I should clarify for those who might not have been following this thread 
closely, Stephanie Brinley said that she was volunteering to create a 
logo for code4lib. Options 1 and 3 would both cost us some money, 
whereas option 2 would be free of charge.

Edward

 Edward M. Corrado wrote:
> I am still not convinced we need a professional designed logo, but it 
> seems most people who responded to this thread do, so I'm happy to go 
> along with it. Personally, I'd just type "code4lib" in Helvitica, save 
> it as a .png and be done with it :-).
>
> Compared to the other links we have seen, I like what I have seen on 
> Stephanie Brinley's site better than the other sites that were posted. 
> The logos are simple, yet memorable and in some way elegant. At any 
> point, it seems we should have some sort of vote and come to a 
> decision on how we are going to proceed.
>
> If I recall, our choices are:
>
> 1) Go with http://www.sanchezcircuit.com/catalog/
> 2) Go with Stephanie Brinley's Adelie Design http://www.AdelieDesign.com/
> 3) Use a design contest method on http://99designs.com/
> 4) Have people submit a logo for the community to vote on like we did 
> for conference t-shirts
>
> Has there been any other options discussed (or that should be discussed)?
>
> Edward
>
>
> Carol Bean wrote:
>> I don't know who Roy or the others have in mind, but I like what I 
>> see at
>> adeliedesign.com.
>>
>> Given her requirements, which don't seem too unreasonable, I wonder 
>> if we
>> could start with the code4lib community making the choice of which 
>> designer
>> to work with?
>>
>> Carol
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Stephanie Brinley <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>> Dear Code4Lib,
>>>
>>> Because I'm not a coder or a librarian, I am not a member of the 
>>> Code4Lib
>>> community. However, my husband Jonathan, who is a member, told me 
>>> about the
>>> logo thread Roy started last week. As a professional designer, I 
>>> agree with
>>> Roy that Code4Lib could use a well-designed logo to bring its 
>>> activities
>>> under a unified brand.
>>>
>>> Having close ties, I would like to do my part to help out your 
>>> community.
>>> To
>>> that end, I am volunteering to design a logo for Code4Lib. My one 
>>> request
>>> would be that you actually work with me as a professional designer, 
>>> rather
>>> than turning this into an open contest. Code4Lib is many things to many
>>> people. Reconciling these perspectives into a single brand is, as 
>>> Roy said,
>>> not an amateur task, and will require some coordination to merge the 
>>> input
>>> and ideas from the community.
>>>
>>> As for the process, I think Roy has it right. Form a small committee to
>>> handle the details and distill the opinions of the community at 
>>> large. I'll
>>> start with a few drafts the committee and community can comment on, and
>>> we'll go from there.
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Stephanie Brinley
>>> President, Adelie Design
>>>
>>> http://www.AdelieDesign.com/
>>>
>>>     
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>