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List:       opensuse-buildservice
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-buildservice] OBS Logo
From:       Robert Lihm <rlihm () suse ! de>
Date:       2011-08-08 7:40:13
Message-ID: 46420D52-EBD2-4CC4-A31D-9472A314C346 () suse ! de
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Hi Bryen,

On 08.08.2011, at 00:25, Bryen M. Yunashko wrote:

> On Sat, 2011-08-06 at 12:53 +0200, Klaas Freitag wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch, 3. August 2011, 14:11:36 schrieb C. Bergström:
> > > On 08/ 3/11 07:07 PM, Robert Lihm wrote:
> > > > Hello All!
> > > > 
> > > > I made a new logo for the OBS [1]. The second variant in the PNG is
> > > > mainly for cases like e.g. ads, banners, etc. Where the logo is
> > > > small/tiny.
> > > > 
> > > > Hope you like it ;-)
> > > 
> > > No - it's really ugly
> > > 
> > > /* Me thinks no engineer should be allowed to design logo and
> > > companies/communities should use something like 99design */
> > This post shows that you neither have experience in the openSUSE community, as 
> > otherwise you would know that Robert is a designer nor with free software 
> > communities in general as you would know how to contribute your constructive 
> > criticism. 
> > I think we'd like to ask you to silently learn a bit more and try again later.
> > 
> 
> I agree that the tone was not helpful and immediately contributed to
> degradation of a thread that was meant to be collaborative.  Let's not
> slamp people when they offer up their ideas or end-works.  Let's learn
> to speak more constructively.
> 
> > I think if we discuss the logo, we have to try to imagine that its used in the 
> > Bento theme, where its reduced form and grey color makes great sense to me. 
> > 
> 
> From a marketing perspective, let's not forget also that OBS is not just
> a community project tool but also a product with commercial offerings.
> So it needs to be a logo that appeals both to community and enterprise
> audiences.  
> 
> The factory image is conceptually cool.  But the design of it is way too
> similar to several other companies I can think of that use that concept.

I don't have a company logo with a factory in mind, maybe you could provide a link or \
source? So I could get some more inspiration?

> I do agree that we should retain that "factory concept" but be a bit
> bolder in how it is portrayed.   The glass-skyscraper type concept seems
> to be a very good one and is attractive enough to turn heads if
> displayed in a booth at some events.  
> 

I'm going to play with the glas effect and more colours. The main reason why I picked \
the Blue was the assosiation of this colour with technical thinks, blueprints, etc. \
But I know that I have a light tendency to shady colors and not every one is sharing \
this passion ;-)

> As for text font, I'd like to see us be consistent with using FifthLeg
> wherever possible, but that's only a wish, not an insistence.  :-)
> 

I got the order to make something not openSUSE like, as its now the "open" build \
service.

Have a good time!

Robert

> Bryen M Yunashko
> 
> > regards,
> > Klaas
> 
> 
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