AboutUsLogo

(64%) (7) YES of 11 ActiveMembers

• We have (88%) (15) YES of 17 ActiveMembers who are Staff

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1. Diana Demarest NotYet The logo is beautifully done but for me it just doesn't "say" About Us. Perhaps an element could be added that says "look" or "investigate further" or "community building".
2. Saudiqbal - NotYet The logo is clean but it does not look good for AboutUs system. The color brown is also not looking good. It should be colorful like Image:Saudlogo.jpg. Make it cool and simple.
3. Wally Wilson NotYet Aside from my own inability to see "AboutUs" there are some visual gestalt issues I am unable to resolve between the font face and the art, itself. The art does not lend itself well to even the hint of a serif; possibly Swiss 721 (maybe condensed) family. I'll discuss in detail below
4. Kiwi - NotYet It is a very attractive logo, but it doesn't seem to have any connection with AboutUs. If I knew nothing about the site and only saw the logo, I might assume it was about gardening or genealogy.

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1. TakKendrick - NotYet This is perfect. Waiting for the undetermined catchphrase to be determined. I think "Co-Elaborating the Web" might be it or awfully darn close to it.
2. Tanwir Shah - NotYet but almost a yes. See discussion below.

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2. Vinh Nguyen - Template:Yes
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4. Brandon CS Sanders - YES Soooooooo happy
5. Isabel - YES Love it- clean, modern, simple.
6. MarkDilley - Template:Yes
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8. Ray King - Template:Yes
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Discussion

No matter how hard I try, I can't see the AboutWs. MarkDilley

• I agree Mark, I was/is not very apparent to me either. However, I do understand how one could see it and have made some adjustments to hopefully push this along. Aside from the two colors, the curves at the bottom of the text should hopefully undulate a little less now. Vinh Nguyen

Tanwir Shah: The leaf, and the three abstract shapes creating it, aren't supposed to specifically convey a "global community collaborating in one collective aim." Instead the logo attempts to evoke ideas of collaboration, growth and emergent ideas/communities. In that sense I believe the proposed logo is on target. Also, the emergent leaf works on a worldly level in that we as animals are familiar with flora and nature as part of our lives; it's a bit more universal than, say, curved lines that resemble orbits circling something else feigning a globe. As for what we are all about, I'd like to hear more of your thoughts on this topic. To me, AboutUs seems almost too rapidly developing to be able to nail down a specific mission. --Vinh Nguyen

As I mentioned above, this logo is flexible in uses and should be able to be used in various derivatives. But, more importantly, it also speaks to future projects, like TopSoil, that may very well be served by this identity. Hope you like!--Vinh Nguyen

Tak, the undetermined catchphrase really shouldn't be considered at this point in time. I apologize for causing any confusion by including that bit of text. All I was trying to do was illustrate a possible use of the logo and text--which, by the way, I initially tested with "Co-elaborating the web." --Vinh Nguyen

Vinh Nguyen: Hmm, yes, I see what you mean. I'm also not completely sure what we are about. The About Us identity is gradually emerging and is yet to form any kind of concrete shape. I must admit that after reading some of the comments on what others thought we were about, I felt a little depressed. some people feel that this is a directory of other websites. I'd like to think we are much more than that. We have the potential to be many things to many people and I felt these comments were pidgeonholing this site into a particular role. I came to work on Monday feeling that if we were only a directory then I was really wasting my time on TheStorytellersBazaar that I have been working on. A discussion at work put things right though.

I see your point about your logo design too. In fact this new design does give me a feeling of growth. I especially like the box around the leaves and how one of the leaves grows beyond the box's border. This last thing has won me over to this design as to me it suggests growth beyond the barriers that are imposed on us or we impose on ourselves. It feels very liberating. The only down side is that when the leaf in the logo emerges from this barrier it is already dying. The yellow colour (to me) suggests Autumn and the approach of death. i would like to see a vibrant bright green leaf emerging from the box. Having said that I do like the combination of colours you have used so the yellow does play an important role in the logo. Have you tried having one of the other leaves in yellow or does that mess things up? Tanwir Shah

Wally Wilson: Please forgive me while I think aloud about this design...it is the only way I know of to convey some of the background behind my thoughts. I am not an artist (IANAA), but I am a keen observer of nature and an urban forester/ecologist. The design elements of the leaves are clean, simple, and (even) peaceful/elegant. The stem visually captures the apical dominance found in growing vines in nature. The container is beautiful, its curves aren't forced and it is well-anchored on the bottom, left-hand corner in a way that provides a dual starting point for my eyes (one for the logo, and the same for the "AboutUs"). In light of the accurate, elegant depiction of nature, the font, with its serifs, is visually distracting to me...before I ever get to actually read it, it tells me (for a lack of a better set of words) that it doesn't play well with the logo (nature). Aside from all of my silly waxing, I cannot shake the idea that brown and yellow leaves mean Autumn, and that blue leaves mean _____? This design could really work for me, but the font and the colors leave me with a big question-mark on my forehead.

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