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 Susan 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/
>>
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