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Posted to dev@allura.apache.org by Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> on 2014/04/14 18:11:29 UTC
Logo
While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very
nice. Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or
the skills to make one?
I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work,
although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
--Rich
--
Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
Re: Logo
Posted by Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>.
Also, here is the SVG source, etc:
https://sourceforge.net/u/bollwyvl/allura-logo/ci/master/tree/
Re: Logo
Posted by Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>.
http://imgur.com/tE1oKLf
This brings back the brighter molecule bond colors. Still has the "a",
which has its lines back.
Re: Logo
Posted by Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>.
@dave:
i like the gem (also without the lightning bolt). maybe that, but with a
more apache-like color scheme?
are you against any type as part of the logo, period, or just that "a"?
seems like a branding package that included some typography style guidance,
in addition to the logo, might be really good to think about at this point.
@jan:
thanks for the feedback! i'll see if i can pull out some of the features
you liked about the first one.
no feedback yet from my designer on round 2: i originally asked him because
he had done a treatment of the old "brain circuit board" that was kinda
novel, and my initial inclination was more circuit board/gitk-like and less
ball-and-stick... also played with the yellow being "hot molten metal"
pouring into the "a".
his feedback on the original design was:
- the "a" was the only element that would make it through all of the sizes
(down to 16x16), yet still reveal interesting things at larger dimensions
- the full molecule was too busy, even at large size
i thought showing fewer, and more subtle, bonds, and pulling the "rainbow"
would tighten things up... i'll give it another go-round once i get more
critique. maybe if i tick him off by bothering him too much, he'll just
take a stab at fixing it :)
cheers
nick
Re: Logo
Posted by Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com>.
On 04/14/2014 05:51 PM, Dave Brondsema wrote:
>
> Over a year ago, SourceForge had a designer work on some ideas for an Allura
> logo, although we never followed through to share it with the community and have
> this discussion. Here are links to the two results of that. Favicon size and
> original .ai and .psd files are available too.
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/rbme3ucebcstl9t/256.png
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/138245rolts1ozx/allura-256.png
This logo always reminded me of ... something. I forget what. It has
very strong echoes of another existing logo.
>
> They are fairly abstract. I think the one without the lightning bolt is nice,
> but I'm not particularly attached to it.
>
> Regarding anvils, I am not real excited about that concept. "Forge" seems like
> a bit of a dated term, not just for physical forges but software forges too. I
> normally describe Allura as project hosting, not a forge.
I like the term "community hosting", or possibly "software community
hosting", for whatever that's worth.
>
> I like the ideas & designs Nick proposed. The connectedness of molecules is a
> nice idea. I don't know about having the letter 'a' in the logo though.
>
>
Yeah, I like the concept. Of course, my opinion on specific design
matters should always be taken with a grain of salt.
--
Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
Re: Logo
Posted by Dave Brondsema <da...@brondsema.net>.
On 4/14/14 12:11 PM, Rich Bowen wrote:
> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very nice.
> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the skills to
> make one?
>
> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work, although
> I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
>
> --Rich
>
Over a year ago, SourceForge had a designer work on some ideas for an Allura
logo, although we never followed through to share it with the community and have
this discussion. Here are links to the two results of that. Favicon size and
original .ai and .psd files are available too.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rbme3ucebcstl9t/256.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/138245rolts1ozx/allura-256.png
They are fairly abstract. I think the one without the lightning bolt is nice,
but I'm not particularly attached to it.
Regarding anvils, I am not real excited about that concept. "Forge" seems like
a bit of a dated term, not just for physical forges but software forges too. I
normally describe Allura as project hosting, not a forge.
I like the ideas & designs Nick proposed. The connectedness of molecules is a
nice idea. I don't know about having the letter 'a' in the logo though.
--
Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net
http://www.brondsema.net : personal
http://www.splike.com : programming
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Re: Logo
Posted by jan i <ja...@apache.org>.
