The proposed mark is very well suited as a replacement. It is simple, minimalistic, and works well on a variety of backgrounds.
+1 On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Mike <mike.cuttl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the root of this issue is lack of strong OpenStreetMap brand, or, > at least, lack of visual identity of the brand. > > Current OSM logo lacks necessary properties of good brand visual > identification, and thus it is not used much. The most obvious problem is > it is not usable - you cannot use it as small mark in corner of the map as > when resized to needed small resolution image it becomes unreadable. > > What should be done first is establishing good visual identity for > OpenStreetMap, primarily through logo (both long 'OpenStreetMap' and short > 'OSM' version) with special attention for usability - meaning that we > should be able to put it everywhere and brand would be recognizable. > > When that is done, problem with attribution mark is almost solved: logo > should be used as visual mark. > > > ______________________________**_________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/talk<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk> > -- John Novak 585-OLD-TOPOS (585-653-8676) http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnanovak/ OSM ID:oldtopos OSM Heat Map: http://yosmhm.neis-one.org/?oldtopos OSM Edit Stats:http://hdyc.neis-one.org/?oldtopos
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