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On 07/11/2016 05:51 PM, Steve Martinelli wrote:
> The keystone project was one of the first to have a logo and I'm more
> than happy to give it up for the sake of a consistent message across all
> OpenStack projects.
>
> I think it's fine if ironic and tripleo want to stick with their current
> animals (luckily they are using logos that meet the new criteria
> proposed by the foundation), but I don't think it's unreasonable if the
> foundation proposes a re-design of existing logos that is more
> consistent with the rest of the new ones.

Lets see how it ends up :)

>
> The logos we use today are too different from each other, i don't think
> anyone would disagree with that. If each project goes off and does their
> own thing it comes off as inconsistent.

I don't think I value consistency in mascots too much, but we'll see.

>
> stevemar
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Steven Hardy <shardy at redhat.com
> <mailto:shardy at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>     On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 08:00:29AM -0700, Heidi Joy Tretheway wrote:
>     >    The Foundation would like to help promote OpenStack projects in the big
>     >    tent with branding and marketing services. The idea is to create a family
>     >    of logos for OpenStack projects that are unique, yet immediately
>     >    identifiable as part of OpenStack. Weâ**ll be using these logos
>     to promote
>     >    your project on the OpenStack website, at the Summit and in marketing
>     >    materials.
>     >    Weâ**re asking project teams to choose a mascot to represent as
>     their
>     >    logo. Your team can select your own mascot, and then weâ**ll
>     have an
>     >    illustrator create the logo for you (and we also plan to print some
>     >    special collateral for your team in Barcelona).
>     >    If your team already has a logo based on a mascot from nature,
>     youâ**ll
>     >    have first priority to keep that mascot, and the illustrator will restyle
>     >    it to be consistent with the other projects. If you have a logo that
>     >    doesnâ**t have a mascot from nature, we encourage your team to
>     choose a
>     >    mascot.
>     >    Hereâ**s an FAQ and examples of what the logos can look like:
>     >    http://www.openstack.org/project-mascots
>     >    Weâ**ve also recorded a quick video with an overview of the
>     project:
>     >    https://youtu.be/LOdsuNr2T-o
>     >    You can get in touch with your PTL to participate in the logo choice
>     >    discussion. If you have more questions, Iâ**m happy to help. :-)
>
>     TripleO has had some discussion already around a project mascot, and
>     we've
>     settled on the owl logo displayed on tripleo.org
>     <http://tripleo.org> and our launchpad org:
>
>     http://tripleo.org/
>     https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/
>
>     (There is also a hi-res version or SVG around, I just can't find it atm)
>
>     This was discussed in the community and accepted here:
>
>     http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2016-March/089043.html
>
>     Which was in turn based on a previous design discussed here:
>
>     http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-September/075649.html
>
>     So, I think it's likely (unless anyone objects) we'll stick with that
>     current owl theme for our official mascot.
>
>     Overall I like the idea of encouraging official mascots/logos for
>     projects,
>     quite a few have done so informally and I think it's a fun way to
>     reinforce
>     project/team identity within the OpenStack community.
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     Steve Hardy
>
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