On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Samer Mansour <samer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Summary of feedback (which I found made points): > > Samer - Lets go flat, its strong in all aspects brought up. > Kay S. - Agrees with flat logo. Poll should be limited to few. > Robin - Wordmarks need more attention (not logo specific), Vasilis logo is > cool, downside too different. Robin made a similar refresh with/without > feather. Scales his orb down, no indication for his logo preference (he did > submit one more). Agrees technical aspect of print, but its not deciding > factor (I agree but it should be satisfied). > Dave F - Wordmark needs attention as well, likes flat logo. > Dennis - Check with trademark@ > Andrea - Likes orb, not a fan of flat (as its been used as a surrogate in > the past due to limitations). > Alexandro - alters Robins logo. > Juergen - What about stand alone logo for buttons, stickers. Proposes we > should poll. > Kadal - "Because companies do it, we shouldn't?" - not sure that is > convincing b/c they pay expert designers. > Vasilis - Likes flat, but wordmark not so much. > Milo - Likes flat, but workmark needs changing, TM placement too. > Rob - Poll, but its not decision making. PMC decides in end. PMC likes > data, more the better (ie. poll data). "Consider conferences and booth > materials, CD prints, etc." > Janl - Agrees poll for decision is bad idea, but poll for data is good. > "Keep it similar to classic orb". "Doesn't have to be flat" but Janl > doesn't state outright if flat is bad. > Graham L - "Logo is not a computer icon". Print is a huge part of > marketing. Print good -> electronically good, but not necessarily other way > around. > > I could set up a visual poll and share multiple time over facebook and > social media. > > http://freeonlinesurveys.com/app/showpoll.asp?qid=244375&sid=xz7athj6ytcg4mb244375&new=True > > Respond with your favourite 3 logo please, or top 2 or 1. The logos that > score the least will be eliminated: > > 1. Flattened Logo > 2. Kevin G. Flat Feather. > 3. third pick abstained. > I would also include: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/31818000/OO_4_final_design_Robin-Fowler.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1365884183026 Yes, the feather is a bit too big but it could be made smaller... I guess we work on lettering after the logo? Thanks for all this work by everybody! > > > > On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Ian Lynch <ianrly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 13 April 2013 16:25, Graham Lauder <y...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Milos, > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 06:45:18PM +0200, Milosh Vujnovic wrote: > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > > > > > just a quick comment and clarification regarding printing and > logos. > > > > > Print-friendly version (vector, CMYK) is crucial to be prepared > > > > > during logo design process. This includes color and black&white > > > > > version (on light and dark background). > > > > > > > > > > I must disagree with the comments on that printing is rarely used > > > > > anymore - few examples include billboards, fair stands, business > > > > > cards, letterheads and other stationery, and so on. > > > > > > > > But OpenOffice is a desktop application. For me, this means the main > > > > focus should be in a logo that looks good everywhere where it is > mainly > > > > used, in the user's desktop (even in the window title bar) and the > > > > website (even in the website favicon). Thus, IMHO, printing has the > > > > lowest priority. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > I have been keeping out of this conversation because I don't have time > at > > > the > > > moment to give sufficient focus to OO, but I have been reading the list > > as > > > I > > > am able. The above statement however prompts me to respond. > > > > > > The main focus of the logo is to identify and attract. The statement > > above > > > shows a limited understanding of marketing. The advent of computers > has > > > far > > > from given us a paperless office, it has in fact increased paper usage > > by a > > > huge margin. Print media is a hugely significant part of marketing > > > collateral. Flyers, posters CD sleeves and labels, business cards etc. > > > Whenever reviews are printed in magazines there should be a logo with > the > > > article. Logo is not just about finding OO on a computer, that's an > > icon. > > > > > > The logo should work in print (specifically worst case scenario which > is > > 4 > > > colour on newsprint) and it will work digitally, the opposite does not > > > necessarily follow. > > > > > > Cheers > > > GL > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: marketing-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: marketing-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > Apart form anything else, why is it so difficult to make a vector image > > that is good on print and on screen? When something is achievable why > > settle for something less? > > > > > > -- > > Ian > > > > Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications < > > https://theingots.org/community/faq#7.0> > > > > Headline points in the 2014 and 2015 school league tables > > > > www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 > > > > The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, > > Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and > > Wales. > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Achieving happiness requires the right combination of Zen and Zin."