On 14 April 2014 22:04, Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no?
>
> Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop, press,
> upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk, but
> some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it involves
> a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it before
> it is finished:
> http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png
>
> In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the foundation's
> color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more modern
> elements:
>
> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ
> (just whipped it up, not super excited about)
>
> the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source (OFL):
> http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
>
> the chemical compound is Allura Red :)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png
>
> I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it
> suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller things
> (atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of even
> smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda like
> the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if your
> commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :(
>
It also suggest communities and cooperation I like it.
jan i
>
> I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is probably a
> good idea...
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
> >
> >> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very
> >>> nice.
> >>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
> >>> skills to make one?
> >>>
> >>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work,
> >>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
> >>>
> >>
> >> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a
> logo.
> >> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures
> end-users
> >> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
> >>
> >> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
> >> drawing, but I can see such an image.
> >>
> >
> > FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has such
> > a logo.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
> > http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
> >
> >
>
Re: Logo
Posted by jan i <ja...@apache.org>.
On 14 April 2014 23:10, Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> updated, based on some designer feedback:
> http://imgur.com/7P2104K
>
I dont like that.The other had slim lines (simplicity) and strong colors
(vivid)
rgds
jan i
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Nicholas Bollweg <nick.bollweg@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > sorry, it's some kind of gallery:
> > http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ#1
> >
> > Here is the direct link:
> > http://imgur.com/kA1rwlZ#1
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On 04/14/2014 04:04 PM, Nicholas Bollweg wrote:
> >>
> >>> So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no?
> >>>
> >>> Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop,
> press,
> >>> upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk,
> but
> >>> some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it
> >>> involves
> >>> a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it
> before
> >>> it is finished:
> >>> http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png
> >>>
> >>> In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the
> foundation's
> >>> color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more
> modern
> >>> elements:
> >>>
> >>> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ
> >>> (just whipped it up, not super excited about)
> >>>
> >>
> >> Is this the right URL? I just see the word Allura, but later you refer
> to
> >> a chemical compound as being part of the logo, and I'm not seeing that
> yet.
> >>
> >> --Rich
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source
> (OFL):
> >>> http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
> >>>
> >>> the chemical compound is Allura Red :)
> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png
> >>>
> >>> I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it
> >>> suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller
> things
> >>> (atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of
> even
> >>> smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda
> like
> >>> the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if
> your
> >>> commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :(
> >>>
> >>> I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is
> >>> probably a
> >>> good idea...
> >>>
> >>> Cheers!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be
> very
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> nice.
> >>>>>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or
> the
> >>>>>> skills to make one?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might
> >>>>>> work,
> >>>>>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a
> >>>>> logo.
> >>>>> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures
> >>>>> end-users
> >>>>> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good
> at
> >>>>> drawing, but I can see such an image.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has
> >>>> such
> >>>> a logo.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
> >>>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >> --
> >> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
> >> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
> >>
> >>
> >
>
Re: Logo
Posted by Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com>.
Very nice.
I like the larger one, too - perhaps as part of website design?
--Rich
On 04/14/2014 05:10 PM, Nicholas Bollweg wrote:
> updated, based on some designer feedback:
> http://imgur.com/7P2104K
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> sorry, it's some kind of gallery:
>> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ#1
>>
>> Here is the direct link:
>> http://imgur.com/kA1rwlZ#1
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 04/14/2014 04:04 PM, Nicholas Bollweg wrote:
>>>
>>>> So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no?
>>>>
>>>> Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop, press,
>>>> upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk, but
>>>> some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it
>>>> involves
>>>> a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it before
>>>> it is finished:
>>>> http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png
>>>>
>>>> In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the foundation's
>>>> color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more modern
>>>> elements:
>>>>
>>>> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ
>>>> (just whipped it up, not super excited about)
>>>>
>>> Is this the right URL? I just see the word Allura, but later you refer to
>>> a chemical compound as being part of the logo, and I'm not seeing that yet.
