Re: [GSAS-board] Library and New Ideas

["simion" <s.simion@comcast.net>]

I agree with Paul. A logo must have continuity. Maybe it's not the absolute
perfect logo, but it strongly evokes our particular Northwest Indian
folklore. I would suggest the club to continue to use it.

Sandu


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Winchester" <bravo454@hotmail.com>
To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society board members"
<gsas-board@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Library and New Ideas


> There are many valid points brought out here. The contest idea sounds good
> but it has not been well received by the membership. For instance not only
> was the home show turnout light, the participation in the rainforest tank
> contest was much worse.
>
> I for one believe the current logo provides a great deal of unique
identity
> for our club. Sure we could have a very colorful, photo realistic fish
logo
> but in my opinion that is not what a logo should be. As mentioned that
would
> also be difficult to reproduce on printed materials and the web. If the
logo
> is not reproduced consistently every time it looses effectiveness for
> identity and association with the club, that's the underlying purpose of a
> logo.
>
> My $.02
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society board members"
> <gsas-board@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 6:26 PM
> Subject: RE: [GSAS-board] Library and New Ideas
>
>
> > On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, Susan Welenofsky wrote:
> >
> >> Well, it does work, but there might be something even better. We will
> >> never
> >> know unless we try.
> >
> > I suppose a reason *not* to change is that a logo is meant to provide a
> > certain degree of continuity within an organization.
> >
> >> Not everyone is fond of the logo.
> >
> > Yeah, I know there's a few people in the club who have hated the current
> > logo.  Rick has disliked it since he joined (he asked at his first board
> > meeting if we could change it, and has been tweaking it ever since in
his
> > graphics).  I guess if one thinks it's supposed to be an Orca, that
would
> > be a reason to dislike it.
> >
> >> I appreciate it more now, though, after learning it was not from 1977.
> >
> > I don't really understand why its being created in 1996 vs. 1977 is an
> > issue really.  As I mentioned in the previous e-mail, we didn't uproot
the
> > old one in 1996 because it was "stale", we did it because it was not
> > effective, and not really a logo at all.  I would ALSO note that in
1996,
> > the club was in the middle of a serious overhaul as a club, holding bowl
> > shows, pulling in national speakers for the first time in 5 or more
years,
> > and this was one of MANY things we did.
> >
> >> However, there are other
> >> talented people in the club who might be able to do another one.
> >
> > Yeah, it sounds like this is a vehicle for Kate (now a non-member) to do
a
> > new logo.
> >
> >
> >> It is just an idea. Why let things go stale? Is it not a fun idea to
have
> >> a contest for a new one, and see what other people can do? Maybe
> >> something over the summer break? I think it would be a nice way to
> >> include everyone on project. It is a club, right? I hope we are able to
> >> put forth new ideas once in a while. If there is nothing better than
the
> >> current logo, then, we don't need to change it, but if the new image
was
> >> acceptable and better, then wouldn't that be a nice thing?
> >
> > I have a question: are there any other contests GSAS is currently
holding
> > that folks are participating in?  Ones that are directly relevant to the
> > club's purpose, as opposed to "meta contests"?  Like fish spawning, fish
> > grow-out, photography, articles, shows?  I was very pleased that there
was
> > a home show this year, but it was kinda sparse.
> >
> > Has anyone offered to take on the newsletter?  There's another outlet
for
> > creativity that's sorely missed.
> >
> > I'm sorry that I come off sounding like a grumpy old guy, but it has
> > always been my thought that you work on the CONTENTS of a package before
> > you work on the box, frame or trimmings.  Bob and the board have done
some
> > very cool and impressive things to this end, with the speaker line-up
this
> > year, and the new digs.  That's good content in my book.
> >
> >   - Erik
> >
> > -- 
> > Erik Olson
> > erik at thekrib dot com
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