I just want to clarify some things about the "visual identity" of the wiki. I'm definitely no expert, but I think that in web design terms this usually includes the logo, colour scheme, structure of the page, and can also include the methods in which a user interacts with the page. Is it this entire group of things that you're talking about?
Jesse On 04/09/2009 21:54, Wayne Mackintosh wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > As an independent project -- WikiEducator needs to develop a visual > identity and new logo. As an open collaborative initiative we invite > all WikiEducators around the world to join us in developing a new logo > for WikiEducator. > > *History of the current logo* > > I did not put much thought or energy into the design of the logo > currently used on the WikiEducator site. Back in April 2006, when > WikiEducator was relocated to a hosted server funded by the > Commonwealth of Learning, I had to supply a logo for the website. In > the rush to get the server operational, we simply tweaked the visual > identity of COL's 2003-2006 three-year plan (see: > http://www.col.org/progServ/3YR/Pages/2003-2006-3YR.aspx ). This was > back in the days when we had 12 registered accounts on WikiEducator -- > now with over 10,000 users we have more minds to come up with a better > idea ;-). > > We have come a long way since then. The strap line of "free > eLearning content" does not even begin to describe the breadth and > depth of the WikiEducator comunity or its projects. WE are also now > far larger than the Commonwealth and a truly global project. The time > has come to design and implement a new visual identity for WikiEducator! > > *Progress and plan to develop a new logo for WE* > > Back in June 2008 there was some discussion and thought about > developing a new logo and our first candidate for a new logo has > already been submitted by one of our community members, see: > > http://www.col.org/progServ/3YR/Pages/2003-2006-3YR.aspx > > 1) We invite all WikiEducator to table a candidate for our new visual > identity by 30 September 2009. Just add your visual idea to the list > of candidates on this page: > > http://wikieducator.org/WE-Logo , listing candidate 2, candidate 3 etc. > > 2) If you have no artistic ability like myself, please post your ideas > and thoughts on the corresponding talk page: > > http://wikieducator.org/Talk:WE-Logo > > 3) We will invite feedback from professional graphic designers and > post these to the site by 15 October 2009 > > 4) We will then ask the community to vote on their preferred logo > candidate closing votes by 30 October 2009. > > 5) The OER Foundation will commission a professional graphic design > artist to develop our new visual identity. > > Get your creative juices going -- and we look forward to reviewing > candidates for the new Wikieducator logo. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > Director, > International Centre for Open Education, > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, > www.wikieducator.org <http://www.wikieducator.org> > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
