Hi All,
We wanted to follow up with a brief update on the project timeline and
share an invitation to join an event this month.
We know there continues to be so much uncertainty in the world, so we are
slowing down the process of the project. Big changes are happening to all
of us these days. We want to make sure that we respect the time and
priorities of the project collaborators. This means updating the project
timeline approach to have more flexibility for participants and smaller
time commitments [1], revising the project schedule month by month and
keeping the Brand Network [2] and other participants informed on a more
regular basis with any updates and changes. The naming discussions planned
for April are now pushed to May, at the earliest. Design proposals are
likewise shifted +4 weeks.
But we do have things to share:
*This month: live brand concept presentation!*
To honor, celebrate, and conclude the work around the concepts referred to
in Essie’s email above [3], Snohetta and the Brand Project team will
present the Unified Concept LIVE on 16 April, 15:00 - 16:00 GMT. Snøhetta
will explain how they used the ideas, feedback and conceptual models from
the workshops and online exercises to arrive at a final, unified concept.
This unified concept will be the foundation for the upcoming work around
the naming conventions, visual decisions, and the overall design system.
The session will also be recorded and made available for viewing after. You
can join us using these links. [4] Note: this is not a presentation of a
proposal for a naming convention or design.
Thank you!
Samir and the brand project team
[1]
Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)
Community Brand and Marketing coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:32 AM David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The article itself is spammy brochure-style nonsense,
and this is even
after some cleanup. Editorial eyes welcomed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn%C3%B8hetta_(company)
- d.
On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 at 23:16, Samir Elsharbaty
<selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
The Brand Project Team felt it was important to address the concerns and
questions around Snøhetta and the English Wikipedia, and have now added
an
FAQ about it. [1] Please refer there for the full
details about the block
and what is being done. The project team is in the process of updating
the
project materials, including the FAQ, so feel
free to add those pages to
your watchlist to stay up to date on the latest information.
Best,
Samir
[1]
https://w.wiki/LEF
Samir Elsharbaty (he/him)
Community Brand and Marketing coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 4:43 AM Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> This does have feeling of a company creating a financial relationship
with
> the Foundation as way to bypass or backdoor
a community ban thats been
> reviewed already. Over the years I've worked with many users who been
> blocked and help them become productive contributors but before they
start
> making recommendation or decisions about who
we are there needs to be
> something done to get them back to good standing with the community
first
> untiil thats taken place. It's like
asking the fox to rebuild the
hen
> house, I just dont see how I could support
anything they recommend.
>
> After the dollars, and t=volunteer time that has been pumped into the
2030
> strategy shouldnt we already know who we
are, as it is that should have
> been the key starting point for a strategy process. Its comprehensible
not
> to have known or explored that before
deciding where, how, why we will
be
> doing anything for the next 10 years.
>
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 03:20, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Particularly as they've demonstrated by their actions an
unwillingness
> > to work with Wikipedia properly:
> >
> >
> >
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archi…
> >
> >
> > - d.
> >
> > On Sat, 14 Mar 2020 at 04:34, Peter Southwood
> > <peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I would agree with this in principle. From what I have seen so
far,
it
> > looks like either Snøhetta have not
done their homework on how we
> operate,
> > or they have the arrogance of PR agencies, don't care, and plan to
spin
> > their way through with smoke and
mirrors, flashy pages with lots of
buzz,
> > little content and all the dialogue
they can't avoid. Maybe I am
wrong,
> and
> > they have just been badly briefed. Who can tell from the outside?
Block
> > evasion does not bode well for their
understanding of the community.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org]
On
> > Behalf Of Pine W
> > > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 8:13 PM
> > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Brand Project: Who are we as a movement?
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > First, a disclaimer that these comments aren't directed personally
at
> > > you, Essie.
> > >
> > > Even if money was unlimited, I thought that Snøhetta deserved the
> > > community's trust, and I felt that WMF was a good steward of
resources
> > > (all of which are questionable), I
don't think that this project
is a
> > > good idea. Wikidata is an
increasingly important component of the
> > > Wikiverse, and there are a some problems with WMF rebranding
itself
as
> > > the Wikipedia Foundation including
the risk to the communities and
> > > affiliates from WMF's political adventures, governance problems,
and
> > > occasional high profile clashes
with the community. I don't think
that
> > > the costs or the risks here make
sense, I wouldn't involve Snøhetta
> > > given its apparent block evasion on English Wikipedia, and I've
been
> > > unimpressed with WMF's
handling of this process during the past few
> > > months.
> > >
> > > I am fine with discussions about branding, but not with this
program
> > > in its current form.
> > >
> > > Given the choice, I would freeze this project and spending
associated
> > > with it pending a Meta RfC
regarding the community's view on
whether
> > > this project should continue. If
the community wants a branding
> > > project to continue, I would let the community decide on the
project's
> > > parameters and budget, and what if
any consultant should be
involved.
> > >
> > > Pine
> > > (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
> > >
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