Nice idea, but here's 2 cents... If web2py is pushing for acceptance within the enterprise, would it be a good idea for the IT manager to be making his board presentation with a cartoon snake? The snake might seem cute and friendly to an end-user consumer (providing they don't have a snake phobia!), but we need to win over the hard-nosed businessmen and developers here and from that point of view the current logo seems more reassuringly 'corporate'.
Whilst I like the idea of emphasing 'python', that is already being done with the 'py' in the name. As the main target for web2py must currently be developers, they already know for sure that it must be using python so maybe the presence of a snake is merely serving to accentuate the obvious. On Sep 2, 6:44 am, Richard <richar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Having the snake connect with web and py is a great idea. > But I prefer the 1st snake with cuter expression and bigger head in > proportion to body. > > On Sep 2, 2:39 pm, "Richard Gordon" <richard_gor...@verizon.net> > wrote: > > > > > Dear web2py community: > > > I recognize that this is very late to the web2py logo game and that you may > > be tired of this thread, but I felt strongly enough about it to take some > > action. Being artistically challenged, I asked a dear friend of mine and > > professional animator, Diane Heller (http://www.dianimation.com), to > > illustrate a web2py logo based on my specs. I submitted her drawings to > > Massimo for his review and he asked that I open them to this forum for your > > further review and comments. So please share your thoughts! To avoid > > biasing the discussion, I will withhold Massimo's feedback. > > > I will, however, relate what I wrote to Massimo regarding the thought > > process behind this logo design. Web2py is clearly in the early adopter > > phase and needs to graduate to the crucial early majority phase before it > > can "cross the chasm" into the mainstream market acceptance. For web2py to > > proliferate, the focus right now must be on reaching early adopters and the > > leading-edge of the early majority. > > > I suspect these people are either existing python programmers or > > programmers who have heard good things about python and web2py and are > > willing to switch frameworks and languages. The common draw among them, > > IMHO, is python. To state it differently, if web2py were written in Ruby or > > another language, it's likely most of us wouldn't be here. That is, unless > > we were absolutely desperate for a better framework solution than Ruby or > > Django, which seems unlikely. > > > Obviously, a logo won't convince early adopters that web2py is > > enterprise/production worthy. Only apps will do that. But a logo can > > reference other brands (python) while remaining identifiably unique and > > inspiring brand loyalty. The attached drawings are attempts to achieve that > > difficult feat. > > > I attach 4 versions of the logo for your consideration (call them 1, 2, 3, > > and 4 in sequence). The last one, #4, of the snake looping through the b > > and wrapping its tail around the p in web and py, respectively, is a draft > > of my preferred choice because it depicts a linkage between the web and > > python and creates a dynamic tension that the others lack. The other logos > > are prototypes from which you should consider competing snake facial > > expressions and body proportions and positions. > > > This is still a work in progress, but please know that it is very hard > > work. Unless there is overwhelmingly positive feedback to these prototypes > > and a strong chance of using this logo to represent web2py, I will > > immediately ask Diane to cease and desist from further work. She has a big > > project on her plate and it would be unfair to ask for any more of her time > > than she has already graciously volunteered, unless there was a strong > > interest from this community. > > > So ... have at it. Let the comments fly! > > > plain 2 WEB2py dianimation.jpg > > 145KViewDownload > > > looped 2 WEB2py dianimation.jpg > > 146KViewDownload > > > tail wrap WEB2py dianimation.jpg > > 145KViewDownload > > > looped 2 connecting web py dianimation.jpg > > 150KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
