I think it would be interesting just to get rid of the person altogether and have some sort of stylized couch.
Bryan Green aka "lispyone" On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Joan Touzet <woh...@apache.org> wrote: > At 3 different conferences I've attended in 2014: CloudantCON 2014, > OSCON 2014 and Velocity NYC 2014, I've been approached by people > complaining about the CouchDB logo. The argument is that the logo looks > like a man who is posed in a suggestive way, or as one person put it, > "showing you his crotch and inviting you over." > > These were not lighthearted expressions of concern to me over drinks - > they were heartfelt complaints from people who care about CouchDB and > its image in the open source community. > > I must admit I didn't think it was an issue at first, but like the > saying goes, once you've seen it, you can't un-see it. > > As a reminder here is our current logo: > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/supplement/logo/couchdb-logo.png > > Or in SVG: > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/supplement/logo/couchdb-logo.svg > > I'd like to propose improving the logo with a new drawing that keeps the > same theme - red couch, reclining figure in white - but alters the pose > to be a bit less suggestive. Other suggestions are welcome, naturally, > but a redrawn current-style logo probably has the least objections. > > Of course, if we agree to such a change, I'll need your help. I can't > draw, and I'm sure many of the rest of you can't either. If you're an > artist, and you agree, would you consider posting an altered logo in > reply to this thread that fixes the problem? > > You can find all of the source files (Adobe Illustrator) at: > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/supplement/logo/ > > -Joan > >
