[jsr-314-open] JSF logo

[Jason Lee]

I'd have to disagree WRT Perl.  It's long overdue for the death it so  
richly deserves. :P I do agree, though, with trying to come up with a  
logo for JSF.  My failed attempts at crafting a logo for my local JUG  
is the best evidence that I can only contribute opinions and not  
options, though. :)

On Nov 9, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Lincoln Baxter III wrote:

> Lets move forward with the logo contest.
>
> JSF is great, and there are 100 different marketings reasons why you  
> should always establish a symbol for your brand or product -  
> something that people recognize instantly as yours (the google G,  
> the microsoft "window", Tony the Tiger..., Firefox, the ruby gem)
>
> Perl and JSF have a lot in common...
> multiple implementations
> slightly tarnished reputation from past versions (not so slightly in  
> perl's case)
> no logo... the Camel book has become the de-facto symbol of Perl.
> No real web-accessible community center (multiple forums & mailing  
> lists)
> What happened to perl? It's one of the best dynamic languages out  
> there, but it's practically dead for new development.
>
> I'd like to avoid this fate with JSF2 if possible, and now is the  
> perfect time to do it. Right as we are releasing, rebranding.
>
> ---
> Lincoln Baxter, III
> http://ocpsoft.com
> http://scrumshark.com
> "Keep it Simple"
>
> On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 16:15 -0500, Dan Allen wrote:
>> JSF is nearly a decade old and still has no recognizable logo.  
>> While there are plenty of logos floating around for the different  
>> implementations and component libraries, there's no face for JSF  
>> itself. I've frequently come across this gap when putting together  
>> presentations or websites that feature JSF.
>>
>> Thus, I pose the following two questions to the EG:
>>
>> 1. Do others agree that we should have a logo to represent JSF the  
>> framework?
>> 2. Do you think we should host a contest for people to submit a  
>> logo? The alternative would be to get an EG member (JBoss, Oracle,  
>> Sun, an individual) to submit a candidate.
>>
>> Why a logo for JSF? JSF is unique in that it competes against other  
>> web frameworks that are not part of the Java EE platform. We need  
>> someway to represent the spec when standing JSF up against Wicket,  
>> Tapestry, Struts, etc. We can't put the Mojarra or MyFaces logos in  
>> there because that's not the true identity of JSF.
>>
>> Plus, the logo will be central to our effort to put together a  
>> launch page for JSF, which I'll mention in a later e-mail.
>>
>> -Dan
>>
>> p.s. Hopefully we start a trend of specs including logos, even the  
>> platform itself, but that is a topic for another conversation.
>>
>> -- 
>> Dan Allen
>> Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action
>> Registered Linux User #231597
>>
>> http://mojavelinux.com
>> http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction
>> http://www.google.com/profiles/dan.j.allen

Jason Lee, SCJP
President, Oklahoma City Java Users Group
Senior Java Developer, Sun Microsystems
http://blogs.steeplesoft.com

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