I agree, the simplicity of a W-shaped harmonic signal is IMHO the best option to have an easily readable and understandable logo. If indeed a new logo is necessary, I'm convinced that their is unlimited possibilities of turning a sine function into a simple and nice looking logo that will evoke Wave's legacy.
See for example how those companies have managed to make something both simple and original from a simple sine function shape : http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=97 http://www.mark-making.com/case-studies/wave_2.php or what can be achieve by putting several sine function next to another to add some depth : http://www.myspace.com/sevencycletheory/photos/358740#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A358740%7D *I wish I could have some skills to turn ideas into logos!* Jeremy Naegel wave-france.blogspot.com 2011/3/25 Zachary “Gamer_Z.” Yaro <zmy...@gmail.com> > This is an interesting design. Not that I do not like your logo, but I > prefer the simplicity of the current logo. > > --Zachary “Gamer_Z.” Yaro > > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 14:12, Paul Thomas <dt01pqt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Slight correction > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Paul Thomas <dt01pqt...@yahoo.com> > > To: wave-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Sent: Thu, 24 March, 2011 18:07:05 > > Subject: Re: Licence on Wave Protocol Logo > > > > Just some ideas for a logo (open it in inkscape becuase of the > > filter/effects > > it won't render correctly otherwise). Tried to incorporate the feather > > didn't > > really work, however most Apache projects have unique logos anyway. > > Probably > > simple is best. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Paul Thomas <dt01pqt...@yahoo.com> > > To: wave-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Sent: Tue, 22 March, 2011 15:24:28 > > Subject: Re: Licence on Wave Protocol Logo > > > > The protocol logo is different from google wave logo even in the > > perspective/form of the wave. > > > > > > The protocol logo is safe, however that is for the protocol not apache > wave > > (there is a difference despite them being lumped together atm). Hence the > > dimension like lines implying it is a standard rather than a > > implementation. > > > > > > The old fed on logo is basically a monochrome of gwave. it is not safe > and > > also > > unoriginal. > > > > I would say take the protocol logo lines and make something from that. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Jérémy Naegel <jeremy....@gmail.com> > > To: wave-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Sent: Tue, 22 March, 2011 10:30:03 > > Subject: Re: Licence on Wave Protocol Logo > > > > Yuri, I truly hope you're right! > > If that's the case I too think the Protocol logo should be kept for > Apache > > Wave. > > > > Soren, as you are a Googler, can you clarify this point? > > > > We all understand Google's copyright on the Google Wave's logo : > > http://code.google.com/apis/wave/images/wavelogo.png > > > > But what about the blue protocol logo (the one with arrow and circles) > > featured here : > > > > > http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2010/11/adding-robots-to-wave-in-box.html > > And what about the "shades of blue" simpler one displayed here : > > http://code.google.com/p/wave-protocol/ > > > > Could this last one be covered by the Apache License 2.0 stated in the > > Project informations? > > Note that this logo is already in use on WiaB demo servers ( > > http://demo.wave-in-a-box.org/static/logo.png and > > http://waveinabox.net:9898/static/logo.png ) > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Jeremy Naegel > > wave-france.blogspot.com > > > > PS: it may be irrelevant now but here are the two examples (looking as > > close > > as possible to the Wave federation logo but based on a pure harmonic wave > > signal) I talked about earlier : > > http://i.imgur.com/KXVKa.png and http://i.imgur.com/mLnaN.png > > > > > > > > 2011/3/21 Michael MacFadden <michael.macfad...