Re: PHP.net Update

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Daniel Brown <parasane@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 14:19, Hannes Magnusson > <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I don't agree that a new identity is needed at all. The currently logo >> is quite "famous" and I don't consider it to be awful enough that the >> top priority should be to replace it. >> Don't get me wrong, I'd love to brush it up a bit, but creating a >> totally new one is not something I think we can do, nor is it "within >> our rights" :] > >    Personally, my opinion is that changing the logo would be not only > a mistake, but a branding nightmare.  However, that doesn't mean there > isn't an infinite number of possibilities in modifying the existing > one: something as simple as a one-run animated GIF that has a gleaming > reflection running the outside border of the logo would be enough to > signal "change" without having people scream in horror, "oh, my God, > Microsoft(R) just bought PHP!" Agreed, except on the classical MS fud :) Cheers, -- Pierre http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org