I think that Sugarlabs can do better at branding in general. A good branding presence has related logos for the organization and for the product; color swatches, 4 or 5 at a time (not just
2-by-2; including greys, we have at most 3 at a time); a decorative
font; and more workaday serif and
sans-serif fonts chosen to go well with the decorative font.<br><br>I'm not saying we need all of this tomorrow, but that should be the
direction we're heading. Think, for instance, of the excellent branding
of the Obama campaign, which AFAIK was completely available to the
grassroots and nevertheless (in a totally content-free regard) kicked
the pants off of McCain's more-centralized campaign.<br><br>Immediate action items:<br><br>1. I really think the svg should be up in a public place, as well as (references for) the font (is that the ubuntu font, or other?).<br>
<br>2. We need a logo for sugar, as opposed to sugar labs and OLPC. The XO dude is inevitably going to have associations with OLPC which might turn off other hardware vendors. I guess the obvious option would be the "sugar" part of the sugarlabs logo.<br>
<br>3. Personally, I'd love a mascot too; kids like cuddly. My initial brainstorms:<br><br>associated with sugar? <br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Pollinators (nectar)<br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Hummingbirds (too western-hemisphere)<br>
Bats (anything nocturnal is culturally dangerous, but I love 'em)<br>Bees (good possibility)<br></div>flies (yuck)<br>ants (has good community associations)<br>gingerbread man (cute, but a little too gendered and shrek-y)<br>
bears (too generic)<br>sugarcane fieldworker (yeah, right)<br></div><br>I just googled and OMG WE HAVE A <a href="http://images.google.com.gt/images?q=sugar%20glider&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi">WINNER</a> as far as I am concerned. That is cute beyond words and it is called a "sugar glider". I'd never heard of that name even though my mom's Australian but it is beyond my wildest dreams. <br>
<br>What do other people think?<br><br>Jameson<br>