Re: [Womeninfreesoftware] Logo idea: GNU in Drag

[Annette Vee]

OK, I'm *definitely* jumping into the middle of something, since I'm very much 
an interloper here: I'm a F/OSS user and fan, and a researcher and admirer of 
F/OSS women (long time lurker, first time poster, etc.). I'm just dipping my 
toe into the contribution role, as (like many women!) I've come to computers 
later in life. I teach writing, but would love to help you all out in the very 
limited way I can!

As a sometime logo designer with friends who do this thing for a living, I've 
come to realize (the hard way) that designing a memorable, easy-to-reproduce 
logo is a lot harder than it looks. You want it to evoke women and free 
software, but not be too feminine or cheesy, and to suggest communality but 
individual identity as well. Right? Or that's what I've picked up on so far. 

A modest suggestion...this might be a place for the group to capitalize on the 
design expertise of women who support your efforts in free software, but who 
don't have the technical chops you do. What about running a kind of logo design 
contest? You wouldn't have to limit entries to women, but I bet that some women 
would be interested. Sharing the logos and ideas people have already come up 
with could help designers make something you'd be happy with.

A well-publicized contest might help raise visibility for the group as well. It 
seems you have some contacts and supporters in the IT/online media that could 
help get the word out. 

Thanks for your inspiration to us less-techy ladies, and please forgive me if 
I'm ignorantly violating protocol here! 
-Annette

----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Nicholson <address@hidden>
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:36 pm
Subject: Re: [Womeninfreesoftware] Logo idea: GNU in Drag
To: address@hidden


> I really like this one! It reminds me of Tank Girl, which is a good
> thing. Robot GNU with a woman at the controls -- I may be able to rustle
> up something like that..  but would def. like to see other attempts
> too. 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2009-09-24 at 14:47 -0400, Leigh Honeywell wrote:
> > Or, perhaps, a Gnu version of the tuxbot:
> > http://www.linuxchix.org/sites/all/themes/linuxchix/image/logo.gif
> > 
> > It's one of my favorite logos anywhere :)
> > 
> > -Leigh
> > 
> > 
> > 
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