Heartwarming to see an advocate for the “Relax” (word and logo) attractive, differentiating and cool How about..
Data where you need it. Relax. Johs > On 21 Nov 2014, at 16:01, Benjamin Young <[email protected]> wrote: > > Weighing in a bit late here, but here's some thoughts out of reading the > thread and various suggestions: > > Relax with your data. > Your data's here. Relax. > Relax. Your data is here. > Data where you are. > Cuddle with your data. ;) > Data delivered. > Marxist Data Management. ;) > Relax. It's data time! > > k...that's probably too many. :-P > > One short comment on the logo. In it's current form, it's very inviting. Many > of the alternatives put forward (over the years) make it feel corporate, > distant, or generic. My CouchDB shirt (which is aging badly) still gets > compliments--from all kinds of people! > > There's something very promising about any product that might make one feel > that relaxed, confident, happy, "chilling"--especially in a space (data > management) where it's usually all stress, corrupted backups, latency, lag, > and rejected writes and data loss. > > Mario doesn't want a fire flower. He wants to shoot fire balls and destroy > goombas! > http://bufferblog.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mario1.gif > > :) > > Keep up the greatness, all, > Benjamin > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andy Wenk [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 7:26 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: New motto? >> >> I like most in order: >> >> "Data where you need it." >> >> "Data wherever you need it." >> >> "Data everywhere” >> >> I love the word "need" in the slogan because it transports reliability. Not >> only >> everywhere but where I need the data. The proposed version of Jan (and >> Noah) with "wherever" is a bit stronger than only "where" but when you >> speak the sentence (at least for me) the version with "where" rolls more, or >> is more concise. >> >> Nick - thanks for the good overview. I highly appreciate you work. >> >> * The approach in R3 to change the position of the man is good, but it will >> not >> end the discussions unfortunately, >> >> * R4 is bit too hippi for me. It reminds me of '70 music what is a super >> super >> cool thing but at the time of writing, I wear my CouchDB hat and not the >> music hat :D >> >> * R5 is perfect for a sticker but ... I dunno - a lot of heavy red >> >> * R6 is the one I like most even though I don't know if it is better than we >> have today. It is modern, abstract and forces attention. Even though, the red >> halt circle is very massive still .... >> >> All the best and Cheers >> >> Andy >> >> On 21 November 2014 06:38, Johs Ensby <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> All, >>> >>> - "Data where you need it” >>> or >>> - “Live data where you need it" >>> >>> to try an squeeze in the VALUE of the replication feature. >>> We would then cover >>> - the product category “data” >>> - the main feature “where” (mobility across platforms, devices and >>> scale) >>> - the differentiator “live" >>> >>> Looking at the candidates: >>> - "Data where you need it" >>> - "Data wherever you need it" >>> - "Data everywhere” >>> >>> I would argue that >>> “wherever" is a stronger, but longer version of “where”, “where” >>> sounds to me more precise, and you certainly don’t need data >>> “everywhere”, the “need” is important, it is what moves us from >>> “everywhere” to “where”, the specific places >>> >>> The question remains who “you” are >>> I guess we are marketing the technology to developers, so the >>> developer (be it a system or biz developer) is the “you”. >>> The “you” has a challenge: providing data where she/he needs it — and >>> that is what CouchDB is the solution to. >>> >>> Nick, >>> following my many negative responses to your logo proposals: >>> I find R6 a fresh direction that could be an evolution of the current >>> logo without just diminishing or cluttering it >>> - it keeps a symbol that could be a couch, but in a new form >>> - it retains the simplicity, and the red C could become the icon alone >>> >>> - Johs >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 20 Nov 2014, at 21:32, Nick Pavlica <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> All, >>>> The slogan, "Data(,) wherever you need it", does summarize CouchDB >>>> and the surrounding community quite effectively. I would like to >>>> add a >>> couple >>>> of options that are a little more succinct to the mix. >>>> >>>> - "Data where you need it" >>>> - "Data Everywhere" >>>> >>>> I have created a sample board with some of the updated logos that >>>> I've >>> been >>>> working on that use these potential mottos. >>>> >>>> >>> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rz0iwlbqm4j1jn/couchdb_concept_art_16.pd >> f?d >>> l=0 >>> >> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/2rz0iwlbqm4j1jn/couchdb_concept_art_16.p >> df? >>> dl=0 >>>> >>>> >>>> I hope this helps cement some of the ideas that have been presented >>>> thus far. >>>> >>>> Regards! >>>> -- Nick Pavlica >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu Nov 20 2014 at 9:59:07 AM Joan Touzet <[email protected] >> <mailto: >>> [email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> +1 to "Data, wherever you need it." though I think I prefer it with >>>>> +the >>>>> comma. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Jan Lehnardt" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 5:25:39 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: New motto? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 20 Nov 2014, at 16:24 , Mike Broberg <[email protected] >> <mailto: >>> [email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Just some ideas -- if only to kick this thread back up when people >>>>>> have >>>>> returned from Apachecon Europe :P >>>>>> - Data that moves >>>>>> (from a short doc that Diana Thayer wrote: >>>>>> http://docs.cloudant.com/ < >>> http://docs.cloudant.com/> >>>>> guides/moving-clusters.html) >>>>>> - Data, with all the right moves >>>>>> - Set your data in motion >>>>>> - The freedom to move >>>>>> (a basic human right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ < >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/> >>>>> Human_rights#Freedom_of_movement) >>>>>> - Data that moves. Data that's freed. >>>>>> - Your data, wherever you need it >>>>> >>>>> Funny, on our way to ApacheCon EU last Saturday, Noah and I came up >>>>> with >>>>> >>>>> “Data wherever you need it.” — which I still think is succinct, >>>>> neat, captures both the mobile and the big-data case, isn’t too >>>>> convoluted and totally memorable. >>>>> >>>>> Sleeping on this a couple of nights, I really like it :) >>>>> >>>>> CouchDB >>>>> Data wherever you need it. >>>>> >>>>> Best >>>>> Jan >>>>> -- >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Andy Wenk >> Hamburg - Germany >> RockIt! >> >> GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 >> >> https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc
