Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Logos for dynapi

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Not so far-fetched actually..
There is no reason at all that we could not produce a "desktop"
in DynAPI.. Helll.. with window's active desktop we could literally produce
a desktop..

:-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raymond Irving" <xw...@ya...>
To: <dyn...@li...>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Logos for dynapi

>
> Well I understand and I'm sorry for not firstly
> informing the group of this idea. It's just that I
> like change and I have a vision of what DynAPI can
> become... the next Windows (not Microsoft) of the web.
> Well, that might sound far fetched but it's a dream!
>
>
> --
> Raymond Irving
>
>
> --- Doug Melvin <do...@cr...> wrote:
> > Raymond.
> > Can you see things from my perspective?
> > I'm sitting here reading the list when some company
> > I've never heard of
> > before (there was no mention of the editor) say's
> > "we've been asked to..."
> > And yet there was _NO_ mention of it in the list.
> > Having had some experience
> > with several open source projects. Also some
> > experienece with protecting
> > DynAPI from one or more commercial entity I have
> > worked with.. ( "Can't we
> > just rename it and sell it with the product?" ) I am
> > naturally defensive
> > when out of the blue, what seems to me to be a
> > graphic design company says,
> > "we've been asked to.." I was simply wondering who
> > had asked them. If there
> > had been som warning of this, I would most certainly
> > not have jumped to the
> > conclusions I had.
> >
> > As I had assumed they where a graphic design
> > company, I didn't think it
> > likly that they would be doing this for free.
> > Therfore the question
> > remained: Who was paying for someone to design a
> > logo for DynAPI? Did some
> > corporation somewhere think they where going to buy,
> > or package DynAPI? IF
> > so, WHO?!?
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Raymond Irving" <xw...@ya...>
> > To: "Doug Melvin" <do...@cr...>;
> > <dyn...@li...>
> > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Logos for dynapi
> >
> >
> > >
> > > --- Doug Melvin <do...@cr...>
> > wrote:
> > > > Who asked your company to design a logo for
> > DynAPI
> > > > 3?
> > >
> > > I did
> > >
> > > > And why? Did it not occur to them that we may
> > > > already have on eo tmore
> > > > logos?
> > >
> > > Well I far as I can see there weren't any logos
> > > displayed on the dynapi website or used in the
> > distros
> > > (I stand corrected). Juhu's company is developing
> > a
> > > WYSIWYG editor that uses DynAPI for client-side
> > object
> > > creation. They've invested some time into
> > research,
> > > designs, etc. On such basis I said why not get
> > some
> > > new logo ideas? So I asked him to scheduled some
> > of
> > > hos graphic designers, programmers to aid with the
> > > development of the API, etc. I don't see anything
> > > wrong with new ideas? And it would be even better
> > if a
> > > lot more companies would see the benefits of the
> > API.
> > >
> > > > Does your company simply have no respect for
> > > > open-source software?
> > >
> > > A proposal for new logos designs does not violate
> > the
> > > principles of open-source software. I personally
> > asked
> > > him to design the logos and then post them to the
> > > group to get their feedback on the new ideas.
> > >
> > > > Just wondering.
> > > >
> > > > Don't take this too harshly, but it seems  a bit
> > > > strange that your company
> > > > was
> > > > "asked to design a logo" for this open-source
> > > > project, when yet there has
> > > > been to mention of this to the actuall
> > developers of
> > > > the project. It would
> > > > seem to me that this is somewhat similar to
> > asking
> > > > your neighbor what color
> > > > they want their house painted- when they do not
> > even
> > > > know you intend to
> > > > paint their house.
> > >
> > > Not so at all. Sometime ago Jordi posted a link of
> > > what was considered a new design for the DynAPI
> > web
> > > site. Up to this day I've not heard anything more
> > > about it. Many of the past developers are either
> > just
> > > watching the list or just don't care anymore!
> > There is
> > > only a few of us left, so I think it it would be
> > cool
> > > if we can get some _new_ ideas, _new_ designs and
> > even
> > > a _new_ website.
> > > IMO there's nothing wrong with a proposal. What if
> > > someone should approach you and said I think your
> > > house would look better if it was colored in blue
> > and
> > > white? But before they can even approach you they
> > > would first have to design you a model of the
> > house
> > > painted in blue and white.
> > >
> > > > If someone from the Project has indeed approched
> > you
> > > > then I will appologize
> > > > immediatly.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Joy Ride" <joy...@ho...>
> > > > To: <dyn...@li...>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 11:21 PM
> > > > Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] Logos for dynapi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > Our company was asked to design logo for
> > DynAPI3.
> > > > I tried to post PDF
> > > > > containing logo suggestions for DynAPI3
> > designed
> > > > by our company. It didn't
> > > > > go trough. Here is a link to PDF files
> > containing
> > > > logos.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > http://www.visualway.com/helmi/download/dynapi.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > > Few comments about the PDF.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) We have taken fairly traditional approach
> > in to
> > > > logo design. --> The
> > > > > results are somewhat corporative. One of the
> > goals
> > > > was credibility and
> > > > > looking "large" gives propably some.
> > > > > 2) Design approach is taken partly because we
> > > > wanted to maximize the
> > > > > usability of logo. These ones can be used in
> > > > websites, prints and online
> > > > > manuals easily (3D ones forinstance may not
> > work
> > > > in prints).
> > > > > 2) Most of the logos employ red as the main
> > color.
> > > > The reason is red is
> > > > > understood as color of technology, but it is
> > not
> > > > that much used as blue
> > > > is.
> > > > > 3) Our designer favors logos on first page. My
> > > > personal favorites are 2
> > > > and
> > > > > 4.
> > > > >
> > > > > So I would appreciate any comments. Is there a
> > one
> > > > we could use as DynAPI
> > > > > logo from nowon? Votes?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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