From 19ba5532e272e4a02697589f7f87057be67384d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Siri Reiter Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 23:54:38 +0100 Subject: Initial commit. --- minidebconfwomen2014_entry.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 minidebconfwomen2014_entry.txt (limited to 'minidebconfwomen2014_entry.txt') diff --git a/minidebconfwomen2014_entry.txt b/minidebconfwomen2014_entry.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a4c8074 --- /dev/null +++ b/minidebconfwomen2014_entry.txt @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +I've been asked to make - or rather to participate in making - a logo for the upcoming "Debian Mini Conf Barcelona March 2014". I said I could spend about eight hours a week on the task, but two weeks have already flewn by. I have a vague idea about a Miró'ish typograhy, primary colored paint spots, one of them being the swirl, and the female gender sign. + +I was sketching on the idea this morning, and I think it could work. Talking with my boyfriend about it, I realised I'm on the wrong path. Not with the idea, but with the whole approach, acting as if I was ordered to finish a task, instead of participating with my mind, not only with my design skills, but with all of me. + +He asked the obvious questions a designer should ask: Why a logo? It's not a DebConf. It's not necessary to brand the event. There already is a logo for Debian Women. Nobody is coming because of a logo or staying home if there is none. It's a nice to have. + +Being a graphic designer I default into saying that visual identity design is necessary always and everywhere. Well, it shouldn't always be the case. It might be a waste of resources. + +Sure, recently I declared that I want to do some work for Debian. But designing an event logo really was not what I had in mind. On the other hand, it would be really nice to have done it, as my 'debut' in the organisation. Especially when I am giving my talk "Graphic design with Debian". But then again - \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3