[naemon-dev] Logo

[Melissa Ash]

Andreas,
The student I was hoping to collaborate with isn't interested, so if he
wants to proceed with the design work that'd be great. Thanks!!
Melissa


On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Andreas Ericsson <ageric79 at gmail.com>wrote:

> On 2014-02-06 15:26, Melissa Ash wrote:
> > Andreas,
> > I wanted to touch base with you b/c I didn't want you to think I've
> > forgotten about you :) I actually forwarded this on to some students that
> > are better at drawing dragons than I would be! I'll keep you posted.
> Have a
> > great day, Melissa Ash
> >
>
> Sounds awesome :-)
>
> I'm forwarding this email to the naemon-devel mailing list, as there's
> another guy who's just recently volunteered to do design work as well.
>
> The thread for that can be seen here. I'll give him your contact info
> and you'll have his (augustodesign at gmail.com) so if you want to work
> together that's all to the better.
>
> You can read the other thread here:
>
> https://www.monitoring-lists.org/archive/naemon-dev/2014-February/000029.html
>
> I'm including the rest of this email for the sake of the list, but there
> is nothing new following this.
>
> /Andreas
>
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Andreas Ericsson <ageric79 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On 2014-01-22 21:08, Melissa Ash wrote:
> >>> Andreas,
> >>> My husband, Ryan Ash, told me about your new venture and the need for a
> >>> logo. I understand the budget restraints of starting a new business and
> >>> would be willing to provide my services for free if you'd be willing to
> >>> give my company (Beyond Function Corporation) the credit.
> >>
> >> That's perfectly fine. It isn't a business though, but a non-profit
> >> organization that's supposed to provide something for the common good.
> >> We'll credit you on our website, and have section of "copy materials"
> >> where we'll state where artwork was created, and who should be credited
> >> when that artwork is used elsewhere.
> >>
> >>> If this arrangement is okay with you, I'd like to have you complete a
> >>> couple questions that will give me an idea of what you're looking for,
> >> your
> >>> goals and where you're headed.
> >>>
> >>> 1. What is your product/service?
> >>>
> >>
> >> It's a network monitoring tool that's supposed to connect to a lot of
> >> different devices and services to verify that they're ok. The results
> >> are sharable with a lot of other different services and programs, so
> >> it's pretty much at the hub of things.
> >>
> >>> 2. What makes your product/service unique?
> >>>
> >>
> >> The "sharable results" thing, mostly. No other product of this kind
> >> provides as many integration points as we do.
> >>
> >>> 3. How can you set yourself apart from the competition?
> >>>
> >>
> >> See #2.
> >>
> >>> 4. Who is your target audience (age, socioeconomic group,
> >>> attitudes/behaviors, etc)?
> >>>
> >>
> >> System administrators mostly.
> >>
> >>> 5. What is your single most important goal for this project?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Technical excellence through open collaboration. Sounds like a cliché
> >> slogan for a fortune 500, doesn't it? ;-)
> >>
> >>> 6. What single persuasive point should your logo portray?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Awesomeness. Or possibly dragons. I like dragons. Friendliness would be
> >> good too, as we're pretty amicable in our community.
> >>
> >> Tbh, I don't exactly know. There are competing projects that all have
> >> some variant of the "connected blobs" theme. I'm not too fond of that,
> >> since it doesn't really stick out and it looks crap on a t-shirt. A
> >> mascot-logo would be better imo, and maybe we can even fit in dragons
> >> that way ;-)
> >>
> >> The logo for an extension project looks like this:
> >> https://kb.op5.com/display/MERLIN/Distributed+(Merlin)+Home
> >> Obviously, that doesn't convey anything about what it does, but I kinda
> >> like it anyway.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> If you have questions, please let me know. Feel free to browse my
> >> website,
> >>> melissaash.net. It is a bit outdated because I'm in the process of
> >> re-doing
> >>> my Beyond Function site. At any rate, I've been doing graphic design
> for
> >>> the last 10 years and specialize in working with corporations. I've
> done
> >>> graphic work for banks, sports teams, entertainment facilities,
> >>> restaurants, and non-profits. I'm confident I can come up with
> something
> >>> you'd be happy with.
> >>>
> >>
> >> I'm sure I will. Many thanks for offering your services. I'll make sure
> >> you get the credit you deserve for it :)
> >>
> >>> I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for the consideration.
> >>>
> >>
> >> It's me who should be thanking you and your husband. I'm very grateful
> >> for the offer of your services.
> >>
> >> /Andreas
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>


-- 
Melissa Ash
Graphic design enthusiast
(309) 242-2679
www.melissaash.net
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