[libreoffice-website] Re: Banner for website

Le 2011-02-19 11:20, Nik a écrit :
> Hi all,
>
> sorry, all my responses to the Website list are getting garbled. Don't
> know what's up with that.
> Anywho this is in relation to the "clover leaf" in the pigs mouth;
>
> Christoph, I think it's cute and I like the optimism it portrays. I
> would only remove the stroke from the leaves because I've avoided using
> strokes in the pig.
>
> ...
>
> Bernhard and Marc, I hate to be a downer, but in relation to the
> clover-leaf being a symbol for LibO as a whole, I'm not sure about that,
> I think the link is weak.
> Clover leaf (luck, prosperity) makes sense at donation-time but what is
> the link between Office software and luck in general? Bit of a stretch.
> And I don't think we want the negative connotations that come with a
> "luck" symbol (eg: you need a lot of luck to be able to use writer well).
>
> Besides, when I think Libre, I think of /intentional/ actions of purpose
> (like liberation and freedom), not luck.
> I think when thinking symbolism to represent the whole project, we
> should be looking for things that suggest strength, determination and
> will-power.
>
> But that's just my take.
> -Nik

Thanks for your comments. They all make sense. Would be kind of neat to 
have the bent leaf "à la LibreOffice". We could always say that: "Every 
thing LibreOffice touches becomes libre ... luck is now libre." Hmmm. 
sounds viral. :-)

Cheers

Marc


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