I'll risk ostracism and admit that I think this concern with a logo is  
a little too corporate for my sensibilities.

-- Wally



On Sep 23, 2008, at 9:38 AM, 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 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/
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>