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[Roger Erens <roger.erens@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Maxwell,

Having had a chemical training, I like it! But on the other hand, it has a
high 'straight from the labs' meaning. I don't know if we want to convey
that (in the long run) to users who might like something 'stable' or
'proven'. But maybe there are users who feel adventurous and that's why they
choose OSHIP. Who do we want to target?

We should have a story behind the logo: what do we want it to convey; what
does it mean; and also try to imagine what kind of
feeling someone gets when (s)he first sees it.

In the oship/src/oship/static/images directory I put some oship-logo_star
images with my stab at creating a logo. It is composed of 5 outward-lying
puzzle pieces (OSHIP has 5 letters) that visualize the complex field of
health informatics. OSHIP has 'solved' the puzzle and comes out as a shiny
star, connecting 'all the pieces'. The pieces are connected via the hub in
the middle.
The color is green because I) Tim likes that, as is clear from his logo; and
II) because python snakes are green (I'm not sure though that they all are).
But there's no snake in the logo as in Tim's, because in the long run I
don't think that (end) users care about the programming language being used.
As a bonus, I envisage that when used in a document with several sections,
every section could have another outward lying piece in a differing color in
its header. I used Inkscape to create the .SVG-format. Hence it should look
good in any resolution and size.

Maybe you can use this sort of rationale behind a logo, maybe not. Another
option might be to try to find some (junior) designer who wants to show off
his/her capabilities and sponsor us with a logo.

Cheers,

Roger

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 17:57, Maxwell Dayvson <dayvson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, Tim and everybody.
> This is my first contribution in this project,
> In Python Brasil Conference, I've talked to Tim about project and he
> explained me why the project doesn't have logo.
> I've decided to create a simple logo. Of course, I'm not a designer, so I
> am afraid the result will only be good enough.
> I'm proposing this new logo (see attachment) for the time being.
> What do you think about it?
>
> cheers!
> --
> Maxwell Dayvson
> www.dayvson.com
>
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