[libreoffice-marketing] Re: [DESIGN] Poster - [was: LibO Slogan]

2010-11-11 Thread Dr. Bernhard Dippold
Hi Drew, Drew Jensen wrote: > On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 01:16 +0100, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > > Drew Jensen schrieb: > > > On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 20:53 +0100, Volker Merschmann wrote: > > >> Somewhat nice idea, but may I remind you to obey the branding rules: > > >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] [DESIGN] Do we need a separate mailing list for artwork/usability/branding...?

2010-11-11 Thread David Nelson
P.S. If it's not already done, I'd recommend that TDF set-up Google Apps for documentfoundation.org and/or libreoffice.org. There's a host of really useful stuff for collaboration, etc. Plus you can fulfill your mail needs without busting your heads configuring and maintaining a mail server. David

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] [DESIGN] Do we need a separate mailing list for artwork/usability/branding...?

2010-11-11 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 07:57, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > I agree that it is not easy to follow the threads on the topics you mention, > but from our experience with the OOo Art project and even more the Branding > Initiative there are important topics to be shared between the "general > m

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-11 11:41, Brenden Seibel a écrit : One slogan, loosely translated into languages, would seem best to me. In other words, not a literal translation, but same idea translated. Thanks I have added this to the wiki page that I am creating for LibO Slogans. Marc -- E-mail to marketi

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-11 15:34, Michel Gagnon a écrit : Some nice ideas. I think the main slogan should remind people that LibreOffice is a series of programs that help one to write, draw, calculate... Maybe I am paranoid, but I think we should avoid: names that remind one of competitive software. Agree

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) "Do what you want" David Nelson -- E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-11 23:07, Drew Jensen a écrit : On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 21:26 -0500, Drew Jensen wrote: Then again if I put the whole logo in place http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Miss-liberty-2.png that's not bad. and here is the alternative background I was thinking of. http://oucv.org/li

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] About Jens Habermann's fine artwork

2010-11-11 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 05:54, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > For small graphics and icons it might be too detailed if it would be used as > our main logo. As an additional graphic it might work, even if I don't feel > comfortable with tentacles around the corners of my documents... (wrong > a

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Drew Jensen
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 21:26 -0500, Drew Jensen wrote: > Then again if I put the whole logo in place > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Miss-liberty-2.png > > that's not bad. and here is the alternative background I was thinking of. http://oucv.org/libreoffice/scale-9x-griffith-poster-2

Re: Res: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Drew Jensen
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 19:06 -0800, Lucas Filho wrote: > In this link we have very interesting pictures of the Statue of > Liberty that can > be used freely (please see details for each image you will use). > > Link: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=search&w=1&txt=Statue+of > +Liberty&p=1 Thanks

Res: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Lucas Filho
Hello, I think the picture with a lot of "fantasy". In this link we have very interesting pictures of the Statue of Liberty that can be used freely (please see details for each image you will use). Link: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=search&w=1&txt=Statue+of+Liberty&p=1 Até mais, Lucas

Res: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Res: Res: Re: Change icon?

2010-11-11 Thread Lucas Filho
Hello Marc and all, I put on my record another version of the logo Libo. This time I made the plane with scribbles to convey a larger idea of liberty and deviate slightly from the images of other logos that have paper airplane. Libo was added words and TDF on the plane as shown in the magnifie

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Drew Jensen
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 19:39 -0500, Drew Jensen wrote: > ... dark background > > Yes - it is, but surely we aren't going to pass on all dark > backgrounds- > I can use the white out logo but it really doesn't come across as > well, > IMO in a big way Then again if I put the whole logo in place h

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Drew Jensen
On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 01:16 +0100, Bernhard Dippold wrote: > Drew Jensen schrieb: > > On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 20:53 +0100, Volker Merschmann wrote: > >> Somewhat nice idea, but may I remind you to obey the branding rules: > >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding > > > > sure - that

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Drew Jensen schrieb: On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 20:53 +0100, Volker Merschmann wrote: Somewhat nice idea, but may I remind you to obey the branding rules: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding sure - that is part of why I placed it up here - do you think it fails? How could I make

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi Marc, all, this topic is one I like very much :-) A few years back we had a similar activity in the OOo marketing project with lots of proposals, a voting and finally one official slogan (positioner) for OpenOffice.org. ("Open. For Business") (Search the OOo marketing list archive for "pos

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] [DESIGN] Do we need a separate mailing list for artwork/usability/branding...?

2010-11-11 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi Christoph, all, Christoph Noack schrieb: Hi all, in the today's marketing conference call (Agenda at [1]), some people mentioned that the number of mails and the diversity of topics is a bit too much for a single mailing list like marketing. So my (unofficial) question is, whether you think

[libreoffice-marketing] Do we need a separate mailing list for artwork/usability/branding...?

