It's a fine logo, but I would have to agree with the other comments. I do like the idea, however.
Perhaps a shape other than a square could be used? Within the globe, there are four wings. They could possibly be altered to represent the four corners of the office suite? Kind regards, Paul D'Arcy On 20 Dec 2012 06:40, "Dave Fisher" <w...@apache.org> wrote: > > Michael's effort is appreciated, but I have to agree that appropriating the windows four colored squares is not appropriate. Perhaps the association is too close in mind to notice subtle differences. > > Regards , > Dave > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 19, 2012, at 9:35 PM, John Gilger <john.gil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Looks nice but the MS Windows element in the background doesn't seem > > appropriate, IMHO. > > > > John > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Michael Acevedo <vea1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Greetings to the AOO Team! > >> > >> Hello, after a few months of inactivity I've decided to get back in touch > >> with the AOO community. First, congratulations to the AOO team on > >> a successful graduation into a top-level Apache project from the Apache > >> Incubator. > >> > >> Now the reason on why I am writing this email is to formally submit a logo > >> proposal for the next version of the Apache OpenOffice 4.X logo. > >> Previously, I submitted an initial logo on the Apache OpenOffice Google+ > >> community but I went back to the drawing board and created a second version > >> of the logo that both pays respect to the previous Apache OpenOffice orb, > >> but modernizes the look of the overall logo by adding 4 colored squares > >> that represent the four corners of our office suite (Writer, Calc, Impress, > >> and Base) and utilizing a streamlined font. > >> > >> Without further introductions, below I present my official submission for > >> the Apache OpenOffice 4.X logo. > >> > >> This first logo, is the proposed official logo for the project that would > >> be used for our webpage and some other materials. > >> > >> > >> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lETVSrwcgJc/UNJpH6G1sxI/AAAAAAAAABg/JnpNrXdRgUo/s653/AOO%25204%2520LOGO%2520v2-5%2520Small%2520copy.jpg > >> > >> There's a secondary logo, which is basically the same logo but changes the > >> proportion of the OpenOffice orb making it better suited for the splash > >> screen that appears at the launch of the application. > >> > >> > >> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uy8gU24uBZw/UNJpH8UiKiI/AAAAAAAAABk/xfXTQjO8iQg/s912/AOO%25204%2520LOGO%2520v2-2.png > >> > >> Hope you guys like it and Happy holidays! > >> > >> -- > >> Best, > >> Michael > >>
