On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 16:06 -0500, John Adams wrote: > Dull ... or powerful? :) At the very least, consistent. And > recognizable. > > http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/06/0628_reputation/source/2.htm > > http://www.moma.org/collection/printable_view.php?object_id=79809 > > I understand the concept of brand consistency and while I would love to have the art people create beautiful art and not be restricted, I personally think that keeping the brand colours is important. The link to Coca-Cola is one such example. The other is Dell who uses their name more so than their colours. Fedora has just recreated it's brand lets not give a different impression otherwise it will get confusing. > > Valent Turkovic wrote: > > On Feb 7, 2008 9:02 PM, John Adams <joadams@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> I think these look great. I really like the idea of breaking down the > >> message into the three distinct stories (although I admittedly haven't > >> read the copy too closely yet). From a brand manager's perspective, I > >> would agree with the suggestion to revisit the background colors. I > >> would recommend staying close to the Fedora "core" brand colors: blue, > >> black and white. If the intent is to use these at events, and it's > >> possible that the three posters would exist side-by-side, think about > >> the *STRONG* brand statement that would make ... even from far away / > >> across the ballroom. > >> > >> JQA > >> > > > > Please don't make it just blue, or bluish. if it is low contrast it > > won't catch peoples eyes. I personally like colors Mairin choose, and > > I understand your brand color issue but too strict branding rules > > sometimes have opposite effect to the brand (dull looking) IMO. > > > > Cheers, > > Valent. > > > > > > -- > John Q. Adams > Brand Manager | Red Hat > Brand Communications + Design > 919.754.4471 > joadams@xxxxxxxxxx > > -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
