>On 12 Oct 01, Michael scribbled a note about RE: [Ogf-l] OGL Logo: > >> Hmmm, the one I was thinking of was four or five colors, each site of the >> die & it's lid were different colors... And we had contemplated putting >> things like Swords, Cards, nick-nacks -- what'ever under it to represent >> different types of games. > >hmm... a thought just struck me (and it left a bruise!!) > >Perhaps what is needed is something along the lines of a single >image, that can be modified accordingly to represent various non- >SRD related material. > >Here is my example > >On a white background you have a blue 20-sided die with a single >face forward to the consumer, above the die is one word, and below >is another word (could be "Open Content" or perhaps "OGL >Compliant" or something else entirely). > >On the face of the die, instead of just placing a number, you could >replace it (on the face facing out) with an icon representing the type >of open content (or more accurately, the majority of the content >contatined in the product). For example, OGC about firearms could >have a little pistol icon, while OGC about Martial Arts could have a >little open hand icon, and psionic OGC could have an eye icon, >etc.. For OGC that just expands upon the base SRD (new prestige >classes, skills, feats, etc...) you could place the number 20 within >the face of the die (i.e. that be the default).
interesting idea. however, even assuming the inital logo includes versions for the dozen or two most-common "types" of content, someone'll surely put something else out in fairly short order. in any case, it sounds like you're operating on the assumption that we're talking about D20-based material, still, and the initial point o this was for non-D20 WOGLed material. the D20 logo is already quite sufficient, IMHO, for SRD expansions--rarely will you run into the situation where you want to make something that is compatible with D20, but violates the D20STL, other than complete other-genre games (which, based on the current crop of products, still seems like "rarely" to me). what we need is something that isn't explicitly linked to the D20SRD. for that reason, i'd say going out of our way to make sure it doesn't even imply "D20" is a good idea--we're trying to dissociate "D20" and "open content" in the consumer's mind, since they are probably almost synonymous right now. so, for starters, no icosahedrons in the logo. i *really* like the simple visual representation of the d6 with the top open like a toybox. just to throw another wrench into the fire: howabout broadening the logo slightly, to potentially increase its circulation. instead of "5% OGC, as defined by the WotC OGL" to qualify, make it "5% Open Content, as defined by an open content license approved by the OGF"--this would allow stuff under the DRL and the OOGL to qualify, too. oh, and i would suggest upping the content requirement slightly--say, 10%--for the logo to have a bit more meaning. not so much that it's a philosophical salvo by the the-more-open-content-the-better crowd, which could easily end up scaring off producers who aren't willing to "undermine" themselves by giving that much away, but not so little that it can be easily meaningless. another possible requirement would be "at least one item of original OGC"--so you can't get the logo just by reproducing others' OGC. this could be in conjunction with or instead of the %age requirement. though it changes the tenor of the logo somewhat if you do that--not sure exactly what people are going for. -- woodelf <*> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/woodelph/ If any religion is right, maybe they all have to be right. Maybe God doesn't care how you say your prayers, just as long as you say them. --Sinclair _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
