Thread: Corporate design
Over the weekend I was at a regional "Linux" event and it struck me that we have an underspecified and poorly enforced corporate design. Sure we have a logo, and we often use the color blue, but we need to be more specific. I'm thinking we need to specify - logo - color (exact RGB/CMYK/XYZ values) - font (preferrably one that is available to the public) - list of recommended slogans with exact spelling This could be a page on the web somewhere that designers of merchandise can refer to. That way, next time we have CDs, pins, brochures, stickers, posters, and business cards make by six different people, they all look the same nevertheless. Comments? -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 07:28:55PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Over the weekend I was at a regional "Linux" event and it struck me that > we have an underspecified and poorly enforced corporate design. Sure > we have a logo, and we often use the color blue, but we need to be more > specific. I'm thinking we need to specify > > - logo > - color (exact RGB/CMYK/XYZ values) > - font (preferrably one that is available to the public) > - list of recommended slogans with exact spelling > > This could be a page on the web somewhere that designers of merchandise > can refer to. That way, next time we have CDs, pins, brochures, > stickers, posters, and business cards make by six different people, > they all look the same nevertheless. > > Comments? > This is a very good idea. I used the pictures from the logo site for the pins. In the process I had to dig up the color values. We need the RGB and pantone values. Most software does not do pantone. I'll see if I can find the pantone value I used unless someone else gets it first. --elein > -- > Peter Eisentraut > http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings >
On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 12:15:37PM -0800, elein wrote: > This is a very good idea. I used the pictures from the logo > site for the pins. In the process I had to dig up the color > values. We need the RGB and pantone values. Most software > does not do pantone. I'll see if I can find the pantone > value I used unless someone else gets it first. Most software except that used by professional printers and the like; it would definately be good to have the Panatone colors. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461
OK. Here are the colors of the elephant only:
This is what I do know about the blue color:
H:207 S:65% B:56%
R:50 G:102 B:144
C:86% M:59% Y:26% K:7%
Number: 326690
Pantone: 542
Other than these colors I used only black and white.
Can someone get this information on the web by the images
and let the esteemed image builders know what they are
if necessary? (Maybe just copy this message to www--I'm
not following www these days.)
--elein
On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 12:15:37PM -0800, elein wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 07:28:55PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Over the weekend I was at a regional "Linux" event and it struck me that
> > we have an underspecified and poorly enforced corporate design. Sure
> > we have a logo, and we often use the color blue, but we need to be more
> > specific. I'm thinking we need to specify
> >
> > - logo
> > - color (exact RGB/CMYK/XYZ values)
> > - font (preferrably one that is available to the public)
> > - list of recommended slogans with exact spelling
> >
> > This could be a page on the web somewhere that designers of merchandise
> > can refer to. That way, next time we have CDs, pins, brochures,
> > stickers, posters, and business cards make by six different people,
> > they all look the same nevertheless.
> >
> > Comments?
> >
>
> This is a very good idea. I used the pictures from the logo
> site for the pins. In the process I had to dig up the color
> values. We need the RGB and pantone values. Most software
> does not do pantone. I'll see if I can find the pantone
> value I used unless someone else gets it first.
>
> --elein
>
> > --
> > Peter Eisentraut
> > http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
> >
> > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
> >
>
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I've forward the message to -www ... thanks :) On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, elein wrote: > OK. Here are the colors of the elephant only: > This is what I do know about the blue color: > > H:207 S:65% B:56% > R:50 G:102 B:144 > C:86% M:59% Y:26% K:7% > Number: 326690 > Pantone: 542 > > Other than these colors I used only black and white. > > Can someone get this information on the web by the images > and let the esteemed image builders know what they are > if necessary? (Maybe just copy this message to www--I'm > not following www these days.) > > --elein > > On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 12:15:37PM -0800, elein wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 07:28:55PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: >>> Over the weekend I was at a regional "Linux" event and it struck me that >>> we have an underspecified and poorly enforced corporate design. Sure >>> we have a logo, and we often use the color blue, but we need to be more >>> specific. I'm thinking we need to specify >>> >>> - logo >>> - color (exact RGB/CMYK/XYZ values) >>> - font (preferrably one that is available to the public) >>> - list of recommended slogans with exact spelling >>> >>> This could be a page on the web somewhere that designers of merchandise >>> can refer to. That way, next time we have CDs, pins, brochures, >>> stickers, posters, and business cards make by six different people, >>> they all look the same nevertheless. >>> >>> Comments? >>> >> >> This is a very good idea. I used the pictures from the logo >> site for the pins. In the process I had to dig up the color >> values. We need the RGB and pantone values. Most software >> does not do pantone. I'll see if I can find the pantone >> value I used unless someone else gets it first. >> >> --elein >> >>> -- >>> Peter Eisentraut >>> http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ >>> >>> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >>> TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings >>> >> >> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >> TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? >> >> http://archives.postgresql.org >> > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match > ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664