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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Art, Logo and Branding</H1>
<B>Mihai Dobrescu</B>
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<I>Thu Sep 23 22:28:03 CEST 2010</I>
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<PRE>On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Marc Paré <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">marc at marcpare.com</A>> wrote:
><i> I think in the grand scheme of things, we should all acknowledge that
</I>><i> should the name "Mageia" not work, that a name change would be a
</I>><i> possibility, just as a logo change is still a possibility. We have seen this
</I>><i> from many OSS firms who went through this process.
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</I>><i> We should be careful in making the distro too "cottagey" or "home grown" in
</I>><i> looks and flavour. I would suggest that the long term vision for the distro
</I>><i> also include a commercial aspect. There should be a community driven distro
</I>><i> and a commercial distro (read server). If we organise under these terms,
</I>><i> then the choice of name, logo and branding changes.
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</I>><i> A name and logo for the Mageia project should exude a community spirit as
</I>><i> well a professional corporate spirit. Would a business have a problem
</I>><i> repeating "We use the Mageia distro to run our servers and our desktops."? I
</I>><i> personally think that the name is solid in this case, whether for community
</I>><i> or corporate use. Side note: I prefer the "soft g" sound of the name --- "
</I>><i> Mah jay ah " (more like the French "j'ai" sound) -- it sounds classy.
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</I>><i> So, the logo should then follow suit and exude the same feeling. It should
</I>><i> reflect both a feeling of community as well as bear the scrutiny of
</I>><i> corporate world. Would they feel confident in hanging our shingle (read
</I>><i> logo) on their website's front page? I too tend to sway more towards the
</I>><i> simple logo concept. I don't personally think that a magic wand would not
</I>><i> work in a corporate setting, this would then limit it's use. We would then
</I>><i> have to adopt a corporate logo. I am not sure if this would make good sense
</I>><i> as, in a way, we would then be fragmenting the distro. A solid logo for
</I>><i> both, in my opinion, would make the most sense.
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</I>><i> 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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