Thanks Cameron, and by extension everyone here, I understand and support your reasoning. In this case I was just being a messenger from the marketing exercise.
The next phase for the website (content creation / migration) should be exciting, once I have a better understanding of what is involved I would like to join an osgeo-live IRC meeting (and draw on your experience in communicating with projects). I am also very excited by one of the features of the new website (choose-a-technology) and would like to see if we could adapt the idea for osgeo-live. -- Jody Garnett On 7 July 2017 at 12:23, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Re new OSGeo-Live Logo: > * I feel strongly that the OSGeo-Live logo should be derived from the > OSGeo logo, but not be the same as the OSGeo logo. > * I feel it is important to say we are proud of our OSGeo roots and > associations, but also acknowledge and celebrate our added uniqueness. We > are a family within a larger community. > * I suspect you will find all OSGeo sub-projects feel similarly, and hence > will want sub-brands. > * Hence I think [1] (proposal logo with heart) is better than [2]. > * However, I think we can do better than [1]. With our shot timelines I > would reluctantly accept [1] for next release, with intent to revisit later. > > I'd be interested to see if Brian Hamlin puts something together. He has > an artistic flair and I've really liked artwork he has created for prior > OSGeo-Live releases. > > Re OSGeo Incubation: > * I've answered on the incubation list, but in short, I suggest we revisit > the question after OSGeo-Live 11.0 release. > > > > On 7/7/17 1:54 pm, Jody Garnett wrote: > > Okay reporting back with ... a conversation. The graphics designer is now > off on holiday (actually honeymoon) but we got a lot done in the last two > weeks since I have spoken with you. The priority was obviously the website > and stuff for printing. > > For my last updated I tried to adapt the new branding elements and keep > the heart shape: > > [1] https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B022m344wU7hV0dUaU1ZdkFoM28 > <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B022m344wU7hV0dUaU1ZdkFoM28> > > I did however manage to force the issue of subbrands; but doing up > printing materials including the geoforall and osgeo-live logo. You can > check the meeting notes for the result .... > > > - Review of OSGeo Live branding history > - > > Discussion on relationship between projects and osgeo > - > > We have an answer about “Live” - it is a live demonstration of > software, rather than a static demo. > - > > We have a strong relationship and we could ask OSGeo Live to use > the OSGeo logo unaltered, however that does not answer the general > problem > (of how to work with sub brands) > > > You may remember me asking what 'live" was meaning for osgeo live, judging > from early art assets in github (the svn banner had hidden early prototypes > of the logo). The thinking was "pulse" with hearts and heart rate monitors > tracking which projects were actually alive. The other meaning I could come > up with was a live demo, rather than a static demo. > > Both Marc (strong marketing background) and the graphics designer (really > proud of the new logo and visuals). They wanted to ask if OSGeo Live would > be willing to use the following: > > [2] https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B08AjQ2hqLipZjJsSG12a19HcWM > <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B08AjQ2hqLipZjJsSG12a19HcWM> > > This is an interesting tradeoff: > - because no other software project is being asked to update their logo > (only include an OSGeo project logo on their website). > - the tight relationship with OSGeo foundation is causing this request, so > a mark at how central osgeo-live is to our foundation > - I will support whatever direction the project chooses to take (hesitate > to offer my own opinion since I can see advantages both ways). > > I have also had this question come up recently - why is OSGeo-Live not an > OSGeo project. The answer is simply that you have not asked and acquired a > mentor. > - You are of course welcome to apply as an OSGeo Community project (and > get approval right away - summer voting habits permitting) > - Entering incubation can also be done, but we need to line up a mentor > first. > > > -- > Jody Garnett > > On 22 June 2017 at 08:41, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wanted to provide a small update, I got some public and private feedback >> on the branding which I took into this weeks meeting. >> >> Many of the direct "osgeo foundation" activities just use the normal >> OSGeo Mark, we have the examples of "OSGeo Project", "OSGeo Community" as >> used by projects ready to go. >> >> A few sub brands (GeoForAll, OSGeo Live, local chapters) are expected to >> work with the design elements and create their own mark. We have asked the >> designer to use OSGeo Live as an example, this was the best I could do >> without stepping out of contract :) >> >> I checked the EOI and we have not paid for a sphinx theme. We will have >> to wait for the website to take shape and adapt later in the year. Colors, >> logos and fonts we can do earlier. >> -- >> Jody Garnett >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Live-demo mailing > listLive-demo@lists.osgeo.orghttps://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demohttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc > > > -- > Cameron Shorter > M +61 419 142 254 <+61%20419%20142%20254> > >
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