Ubuntu-us-tx Digest, Vol 4, Issue 3

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Mon Feb 11 19:01:34 GMT 2008


"Lonestar's linux" to get "texas" out the logo maybe , that's a tough one.

I dig six & eight.

On Feb 11, 2008 6:00 AM, <ubuntu-us-tx-request at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

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>   1. Texas Ubuntu logo (Daniel Roesler)
>   2. Re: Texas Ubuntu logo (Brandon Perry)
>   3. Re: Texas Ubuntu logo (Tom Gederberg)
>   4. Re: Texas Ubuntu logo (Loye Young)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:23:18 -0600
> From: "Daniel Roesler" <diafygi at gmail.com>
> Subject: Texas Ubuntu logo
> To: Ubuntu-us-tx at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Hey all,
>
> I've been playing around with an idea for the Texas Team logo. John
> Wohn suggested that we put cowboy hats on the people in the original
> logo. I've drawn up a few styles of hats for the logo. I'd like to
> know if y'all like one style over the other.
>
> Hat styles:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=cowboyhat.png
>
> With words:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ubuntu-us-tx.png
>
> I think style 5 looks too much like a fedora (exactly what we don't
> want - Ubuntu wearing a Red Hat), and style 8 looks kinda like the
> Arby's hat. Style 7 is basically just a turned version of style 6, but
> I don't know which one I like better. Style 6 is symmetric, but style
> 7 looks a little less blocky. Anyway, take a look.
>
> I like the slogan "Linux for Texans," but it makes it hard to write
> "Texas" anywhere else (like "Ubuntu-Texas" or "TexasTeam"). So, I
> avoided using "Texas" in the first line of the final logo. I don't
> really like that, so if anyone else has a better slogan or another
> idea, shout it out. These words would be great on a bumper sticker
> though.
>
> Also, if you have any other ideas for the logo (it doesn't even have
> to contain cowboy hats or the original logo), speak up. I can usually
> whip up something pretty quickly in Inkscape. My drawing skills aren't
> that great, but I can try. Try to keep the color count low if we ever
> decide to make a banner.
>
> If you want to play with the Inkscape files, check out my attachments
> on the wiki:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile
>
> Avast!
> Daniel Roesler
> AustinTeam
> diafygi at gmail.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:35:41 -0600
> From: Brandon Perry <bperry.volatile at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Texas Ubuntu logo
> To: Daniel Roesler <diafygi at gmail.com>
> Cc: Ubuntu-us-tx at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <1202672141.14963.23.camel at bperry-laptop>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Haha, I love number 6. Good job!
>
> On Sun, 2008-02-10 at 13:23 -0600, Daniel Roesler wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I've been playing around with an idea for the Texas Team logo. John
> > Wohn suggested that we put cowboy hats on the people in the original
> > logo. I've drawn up a few styles of hats for the logo. I'd like to
> > know if y'all like one style over the other.
> >
> > Hat styles:
> >
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=cowboyhat.png
> >
> > With words:
> >
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ubuntu-us-tx.png
> >
> > I think style 5 looks too much like a fedora (exactly what we don't
> > want - Ubuntu wearing a Red Hat), and style 8 looks kinda like the
> > Arby's hat. Style 7 is basically just a turned version of style 6, but
> > I don't know which one I like better. Style 6 is symmetric, but style
> > 7 looks a little less blocky. Anyway, take a look.
> >
> > I like the slogan "Linux for Texans," but it makes it hard to write
> > "Texas" anywhere else (like "Ubuntu-Texas" or "TexasTeam"). So, I
> > avoided using "Texas" in the first line of the final logo. I don't
> > really like that, so if anyone else has a better slogan or another
> > idea, shout it out. These words would be great on a bumper sticker
> > though.
> >
> > Also, if you have any other ideas for the logo (it doesn't even have
> > to contain cowboy hats or the original logo), speak up. I can usually
> > whip up something pretty quickly in Inkscape. My drawing skills aren't
> > that great, but I can try. Try to keep the color count low if we ever
> > decide to make a banner.
> >
> > If you want to play with the Inkscape files, check out my attachments
> > on the wiki:
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile
> >
> > Avast!
> > Daniel Roesler
> > AustinTeam
> > diafygi at gmail.com
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:16:42 -0600
> From: Tom Gederberg <cheetaux at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: Texas Ubuntu logo
> To: Daniel Roesler <diafygi at gmail.com>
> Cc: Ubuntu-us-tx at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <1202674602.7603.1.camel at andromeda>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> I like #7.
>
> On Sun, 2008-02-10 at 13:23 -0600, Daniel Roesler wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I've been playing around with an idea for the Texas Team logo. John
> > Wohn suggested that we put cowboy hats on the people in the original
> > logo. I've drawn up a few styles of hats for the logo. I'd like to
> > know if y'all like one style over the other.
> >
> > Hat styles:
> >
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=cowboyhat.png
> >
> > With words:
> >
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ubuntu-us-tx.png
> >
> > I think style 5 looks too much like a fedora (exactly what we don't
> > want - Ubuntu wearing a Red Hat), and style 8 looks kinda like the
> > Arby's hat. Style 7 is basically just a turned version of style 6, but
> > I don't know which one I like better. Style 6 is symmetric, but style
> > 7 looks a little less blocky. Anyway, take a look.
> >
> > I like the slogan "Linux for Texans," but it makes it hard to write
> > "Texas" anywhere else (like "Ubuntu-Texas" or "TexasTeam"). So, I
> > avoided using "Texas" in the first line of the final logo. I don't
> > really like that, so if anyone else has a better slogan or another
> > idea, shout it out. These words would be great on a bumper sticker
> > though.
> >
> > Also, if you have any other ideas for the logo (it doesn't even have
> > to contain cowboy hats or the original logo), speak up. I can usually
> > whip up something pretty quickly in Inkscape. My drawing skills aren't
> > that great, but I can try. Try to keep the color count low if we ever
> > decide to make a banner.
> >
> > If you want to play with the Inkscape files, check out my attachments
> > on the wiki:
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Diafygi?action=AttachFile
> >
> > Avast!
> > Daniel Roesler
> > AustinTeam
> > diafygi at gmail.com
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:39:08 -0600
> From: "Loye Young" <loye.young at iycc.net>
> Subject: Re: Texas Ubuntu logo
> To: "Daniel Roesler" <diafygi at gmail.com>,
>        Ubuntu-us-tx at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID:
>        <82a66dea0802101539p56b82188naf08169605821b70 at mail.gmail.com>
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>
> I like Number 7 as a start.
>     Should the hats be a different color than the bodies?
>
> What about the circle of friends with a 5 point star in the middle?
>     Compare: http://www.texasranger.org/today/images/badge.gif
>
> > I like the slogan "Linux for Texans," but it makes it hard to write
> > "Texas" anywhere else (like "Ubuntu-Texas" or "TexasTeam"). So, I
> > avoided using "Texas" in the first line of the final logo. I don't
> > really like that, so if anyone else has a better slogan or another
> > idea, shout it out. These words would be great on a bumper sticker
> > though.
> >
> How about simply "Texas-Ubuntu.org"? It would serve multiple purposes
> in short order:
> *  Texas is first
> *  It advertises the website.
> *  The ".org" emphasizes the community and non-commercial nature of
>   our group.
> *  The dimensions would be about right for a bumper sticker.
>
>
> --
> Loye Young
> Isaac & Young Computer Company
> Laredo, Texas
> http://www.iycc.net
>
>
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