@gmail.com> > > > > > Yuri, > > > > > > I agree that the current logo's if they are opens source, should at > least > > > be in the running. > > > > > > ~Michael > > > > > > On Mar 21, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Yuri Z wrote: > > > > > > > The Wave Protocol group and Fed One were open source form the > > beginning, > > > and > > > > I personally think so is the Wave Protocol logo. Google Wave uses > > > different > > > > logo and it seems to me it is logical to assume that this is the logo > > > that > > > > Google retains the copyright on not the blue W logo that is used by > > Wave > > > in > > > > a Box. > > > > I think we should try and clear this issue with Google instead of > going > > > > ahead and changing it. > > > > > > > > 2011/3/21 Jérémy Naegel <jeremy....@gmail.com> > > > > > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> Since the Wave Federation Protocol is open-source from the > beginning, > > > I'm > > > >> amazed that the Wave Protocol logo doesn't have an open-source > > friendly > > > >> licence! > > > >> How did Google expected the Federated servers to promote their > > > >> technological affiliation without the ability to add a "powered by" > > Wave > > > >> Protocol logo? > > > >> > > > >> Anyway, if a new Apache Wave logo has to be built from scratch, I'll > > be > > > >> doing my part by passing the word to some friends gifted with design > > > >> talents... > > > >> > > > >> I've been thinking about this new logo for a few days and I think > > that, > > > for > > > >> the same reasons that the "Wave" name was kept when moving to Apache > > > >> (probably to keep alive the renown of the "Wave" brand and to avoid > > the > > > new > > > >> project to slip in limbo), it would be probably best to have a new > > logo > > > that > > > >> reminds the Wave legacy and the Wave original logo. > > > >> > > > >> I'm not very skilled with Photoshop but I've done two simple > examples > > > >> attached here. Even if on first look it may look quite similar to > the > > > Wave > > > >> protocol logo, there's nothing left of it except the color. > > > >> > > > >> I think it's important to identify the specificities of the Wave and > > > Wave > > > >> Protocol logos that can be covered by its copyright : > > > >> Of course there is the "3D depth" of it. Their is also the wave > signal > > > >> shape : it has a smaller height in the middle and the left first > part > > of > > > the > > > >> shape has been put closer to the rest of the W letter. > > > >> > > > >> Using a standard harmonic signal shape, without any of the > > specificities > > > >> listed above, shouldn't infringe the existing copyright. > > > >> From what I've tested, a close signal is drawn with the > > > *y=4sin(x)*function. > > > >> > > > >> So, what do you think of having an Apache Wave Logo recalling the > > > original > > > >> W logo? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Jeremy Naegel > > > >> wave-france.blogspot.com > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> 2011/3/18 Paul Thomas <dt01pqt...@yahoo.com> > > > >> > > > >>> Yeh I was going to say that. However you can't trademark a wave > > shape. > > > So > > > >>> there > > > >>> is nothing stopping using a wave in thier design so long as the > > direct > > > >>> association is not there. > > > >>> > > > >>> I'd be up for a logo design comp. I could do it in inkscape as a > > plain > > > >>> svg. > > > >>> > > > >>> ----- Original Message ---- > > > >>> From: Soren Lassen <so...@google.com> > > > >>> To: wave-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > >>> Cc: Nathanael Abbotts <nat.abbo...@gmail.com> > > > >>> Sent: Fri, 18 March, 2011 6:38:00 > > > >>> Subject: Re: Licence on Wave Protocol Logo > > > >>> > > > >>> The Apache Wave proposal > > > >>> > > > >>> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/WaveProposal > > > >>> > > > >>> states that: > > > >>> > > > >>> "Google retains all rights to the trademarks "GOOGLE WAVE" and the > > > >>> wave design logo, neither of which will be used in the Apache Wave > > > >>> project." > > > >>> > > > >>> We should design a new one, if we want a logo for Apache Wave. > > > >>> > > > >>> Soren > > > >>> > > > >>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Nathanael Abbotts > > > >>> <nat.abbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>>> Can anyone tell me what licence has been applied to the wave > > protocol > > > >>> logo? > > > >>>> -- > > > >>>> Nathanael Abbotts > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Email: nat.abbo...@gmail.com > > > >>>> Wave: nat.abbo...@wavewatchers.org > > > >>>> Twitter: @natabbotts (http://twitter.com/natabbotts) > > > >>>> Web: http://natabbotts.com/ > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >