Having the snake connect with web and py is a great idea. But I prefer the 1st snake with cuter expression and bigger head in proportion to body.
On Sep 2, 2:39 pm, "Richard Gordon" <richard_gor...@verizon.net> wrote: > Dear web2py community: > > I recognize that this is very late to the web2py logo game and that you may > be tired of this thread, but I felt strongly enough about it to take some > action. Being artistically challenged, I asked a dear friend of mine and > professional animator, Diane Heller (http://www.dianimation.com), to > illustrate a web2py logo based on my specs. I submitted her drawings to > Massimo for his review and he asked that I open them to this forum for your > further review and comments. So please share your thoughts! To avoid biasing > the discussion, I will withhold Massimo's feedback. > > I will, however, relate what I wrote to Massimo regarding the thought process > behind this logo design. Web2py is clearly in the early adopter phase and > needs to graduate to the crucial early majority phase before it can "cross > the chasm" into the mainstream market acceptance. For web2py to proliferate, > the focus right now must be on reaching early adopters and the leading-edge > of the early majority. > > I suspect these people are either existing python programmers or programmers > who have heard good things about python and web2py and are willing to switch > frameworks and languages. The common draw among them, IMHO, is python. To > state it differently, if web2py were written in Ruby or another language, > it's likely most of us wouldn't be here. That is, unless we were absolutely > desperate for a better framework solution than Ruby or Django, which seems > unlikely. > > Obviously, a logo won't convince early adopters that web2py is > enterprise/production worthy. Only apps will do that. But a logo can > reference other brands (python) while remaining identifiably unique and > inspiring brand loyalty. The attached drawings are attempts to achieve that > difficult feat. > > I attach 4 versions of the logo for your consideration (call them 1, 2, 3, > and 4 in sequence). The last one, #4, of the snake looping through the b and > wrapping its tail around the p in web and py, respectively, is a draft of my > preferred choice because it depicts a linkage between the web and python and > creates a dynamic tension that the others lack. The other logos are > prototypes from which you should consider competing snake facial expressions > and body proportions and positions. > > This is still a work in progress, but please know that it is very hard work. > Unless there is overwhelmingly positive feedback to these prototypes and a > strong chance of using this logo to represent web2py, I will immediately ask > Diane to cease and desist from further work. She has a big project on her > plate and it would be unfair to ask for any more of her time than she has > already graciously volunteered, unless there was a strong interest from this > community. > > So ... have at it. Let the comments fly! > > plain 2 WEB2py dianimation.jpg > 145KViewDownload > > looped 2 WEB2py dianimation.jpg > 146KViewDownload > > tail wrap WEB2py dianimation.jpg > 145KViewDownload > > looped 2 connecting web py dianimation.jpg > 150KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
