[Wikipedia-l] New logo and further process

[tarquin]

Gutza wrote:

> Richard Grevers wrote:
>
>> Yay - months of process and what do we get? The worst result - the 
>> logo that has the biggest technical problems in terms of reproduction 
>> in other media. Its greyscale version is incredibly unclear because 
>> it is far too busy.
>> You just doubled or tripled the cost of Wikimedia letterhead, folks, 
>> so everyone who voted for it had better donate extra.
>
>
> Plus it's horrible. No offence to anyone, the thing already won, so 
> it's not a matter of offending the author anymore, but that logo 
> stinks big time. If this is democracy in action, imagine running a 
> country this way.
>
> Gutza
>
> (Before y'all start with me, yes, I had a few logos in the competition 
> myself, and mine was obviously not chosen, but I would've been happy 
> if we chose the first runner-up, which is not mine either. That 
> would've been a logo, and a good one at that IMNSHO. The one we chose 
> is neither good, and not even a real logo. It's a coloured puzzle ball 
> for Chrissake!)

I am in complete agreement with you!
It's horrible, it's too complex, and the first runner-up would be much 
better,