Re: [boost] New Logo Discussion

On 7/18/24 3:49 AM, René Ferdinand Rivera Morell via Boost wrote:

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On 7/17/24 11:59 AM, Vinnie Falco via Boost wrote:

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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

On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 2:42 PM Robert Ramey via Boost wrote: the Boost Steering Committee and the artist that "won" that logo contest. That is not correct. I was one of the major proponents of that logo contest (if not spearheded it). And I am not a member of the Boost Steering Committee. That contest was public and was discussed in the Boost list. It is NOT a private design.

Here's part of the discussion (I do not have time to search all): https://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost//2005/03/81416.php You can see clearly I was asking for votes. Regards, -- Joel de Guzman Cycfi Research, Inc.