Jim Grisanzio wrote:
Sara Dornsife wrote:
Jim,
Here's an idea. How about associating something visual with our
newsletter, like a logo?
> -Linda
Hey, I like it. The newsletter lives on the site now, so we should
have some flexibility graphically. I'd love for us to come up with a
name and a logo. Maybe Sara can talk to us about branding issues
around the newsletter since she's working on OpenSolaris branding
(and I know nothing about branding).
Sara ... any guidelines for something like this?
I also think this is fun idea Linda.
We do have some restrictions and guidelines on the usage of the
OpenSolaris name and wordmark, but we can still do our own thing for
the newsletter without breaking any rules.
- Create a name for the newsletter that doesn't include OpenSolaris.
This may seem counter-intuitive, but we can't mess with the
OpenSolaris wordmark or name, so if the goal is to create a graphic
and name of some sort, we just won't include it. We can however use
OpenSolaris in a tagline. For example, <graphic logo> The Monthly
Register <text> OpenSolaris community highlights. This falls under
fair use and as long as what we say is fair and true, we can say it
textually (as opposed to graphically).
Ok, cool. So we can do it. We can come up with an original name for
the newsletter, create a logo for it, and then just associate it
(correct term?) with OpenSolaris using a text tagline. I can live with
that. Over time there will be many publications, so this little
newsletter could be one of many newsletters.
Can the text tagline be embedded in the graphic? What I mean is, can
the name/logo, "The Monthly Register" (or whatever) and the text
"OpenSolaris Community Highlights" (or whatever) be one image or does
the text have to live separately as well?
I don't know the official answer to this question, but my initial
reaction is that the tagline should be seperate.
- You can NOT use any sort of copyrighted artwork (or anything that
looks too close to it) or name. For example, you can't come up with a
graphic that looks just like the New York Times or Coca Cola logos,
those are registered and copyrighted. It just means that it has to be
your own art and a new name.
Yes, that's what I think we are looking for. Community members would
create something original. I'm sure we have some artists out there.
- Whatever you submit should be licensed under the Creative Commons.
Sun is not going to try to trademark the name or anything like that.
Yes, I think CC is best.
What would be the best way for us to accept submissions and to vote
on them?
Well, we have two issues: a name and graphical representation. Perhaps
we can use some space on the Content Project to post things and then
just vote via conversation on list. Nothing complicated, really. Just
consensus.
Can we use the marketing community site for this? I don't know how to do
it, so that's why I ask. If we have permission of the submitters, we can
leave the artwork up there.
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