Re: New Logo Discussion

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-07-17 20:24:25

On 7/17/24 12:49 PM, René Ferdinand Rivera Morell via Boost wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 2:42 PM Robert Ramey via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> On 7/17/24 11:59 AM, Vinnie Falco via Boost wrote:
>>> Hi. It is CppCon 2024 season, and the C++ Alliance is working on letting
>>> people know all the new and exciting things happening in Boost. We're doing
>>> this with Boost labeled conference shirts, and a beautiful brochure. You
>>> can see a draft of this promotional piece here (note: work in progress):
>>>
>>> https://cppalliance.org/pdf/Boost-Brochure-CppCon-2024.pdf
>>>
>>
>> FWIW - I much prefer the current logo which was developed by community
>> inclusive process with many submissions and designs.
> 
> It wasn't. The logo picked by the community in that process was never
> used. What is currently used was the result of private design between
> the Boost Steering Committee and the artist that "won" that logo
> contest.
> 
> 
Hmmm - I do remember the contest, people submitting, and finally a logo 
being selected.  But truth is I didn't follow the process in detail.

Robert Ramey