I like these : http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-5.png (stephen, maven-5)
and https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/38569278/tamas-3.png?version=1&modificationDate=1389301154000&api=v2 (tamas3) My +0 2014/1/12 Robert Scholte <rfscho...@apache.org>: > When letting go the idea of an animal, I came up with the following: > > Change the V of Maven into a funnel, feeding it with stuff (code, resources, > etc), resulting in an artifact. > Maybe with an assembly line full of jars below Maven. > It is probably easier to make the input abstract: circles, squares, > rectangles ... > > Robert > > Op Fri, 10 Jan 2014 08:20:21 +0100 schreef Kristian Rosenvold > <kristian.rosenv...@gmail.com>: > > >> I think the association-work around what maven /is/ is a great way to >> approach a logo contest elsewhere. I have worked with some great graphic >> designers in my time, and the kind input the good ones want are typically >> related around your thoughts/feelings around the product rather than which >> particular animal you prefer, which is a bit of a secondary kind of input >> along with all different kinds of other constraints/ideas (the boss >> prefers >> blue). >> >> When I first encountered maven I had come to the realization that all my >> ant projects were basically the same, and that there was no reason for >> customizing >> what was basically a standard process. So maven gives me associations to a >> mass-production line at a factory, rather than a tailor making individual >> processes. Furthermore, the lifecycle amplifies the idea of a >> conveyor-belt >> mass-production line; all parts move through the same conveyor belt >> process, stopping at >> individual stages to get work done. I would almost be willing to think of >> a >> waterfall (Uh-oh...) >> >> So it would appear to me that I'm not thinking of an animal at all ! >> >> Kristian >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2014/1/9 Mark H. Wood <mw...@iupui.edu> >> >>> On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 09:32:54AM -0600, Curtis Rueden wrote: >>> > All of the logos are OK, but none of them really symbolize anything in >>> > particular about Maven. IMO the best logos encapsulate the purpose of >>> > the >>> > project somehow, either overtly, covertly or both. >>> >>> Good point. I was associating with the name "Maven", looking for a >>> symbol of in-depth understanding of a specialized field. >>> >>> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maven >>> >>> So, what does Maven do? It passes unique source and object code >>> inputs through a standardized process, guided by an expression of the >>> relationships among those inputs, to assemble a well-specified >>> configuration of runnable code. What does that look like? >>> >>> -- >>> Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mw...@iupui.edu >>> Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
