<3 the noun project but will sadly not be able to make this due to a
rare moment of having my family in town :(

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Shankar Narayan <notnarayan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Will I be able to participate remotely? here are some of my current
> contributions to the Noun project http://thenounproject.com/notnarayan/#
>
>
> On 15 March 2013 00:39, Vibha Bamba <vbamba@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> Also there are 40 tickets reserved for staf and volunteers:
>>
>> Please Register here:
>> http://wikipediaiconathon.eventbrite.com/
>> with RSVP with promotion code "Wiki"
>>
>> I am posting this to the blog and also sending to WMF SF
>>
>> Thanks
>> VIbha
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Munaf Assaf <massaf@wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Glad everyone's getting excited about this! So far we have a great
>>> turnout of designers on the Eventbrite.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> > What is the plan, if there is any? Any wiki page for coordination?
>>>>
>>>> And also: is there a wishlist we could add to? Quim mentioned the
>>>> MediaWiki visual identity page: we're currently in need of great icons
>>>> for our tech volunteer engagement pages.
>>>
>>>
>>> The way this works is we compile and prioritize a list of symbols we want
>>> to visually encode. The Noun Project will choose around 30 of these to
>>> tackle in an Iconathon (they have a pretty good feel for what can be done
>>> based on past experiences). The design team is getting an initial list
>>> together and will put it up on a Wiki for people to add to. We'll link it on
>>> this thread.
>>>
>>> TNP will be running the show as far as event logistics. The event will
>>> have the following structure:
>>>
>>> A short lecture from a domain expert (someone from WMF).
>>> Presentation by one of The Noun Project's founders to introduce the
>>> Iconathon design process that has worked for them in the past.
>>> Lunch and mingling for 30-60 minutes.
>>> Break into groups of 3-5 with designated symbols to work on. Design with
>>> pen, paper, whiteboard. This will last a few hours.
>>> Closing/wrap-up discussion.
>>>
>>> Afterwards, The Noun Project will take the pen/paper sketches and have
>>> their vector artists render them in SVG. They will be released about a month
>>> after the event under a CC public domain marker.
>>>
>>>> > Wondering whether this event will help directly or indirectly
>>>> > improving in
>>>> > any way
>>>> >
>>>> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Visual_identity
>>>> >
>>>> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Design/Agora_Icon_Set
>>>> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Design
>>>
>>>
>>> Yup. This event was set up to serve these projects directly.
>>>
>>> Munaf
>>>
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