Some of these are pretty nice. Although I'd say that one of the aspects that appealed to me in creating a new project was to design an, often terrible, logo for it.
I have this exact thing for domains :)
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#82Awesome move. Keep up good work!
Thanks.
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#83I think the main reason this has done well is because of the quality of the logos. They are simple yet detailed, and just fresh and nice. However, is there a mechanism to "call" the logos? Suppose I want a fox one for my open source foxy-pythons project and my arch rival uses it for foxy-rails and we don't discover it till the great tech crunch final battle. Shouldn't there be a way of knowing someone already used it…
As far as I can tell, you "apply" for them and then get exclusive rights to it. Only one project gets it?
EDIT: https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos "One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo."
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#84Terrific idea! Very nice act.
Thank Walkman. (Best username ever)
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#85thank you for sharing, it's really good.
Thanks for supporting.
Re: Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects
#86I think the main reason this has done well is because of the quality of the logos. They are simple yet detailed, and just fresh and nice. However, is there a mechanism to "call" the logos? Suppose I want a fox one for my open source foxy-pythons project and my arch rival uses it for foxy-rails and we don't discover it till the great tech crunch final battle. Shouldn't there be a way of knowing someone already used it…
If you click the "How it works" text, you get a dropdown answering some things like that. One of the answers is
> One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo.
which should prevent your hypothetical situation from occurring.
Re: Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects
#87This is a great example of how you can contribute to open source projects without being a developer. Well done Arasatasaygin!
Developers seriously need to work to incorporate designers in OSS more. Even just basic UX would go a long way for many projects. Maybe some sort of better issue templates, or perhaps a more custom solution is necessary?
I'm currently trying [1] this but I don't know how to pick up more traction from designers. Perhaps I'm looking for someone who can both design (change an existing new design) and implement it at the same time, which may be too much? I don't know.
Good designers can make a project succeed. We need more in OSS.
Re: Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects
#88I think the main reason this has done well is because of the quality of the logos. They are simple yet detailed, and just fresh and nice. However, is there a mechanism to "call" the logos? Suppose I want a fox one for my open source foxy-pythons project and my arch rival uses it for foxy-rails and we don't discover it till the great tech crunch final battle. Shouldn't there be a way of knowing someone already used it…
As far as I can tell, you "apply" for them and then get exclusive rights to it. Only one project gets it? EDIT: https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos "One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo."
Ah, I missed that you apply for them.
I thought you just take them off the site and drop them in and go.
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#89More open source projects should have logos. This is great.
I had a similar idea a few months ago but I was coming at it from the opposite direction (demand-side instead of supply-side). It has turned into a repository of existing Node.js project logos instead: https://github.com/davej/nlogo
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#90While I'm all for FOSS, I wouldn't use these. Branding is not the same as writing software, you're entering a den of protectionism, http://www.businessinsider.com/colors-that-are-trademarked-2... . Using these will result in a cease and desist if your product catches on. Fyi, used to work in branding and trademark disputes were common.
Is that true for open source software that is not making any money? I would be very surprised if a big company went after someone maintaining an open source project. That would be some pretty terrible PR: “Billion dollar company X sues open source developer because the shade of blue used in their logo is too similar. A spokesperson for X said that ‘Although they are releasing this software for free to help the commun…
Maybe not a small open source project but I'd be careful.
https://nypost.com/2017/05/20/paypal-sues-pandora-over-simil...
http://designtaxi.com/news/361608/Starbucks-Sues-Bangkok-Cof...
https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/15-21-january-2018/formu...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nike-sues-over-copied-air-jorda...