> On Nov 25, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Stephen Connolly > <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 25 November 2014 at 14:31, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> > wrote: > >> -1 - only because a) I don’t understand the purpose of what is going on on >> the bird’s chest and > > > https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmbWMy3KPTNcnuorFhjAJABm6Al8mGBu8pMsxf8mmljydrIR4O > > https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT24xwn6POkIGDYTCiTQV-Mplu-S7Cd1tRtgiraaZb9VutICnW1 > > <https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT24xwn6POkIGDYTCiTQV-Mplu-S7Cd1tRtgiraaZb9VutICnW1>
Nice photos! > > just two photos of owls that a quick GIS revealed where the feathers on the > owls belly are typically a lighter colour or a different pattern from the > rest of the owl. > > Originally this was a white patch... people objected... > > The scalloping is to give the feather effect... and there are two sets of > scalloping because any single sold colour results in the shotgun effect > > Some people go extra cute and make the center section a "heart" > > https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQlwk2CQuHz9q9alG8iY5BDiC0mqWOpJBdIMmxXO7nZpN7xhWP1LA > > <https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQlwk2CQuHz9q9alG8iY5BDiC0mqWOpJBdIMmxXO7nZpN7xhWP1LA> This one actually looks like an owl to me. > > Others go for a different colour with more explicit feather imagery > > https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSVOyxAkja3O_JbGfsKAhwAVFHS1fNUblq3NiT8IxAgE6waH-ARcA > > <https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSVOyxAkja3O_JbGfsKAhwAVFHS1fNUblq3NiT8IxAgE6waH-ARcA> Hmm. Looks like an owl wearing “old man” pants to me. ;-) > > We want something different from others... and I like this end result... > > >> b) I love the idea of putting the bird in a sweater with the letter “M” on >> it. >> >> > My skills of an artist did not give a good rendition... I did try though. > If my skills were better perhaps I could have delivered such an owl... > maybe somebody will contribute a version where CK removes his glasses and > turns into super-owl > > > > >> Ralph >> >>> On Nov 25, 2014, at 5:05 AM, Andreas Gudian <andreas.gud...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> Am Dienstag, 25. November 2014 schrieb Stephen Connolly : >>> >>>> For anyone who has been living under a rock, here is the background >>>> >>>> Background >>>> ========= >>>> >>>> I think everyone can agree that the site needs a reorganisation and a >>>> rewrite. Users cannot find what they need, and the end result is that >>>> people keep on abusing maven rather than having maven help them. >>>> >>>> Try as I might, I have been unable to motivate myself to do the >>>> reorganisation with the current dated look and feel of the site... I am >> not >>>> saying that picking a new logo and selecting a mascot will result in >> making >>>> progress, but it can't hurt and I believe it will help >>>> >>>> Proposed changes >>>> =============== >>>> >>>> 1. Change the logo font to Alte Haas Grotesk Bold with italics applied >> by >>>> Inkscape >>>> 2. Change the highlighted letter from 'a' to 'v' and replace the v with >> two >>>> Apache Feathers >>>> 3. Adopt the (currently unnamed) owl as our mascot >>>> >>>> Here is a link to the font: >>>> >>>> http://www.dafont.com/alte-haas-grotesk.font >>>> >>>> Here is a large version of the owl and the logo: >>>> >>>> >>>> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-final-large.png >>>> >>>> A regular version of the own and the logo, e.g. a size suitable for use >> in >>>> the top of the standard maven sites: >>>> >>>> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-final.png >>>> >>>> (Note that in all likelihood, the mascot would probably end up on the >> other >>>> side of the title bar from the logo... and that is IF the mascot ends >> up on >>>> the title bar) >>>> >>>> Here is both of those rendered in a site (as it can be helpful to see >> the >>>> graphics adjacent to text) >>>> >>>> >>>> >> http://people.apache.org/~stephenc/maven-logo-contest/maven-owl-final-context.png >>>> >>>> >>>> Logo Rational >>>> =========== >>>> >>>> If we do some searches for the Maven logo: >>>> >>>> >>>> >> https://www.google.com/search?site=imghp&tbm=isch&q=maven+logo&oq=maven+logo >>>> >>>> >>>> >> http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=maven+logo&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBLH&scope=images&pq=maven+logo >>>> >>>> Our current logo, with a single highlighted letter stands out quite well >>>> from the other "maven" logos, so keeping a highlighted letter and an >> italic >>>> rendered font maintains continuity with our current logo. >>>> >>>> By changing the highlighted letter to the `v` and by using two Apache >>>> feathers to create the `v`, we connect our logo back to Apache... we are >>>> Apache Maven after all. >>>> >>>> The `v` is also the common short term for version (e.g.v3 is short for >>>> version 3). Apache Maven puts a lot of emphasis on versions of >> dependencies >>>> and plugins... you could say that versions are very important to Maven. >>>> >>>> The colours of the feather were changed to solid colours to match the >> owl >>>> mascot's scarf, beak and eyebrows >>>> >>>> Voting rules >>>> ========= >>>> >>>> Anyone who is subscribed to the dev or users list is eligible to vote. >>>> >>>> If you vote multiple times, only your final vote will be counted. >>>> >>>> The vote will be open until 1:00pm GMT on Wed 3rd Dec 2014 >>>> >>>> The vote is for all three changes as one single change. Partial votes >> (e.g. >>>> for the logo but not the mascot, or vice-versa) will not be counted. >>>> >>>> I, as the caller of the vote, reserve the right to cancel the vote if >> this >>>> vote is putting the harmony of the community at risk. >>>> >>>> If a majority of the PMC believe that this vote is putting the harmony >> of >>>> the community at risk, then the PMC may cancel this vote (though if >> even a >>>> small minority of the PMC were of that belief, I will more than likely >> have >>>> cancelled the vote before the PMC would need to decide... I'm just >> stating >>>> this FTR) >>>> >>>> The decision will be a simple majority, there will be no special veto >>>> powers. >>>> >>>> +1: [ ] Change the logo to the proposed logo and adopt the owl as >> project >>>> mascot >>>> 0: [ ] No opinion >>>> -1: [ ] No change >>>> >>>> Please only respond with +1, 0 or -1. If you want to discuss the >> proposed >>>> changes please use a different thread. This thread is for voting only. >>>> >>>> -Stephen >>>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org >> >>
