Let's move this insight into the wikis and document. Moving forward, we can prepare a visual identity style guide.
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Alexandro Colorado wrote: > On 10/22/12, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > > On 10/22/2012 03:42 PM, RGB ES wrote: > >> 2012/10/23 Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com <javascript:;>> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 10/22/2012 02:18 PM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 20/10/2012 imacat wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I happen to have a 300x100 logo at hand, so I updated it. Feel free > >>>>> to revise it if you feel my uploaded logo is ugly. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> I think that this was good as a temporary solution, but that we should > >>>> delete it now, since it has different colors and we don't want > >>>> "variants" (in fonts, colors) of the chosen logo around unless they > are > >>>> clearly marked as proposals. > >>>> > >>>> The reference logo is > >>>> http://www.openoffice.org/**images/AOO_logos/AOO-logo-**hires.jpg< > http://www.openoffice.org/images/AOO_logos/AOO-logo-hires.jpg> > >>>> and apparently it was supplied as a JPG; PNG would be much better, SVG > >>>> would be totally better, but the source so far is this one and it was > >>>> contributed by Michael Acevedo. What we have in SVG and (possibly) PNG > >>>> was derived from this one. > >>>> > >>> > >>> svg should be: > >>> > >>> > http://www.openoffice.org/**images/AOO_logos/svg/OOo_**Website_v2_copy.svg > <http://www.openoffice.org/images/AOO_logos/svg/OOo_Website_v2_copy.svg> > >>> > >>> > >> AFAIK, that svg is just a "container" for the raster image: it do not > >> contain a vector image. > >> > >> Regards > >> Ricardo > > > > hmmm...well, OK. I think I remember something like this now. Should we > > use Alexandro's new one at: > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/27834483/ApacheOpenOfficeTM.svg > > AFAIK there was no resolution on the fonts, the discussion ended on > asking Michael Acevedo, but he never replied. > > However since we are discussing this changes, it would be a good idea > to jump to an open font type, like Nimbus or Liberation and have a > deadline to reach a conclusion. > > From other discussions about the icons, there is a bit of a push back > on accepting "Oracle's impositions" like the Orb and the Galaxy > themes. Rob's idea is that we actually have a more Visual Design > documentation that take advantage of the design elements we currently > have, and maybe generate new ones. > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> should we give it a better name? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> The logo at > >>>> > http://incubator.apache.org/**openofficeorg/images/300x100_**dj_trans.png< > http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/images/300x100_dj_trans.png> > >>>> has different colors and different fonts so I would remove it now that > >>>> it is no longer used at > >>>> http://incubator.apache.org/**openofficeorg/< > http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/>; > >>>> or > >>>> is it still being used somewhere? > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Andrea. > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** > >>> ------------ > >>> MzK > >>> > >>> "Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never > >>> dealt with a cat." > >>> -- Robert Heinlein > >>> > >> > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > MzK > > > > "Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never > > dealt with a cat." > > -- Robert Heinlein > > > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > PPMC Apache OpenOffice > http://es.openoffice.org >
