<p>Anvils are lightweight. </p>
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"Keep it Simple"</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 11, 2011 5:37 PM, "Paul Bakker" <<a href="http://paul.bakker.nl">paul.bakker.nl</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> I like the sword analogy, makes sense being a "craftsman" developer. Not sure if a sword would fit well in the logo (might get too complicated), but the idea behind it is perfect :-)<br>
> <br>> I agree on the lightweight part too. The only thing that should be clear is that you won't get any lock-in with Forge, but to my opinion a anvil doesn't say you do have a lock-in. It also implies Forge is a tool that supports your crafsman work.<br>
> <br>> Paul<br>> <br>> <br>> On Jul 11, 2011, at 11:18 PM, Dan Allen wrote:<br>> <br>>> I like the anvil because I often use the phrase "banging out code." In fact, creating software is a lot like creating a sword. You get a rough shape, then you refine it until you have a really sharp edge. Forge itself means to "Move forward gradually or steadily", exactly how swords and software are made (good ones).<br>
>> <br>>> I don't think "lightweight" really has to be the focus. Naturally, we do want to imply speed, but I think each strike is an efficient one, like a master blacksmith. And there are different hammers for each part of the process (the right tool for the job).<br>
>> <br>>> So I think the anvil fits very well. Perhaps we need to add the sword to portray the meaning.<br>>> <br>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 16:54, Gunnar Morling <<a href="mailto:gunnar.morling@googlemail.com">gunnar.morling@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> I can't<br>>> really draw, so I tried to google for this and found<br>>> <a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/CSP203/k2035148/">http://www.fotosearch.com/CSP203/k2035148/</a> which goes into the<br>
>> direction I had in mind. A character would also give a nice mascot.<br>>> <br>>> This is a great way to communicate what you would like to see, without having to be an artist. We did this a lot during the Arquillian logo drafting process.<br>
>> <br>>> -Dan<br>>> <br>>> -- <br>>> Dan Allen<br>>> Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action<br>>> Registered Linux User #231597<br>>> <br>>> <a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/dan.j.allen#about">http://www.google.com/profiles/dan.j.allen#about</a><br>
>> <a href="http://mojavelinux.com">http://mojavelinux.com</a><br>>> <a href="http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction">http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction</a><br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________<br>
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