Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Transparent backgrounds for logos and graphics

2010-11-06 Thread David Nelson
Hi Bernhard, :-) On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 09:37, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > On a colored or darker background a white area behind the logo (rounded > corners or even better a rectangle with cut-off right upper corner - we > should create such a logo IMHO) could make sense. Thanks for your thoughts.

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website online - question on main structure for art / branding / marketing

2010-11-06 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-05 21:32, Marc Paré a écrit : Ok, I'll throw my hat in the ring. I would say that branding belongs under marketing. I have always thought that we were here to advertise and make sure of the visibility of the LibO branding. As to what defines branding is a subject of debate, but not u

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Transparent backgrounds for logos and graphics

2010-11-06 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi David, * I already marked your mail when I read it first, but didn't find the time to reply until now :-( David Nelson schrieb: Hi, :-) Maybe it would be good to produce the project's logo versions and graphics with a version on transparency, rather than with just a white background? Th

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Change icon?

2010-11-06 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi Lucas, all sorry for stepping in so late :-( I'd like to reply to not only this mail, but to this thread in general (including Graham's link to Paul Rand). Lucas Filho schrieb: Hello Community, [...] I think the logo Libo too simple. Expresses nothing: ( Simplicity is not at all a nega

Re: Branding Color Refinement Step 2 of n (was: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: [tdf-discuss] LibO program icon brainstorming)

2010-11-06 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Drew! Am Freitag, den 05.11.2010, 21:38 -0400 schrieb drew: > On Sat, 2010-11-06 at 02:00 +0100, Christoph Noack wrote: > > So let's pick your proposal and extend it a > > bit ... okay? By the way, what is Joyce (you mentioned it on the wiki > > page)? > > Joyce is a human being, that is her

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Change icon?

2010-11-06 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-03 19:54, David Nelson a écrit : Hi Lucas& guys, :-) I didn't find any usage of paper plane logos/graphics that, IMHO, precludes adopting Lucas Filho's idea. The companies/organizations using a paper plane-based logo probably have less name recognition than LibO can potentially acqui

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Res: Res: Re: Change icon?

2010-11-06 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-05 19:59, Graham Lauder a écrit : Have a read of Paul Rand, Rand designed the IBM logo as well as a few other iconic brands in the US, Westinghouse, UPS and ABC. He is considered the father of modern branding by many. He explains it better than I can. http://www.paul-rand.com/site/th

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Change icon?

2010-11-06 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi David, thanks for the research work :-) I just wanted to mention that, because I won't be able to comment on the rest of the threads at the moment. Moreover, it would be great if you could link your mail (along with some paper plane considerations) from within the Marketing Ideas page [1] - s

Re: Res: Res: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Change icon?

2010-11-06 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Graham, hi David! Good reading, I agree. Thanks Graham! My personal highlight - because it is also absolutely valid for User Experience work: "Simple ideas, as well as simple designs are, ironically, the products of circuitous mental purposes." Cheers, Christoph Am Samstag, den 06.11.2010, 1

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: actual figures TDF - end of Oct 2010

2010-11-06 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-06 02:42, Thomas Krumbein a écrit : Hey Marc, Am 05.11.2010 19:35, schrieb Marc Paré: [..] Thanks Thomas helping us with the collection and accounting of the TDF/LibO funds. I was just wondering about the deficit. Who or how is the deficit being funded? Do we have an overdraft or are

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: actual figures TDF - end of Oct 2010

2010-11-06 Thread Thomas Krumbein
Hey Marc, Am 05.11.2010 19:35, schrieb Marc Paré: [..] > Thanks Thomas helping us with the collection and accounting of the > TDF/LibO funds. I was just wondering about the deficit. Who or how is > the deficit being funded? Do we have an overdraft or are we being > supported by any organisation