Are you working on something? or just leaving us in the dark!
On 13 January 2014 19:22, John Miller <john.w.mil...@oracle.com> wrote: > OK saw the images and thought a combination of two looked nice. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lyons, Roy [mailto:roy.ly...@cmegroup.com] > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 8:37 AM > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: New logo? > > I asked my wife on the drive to the train today what animal she thinks > fits Maven. Her response made me chuckle. > > Without hesitation, she said "Honey Badger" > > When I asked why, she said that Honey Badgers are part of nature and > generally do their thing nicely -- but if you piss it off, things will get > really really bad... She said she had the same experience with Maven. It > works nicely, but if you try to do something really non-standard, you will > feel its wrath :) > > Heh. > > Anyhow, I thought it was funny enough to share - not really a serious > consideration to make a Honey Badger our mascot. > > On 1/10/14 1:20 AM, "Kristian Rosenvold" <kristian.rosenv...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >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 >
