Might be careful with the name; http://corpo.couche-tard.com/en/
But shotgun owl will probably stick :) I like it a lot :) K 2014-11-20 11:49 GMT+01:00 Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com>: > The closest thing to a mascot that we have is > > http://maven.apache.org/images/maven-logo-2.gif > "Arse on desk behind laptop while waiting for Maven to finish downloading > the interwebs" > > I would like to call a vote in a couple of days to adopt M. Couché-Tard (my > own creation) as our mascot > > http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-5-large.png > "M. Couché-Tard" > > In addition I am suggesting that we change the logo font to Alte Haas > Grotesk Bold with italic applied by Inkscape > > I am also suggesting that we change the emphasis colour letter to the v... > as in version... and we all know that Maven helps manage versions of > things... versions are very important to Maven. > > The emphasis colour would be #cc0000 to match the scarf worn by "M. > Couché-Tard" > > My proposal would be to make these changes as a single vote, i.e. not three > separate votes, the vote would be for all these changes in one go... in > order to avoid design by committee. > > Having said that, community is more important than a new logo or even > having a mascot, so hence this discuss thread before actually calling a > vote. > > This is something that not just the developers of Maven should have a say > in... if we have a mascot and a refreshed logo we can use these as aid to > help drive a site refresh that makes Maven easier to understand for > newcomers and helps existing users find what they are looking for easier > and faster. > > For anyone not following the dev list, here is my reasons for picking "M. > Couché-Tard" as a mascot... > > The definition of a maven is "an expert or connoisseur"... in the context > of Apache Maven, the idea is that Maven knows the conventions for different > types of software projects and is an expert in applying those conventions. > M. Couché-Tard is a wise fellow, sleeping-in while he waits for the > interwebs to finish downloading... he may look cute but if crossed or used > incorrectly he will bite a chunk off your hand... but do right by him and > he will do right by you. > > So WDYT? should I just call the vote already or do people want to think it > over a bit more! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
