that... > > Looks like we indeed have a winner, yeah ;) > > Tomeu > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org
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