Workshops & BoFs/2011/Logos

From Desktopsummit 2011
Jump to: navigation, search
This is a workshop for the DesktopSummit 2011

This is an ad-hoc session, meaning that the host is responsible for scheduling it. See Workshops & BoFs webpage for more information.

Title

Logos and T-shirts

Description

What makes a logo usable?

Designing a logo or a t-shirt from an economic and usability perspective: what parameters should you think of when designing?

This is sponsored by KDE BugSquad, which is looking for a logo. Anyone who is interested in designing or getting logos should come though.

Hosts

The people responsible for hosting this session.

  • A. L. Spehr (Alex) @blauzahl identi.ca/irc
  • KDE BugSquad

Format

Presentation, brainstorm, then BugSquad group photo

Time and Place

Wed 13:00 1.405/3

Participants

  • Alex/blauzahl
  • Marc Redemske

Examples

Add links to your favorite logo examples good or bad here. We'll go over them.

  • old aKademy t-shirt design:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/enver555/2667431908/

  • hilarious "bad logo" example in this page along with some useful information

http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/01/08/how-to-design-a-logo/

Groups wanting logos

  • kde bugsquad
  • calligra might have one
  • khtml
  •  ?