-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 While having a look at the nice new logo-varieties (http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/marketing/logo/png24/300/)I was wondering, if there are plans to also have one for the official (or "in formation")local chapters by changing the nice blue line?
Marco Arnulf Christl schrieb: > Hi All, > some might remember that we started working on an updated version of the > OSGeo logo (last year...). There have been some technical reasons to > update the logo. It is now easier to stitch on paraphernalia, copy on > table cloth banners, etc. Beyond this we have also listened to the > critics of the old version who said that the logo looked a bit more like > a steering wheel than a compass. > > What needs to be done now is to tell the rest of the world about it so > that all who link to us will eventually exchange their old copy of the > logo to the new one. Please join the effort, hack your own site, upload > the new logo to your favorite social network, in general - spread the word. > >> From a Marketing perspective you can tell a short story that ties in > well with our history. The compass rose has grown over the initial > circle symbolizing that we are reaching out to other realms as yet > untouched by spatial and FOSS. The lower right quarter of the outer > circle is open, symbolizing that we have an interface to connect with > others. This might be interesting for Local Chapters who want to use the > logo and add their own tag line (our current branding guidelines do not > allow this but we will amend that soon). You might want to maintain more > individuality and integrate the compass with your existing logo. If in > doubt, ask Marketing. > The official logo tag line reads "Your Open Source Compass" and it > should not be changed. Plus there are now three special ones for > sponsorship one each for projects and incubating projects. Those should > only be used on sites that are officially mandated to do so (please > check back with Marketing if you are unsure whether you are allowed to > use it). > You can also use the compass alone or with the "OSGeo" text below it > (thats the one on the Wiki). All versions are available through SVN [0] > as SVG, EMF, PNG24 and PNG8. > > The obvious places in the Wiki [1], and the Drupal website have been > updated but some might still be linked from elsewhere. If you find one, > please exchange it for the updated version. > > The large part of the work will be to update many more and often > inconspicuous places including the templates for OSGeo presentations, > logo guidelines and so on. > > In a week or so we should be able to make a Press Release. If you have > anything to add pleas hack the Wiki [2]. > > Best regards, > Arnulf. > > [0] http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/marketing/logo/ > [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Logo > [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Logo_Update > > PS: > I hopelessly underestimated the effort of getting this done in a timely > manner and organized fashion and therefore now just went ahead. > Hopefully we get this done well and I promise to never suggest updating > the logo ever again. > > _______________________________________________ > Marketing mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkkRurYACgkQRTmqCdK7E6rr+gCgqtEonxPbqSCPN6+CutOVGROH BXQAn30CzT4aht9RCu/9fzmmP3LeQslv =H0vM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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