Re: Debian Logo *Idea* Contest! (Delay for painting contest required)
On Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 06:55:08PM +0100, Roland Rosenfeld wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, James A. Treacy wrote:
>
> > > So we should think about some non-animal logo. Maybe the puzzle or
> > > Joeys kites or something like this.
>
> > I'm surprised how many people are in favor of the puzzle.
>
> Simply because it seems to be an idea what isn't used by too much
> other products and which may be associated with Debian.
>
You need to be very careful to avoid logos with negative associations
(and no, bees aren't that negative to most people. After all, it is used
for advertising breakfast cereals).
> The orca also is a nice idea but many people with associate it with
> SeaWorld or a movie which I didn't like very much. So an orca seems
> not to be a good logo to me.
>
As long as the image is not too similar, this is not a problem.
Have you heard anyone think that RH sold hats?
Just to repeat myself: avoid logos with negative associations. If a logo
is different enough to avoid infringing on an existing logo, then cross-
associations are not a problem.
Jay Treacy
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