My suggestion at this point is: 1. Ask Sally if we can get professional help. 2. If there is none, or it endorses the Owl, or produces something we hate, go with the owl. 3. as per Michael, don't name the Owl at all. Don't name the awl at owl?
On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Michael Osipov <micha...@apache.org> wrote: > Am 2014-11-23 um 22:59 schrieb Stephen Connolly: > > On 23 November 2014 at 02:53, Hervé BOUTEMY <herve.bout...@free.fr> >> wrote: >> >> Le samedi 22 novembre 2014 19:22:29 Benson Margulies a écrit : >>> >>>> I suggest that we ask Sally is there is any donated graphic design >>>> assistance available. I suspect that there is. >>>> >>> +1 >>> >>> >> If somebody else wants to take a lead in that process then we might get >> somewhere faster... I just want to get to the end game... even if Maven >> doesn't find a use for my creation I will find some project to attach it >> to! ;-) >> >> >> >>> On Nov 22, 2014 7:09 PM, "Stephen Connolly" >>>> <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Why I want a new logo and a mascot: >>>>> >>>>> I think everyone can agree that the site needs a reorg and a rewrite. >>>>> >>>> +1 >>> >>> Users >>>>> cannot find what they need, and the end result is that people keep on >>>>> abusing maven rather than having maven help them. >>>>> >>>>> Try as I might, I have been unable to motivate myself to do the reorg >>>>> >>>> with >>> >>>> the current LaF of the site... I am not saying that picking a new logo >>>>> >>>> and >>> >>>> selecting a mascot will result in me making progress, but it can't hurt >>>>> and >>>>> I believe it will help me. >>>>> >>>> +1, even if it puts a higher bar >>> >>> >>>>> I really don't care what logo or mascot we go with - yes I would be >>>>> flattered if the community chose one of my efforts - but at the end of >>>>> >>>> the >>> >>>> day, what matters more to me is that we *have* a new logo and a mascot >>>>> >>>> (or >>> >>>> something else to mix up the content visually) >>>>> >>>>> I tried holding a contest... We didn't get very much contributions from >>>>> that... Though I welcome each and every one >>>>> >>>>> The next idea was to see about hiring a processional designer... >>>>> >>>> Though to >>> >>>> do that we really need to write up a brief... At least if we want good >>>>> results... I did not get very far on writing up such a brief - in >>>>> >>>> truth I >>> >>>> do not know how to express what we want - so after much time, and with >>>>> >>>> a >>> >>>> new idea in my head I came up with this suggestion >>>>> >>>> thank you for new proposals: I know how it's hard to continue in one >>> direction... >>> >>> >>>>> I would like to put this to a vote, but I won't do that if the >>>>> >>>> community >>> >>>> will be harmed by such a vote... This thread is an effort to sound out >>>>> >>>> the >>> >>>> community so that I can have the confidence in putting this to a vote >>>>> >>>> starting with this discussion before trying a vote is really a good >>> choice >>> >>> >>>>> >>>>> By the way, I think I now favour D >>>>> >>>> in fact, to really understand the result, the view inside Maven site is >>> good, >>> since it show the mascott both at little and big sizes >>> atually, the violet colour in the eyes gives me strange impression: don't >>> know >>> if blue or grey would be better >>> >>> >> How does green suit? >> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/ >> maven-owl-7-screenshot.png >> >> >> >> and since "Couché Tard" doesn't seem to fit with english-speaking people >>> (which >>> have so much slang word :p ), I really like "shotgun owl" without showing >>> anything: that what happens with Maven = nobody whows you a shotgun >>> because >>> it's really not the intend, but if you take things the wrong ways, you >>> will >>> discover a shotgun we even didn't want to provide.... >>> >>> >> As I said, if my owl gets selected I will let the community decide the >> mascot's name... seems that for this owl everyone wants to call it >> "shotgun" ;-) >> > > What is all that fuzz about "shotgun"? I do not get it, I am not a native > English speaker. A name, due the international audience we have, should be > easy to understand, not slang/colloquial, not offending, > interpretation-free. > > Maybe we are better off with just a visual name revamp without a mascot...? > > > Michael > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > >
