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What we need is a distinctive logo that is easily recognisable. +</I>>><i> Even if the cauldron is recognised as such, what is the image usually +</I>>><i> associated with a cauldron, at least in Europe and North America ? +</I>>><i> Witchcraft. Thus magic. +</I>>><i> So of course, potential users will be attracted by an operating system which +</I>>><i> says, +</I>>><i> "with the right incantations, Mageia *should* work." +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> No. The will be attracted by the operating system, not by the logo. If +</I>><i> the operating system is good they will remember the logo as positive +</I>><i> sign. This is more likely if the logo is easy to remember, no matter +</I>><i> what it says. To the user it only says, "it's the sign of a product I +</I>><i> like". To users who never tested the product it will mean nothing at +</I>><i> all no matter what it says. +</I>><i> +</I>Wobo, you are missing the point. +Once they have tried Mageia, and like it, the logo is irrelevant. +But what will attract them ? +It could be all sorts of things, but the least likely is a logo with +negative connotations (as "magic" for an operating system), or a logo so +indistinct as to not induce curiosity. + +I think the cauldron logo has the dubious advantage of both of these +factors. +So although many other factors could attact potential users, such a logo +won't help. + +I would rather a logo that would. +><i> Yes, we have all those principles what the logo should tell about +</I>><i> Mageia. Doing that will not hurt but at the end of the day there is +</I>><i> only one feature a logo must have: recognizability. It does not matter +</I>><i> if the logo talks about a cauldron or just points to a restaurant +</I>><i> selling duck soup, important is that users will remember it in +</I>><i> relation to the operating system they just tested and liked. What +</I>><i> meaning has the star on a Mercedes? Nobody knows but everybody can +</I>><i> draw the logo in seconds and everybody knows that it resembles a good +</I>><i> product (whether you like the cars or not). +</I>><i> +</I>Ok, assuming that many potential users recognise this indistinct logo as +a cauldron. +Do we also assume that the "magic" associated in popular folklore - at +least in Europe and the Americas - will attact such potential users ? +Do you personally associate "magic" with reliability, ease of use ? +The strength we hope to bring ? +For myself, very much the contrary. + +We have to put ourselves in the shoes of potential users unfamiliar with +Mageia or Mandriva, and not in the shoes of developers or others already +committed to Mageia. + +So in choosing the logo, try pretending you have never heard of Mageia, +have never packaged an rpm, and never distributed a Linux ISO. + +another 2 cents :) + +- André + +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="003096.html">[Mageia-discuss] Logo proposals discussion +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="003101.html">[Mageia-discuss] Logo proposals discussion +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#3099">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#3099">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#3099">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#3099">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |