On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On 03/30/2012 06:20 AM, drew jensen wrote: > > > >> On Fri, 2012-03-30 at 08:03 -0400, Rob Weir wrote: > >> > >>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Kay Schenk<kay.sch...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Rob Weir<robw...@apache.org> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> What is the latest thinking on the AOO logos? > >>>>> > >>>>> There is some great material on the wiki: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/** > >>>> Application+Branding< > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Application+Branding> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/** > >>>>> AOOLogo+proposal< > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOOLogo+proposal> > >>>>> > >>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/** > >>>>> Logo+Proposals< > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Logo+Proposals> > >>>>> > >>>>> Drew did a lot of initial work here. But it is not clear to me > >>>>> whether we have a final recommendation, whether the work is ongoing, > >>>>> etc. > >>>>> > >>>>> If we have a design that is considered the one to go with, could > >>>>> someone propose it as the official logo, so we can see if there are > >>>>> any objections? It would be good to get some closure on this. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> yes, I know...I am rather late to this party. > >>>> > >>>> I would be happy to make a proposal to adopt the first banner on > >>>> > >>>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/**Logo+Proposals< > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Logo+Proposals> > >>>> > >>>> as the "official" web logo, and actually make this change, but... > >>>> > >>>> where are we with the "incubating" business. Would we have this in > >>>> addition > >>>> to the current "incubating" logo which we currently have or ??? > >>>> > >>>> I probably have missed other discussions about the "incubating" topic. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> The incubation requirement is that we have "(incubating)" on the *page* > >>> along with the podling disclaimer. We're not required to have > >>> "(incubating)" in the logo. In fact, some of us have recommended that > we > >>> do not put "(incubating)" in the logo. If we can have a "clean" logo > >>> without that, then we can use the same logo after we graduate. > >>> > >> > >> well, all the artwork I've submitted and I've said this before, is setup > >> up with layers - just open it, hide or remove the layer named > >> 'incubating' and it's gone. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Also, I'll feel a little artistic this week, after doing that > timeline > >>>>> ;-). So next I'd like to then take the logo design, and create two > >>>>> variations that we can use to inform users about the 3.4 release. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- a "coming soon" webpage/blog logo that project supporters may put > >>>>> on their websites. It would be linked to a page that we would host, > >>>>> with FAQ's on AOO 3.4, including information on signing up for the > >>>>> ooo-announce list, etc. > >>>>> > >>>>> - a "get AOO" logo, also for supports to use on their own websites. > >>>>> It would be linked to our download webpage on openoffice.org. > >>>>> > >>>>> The nice thing about this approach (which is used by many other > >>>>> projects) is we do not need to give blanket permission for anyone to > >>>>> use our main logo for any purpose. And we don't need to have them > ask > >>>>> permission for using our logo for these specific purposes. We provide > >>>>> a special purpose logo to be used for these common things. > >>>>> > >>>> > > Well I would be happy to do an actual PROPOSAL with Lazy Consensus from > > among the following 3 logos on: > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/**confluence/display/OOOUSERS/**Logo+Proposals< > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Logo+Proposals> > > > > * the first logo under the heading > > 1.1 Proposed banner logo for the main web site > > > > * or either of the orb-centric proposals > > 2.1 Orb Centric Proposal Logo #1, > > 2.2 Orb Centric Proposal Logo #2 > > > > > > > > I'd recommend starting a new "[Proposal]" thread if you want to seek lazy > consensus on this, so it is not buried in this thread. > > done! this was my intention all along....I've referenced this thread. baby steps. > > > > > Rob, given your explanation, I'm assuming we would keep the > "(incubating)" > > wording next to the logo as we have now. > > > > > As HTML text, yes. > > > > > Re your other comments...the "Coming soon" logo does sound like a > > nice/worthwhile idea. Something we can work on soonish... > > > > > > > With current progress on the AOO 3.4 builds, it might be too late for a > "coming soon" logo. We can probably go straight to the "download" or "get > it here" logo, Drew has some examples of these on the wiki as well. > > > > > > >> > >> > >>>>> -Rob > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** > >>>> ---------------------------- > >>>> MzK > >>>> > >>>> "Women and cats will do as they please, > >>>> and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." > >>>> -- > >>>> Robert Heinlein > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > -- > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > > ------------ > > MzK > > > > "Women and cats will do as they please, > > and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." > > -- Robert Heinlein > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." -- Robert Heinlein
