I like just using Jira to track the images. It's simple and we have it. Gary
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>wrote: > AFAIK we don't have an svn that anyone can commit to. We could probably > use git though. The alternative would be to create a Jira and have people > upload their images to it. > > Ralph > > On May 15, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > > FWIW, I ran into this: > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/svn-logos/README.html > > Gary > > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 4:20 AM, Christian Grobmeier > <grobme...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > SVG might not be easy to produce for some people. For example, I just >> > created a logo in Gimp using one of their predefined scripts and I do >> not >> > see how to export it to SVG. We can ask for SVG as the preferred format >> but >> > let's not make that a requirement. What do you guys use to create SVG >> files? >> >> The approach is usually different. Gimp creates pixel based artwork >> but it cannot work with Vector based art. To create that you need a >> tool like Adobe Illustrator or the free software Inkscape: >> inkscape.org >> I use Inkscape and love it very much. If you created a vector based >> artwork, you are usually exporting it to a rasterized format like PNG. >> >> Vectors have the benefit that it can be sized into any dimension while >> Gimp files need to be very huge to make smaller portions of them. Of >> course, if you plan to make them bigger (for print publications maybe) >> you almost never have chance, because the quality is often to bad. >> >> If we don't set requirements, people will send PSD files. I don't know >> many people who use Gimp. Actually I don't use it, I prefer to pay a >> few bucks for Pixelmator, because Gimp is so... well. I don't like it. >> >> With the experience of ApacheCon in my head, where it was freaking >> difficult to get the project logos in proper size for creating the >> entrance banner, I really would prefer vector formats. Unlike PSD it >> is an open format. Gimp is open too, but its really easier to work >> with SVG once its created. >> >> Maybe we get less submissions, but I would accept that. We don't know >> what we will do with the logo one day. >> >> Cheers >> Christian >> >> >> > Gary >> > >> > >> > On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Christian Grobmeier < >> grobme...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> actually I would prefer SVG (vector based) as we can have it in all >> >> sizes then - good for banners, t-shirts and so on. >> >> At least we should have access to a gimp file - we need to keep it open >> >> >> >> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Nick Williams >> >> <nicho...@nicholaswilliams.net> wrote: >> >> > I agree PNG preferred. I also think we should require a >> >> > higher-resolution >> >> > format (say, 600x600 or something like that) with instructions that >> it >> >> > should also look good scaled down to ___ (whatever the target >> resolution >> >> > is). That way we have a high-resolution logo if ever needed (like, >> for >> >> > example, in the manual PDF) without having to scale it up. >> >> > >> >> > I also recommend some kind of standard naming convention for logos >> >> > attached >> >> > to the JIRA. Perhaps: >> >> > >> >> > lastname-firstname-logo01.extension >> >> > >> >> > Where the numbers following the word "logo" represent which number >> it is >> >> > that person has submitted. >> >> > >> >> > Just my thoughts. >> >> > >> >> > Nick >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On May 12, 2013, at 6:09 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: >> >> > >> >> > I think the "preferred" format should be PNG. If you use Gimp, then >> >> > also provide the XCF source file. A note should be made that if a >> >> > proprietary editor is used, then that will make it harder for us to >> >> > use. We can note that adding a small "TM" is preferred but not >> >> > required since once will be added by us if missing. WRT size we could >> >> > suggest that erring on the large size is better since scaling down is >> >> > easy but scaling up might leave some ugly artifacts. >> >> > >> >> > Gary >> >> > >> >> > On May 12, 2013, at 1:16, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Hello, >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I am currently discussing with VP Brand how we safely can accept a >> >> > >> >> > logo. Not sure how long it takes, but advise should be given soon. I >> >> > >> >> > would like to have that instructions in place, before we send out any >> >> > >> >> > mails or start the contest. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Also I was drafting logo specifications on the trademarks list. I >> will >> >> > >> >> > revive this coming week and would like to suggest this here too. Its >> >> > >> >> > more or less: which format? which resolution? and so on. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Hope thats ok when we delay this a couple more days! But I am glad >> the >> >> > >> >> > idea of a new logo found support :-) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Cheers >> >> > >> >> > Christian >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Gary Gregory < >> garydgreg...@gmail.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> > [PROPOSAL for the text of an email and front page of the site] >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Log4j 2 logo contest >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Log4j 2 will be a major new version of Log4j. To mark this occasion, >> >> > Log4j 2 >> >> > >> >> > will use a new logo. We would like to open participation to the >> >> > community to >> >> > >> >> > create this new logo. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Attach your entries to the Jira http://... >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Each person can submit more than one logo. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Submissions will be accepted until [I pulled this one out of a hat] >> June >> >> > 30, >> >> > >> >> > 2013. 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