2010-11-11 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi all, in the today's marketing conference call (Agenda at [1]), some people mentioned that the number of mails and the diversity of topics is a bit too much for a single mailing list like marketing. So my (unofficial) question is, whether you think that another communication channel (mailing li

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Welcome to marketing@libreoffice.org

2010-11-11 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi David, welcome Andy! Andy, as you sent similar mails to the different mailing lists you subscribed to, it seems that we really lack in communication about the topic of the different lists as well as how to use them in general. So we should create a wiki page (might be moved over to the web

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Drew Jensen
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 20:53 +0100, Volker Merschmann wrote: > Somewhat nice idea, but may I remind you to obey the branding rules: > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding sure - that is part of why I placed it up here - do you think it fails? How could I make it pass - or you jus

Re: Branding Color Refinement Step 3 of 3 (was: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: [tdf-discuss] LibO program icon brainstorming)

2010-11-11 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Johannes, very cool! Thanks!!! I had a look at the tables, so is there anything we can suggest to the creators of artwork? For critical content, a useful combination seems to be Green and Purple ... or Blue and Yellow. It would be great if somebody could have another look at it ... it would be

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Branding Color Refinement Step 3 of 3

2010-11-11 Thread jonathon
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Re: [libreoffice-marketing] About Jens Habermann's fine artwork

2010-11-11 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi David, hi Jens, * David Nelson schrieb: Hi Jens, :-) I like your septipus :-) [1] The seven tentacles remind me of the different applications packaged in LibO. This character is one that, IMHO, will easily stay in people's minds, too. And it has all the other possibilities of a "living" masc

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Michel Gagnon
Le 2010-11-11 10:36, Marc Paré a écrit : There was some bantering back and forth a while ago with different words. Should we develop a slogan for LibO? Should we develop a different slogan for each language or have a translation of one slogan for languages? Here are a few of my suggestions:

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Volker Merschmann
Hi Drew, 2010/11/11 Drew Jensen : > On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 16:41 +, Brenden Seibel wrote: >> One slogan, loosely translated into languages, would seem best to me. >> In other words, not a literal translation, but same idea translated. > > Would seem to make sense - I was doodling with ideas ove

[libreoffice-marketing] About Jens Habermann's fine artwork

2010-11-11 Thread David Nelson
Hi Jens, :-) I like your septipus :-) [1] The seven tentacles remind me of the different applications packaged in LibO. This character is one that, IMHO, will easily stay in people's minds, too. And it has all the other possibilities of a "living" mascot. Nice job! Great start, Jens! :-) 1) So th

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2010-11-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
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2010-11-11 Thread Diego Germán Gonzalez
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RE: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Drew Jensen
On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 16:41 +, Brenden Seibel wrote: > One slogan, loosely translated into languages, would seem best to me. > In other words, not a literal translation, but same idea translated. Would seem to make sense - I was doodling with ideas over this last weekend also and "Liberate You

RE: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Brenden Seibel
One slogan, loosely translated into languages, would seem best to me. In other words, not a literal translation, but same idea translated. _ From: Brenden Seibel [bsei...@guateconexion.com] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:49 AM To: marketing@libreoffice.or

RE: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Brenden Seibel
One second though, Maybe better for the English version LibreOffice ... Freedom to Live! From: Marc Paré [m...@marcpare.com] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:36 AM To: marketing@libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan There w

FW: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Brenden Seibel
I like this one. "LibreOffice ... we are all free to live." Or maybe even better in English: LibreOffice ... Free to Live! Or in Spanish: LibreOffice ... Libertad para Vivir! From: Marc Paré [m...@marcpare.com] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:36

[libreoffice-marketing] LibO Slogan

2010-11-11 Thread Marc Paré
There was some bantering back and forth a while ago with different words. Should we develop a slogan for LibO? Should we develop a different slogan for each language or have a translation of one slogan for languages? Here are a few of my suggestions: "LibreOffice, a suite deal." "Memories bro

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Res: LibO resources ready for final version announcements

2010-11-11 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-11 09:39, Lucas Filho a écrit : Hello Marc Paré. Excellent observation:) I thought of something like FLISOL Festival (Latin American Free Software Installation). Imagine the worldwide launch of Libo. Where people would be talking about the same on the same day in different cities ar

Res: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO resources ready for final version announcements

2010-11-11 Thread Lucas Filho
Hello Marc Paré. Excellent observation:) I thought of something like FLISOL Festival (Latin American Free Software Installation). Imagine the worldwide launch of Libo. Where people would be talking about the same on the same day in different cities around the world! No, Microsoft would not be

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fwd: Libre Office's future strategy - suggestions from a Computer Weekly article that may be of use to the Foundation

2010-11-11 Thread Ian Lynch
> > >wasn't Google offering its products to enterprises for private clouds? (Or > was it MS?) > > Both of them. Google might have gotten down to a large small business. > Neither addressed the needs/requirements of a SOHO that needed a > private cloud on their premises. > > >In any case, Ubuntu

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO resources ready for final version announcements

2010-11-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Marc, thanks for pushing this forward! We can also talk about this during today's call, but in general: Marc Paré wrote on 2010-11-11 06.42: With the release date for the LibO final version approaching, I am just wondering what should we be getting reading ready from the viewpoint of marke