>>>
>>> --Rich
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source (OFL):
>>>> http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
>>>>
>>>> the chemical compound is Allura Red :)
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png
>>>>
>>>> I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it
>>>> suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller things
>>>> (atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of even
>>>> smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda like
>>>> the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if your
>>>> commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :(
>>>>
>>>> I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is
>>>> probably a
>>>> good idea...
>>>>
>>>> Cheers!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
>>>>> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>>>>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> nice.
>>>>>>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
>>>>>>> skills to make one?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might
>>>>>>> work,
>>>>>>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a
>>>>>> logo.
>>>>>> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures
>>>>>> end-users
>>>>>> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
>>>>>> drawing, but I can see such an image.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has
>>>>> such
>>>>> a logo.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
>>>>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> --
>>> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
>>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>>>
>>>
--
Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
Re: Logo
Posted by Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>.
updated, based on some designer feedback:
http://imgur.com/7P2104K
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>wrote:
> sorry, it's some kind of gallery:
> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ#1
>
> Here is the direct link:
> http://imgur.com/kA1rwlZ#1
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 04/14/2014 04:04 PM, Nicholas Bollweg wrote:
>>
>>> So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no?
>>>
>>> Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop, press,
>>> upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk, but
>>> some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it
>>> involves
>>> a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it before
>>> it is finished:
>>> http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png
>>>
>>> In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the foundation's
>>> color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more modern
>>> elements:
>>>
>>> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ
>>> (just whipped it up, not super excited about)
>>>
>>
>> Is this the right URL? I just see the word Allura, but later you refer to
>> a chemical compound as being part of the logo, and I'm not seeing that yet.
>>
>> --Rich
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source (OFL):
>>> http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
>>>
>>> the chemical compound is Allura Red :)
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png
>>>
>>> I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it
>>> suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller things
>>> (atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of even
>>> smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda like
>>> the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if your
>>> commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :(
>>>
>>> I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is
>>> probably a
>>> good idea...
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very
>>>>>
>>>>>> nice.
>>>>>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
>>>>>> skills to make one?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might
>>>>>> work,
>>>>>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a
>>>>> logo.
>>>>> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures
>>>>> end-users
>>>>> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
>>>>>
>>>>> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
>>>>> drawing, but I can see such an image.
>>>>>
>>>>> FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has
>>>> such
>>>> a logo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
>>>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>> --
>> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>>
>>
>
Re: Logo
Posted by Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>.
sorry, it's some kind of gallery:
http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ#1
Here is the direct link:
http://imgur.com/kA1rwlZ#1
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>
> On 04/14/2014 04:04 PM, Nicholas Bollweg wrote:
>
>> So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no?
>>
>> Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop, press,
>> upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk, but
>> some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it involves
>> a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it before
>> it is finished:
>> http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png
>>
>> In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the foundation's
>> color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more modern
>> elements:
>>
>> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ
>> (just whipped it up, not super excited about)
>>
>
> Is this the right URL? I just see the word Allura, but later you refer to
> a chemical compound as being part of the logo, and I'm not seeing that yet.
>
> --Rich
>
>
>
>
>> the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source (OFL):
>> http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
>>
>> the chemical compound is Allura Red :)
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png
>>
>> I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it
>> suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller things
>> (atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of even
>> smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda like
>> the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if your
>> commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :(
>>
>> I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is probably
>> a
>> good idea...
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
>>>
>>> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very
>>>>
>>>>> nice.
>>>>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
>>>>> skills to make one?
>>>>>
>>>>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work,
>>>>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a
>>>> logo.
>>>> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures
>>>> end-users
>>>> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
>>>>
>>>> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
>>>> drawing, but I can see such an image.
>>>>
>>>> FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has
>>> such
>>> a logo.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
>>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>>>
>>>
>>>
> --
> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>
>
Re: Logo
Posted by Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com>.
