Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > Robert Martinez wrote: >> Unluckily I don't see how putting a magnifier on 1s and 0s on a map >> shows any kind of "making" anything either. > > Yes but the existing logo is cryptic enough not to make people think > "yeah, flagging POIs on a map, lots of people do that". > I don't count "cryptic" (or cryptic enough) as a good attribute for a logo. What is wrong if there is an association with POIs? What is wrong with ANY association that is about maps and information on them?
> Plus, the old logo didn't claim that it was "reducing the amount of > representation to the absolute essence in order to work right" and > then choose the wrong essence. > > If the logo is to be changed then it would have to be for something > which is a big improvement. Your logo may "work" from a graphic > designer's point of view put it has no heart nor soul. For me, using > your logo would not be any different from simply downloading something > that looks somewhat like a map from a clipart gallery and use that. > > Bye > Frederik That's sad, since my goal is to give something that people like. How would you describe the essence of OSM for yourself? Bye Robert _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
