Hi Thad.
Thanks for the question and suggestion! The middle serif is used to
reference/match the "crossed" V
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Libertine#Usage> design of the W
in the Wikipedia wordmark (also used for the W in the Wikisource wordmark).
On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 8:29 AM Thad Guidry <thadguidry(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Nice!
But why was the middle serif for the W even needed or kept ?
My cleaner version (no rights reserved, gifted, public domain)
Removed middle serif.
Broadened right leg of W to give symmetry.
[image: Cleaner_Wikifunctions.png]
Thad
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On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 7:52 AM Denny Vrandečić <
dvrandecic(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> The on-wiki version of this newsletter can be found here:
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2021-10-27
>
> --
>
> We have a logo for Wikifunctions!
>
> The logo vote closed in March
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2021-03-17>.
> The vote was a tremendous success, with 561 contributors casting their
> votes. Following the vote we had to go through several rounds involving the
> Legal team and the Design department, with the goal throughout to ensure
> that we follow the will of the community. After this long (and costly)
> process we are exhausted and yet delighted to present the finalized logo
> today:
>
>
> The original top-voted logo had to be modified as there was a high
> risk of third parties opposing our use of it, and we learned of ongoing
> lawsuits over other logos based on lambda characters. It seemed like it
> would be only a matter of time for the original top-voted design to cause
> trouble.
>
> So we took a close look at the top three voted community submissions
> (by NGC 54 <https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilizator:NGC_54>, Jon
> Harald Søby
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jon_Harald_S%C3%B8by>, and Steven
> Liu Yi <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Stevenliuyi>
> respectively):
>
>
>
> The designer combined elements from each of those: the circumscribed
> lambda from the first logo, the incorporation of the Wikipedia W from the
> second logo, and the idea of combining the W and the Lambda from the third
> logo. We used these elements to enrich the winning proposal and at the same
> time increase its distinctiveness and add an already protected and very
> recognizable element.
>
> Looking back at Wikidata, this is a similar process that took the
> original submission and turned it into the final logo.
>
>
> We hope that you like the logo! We have tested it with a few community
> members and have seen positive reactions so far. But we have not started
> the process of registering the mark yet, or printing T-Shirts, stickers,
> and buttons. We will also create the other assets - a scalable version, the
> favicon, etc. But we wanted to wait for your reaction as well before we do
> so.
>
> We are very excited to hear from you.
>
> Congratulations again to NGC 54
> <https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilizator:NGC_54> for creating the
> winning proposal, and to Jon Harald Søby
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jon_Harald_S%C3%B8by> and Steven
> Liu Yi <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Stevenliuyi> for
> contributing the elements that became part of the final design.
>
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