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Thanks Roy, so glad you are continuing to push this forward. Jonathan Roy Tennant wrote: > Having brought up the question of a Code4Lib logo, and then forcing not one, > but two, votes on you all I realize I have been remiss in not taking the > next step. If I didn't know any better, I would think that I've been > distracted recently by, uh, some sort of public relations disaster or > something. But anyway, I digress. > > A month ago, at the end of the second vote[1] that determined we would work > with Stephanie Brinley, I called for volunteers to work on an ad hoc task > force to shepherd the process. As Leslie Johnston said at one point "The key > to working with a professional is in identifying the design "program" ‹ what > the organization's "story" is, who its community is, and who you want to get > your message to with the branding, as well as identifying what uses the logo > will be used for ‹ print, promotional items (t-shirts, hats, temporary > tatoos, whatever), online ‹ which has on effect on the deliverables, e.g. > file sizes and formats." David Cloutman also talked about developing a > "requirements document" that could be vetted on the list. > > I suggest drafting something of no more than one page in length to provide > such background and guidance. I and whomever wishes to join me will draft > it, post it to the list for wider feedback, revise it based on that > feedback, and contact Stephanie. I will begin this now, so if you want to be > involved please let me know. Thanks, > Roy > > > [1] http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/voting_booth/election/results/6 > > -- Jonathan Rochkind Digital Services Software Engineer The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu