On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 3:56 PM, wally grotophorst <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

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


But then that'd be part of the guidelines given to the designer: the logo
shouldn't look too corporate if it's to represent what the code4lib
community is about...
Nicolas




>
>
> -- 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/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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