Re: [oor-forum] OOR Logo Poll (first round) - Results: TwoFinalists Emer

[Ali Hashemi <ali@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Peter,

Sure, it can be one design. Good point about the spacing, I bit the bullet and just stretched the text instead of trying to mess around with the kerning.

As for colour, I am indifferent, leaning to Green, Blue or White/Blue. 

As can be seen in the attached picture that is not a logo, most web logos are situated in the Blue and Red hues, very few are in the Green. So it would definitely be a unique choice. 

Green is more vibrant, lifelike and associated with the environment and earth. Blue in my mind is associated with stability, authority and calmness.

I think either would be a good choice for OOR.

The rationale behind the icon is that it is a Hasse diagram for a Boolean lattice. It is an easily recognizable figure and reflects to some degree the structure of how ontologies are stored in OOR and hints at the lattice of theories. Imo, it speaks to users of the OOR.

In terms of font, I went with something that was more techie, namely Agency FB. It might not be the most immediately recognizable choice, but it is unique and looks (to my eye) a bit futuristic. I am not particularly happy with any of the fonts though... I would be happy to change it if someone feels strongly about this point.

I`m not sure what is meant by "line art" so I have not included that.

Attached, please find Green, Blue and Grey-scale versions of the acronym and the logo. (If I've understood correctly then, all three comprise one design?)

Best,

Ali

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you, Ali.

AA.  May I suggest, then, you enter this as one design (and we vote on
that as one choice) ... specifying

1. there will be variation on the design to accommodate different
applications, such as

1.1  your (final) choice of a logo color, font, and, of course
graphics ... in the two formats: with the OOR acronym, as well as that
with the fully extended name.

1.2  that you (optionally) also present the use of that logo in line
art, grey scale, or even allow variation to your choice of color (say,
in the case of a drop-in to the BioPortal software)


BB.  Now (just for your consideration) my personal choice, among the
fonts and layouts you offered, I think the one in the "oorgreen"
design looks best (coherent, well proportioned and most intelligible
... I'd rather not see the OOR characters spread too wide apart.) As
for colors, I know the drop in (for the existing code) should be blue,
but I do like you Olive color the best too (I guess "green" is in!)

I hope you can still see this message, and make a response if the
above arrangement for your submission of this as ONE design sounds ok
to you (even if you will not be able to work on anything else,
graphically, until after Jun-6.


Thanks & regards.  =ppy

p.s.  Yuri: you might consider the above too ... in particular, having
a submission with something that is suitable for a drop-in for the
OOR-sandbox (ref. how the current "BioPortal" Logo is implemented at:
http://bioportal.bioontology.org/) would be most useful.  =ppy
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---------- original message ----------
From: Ali Hashemi <ali@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, May 25, 2011 at 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: [oor-forum] OOR Logo Poll (first round) - Results:
TwoFinalists Emerged!

To: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>

Hi Peter,
Attached please find 4 variations on the boolean theme for the OOR
logo - one with a white, blue, green and red backgrounds. I also
created little logos of just the lattice + the acronym. I'm not sure
how voting ought work as the four varieties might engender vote
splitting.
I will be without access to internet, phone or any other communication
device until June 6, 2011.
Best,
Ali
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On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Yuri, Terry and Ali, (not that I make the rules here ... I only suggested them earlier, and no one objected.)
>
>
> Yuri and Ali are correct, the "two" finalists are just variations of the same design ... and, presumably, the finalized design may probably be rendered in different variations (say, when printed on a light background vs. a dark background).
>
> Since Ali is in favor of including "Milov-1" as a finalist too, so here goes: (unless someone objects within the next 24 hours) our finalists are "Hashemi-4," "Hashemi-c" and "Milov-1" (with the possibility that "Hashemi-4" and "Hashemi-c" may end up as either one or two entries in the final round, as AliHashemi desires.)
>
> Good luck, Ali & Yuri!
>
> Keep the comments and suggestions coming in, everyone!
>
>
> Best regards.  =ppy
> --


> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Ali SH <asaegyn+out@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I agree with the above sentiments -- the two leading logos are really variations on the same theme. It might be more useful to have an option between two distinct logo styles.
>> On that note - the colours and fonts are really quite easy to change. Do people have a preference for a blue or white or red (or whatever colour) background. Similarly, do people have a preference for which font is used? I'm open to suggestions - please send them along!
>> Cheers,
>> Ali


>> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:38 AM, terry.longstreth <terry.longstreth@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> As one who voted for all 3, I'd agree with Yuriy, but I think we'd need a ruling from Peter.   He set up the rules to allow us to move on without looking back.  None of us really considered the possibility that the first vote would ultimately all but decide the final question.
>>> Terry


>>> Yuriy Milov wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> Thanks all who voted for "Milov-1" candidate.
>>>
>>> BTW I see that both finalists are the variation of same Ali's idea, so I
>>> have one more idea - to move 3 my additional votes to the "Milov-1"
>>> candidate as it would bring more intrigue to the next step  ;)
>>>
>>> Anyway I am pretty sure the Ali's idea will win, so congatulatoins to Ali -
>>> the great job! :)
>>>
>>> Yuri


>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Peter Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "OpenOntologyRepository-discussion" <oor-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 11:02 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [oor-forum] OOR Logo Poll (first round) - Results: TwoFinalists
>>> Emerged!
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>>
>>> Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR_Logo_Candidates
>>>
>>> Here are the results of our first poll on the OOR Logo designs ...
>>>
>>> * candidates "Hashemi-4" and "Hashemi-c" were selected as finalists,
>>> each with 6 votes
>>>
>>> * right behind them were: "Milov-1" with 4 votes, as well as "Ding-1"
>>> and "Hashemi-a" each with 3 votes
>>>
>>> * we had 13 participants casting a total of 35 votes all together
>>>
>>>
>>> ... Congratulations, Ali!
>>>
>>>
>>> A huge THANK YOU to everyone who submitted designs, and appreciations
>>> to those who took the time to review and vote on them.
>>>
>>> The next step is for the finalists (looks like its Ali Hashemi
>>> competing with himself here) to tweak and package up the design for a
>>> final poll, when the community will, again, vote to adopt one (out of
>>> the two) "OOR Logo" design.
>>>
>>> Between now and Thu 2011.05.26 - 9:00pm PDT, the community is welcome
>>> to provide our designer(s) with suggestions on the final tweaks
>>> (although, it will be up to the designer to make the final call on how
>>> he/she wants to do it.) Please do so by replying to this thread
>>>
>>> After that we will run another poll and pick our OOR Logo.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks & regards.  =ppy
>>> --


>>> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:07 PM, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> The first round of polling for the OOR Logo is now open.
>>>
>>> As discussed earlier (ref.
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-forum/2011-05/msg00030.html#nid05 )
>>> the top two (2) logo designs will be shortlisted for further
>>> refinement. (After which we will go into a final polling round to
>>> determine which design will get adopted as the OOR Logo.)
>>>
>>> Please goto the page with all the candidate designs:
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR_Logo_Candidates
>>> Then open another window for the polling form:
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OOR/OOR-Logo/Poll/poll-01.html
>>> ... and following the instructions there.
>>>
>>> This polling round will close at 9:00pm PDT on Thu 2011.05.19 ...
>>> please vote NOW!
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your participation. Post any question you may
>>> have to this thread, or to me offline (if it is not something most
>>> others would want to know about too.)
>>>
>>> Regards. =ppy
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ___

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