KG04 - see comments inline. On Oct 24, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> wrote:
> On 10/24/12, Graham Lauder <g.a.lau...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Kevin Grignon >> <kevingrignon...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Graham Lauder wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org >>> <javascript:;> >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Alexandro Colorado wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 10/22/12, Kay Schenk wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 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< >>>> >>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Exactly. And this means we cannot use Alexandro's SVG since it is not >>>>> a >>>>> 100% reproduction of the bitmap by Michael Acevedo (the orb is >>> perfectly >>>>> done in SVG and it is the only SVG version of the orb we have >>> available, >>>>> since we never received one from Oracle; but the text has a slightly >>>>> different formatting). >>>>> >>>> >>>> The SVG was done by Alexandro from Michael's bitmap IIRC. Michael's >>>> was >>>> never "official", it was just the one that happened to be available. >>> There >>>> was never any consensus that Michael's was going to be anything other >>> than >>>> a stop-gap for a first release from the ApacheOO podling. Going >>>> forward >>>> there needs to be proposals and discussion and a new branding that >>> reflects >>>> the New OpenOffice. >>>> >>>> KG01 - agreed, lets start exploring design directions. I'll share my >>> designs shortly. On training this week, just need some time at home >>> office >>> :) >>> >>> >> I've put up a graphical text first proposal on the wiki to explore the >> concept of a purely Graphical logo that doesn't use a particular font. >> This would avoid secondary licensing issues that could go with using a >> Typeface from a Forge. The graphic was created in Inkscape from scratch > > Is ther any licensing issue using a Open license font? Was there any > license issue in the past to use a closed source license, if so where > is this clearance? Is there an advantage of having our own proprietary > font (developed in-house). > >> just using inkscape drawing tools with out recourse to using fonts even as >> a guide. >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.x+-+Logo+Explorations > > Do they need to reflect the same attitudes as the one shown on the wiki? > global > open > transparent > accessible > clean > strong...? > KG04 - Hopefully. We need a unified voice. These attributes represent criteria for success. > Do we want to be more web-enabled, cloud, feather, social? (this from > other conversations about making OO more social) KG04 - when we are actually social and in the cloud. Then yes. KG04 - Re: feather, I will post a mockup as an example. > > Finally is there a template of proposals like: > - font > - visual element > - logo > - symbol > - Application logo > - Module logo (writer, calc, impress...) > - Mime-logo (odt, ods, odp, odg..) > - Design guidelines > KG01 - when I post my design explorations, I will create a template. These items are part of the graphic inventory. >> >> Cheers >> GL >> > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > PPMC Apache OpenOffice > http://es.openoffice.org
