From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
Cc: | Robert Bernier <robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: PostgreSQL banner for tradeshows -- art to review |
Date: | 2007-07-10 21:01:33 |
Message-ID: | 4693F3AD.1080009@commandprompt.com |
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> Robert Bernier wrote:
>>> On Thursday 28 June 2007 13:52, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> The designer has come up with the following design:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.commandprompt.com/files/scaled_9_pct.pdf
>>
>> What about this one?
>>
>>
>> http://www.openvein.com/ext/postgresql_sign_art.jpg
>
> Hmmm. I'm not really liking any of those, they don't look very
> professional.
Say what?
> How much longer do we have? I can submit a design this
> weekend.
We don't have that much time. We are already well past our "design"
time. You should submitted weeks ago if you had an idea.
>
> Or you can turn this idea over to the designer:
>
> Light grey background, Off-center Elephant Logo, 1/2 on left side of
> banner or similar position, Text "PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced
> open source database" slightly overlapping, with white border for
> clarity. Try also royal blue background with photo of real elephant
> face, same configuration.
Making it fancier with, off grey colors doesn't add to professionalism.
It just makes it look like you like power point.
Using a real elephant doesn't have any marketable tie in to the website
which is why on both, we used the elephant from the website.
I am not saying either of these is fantastic, but they are both from
professional artists of which you and I are not.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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