Hi All, I saw the request for a banner [1] and replied via email as I am not on the design mailing list. For transparency here is my reply:
=== start === There is a wider issue (and don't mean to be a spoil sport) that local events using the SotM "brand" could lead to a weakening of the main SotM. I cannot think of any big conferences that allow their brand to be used almost identically for local events. The exception that comes to my mind is TEDx events [2] but they have a clear communication that they are independent. Now for OSM (given the crowd-source structure) you could say that the main SotM is independent too, with other people suggesting main SotM is becoming less relevant. Either way, I think some clearer communication would be useful. Returning to the issue of the banner - we could have an all year banner that simply read "attend an event" (or similar) and linked to an upcoming conferences page (similar to TEDx's example). Lots to consider... === end == Now before this turns into an argument about my use of the word "brand", I would like to add that I am all for local OSM groups. Also I think Richard's idea is a great one. Particularly the idea to "use GeoIP etc. to find what country the user is from. Serve the message for that country." Adding to that, can I suggest that if no local banner is found then my suggestion of a generic "attend an event" banner be explored. [1] https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/217#issuecomment-15287928 [2] https://www.ted.com/tedx _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
