Maybe he should be kicking a [EMAIL PROTECTED] pill. [2.5 points for that line alone, I'm sure]
David. ----- On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Richard Humphrey wrote: > Here is something quick that my co-worker came up with. Of course this > can be improved upon based on what the community wants to see in a logo. > > http://www.rhumphrey.com/spamassassin/SpamAssassin.jpg > > > Richard Humphrey > ---------------- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I know I risk starting a flamewar, but I am going to say this anyway.. (I > > mean not to insult anyone) > > > > "SpamAssassin should get a new logo" > > > > I know SA is one of the best AS products available, and that helps a lot > > when > > you try to get your company to adopt is as a solution. > > > > But technical superiority is unfortunately not the only thing that company > > managers look for when selecting a solution. > > Things such as support, having someone to call when things don“t work, price > > and the *feel* of the procuct also play a big role. > > > > You may think that in the *price* category, no commercial product could > > possibly beat the price of SpamAssassin, but you would be wrong. I have a > > Excel printout that we got from a Anti-Spam company which compares > > SpamAssassin to their product and shows that SpamAssassin costs around > > 27,000 > > (twenty seven thousand Euros) for the first year in production. > > > > It doesn“t matter if those calculations are right or not, company managers > > base their decisions on things like this. > > > > And in the *product feel* category, SpamAssassin realy could do better. > > It“s > > embarrassing to say the least that the logo of the product you are trying to > > sell as a solution looks like something right out of Teenage Mutant Ninja > > Turtles. > > > > IMO, the logo should be completely redesigned to be simpler and more > > "symbolic". But unfortunately my artistic skills are not up to the task. > > > > - Rķkharšur Egilsson > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Truman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 24 June, 2004 11:59 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: new SpamAssassin logo > > > > > > Hi, > > I don't know how to put this without offending someone....but, I've always > > found the existing logos...well "open sourcey", not very 'professional' > > looking. I think it needs to be totally redrawn, make it 'shinier'. For > > example, the clamav logos (www.clamav.net) look really good (mind you, I > > think some graphic designer has produced them). > > > > just my 1.5 cents... > > > > Anon...err Scott > > > >
