[openstack-dev] [tripleo] Fwd: TripleO mascot - how can I help your team?

Flavio Percoco flavio at redhat.com
Thu Feb 16 13:42:43 UTC 2017


On 16/02/17 08:36 -0500, Emilien Macchi wrote:
>I'll shamelessly cross-post here, I didn't know where to reply.
>I agree with Monty and Flavio here.
>
>Heidi has been doing an excellent job in helping OpenStack community
>about $topic, always in the open, which has been very appreciated.
>
>We, as a team, have agreed on re-iterating on a new proposal to find a
>new logo that meets both TripleO devs taste and OpenStack community
>needs. That's how we work together.
>Unfortunately, this choice won't satisfy everyone and that's fine,
>that's how Open Source works I guess.
>
>So the next steps are clear: let's work with Heidi and her team to
>find the best logo for TripleO, and let's all have a Gin Tonic in
>Atlanta.

I'd recommend that someone needs to volunteer to work close with Heidi on this.
There's been effort put in both, the old and the new, logos and to find some
common ground I believe there should be someone in the TripleO team that takes
this on.

Also, I want a Diplomatico... I'll let Gin Tonics to you ;)
Flavio

>And folks, that's a logo, I think we'll all survive.
>Peace.
>
>On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 7:51 AM, Flavio Percoco <flavio at redhat.com> wrote:
>> On 13/02/17 21:38 -0500, Emilien Macchi wrote:
>>>
>>> Team, I've got this email from Heidi.
>>>
>>> I see 3 options :
>>>
>>> 1. Keep existing logo: http://tripleo.org/_static/tripleo_owl.svg .
>>>
>>> 2. Re-design a new logo that "meets" OpenStack "requirements".
>>>
>>> 3. Pick-up the one proposed (see below).
>>
>>
>> #3
>>
>> Flavio
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Personally, I would vote for keeping our existing logo (1.) unless someone
>>> has time to create another one or if the team likes the proposed one.
>>>
>>> The reason why I want to keep our logo is because our current logo was
>>> created by TripleO devs, we like it and we already have tee-shirts and
>>> other goodies with it. I don't see any good reason to change it.
>>>
>>> Discussion is open and we'll vote as a team.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Emilien.
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Heidi Joy Tretheway <heidijoy at openstack.org>
>>> Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 8:27 PM
>>> Subject: TripleO mascot - how can I help your team?
>>> To: Emilien Macchi <emilien at redhat.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Emilien,
>>>
>>> I’m following up on the much-debated TripleO logo. I’d like to help your
>>> team reach a solution that makes them happy but still fits within the
>>> family of logos we’re using at the PTG and going forward. Here’s what our
>>> illustrators came up with, which hides an “O” shape in the owl (face and
>>> wing arcs).
>>>
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qz45miiiam3caiy/AAAzPGYEZRMGH6Otid3bLfHFa?dl=0
>>> At this point, I don’t have quorum from your team (I got a lot of
>>> conflicting feedback, most of which was “don’t like” but not actionable
>>> for
>>> the illustrators to make a revision). At the PTG, we’ll have mascot
>>> stickers and signage for all teams except for Ironic and TripleO, since
>>> we’re still waiting on your teams to make a final decision.
>>>
>>> May I recommend that your team choose one person (or a small group of no
>>> more than three) to finalize this? I was able to work through all of
>>> Swift’s issues with just a quick 15-minute chat with John Dickinson and
>>> I’d
>>> like to believe we can solve this for TripleO as well.
>>>
>>> We know some of your team has expressed concern over retiring the existing
>>> mascot. It’s not our intention to make anyone “get rid of” a beloved icon.
>>> Your team can certainly print it on vintage items like shirts and
>>> stickers.
>>> But for official channels like the website, we need a logo to represent
>>> TripleO that’s cohesive with the rest of the set.
>>>
>>> Perhaps when you’re face to face with your team at the PTG, you can
>>> discuss
>>> and hopefully render a final decision to either accept this as a logo, or
>>> determine a few people willing to make any final changes with me?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your help!
>>>
>>>
>>> [image: photo]
>>> *Heidi Joy Tretheway*
>>> Senior Marketing Manager, OpenStack Foundation
>>> 503 816 9769 | Skype: heidi.tretheway
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Emilien Macchi
>>
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