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Logo Proposals
We are taking proposals for an OpenKinect community logo.
Rules
- Entries must be you original work and not infringe on anyone's trademarks
- Entries must be in PNG format. A scalable SVG version is highly recommended.
- You may submit multiple proposals.
- Each proposal may include more than image. At least one image must be have a width of 200 pixels and a height of between 100 and 150 pixels. Higher resolutions are encouraged.
- Per policy, final logo decision is up to the project lead
The community is named OpenKinect (see Community Name Policy); however, using Microsoft's purple "Kinect" trademark [1] or a lookalike is highly discouraged, as it could cause trademark infringement issues. If you include the word "Kinect" in your logo, please keep it visually distinct from Microsoft's trademark.
Unless otherwise agreed, proposals will be open until 11/21/2010 at 5:00pm UTC, at which point Josh Blake we will have a vote on the mailing list.
Logo proposals
If you have created a logo you want to submit, add it below using the template shown.
=== Yourname's logo #1 === Add an image to your logo here ImageURL
Submissions
Joe Lackner's concepts
Here are a few ideas - trying to reflect openess, IR grid arrays and dual cameras.
http://celsius.ws/clients/openkinect/concept1.png
Scott Byrns's concept
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15300515/kinectlogo.png
Mungewell's concept
SVG source available if adjustment is desired, for the font/etc.
http://www.mungewell.org/kinect/openkinect_logo.png
Graham Wiebe's concept
SVG or other vector formats available upon request. optimized for greyscale. typography can easily be changed to avoid copyright.
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/323/8/9/open_kinect_logo_by_gwiebe-d334lq0.png
Cyril's concept
Someone playing in front of a kinect with letters o and k.
http://cyril.lugan.info/tmp/oK_v1.png http://cyril.lugan.info/tmp/oK_v1.svg
Ken Moore's concept
High quality typography and layout (says "we're serious") with distinctive visual of the Kinect hardware.
Version 1 - stacked layout is more legible in narrow placements
http://www.kenmooredesign.com/images/openkinect/OpenKinectLogo1_Large_KenMoore.png
http://www.kenmooredesign.com/images/openkinect/OpenKinectLogo1_200x100_KenMoore.png
Version 2 - horizontal layout has nice visual balance, but needs more width for legibility
http://www.kenmooredesign.com/images/openkinect/OpenKinectLogo2_Large_KenMoore.png
http://www.kenmooredesign.com/images/openkinect/OpenKinectLogo2_200x100_KenMoore.png
Jonathan Hall's concept
Unfortunately, use of the "Kinect" name will likely be seen as trademark infringement. Microsoft registered "Kinect" as a word mark (meaning: a claim to use of the word itself, independent of how it appears) on goods and services related to "computer software, computer hardware, and computer peripherals." (See the USPTO registration dated 10/29/2009: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4007:k6ntdc.2.1 )
Tedious as it may be, we should consider alternatives. I propose an obvious adjustment--"OpenKinetic"--but there may well be better options out there. Below is my concept rendering both "OpenKinect" and "OpenKinetic" with simple typography, horizontal two-color layout, and a bug:
http://clients.junketdesign.com/openkinect/logos/logo_openkinect-01.png
http://clients.junketdesign.com/openkinect/logos/logo_openkinetic-01.png
Carlos Asmat's logo concept
Below you can find my concept of the OpenKinect Logo. Of course, the name could be changed in order to avoid copyright infringements as long as the second word still starts with a "K".
http://files.carlitoscontraptions.com/OpenKinect_Logo_Carlitos.png
cclaan's concepts
http://labs.laan.com/projects/stuff/O-Clean.png
http://labs.laan.com/projects/stuff/O-Messy.png
http://labs.laan.com/projects/stuff/KinectDotsNoEdges.png
http://labs.laan.com/projects/stuff/KinectDots.png