I think a logo contest is a good idea, and I am already working on my entry.
I could also imagine a stylesheet contest. The issue is who does the judging and what are the criteria. Steve, what you say is true. Possibly people who are experienced in making a six page site for their aunt's catering business may not understand how much the site implementation is constrained by the huge amount of existing content, nor what an excellent effort the rework is, nor what a good product was achieved. I am trying to make the point that the silly logo cancels out a good bit of the benefit of the site in appealing to the uncommitted. A brand that people love is usually a part of a product that people love, and there needs to be some correspondence. A pink bunny is a fine brand for flashlight batteries, but not a good one for motorcycles. For a language which cannot avoid associations with a ten meter snake, a pair of tadpoles just says "we don't really mean it, never mind". The twistedmatrix logo and the pycon logo take advantage of the associations. The tadpoles try to avoid them, and to make matters worse pick up a vague and oddly disturbing religious affiliation in the process. If we are serious about promoting the language, they really have got to go. The contest can specify the dimensions of the logo image to match those of the one currently on the site. The amount of work required to replace the existing logo with a more appropriate one would amount to just changing one reference in a stylesheet. Michael -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