On 04/14/2014 04:04 PM, Nicholas Bollweg wrote:
> So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no?
>
> Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop, press,
> upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk, but
> some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it involves
> a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it before
> it is finished:
> http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png
>
> In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the foundation's
> color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more modern
> elements:
>
> http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ
> (just whipped it up, not super excited about)
Is this the right URL? I just see the word Allura, but later you refer
to a chemical compound as being part of the logo, and I'm not seeing
that yet.
--Rich
>
> the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source (OFL):
> http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
>
> the chemical compound is Allura Red :)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png
>
> I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it
> suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller things
> (atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of even
> smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda like
> the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if your
> commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :(
>
> I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is probably a
> good idea...
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>
>> On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
>>
>>> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very
>>>> nice.
>>>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
>>>> skills to make one?
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work,
>>>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
>>>>
>>> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a logo.
>>> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures end-users
>>> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
>>>
>>> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
>>> drawing, but I can see such an image.
>>>
>> FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has such
>> a logo.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>>
>>
--
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http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
Re: Logo
Posted by Nicholas Bollweg <ni...@gmail.com>.
So much hammer and anvil... a bit 17th century, no?
Several other more modern forging techniques are out there: drop, press,
upset, roll, net-shape, induction, etc (not doing the full wiki walk, but
some of them look cool). For example, roll forging is cool, as it involves
a series of different tools that alter the metal moving through it before
it is finished:
http://www.custompartnet.com/wu/images/sheet-metal/roll-forming.png
In regards to the feather: how about something that uses the foundation's
color scheme a bit more subtly, and pulls in some additional more modern
elements:
http://imgur.com/ITtyVG3,kA1rwlZ
(just whipped it up, not super excited about)
the font is anonymous pro, which is coder-centric and open source (OFL):
http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro
the chemical compound is Allura Red :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allura_Red_AC_ball-and-stick.png
I kinda like the concept of a chemical compound as a metaphor, as it
suggests that it (i.e. a forge running allura) is made of smaller things
(atoms) (i.e. projects and neighborhoods) which are in turn made of even
smaller things (i.e. code, wikis, etc.). Also, the diagram is kinda like
the gitk diagrams (or whoever gitk appropriated it from), though if your
commit history looked like that, you'd probably be in for trouble :(
I assume keeping clear away from the syndicated cartoon stuff is probably a
good idea...
Cheers!
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>
> On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
>
>> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>>
>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very
>>> nice.
>>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
>>> skills to make one?
>>>
>>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work,
>>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
>>>
>>
>> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a logo.
>> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures end-users
>> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
>>
>> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
>> drawing, but I can see such an image.
>>
>
> FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has such
> a logo.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>
>
Re: Logo
Posted by Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com>.
On 04/14/2014 12:20 PM, jan i wrote:
> On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
>
>> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very nice.
>> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
>> skills to make one?
>>
>> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work,
>> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
>
> It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a logo.
> Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures end-users
> asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
>
> A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
> drawing, but I can see such an image.
FeatherForge (on Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, and featherforge.com) has such
a logo.
--
Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
Re: Logo
Posted by jan i <ja...@apache.org>.
On 14 April 2014 18:11, Rich Bowen <rb...@rcbowen.com> wrote:
> While it's not a requirement for us to have a logo, it would be very nice.
> Anybody got any thoughts regarding what we might do for a logo, or the
> skills to make one?
>
> I was thinking that some imagery around the idea of a forge might work,
> although I know that SourceForge did that years ago.
It makes project/product identification a lot simpler when having a logo.
Putting the logo on next to everything a project makes, ensures end-users
asociate the logo with the project a lot better than the simple name.
A simple forge, where our feather is forged/hammered. I am not good at
drawing, but I can see such an image.
rgds
jan I.
>
> --Rich
>
> --
> Rich Bowen - rbowen@rcbowen.com - @rbowen
> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon
>
>