https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns came up in IRC, as the sign the bear is making. Obviously to me, I read it as the heavy metal gesture. Apparently it is offensive in some cultures, so I change my vote to -1, since I don’t want to offend folks in other parts of the world :).
-Jay > On Feb 1, 2017, at 12:38 PM, Jay Faulkner <j...@jvf.cc> wrote: > > Of the options presented, I think the new 3.0 version most brings to mind a > rocking bear. It’s still tough to be OK with a new logo, given that pixie > boots is beloved by our team partially because Lucas took the time to make us > one — but it seems like not accepting a new logo created by the foundation > would lead to Ironic getting less marketing and resources, so I’m not keen to > go down that path. With that in mind, I’m +1 to version 3.0 of the bear. > > -Jay > >> On Feb 1, 2017, at 12:05 PM, Heidi Joy Tretheway <heidi...@openstack.org> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Ironic team, >> >> I’m sorry our second proposal again missed the mark. It wasn’t the >> illustrator’s intention to mimic the Bear Surprise painting that gained >> popularity in Russia as a meme. Our illustrator created a face-forward bear >> with paws shaped as if it had index and ring “fingers" down, like a hand >> gesture popular at a heavy metal concert. It was not meant to mimic the >> painting of a side-facing bear with paws and all “fingers" up to surprise. >> That said, once it’s seen, it’s tough to expect the community to un-see it, >> so we’ll take another approach. >> >> The issue with your old mascot is twofold: it doesn’t fit the illustration >> style for the entire suite of 60+ mascots, and it contains a human-made >> element (drumsticks). As part of our overall guidelines, human-made objects >> and symbols were not allowed, and we applied these standards to all projects. >> >> Your team told us you want a heavy metal bear, so we used the Kiss >> band-style makeup and the hand gesture to suggest metal without using an >> instrument or symbol. We tried to mimic your original logo’s expression. >> After releasing v1, we listened to your team’s comment that the first >> version was too angry looking, so you’ll see a range of expressions from >> fierce to neutral to happy. >> >> >> <Screenshot 2017-02-01 11.26.16.png> >> I’d love to find a compromise with your team that will be in keeping with >> the style of the project logo suite. I’ll watch your ML for additional >> concerns about this proposed v3: >> <image001.png> >> >> Our illustration team’s next step is to parse the community feedback from >> the Ironic team (note that there is a substantial amount of conflicting >> feedback from 21 members of your team) and determine if we have majority >> support for a single direction. >> >> While new project logos are optional, virtually every project asked be >> represented in our family of logos. Only logos in this new style will be >> used on the project navigator and in other promotional ways. >> >> Feel free to join me for a quick chat tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Pacific: >> Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/5038169769 >> Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +16465588656,5038169769# or >> +14086380968,5038169769# >> Or Telephone: Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) >> Meeting ID: 503 816 9769 >> International numbers available: >> https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=E5Gcj6WHnrCsWmjQRQr7KFsXkP9nAIaP >> >> >> >> >> >> Heidi Joy Tretheway >> Senior Marketing Manager, OpenStack Foundation >> 503 816 9769 | Skype: heidi.tretheway >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________________________________ >> OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) >> Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > __________________________________________________________________________ > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev