[Mageia-dev] Art, Logo and Branding

Thu Sep 23 22:28:03 CEST 2010

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Marc Paré <marc at marcpare.com> wrote:
+
+> I think in the grand scheme of things, we should all acknowledge that
+> should the name "Mageia" not work, that a name change would be a
+> possibility, just as a logo change is still a possibility. We have seen this
+> from many OSS firms who went through this process.
+>
+> We should be careful in making the distro too "cottagey" or "home grown" in
+> looks and flavour. I would suggest that the long term vision for the distro
+> also include a commercial aspect. There should be a community driven distro
+> and a commercial distro (read server). If we organise under these terms,
+> then the choice of name, logo and branding changes.
+>
+> A name and logo for the Mageia project should exude a community spirit as
+> well a professional corporate spirit. Would a business have a problem
+> repeating "We use the Mageia distro to run our servers and our desktops."? I
+> personally think that the name is solid in this case, whether for community
+> or corporate use. Side note: I prefer the "soft g" sound of the name --- "
+> Mah jay ah " (more like the French "j'ai" sound) -- it sounds classy.
+>
+> So, the logo should then follow suit and exude the same feeling. It should
+> reflect both a feeling of community as well as bear the scrutiny of
+> corporate world. Would they feel confident in hanging our shingle (read
+> logo) on their website's front page? I too tend to sway more towards the
+> simple logo concept. I don't personally think that a magic wand would not
+> work in a corporate setting, this would then limit it's use. We would then
+> have to adopt a corporate logo. I am not sure if this would make good sense
+> as, in a way, we would then be fragmenting the distro. A solid logo for
+> both, in my opinion, would make the most sense.
+>
+> Marc
+>
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+I'm just a user. I totally agree, although I like to play a little.
+I do need a sleek and serious logo/symbol to the OS I use, usually a limo,
+but able to deploy a
+super-space-age-robot-ready-to-save-the-universe-if-necessary feeling. This
+is what I expect. Hope I did not scared you all :D. Hugs.
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