Agreed, it was a silly sentence. (i am in a somewhat wierd mood because of the recent events in israel - being a peace activist this drives me nuts.) there ofcourse should be an identity for the obos community, therefor i must say that i see how this damages the effort to create an identity. i agree, (as i already said in previous emails today) that we should take the time off from producing mixed stuff and start building massivly inside. guy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart McCoy" <stubear@xxxxxxxxx> To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 00:52 Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Obos buttons > > I have to ask Guy, what were your qualifications for being project lead for > a design project? This has got to be the dumbest approach to branding and > identity I have seen in a long time. We are, well some of us anyway, are > trying to build a strong identity for OBOS and the continuing efforts of > BeUnited and Glass Elevator. Saying things like this, > > "it can have a Folder icon for all i care :) as long as its cute and > understandable...i mean - its just a link button.. there are alot of > different link buttons for the same site..", > > is utterly ridiculous and undermines ANY efforts at building this identity. > What will it take for you to FINALLY understand this BASIC principle of > design and strategy? > > -----Original Message----- > From: openbeos-cdt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:openbeos-cdt-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Guy > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 6:36 PM > To: openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Obos buttons > > > > it should contain A logo, doesnt mean it should contain the final logo. > > it can have a Folder icon for all i care :) as long as its cute and > understandable.. > > i mean - its just a link button.. there are alot of different link buttons > for the same site.. > guy. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Gildehaus" <agildehaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 03:32 > Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Obos buttons > > > > > > Err .. perhaps because the button should contain the logo. That's only my > > opinion I guess. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Guy" <mul_m7m@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 5:10 PM > > Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Obos buttons > > > > > > > > > > yes. the fact that we haven't got a logo doesnt mean that people should > > > continue linking to the openbeos.org website with the old (in my opinion > > not > > > very good) gray logo that exists right now. > > > > > > i dont see only one slashdot linking buttons, i dont see why not having > a > > > logo means we cant have linking buttons. > > > > > > guy. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Andrew Gildehaus" <agildehaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 23:16 > > > Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Re: Obos buttons > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We haven't even got a logo, and we're making buttons? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Guy" <mul_m7m@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: "CDT FreeLists MailingList" <openbeos-cdt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 6:45 AM > > > > Subject: [openbeos-cdt] Obos buttons > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > one of the developers in the BePDF project (michael pfeiffer) asked > me > > > for > > > > > an openbeos button to use for site links. > > > > > > > > > > so i thought i should ask a few of you to work on such sketches, for > > > > > immidiate use. > > > > > > > > > > guy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >