On Apr 19, 2010, at 9:19 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: > Hello Community, > > The search for the XWiki.org logo isn't over yet... > > The second round of votes finished, with the following results: > > +9 for 4 > +4 for 12 (I counted Thibaut's +1 for 12A as a +1 for 12) > +1 for 15 > +14 for 16 > +1 for 19 > > Normally, 16 would be the winner, but since several key members of the > community objected to it, I see three ways to proceed: > > 1. Declare 16 as the elected logo, but further improve it to soften the > objections > 2. Start a third round between improved version of 4 and 16 > 3. Slow down a bit, since there's no hard deadline to meet, and start > all over, accepting new proposals > > I for one would go for option 1, if Vincent, Ludovic, Guillaume, Fabio > agree.
Even though I don't like the 16 logo too much this has been a community vote so I'm ok to accept it. So I'm ok for option 1. Thanks -Vincent > On 04/08/2010 06:02 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: >> Hello XWiki Community, >> >> We're still looking for the new XWiki.org logo. First of all, many >> thanks to all those who submitted their ideas ( >> http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Community/LogoChallenge ). After the >> first round of votes (digest here: >> http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ah6DqXzfHT2vdHV5Ty1LX3lKU3U5V3M4YmNFSXEzcVE&hl=en), >> >> we chose 6 "popular" proposals for the second round: >> http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Community/LogoChallengeRound2 . >> >> The authors of these proposals were asked to do the following, if not >> already done for round 1: >> * try to integrate any constructive feedback that came with the >> votes (a digest of the feedback from the emails is available for each >> proposal on >> http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Community/LogoChallengeRound2 ) >> * polish the design (if they consider it necessary) >> * provide the requested variations for .org, enterprise and office >> * provide samples for light and dark background >> * provide a black&white version >> * provide a 16X16 icon containing the logo or a representative part >> of the logo >> * provide a nice "Powered by XWiki" button that goes with the logo >> * provide a mockup/screenshot with the logo used in the current >> skin, colibri >> >> For most of the finalist logos, the _final_ versions were already >> uploaded here: >> http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Community/LogoChallengeRound2 . >> For those who were not updated, we will use the initial submissions >> for round 2 as well, >> and voters will have to use their imagination in case >> any of the required use cases is missing. >> >> >> VOTING: >> >> You can send your vote on the mailing list (d...@xwiki.org or >> users@xwiki.org), in reply to this email. No twitter votes this time. >> >> Each voter can grant a whole +1 to only one of the 6 finalists >> ( >> http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/Community/LogoChallengeRound2#HFinalistproposals >> ). >> >> IMPORTANT: Before choosing a logo based on your personal preference, >> please try to also ask yourself the following questions: >> >> * Is it distinctive? Note that it should not resemble other logos, >> including the XWiki SAS/xwiki.com logo. >> * Is it easy to remember and recognize? >> * Does it blend in smoothly with the Colibri skin? With the new >> XWiki.org skin? Note that adjustments to the skin is possible, in order >> to better integrate with the logo. >> * Is the design scalable? Could it (or parts of it) be >> successfully used in a 16X16 icon? Would it look good on a very large >> poster? >> * Can it be used (as it is, or adapted) on both light and dark backgrounds? >> * What would it look like in black and white (not just grayscale)? >> It's ok if some details are lost, but it needs to still look >> attractive and keep the main features. >> >> >> TIMELINE: >> >> 08/Apr/10 : Beginning of second round of votes on d...@xwiki.org, >> users@xwiki.org >> 11/Apr/10 : End of votes >> >> >> Thanks, > > > -- > Sergiu Dumitriu > http://purl.org/net/sergiu/ > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > d...@xwiki.org > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs _______________________________________________ users mailing list users@xwiki.org http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
