Re: Considering a logo refresh

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On 10/4/18 5:02 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
> Our "freedom + infinity + voice" logo is awesome -- but it also has some
> problems:
> 
> * It doesn't work well at small sizes
> * It doesn't work at all in a single color
> * The "voice" bubble means it's hard to center visually in designs
> * The Fedora wordmark is based on a non-open-source font
> * I'm tired of explaining that it's not Facebook
> 
> As much as I love our "classic" logo, I think it may be time for a refresh.
> 
> It's not just about problems -- as we're getting into Year 15, and five
> years (!) of Fedora.next, our editions strategy is drifting away from
> "Fedora + logical thing" (like "Fedora Server" or "Fedora Cloud") into more
> unique brands like "Fedora CoreOS" or "Fedora Silverblue". As I said at
> Flock, the important thing about Fedora to me is the _people_ — I'd like
> "Fedora" to be more assocated with the project and the community rather than
> our software artifacts. I'd love to have a logo which can work as a
> "community umbrella".
> 
> What do you think?
> 

This logic makes sense to me. I'm also open-minded to a 2018 refresh.
There should probably be some level of engagement with the Fedora Design
Team on this too.

It is too bad tattoos aren't as easy to update as Fedora. :)

-- 
Cheers,
Justin W. Flory
jflory7@xxxxxxxxx

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