Alright, I've updated the poster text. On 3/1/07, Samuel Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like the posters as well, though the text should reflect the new CfP. > > Please DO change color and shape of the Wikimania logo -- strict visual > guidelines haven't been laid out for such logos, and I think this is a > wonderful thing. The logo I know and love best online is Google's, which > has been modified, skewed playfully and absurdly, and remastered in > thousands of interesting, unusual, and unexpected ways. > > Every time I see someone respond to an artist's ideas with "thanks, but > please stop taking artistic license with project logos," I cringe... why > should a free content community project, of all things, be scared of this > sort of creative reuse? > > SJ > > -- > +1 617 529.4266 skype: metasj en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sj > > > On Thu, 1 Mar 2007, phoebe ayers wrote: > > > On 3/1/07, Jakob Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Ben Yates wrote: > >> > >>> I redid a couple of the posters from last year (they were made too > >>> late to be used for publicity, but I think it's early enough this > >>> year). > >>> > >>> http://benyates.info/WMPosters/ > >> > >> Thanks, but please follow the visual guidelines and do not change the > >> color and shape of Wikimania logo. So > >> > >> http://benyates.info/WMPosters/Wikimania%20poster%202.pdf > >> http://benyates.info/WMPosters/Wikimania%20poster.pdf > >> > >> are not appropiate but > >> > >> http://benyates.info/WMPosters/Wikimania%20poster%20plain.pdf > >> > >> is ok. You can add some colors, borders etc but not the the name > >> "Wikimania" and not to the logo. > > > > Heh. You know Ben designed the logo in the first place, right? So I > > suppose he can redesign it if he chooses... those posters are based on > > some of the possible mockups from last year. The text is partly based > > on last year's CfP and other materials; it should be reworked for this > > year's conference to reflect this year's different CfP. > > > > If the conference is really only going with the original logo with one > > set of colors, that should be made clear for all the designers. I > > didn't think there had really been any consensus over whether that > > logo should be the "official" logo for Wikimania (now and in the > > future), or whether there can be variations in color, etc. My only > > opinion is that I like Ben's posters! > > > > cheers, > > phoebe > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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