[openbeos] Re: Icon Design Contest submission
- From: "Curtis Wanner" <katisu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:21:14 -0400
Koki wrote:
>Different people seem to be making different interpretations of the same
thing. Haiku announced a contest (headline >quoted from haiku-
>os.org: "Announcing the Haiku Icon Contest"), so that's what it should be.
And contests have clear winners; that is the >nature of any contest.
It is a contest in that we are trying to choose the best design ideas. You
have to remember this is an open source project and as such input is
expected from the community. This is the main reason for the contest, to
allow the public to provide input on the final design. So discussion is
going to be a natural part of the process.
>This was never stated in the official announcement of the contest, which is
what people will go by with.
It is stated :
"To cut a long story short, we want to have shiny new vector icons and since
Haiku is an open project, we're going to vote on the new design."
It does NOT state "we're going to vote on the new icon set". Although, I do
agree it could have perhaps been worded a bit differently. Some of the
confusion is the result of the international scope of the project.
>If this was not supposed to be a contest, then it would have been better
articulated by announcing a "Haiku Icon >Debate", "Haiku Icon Counsel" or
the like, clearly stating that submissions would be subject to discussion by
the >community, and that the final artwork could be a combination of various
submissions.
>Leaving things too much open to interpretation is an invitation to
confusion, and I think this is what is happening here.
It's less about leaving it "open" to interpretation as it is to leave it
"open" to discussion since "Haiku is an open project". It has become
apparent that the response to this event is much greater than we
anticipated. So as a result we have to finalize the details to avoid
further confusion. This is why we greatly appreciate your comments and work
on the wiki page. I have done updates on the English version. I still need
to add information on the rating process.
> (internal) communication leading to the decision-making would be best done
off the list before anything is >announced to the outside world. I think
this would best serve the goal of Haiku, as it would present a unified
message >that is easier to follow. Perhaps the
Being an open source project, many of the decisions are subject to
discussion with the community. While there has been some discussion off the
list, we felt it best that the decisions made be transparent and subject to
comment on the list.
Instead of waiting a month until we finalized all the details, it was felt
best that we move forward with the submissions in the mean time. Perhaps
that was the mistake on our part.
As for declaring a winner, a "Best Design Idea" award might be appropriate.
However, I believe all those who contribute their own original design ideas
deserve recognition. This is all subject to discussion as well. I didn't
wish to shoot down your idea about the certificate. I just wanted to state
the reasons why it could be problematic. We could have people submitting
all sorts of readily available icon sets just to get an award. This would
not contribute to the project.
Curtis
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