I agree with everything Ian said here. -Chuck -- http://ChuckEsterbrook.com/
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:06:29 -0600, Ian Bicking wrote: > Todd Grimason wrote: >> This was discussed in regards to a logo for Python overall, to >> the point that heads exploded, but I'll mention it anyway: >> >> You generally need to decide whom your logo is meant to appeal >> to, and what values it should relay. >> >> [Here I would cut and paste 987906 emails from the marketing list] >> >> >> In short - if the goal is to be taken more seriously, and >> "professional", I'd vote against cartoon-ish approaches. Yes, >> even to the point of "boring", though hopefully not. >> > > Realistically, Webware isn't going to appeal to the people that a > corporate logo would appeal to. Webware has the potential to bring > in developers who are enthusiastic about Python. Those developers > may, in turn, convince boring corporate types. But the boring > corporate types just don't hang out in the same circles as Webware. > They probably don't even appreciate where Webware sits in the > stack of tools a developer would use. > >> If the point is just a catchy logo other Python programmers will >> appreciate, then it's less vital - though if their usage is >> dependent on departmental approval, it still matters. >> > > We don't have any corporate backing or much of that appeal, but we > can still appeal to management types that have an appreciation for > open source software and the environment that entails. That's my > evaluation of Webware's appeal strictly on a technical level. > > In that light, Webware needs not to show that it is corporate, but > that it is alive and actively supported. And even if there's not a > huge amount of active development of the Webware core, it *is* > consistently supported by the community on this list. And an > enlightened manager *will* still be concerned about the viability > of the project. > > From that perspective an irreverent logo doesn't really hurt -- > what you really need to show is that there's some care and effort. > A quite valid criticism is that currently the Webware site doesn't > show that. So I think it's more important to do *something* rather > than the "right" thing. Personally, this logo is the one I like > best so far. But I wouldn't veto another logo. > > >> Just thought I'd shortcut things here so we don't repeat that >> long long thread. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70&alloc_id638&op=click _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
