A contest is good. It gives you many options and personally, when I do logo design and such even internally, I do many incarnations to give maximum choice to my own brain. Sometimes even you don't know what you like best.
You may want to also consider a new logo for OpenSSL that's a bit more modern and representative of what you guys do. Any bonus points for doing it all in GIMP or Inkscape? Funny enough... that's all I use now even though I have CS for interacting with what other people have done. On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Jeroen de Neef <jeroe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would do it for free if I could work with photoshop, because it would > feel like an honor to do it, but sadly I can't. > > Kind regards, > > Jeroen de Neef > > -- > pgp/gpg key: > https://jeroendeneef.eu/publickeys/pubkey.4B074162EC3601F7.Jeroen_de_Neef.asc > > > 2014-05-08 18:43 GMT+02:00 Mauricio Tavares <raubvo...@gmail.com>: > > On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Steve Marquess >> <marqu...@opensslfoundation.com> wrote: >> > On 05/08/2014 11:21 AM, Jeroen de Neef wrote: >> >> Maybe there can be multiple entries, and have Nokia, you or the mailing >> >> list decide which they like. >> > >> > Well, that's fine but it wasn't really my intention to create a contest >> > and ask people to contribute labor that wouldn't be used. >> > >> So what? Other groups -- CentOS and Ubuntu come to mind -- do >> that. Competition is not bad; it can be very fun. And if you >> (permanently) place the contenders' artwork somewhere online, they >> will all get something back. They will be able to say -- and show -- >> they were in this contest. That is really the best you can do for all >> participants IMHO. >> >> > But if we do get a choice of several I will ask the sponsor, the team, >> > and possibly others for an opinion. We certainly don't want to depend on >> > my artistic judgment! >> > >> Get the community involved too while you were at it. >> >> > On 05/08/2014 11:55 AM, Jeroen de Neef wrote: >> >> I also have a few questions. >> >> >> >> Are these volunteers allowed to display the work on their site and >> >> claim that they made it? >> > >> > Certainly. >> > >> And this is why I suggested a permanent location for all the >> entries. Each volunteer would then be able to link it to, say, >> openssl.org/artwork/competition/2014/, and say "hey, I was there! I >> did that" >> >> >> I am also asking what you are willing to give these designers for a >> >> professional logo, because I know a guy that could make one for a bit >> >> of money. >> >> Maybe you can make a prize for the chosen logo. >> > >> > For "a bit of money" we could do many things :-), which is why I asked >> > for volunteers willing to bask in the warm glow of accomplishment and >> > gratitude in lieu of any tangible remuneration. >> > >> Going back to what I mentioned earlier, I *think* (scary verb >> this is) most of the artwork used in, say, ubuntu is all donated by >> the community down to icons and wallpapers. >> >> > -Steve M. >> > >> > -- >> > Steve Marquess >> > OpenSSL Software Foundation, Inc. >> > 1829 Mount Ephraim Road >> > Adamstown, MD 21710 >> > USA >> > +1 877 673 6775 s/b >> > +1 301 874 2571 direct >> > marqu...@opensslfoundation.com >> > marqu...@openssl.com >> > gpg/pgp key: http://openssl.com/docs/0xCE69424E.asc >> > ______________________________________________________________________ >> > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org >> > User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org >> > Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org >> User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org >> Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org >> > > -- Stacy Devino StacyDevino.com KF5NQI Mobile, Web, Audio, Hardware
