Florida Drupal Empire - Branding Poll

Hey everybody,

Here are the images associated with this poll:

In most cases, these are not the final version of each logo. Rather than as our community designers to spend a lot of time polishing their designs, it is probably a good idea to settle on something first. Please do not discount designs that are still sketches or obviously unfinished.

Please keep in mind the following:

1. I figured that in order to be as democratic as possible, we should include as many options for voting as possible. We'll most likely have a couple of rounds of run-offs.
2. This poll will be open for 2 weeks.
3. Keep in mind that the winning logo will need to be licensed under the GPL if it includes a variation on the Drupalicon.

Thanks,
-mike

We've had a couple of questions come up regarding the copyright and licensing of both submitted and (the eventual) selected logos.

I'm not an attorney (by any stretch), but once I post this comment, I plan on asking one to chime in.

I think the best way forward is probably to have the logo licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later (GPL), just like the Druplicon logo. This means that people are free to download, modify, reuse, and distribute the logo.

Regarding the copyright, the designer of the logo will retain copyright on design, but agree to release it under the GPL.

So the question remains: how do we give credit to the designer for their work? Perhaps we can create a new tab on http://groups.drupal.org/florida (like the current "Florida DrupalCamp 2012" tab) that links to the "official" download page for the logo as well as copyright, credit, and license information (like the Drupalicon logo download page).

Thoughts?

Thanks,
-mike

All of them are great.

Coming from a college that has a conquistador mascot, just remember that the legacy of conquistadors and the meaning of a conquistador symbol is problematic for many.

The city design is nice. But, in my opinion, I'd rather the Druplicon not stray so much from the original -- retain the same nose & mouth. Really no conceptual advantage to changing that, IMO.

I think all of the designs are great. I really do like the conquistador -- think it is only a matter of appropriateness and relatability, as another poster noted. I think that one should be posted to a Spain Drupal group for their consideration. :-)

First, you guys did a great job on these! Florida is multi-faceted state, so I think we're all having trouble tying it down to just one theme. ;-)

Being a 3rd generation Florida native, I think Florida = sun, lakes, oranges, beaches, NASA, tourists, (and Mickey...but let's not go there....)

I really like the Drupal Wave and Drupal City. Is there any way that we can combine the two? Have the wave surround the city logo, while (as suggested above) reverting the Drupal logo back to its original form?

While we're in agreement that the conquistador is probably not "politically correct", it really isn't the first thing (or even fifth thing) people think of when they think of Florida. It would be great for a St. Augustine local group, though.

Lastly -- the Drupal shark is awesome and the Drupal Moon is really good "Florida" thinking. How about incorporating a rocket or space shuttle in the city logo? (maybe having it blasting off vertically?). And throw a gator and a flamingo in there somewhere for good measure (since it's just that easy, right?)

....it's so easy when your a techie nerd and have no design skills....sorry, my artistic brethren (and sistren?)

My vote goes to the diver.