[CREATE] LGM 2010 Website

[a.l.e]

buondì,
> I would change a few details though - the most important of which being 
> the logo. you want to show continuity from the previous years. Changing 
> the font / writing is OK IMO, but I would keep the same splash of ink 
> (in new color) as in the past years.
>   
i'd like make a more general proposition concerning the logo...


in the last two years , i have used the logo several times in different 
contexts: my experience shows, that it was not easy to adapt it!


since the LGM has born (it's already 4 years old now!), several projects 
have been started and i think we can say that we have something more 
than just a bunch of programs: we have a whole environment for graphic 
designers which is growing!
i think that it would be nice to show it somehow through the appearance 
of our projects.


today, there are several initiatives which are related to (or even 
issued from)  the LGM and handle different aspects of the libre graphics 
environemnt (i hope i get them straight... and that i don't forget too 
many of them!):
- create: a coordination platform for the development of the libre 
graphics software
- libre graphics world: a news ticker and information source
- the graphics "sub-conference" at RMLL.info
- the libre graphics days next january in new zeland
- code: free, a pdf magazine / art book for the open source scene
- the (my) libre graphics booth at openexpo.ch
and i know of at least 4 other projects which are not public or 
published, but will (or may) be realized in the next six month.


it would be nice if it was perceptible that all those projects are 
related and work together!
this could be done through a banner, a font, a color, ...

one example: it is currently hard to notice that lgw.org and lgm.org are 
related!
another example: last year we wanted to create a button for the pledge 
but it was hard (and it has not been achieved!) to create one which was 
clearly a LGM button!
third example: every year we have longer discussion about how the 
lgm.org/20xx website should look like.


i'm not against keeping the splash (or other graphical elements) nor i 
want see it disappear (this will certainly a main point about the look 
of LG, though). but i think the time has come, to create some detailed 
"corporate identity" rules for the libre graphics, which could then be 
used -- more or less strictly -- by each project which relates to LG.

we are not a company! the goal is not get a strict, common appearance. 
the goals i want to reach are:
- to simplify the design for new projects and
- help the (existing) project to show that they relate to a broader 
movement.


personally, i think that to get there we need:
- a logo, with variations for different sizes and contexts,
- a font for the "libre graphics meeting" text,
- a color or a color type/set
- a description of how those elements could be used.
those are just some ideas: don't hesitate to propose other ones or tell 
me that i should drop some listed ones!



now the big question: does anybody also feel that there is a need for it?
and the other question: does anybody want to create a "corporate 
identity" proposal for LG*? has anybody an idea how we could find 
somebody who is willing to do it?


i'm eager to read what the create community thinks of it!

have a nice day
a.l.e