Redesign Schedule: Feedback/Involvement for initial research and branding

Hi All,

Today is the first in our scheduled dates to ask you for your feedback (if you haven't done already). There are two areas of work done to date that we need your help on:

1. Initial Research

Leisa has been doing some fantastic work on trying to get to know you, the wider Drupal community, and what does d.o mean to you?

Leisa has been openly blogging the process for a while now, but we're still gathering comments and suggestions. This is a pretty fluid process.

a) the experience strategy for drupal.org, (http://www.disambiguity.com/draft-drupalorg-experience-strategy/),
b) proposed audience segmentation for drupal.org (http://www.disambiguity.com/insiders-and-outsiders/) and
c) initial wireframe ideas for drupal.org (http://www.disambiguity.com/drupalorg-come-wireframe-with-me/)

In addition to these posts, please browse around the Flickr group (http://flickr.com/groups/drupalredesign/), follow the Twitter group (http://twitter.com/drupalredesign)

1. Initial Branding

For a bit of back story as to why Drupal needs to change its logo, please read this post from Larry.

The latest round of logotypes are attached here. For more rationale on how we got to this point, please have a look at:

a) What's in a Word(mark)? (http://www.markboultondesign.com/news/detail/whats_in_a_wordmark/),
b) Initial Wordmark designs (http://www.markboultondesign.com/news/detail/initial_wordmark_designs/)
c) Why do we need a new logo anyway? (http://www.markboultondesign.com/news/detail/why_do_we_need_a_new_logo_a...), and
d) Cap D or Not? Splash or Not? (http://www.markboultondesign.com/news/detail/cap_d_or_not_splash_or_not/)

That last post is where I'm specifically asking for feedback for this round.

Does the logo, in your opinion, more accurately reflect Drupal's core brand values (http://www.markboultondesign.com/news/detail/drupals_core_brand_values/), with an upper case D, or a lower case d? Splash, or no Splash?

You can either comment here, or on our own blogs. All the comments will be seen and evaluated to establish trends that will filter back into the development process. This is particularly important for when we get into prototype rounds in a few weeks time.

Thanks for your continued involvement and support of this redesign, and -- for design and UX anyway -- a unique opportunity for us to work in a very exciting way.