[Foundation-l] What is on the back of the logo?

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
In SignWriting you do not have a "w" .. no sounds you see :) Do you want me
to get you a vector image of ASL thank you ?
Thanks,
      GerardM

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi all - I'm also looking closely at this issue.  It's becoming necessary
> to A)
> fix the Hindi character on the left-hand side of the puzzle globe, and B)
> as
> Lennart is pointing out it's advantageous (and somewhat logical) to need a
> fully
> 3D version of the globe for all sorts of needs.
>
> I'm working with a colleague who is going to create a fully 3D version of
> the
> globe (as stage one) in blender.  I'd like to have a modeled version for
> the
> simple reason that we obviously want to build a globe for public display,
> and to
> have one here in the WMF offices.
>
> Ideally with that version in blender we should be able to create completely
> accurate 2D versions for print/design work that will always be more
> consistent,
> vectorized, and easy to update/manipulate if necessary.
>
> I'd be interested in hearing more about thoughts on further scripts.  It
> seems
> kind of obvious that we would continue the theme of 'w's in other languages
> on
> each of the pieces.
>
> Jay Walsh
> Head of Communications
> WikimediaFoundation.org
> +1 (415) 839 6885 x 609
>
> Michael Snow wrote:
> > Guillaume Paumier wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Lennart Guldbrandsson
> >> <wikihannibal at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Sorry for cross-posting this, but as Cbrown pointed out: not everybody
> reads
> >>> the logo page on Meta.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway:
> >>>
> >>> Wikimedia Sverige <http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida>, the
> Swedish
> >>> chapter, are going to make a 3D version of the Wikipedia logo, a meter
> in
> >>> diameter. But this means that we need to know what is on the puzzle
> pieces
> >>> on the back of the globe. Which symbols are on the back?
> >>>
> >>> It seems that we should probably have some official answer to this - or
> we
> >>> will have to improvise ourselves.
> >>>
> >> My guess is that there will be no « official » answer to your
> >> question, simply because there is nothing on the back. Either « be
> >> bold » or look at
> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2007_Wikiball
> >>
> > I would guess that the desire for an "official" answer has more to do
> > with simply going ahead. Since the project names and logos are in a
> > sense owned by the Wikimedia Foundation as trademarks, it would be nice
> > to have derivatives of them properly cleared. Please ask Sue or Mike
> > Godwin, but I don't expect it should be a big concern to have chapters
> > doing something like this.
> >
> > As for what actually goes there, since the original concept came out of
> > the community, it makes sense to me for the community to be the one to
> > extend it. Whether that's more language characters, project logos, or
> > something else is up to them, and may depend on what it's for. I can see
> > that sponsor logos could fit in the context of an event with those
> > sponsors, but it wouldn't be appropriate elsewhere. So anyone can come
> > up with an idea that fits their needs. We don't need a definitive 3D
> > version, I don't anticipate changing the "official" logo from the
> > two-dimensional one anytime soon.
> >
> > --Michael Snow
> >
> >
> >
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