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Show HN: Open Logos – Free logos for open source projects

680 points by arasatasaygin 8y ago

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unwind 8y ago
Interesting, although a bit strange to me ... is the author expecting existing projects to want to claim a logo and rename themselves, or are the names of the logos only placeholders? Anyway, I think the "globe"[1] one is quite close to looking like AT&T's[2] which would at least make me a bit wary. [1] https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/24 https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/24 [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26T_logo_2016.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26T_logo_2016.svg
- laumars 8y ago
  He does explain a little more if you click the "How it works." link. I do agree with you about the globe / AT&T logo though. Steps[1] is also very similar to an old icon on Windows (I think it was a placeholder icon for Microsoft Visual C++ or Borland Builder projects? But can't rightly remember off hand) [1] http://openlogos.org/logos/steps.jpg http://openlogos.org/logos/steps.jpg
  - gurkendoktor 8y ago
    It was probably the placeholder icon for MFC apps, shown in the middle at the end of this blog post: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2017/02/27/happy-25th-birthday-mfc/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2017/02/27/happy-25t...
    - laumars 8y ago
      Ahhh yes, that looks familiar. For some reason I don't remember it with lettering on it though. With the lettering the MFC and steps logos aren't actually that alike.
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esquivalience 8y ago
Are you gifting the copyright as well as the right to use the logo? Good practice is to mention this on the webpage to help people know where they stand. The two usual options are: 1. When you give the right to use the logo, you also give the copyright in the logo along with it; or 2. When you give the right to use the logo, you retain the copyright. (Edit - at least from an EU perspective, you can also "assert your moral rights", which is a bit like requesting attribution. Or you can "waive your moral rights", which is like saying no attribution is necessary. This is an oversimplification but hits the main points.)
- crummy 8y ago
  The github page says "[the project the logo is given to] will have all exclusive rights of the logo." So I think it's the first option.
  - esquivalience 8y ago
    Yes, that may be what's intended, but it could be referring to the exclusive right to use rather than ownership of copyright.
- zoul 8y ago
  Are you gifting the copyright as well as the right to use the logo? It’s not possible in every country for an author to waive his rights or gift the copyright. So I think it’s better to give a perpetual, open license that doesn’t restrict the usage rights?
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Hey, After giving the logo, project owner can do whatever she wants with it. I'm not expecting anything from them. They can credit the project with courtesy though.
  - yitchelle 8y ago
    An interesting scenario would if I use one of your logos for my project. Is that logo still available to be used by others? Potentially, more than one project could be using the same logo.
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mnx 8y ago
The "foxy" logo looks very much like gitlabs logo to me.
Walkman 8y ago
Terrific idea! Very nice act.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thank Walkman. (Best username ever)
yoz-y 8y ago
Some of these are pretty nice. Although I'd say that one of the aspects that appealed to me in creating a new project was to design an, often terrible, logo for it.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  I have this exact thing for domains :)
mmjaa 8y ago
Very nice! My only thought is that I wish you'd update it every week with new designs, and then sort of open it up so others can contribute their logo's for others to use, something like a logo-bazaar with regular updates. I think you'd attract quite a few artists willing to participate akin to DeviantArt, although with a commercial twist. Bookmarked for another visit in a few months just to see what sort of progress you'll have made .. good luck!
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Great idea. Honestly I was not expecting a big support like this. I hope the current state of the project can help some projects now and hopefully in the long term we can include new designers and help as much as project we can.
  - Trufa 8y ago
    Hey, If you'd like to organize it in some sort of web format that runs weekly/monthly, I volunteer to help out with the site.
  - galfarragem 8y ago
    I wasn't expecting such a positive feedback also. I could help with a few logos.
  - hahamrfunnyguy 8y ago
    Cool concept. How about using a repository on GitHub and using pull requests/voting to manage submissions?
    - deleted 8y ago
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TuringTest 8y ago
Very nice work. I love those with human characters, and the animals are cute.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  @( * O * )@ thanks
antirez 8y ago
A few of these are great, however if you are serious about your OSS project, IMHO you should identify one that seems like a fit, and work with the author (paying him/her) in order to start a process to reach a logo that very uniquely and precisely represents your project.
- ComodoHacker 8y ago
  That's the plan, I guess. And perhaps it's geared more towards commercial projects.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Actually this is a fun, side project for me. So I didn't have any constraints in my mind. I designed some cool things that I like and shared. But reactions so far is great and I think it can help lots of projects with a different process as you mentioned. Thanks.
- Cthulhu_ 8y ago
  Another perspective is that you're a starving startup and grab a free logo to get started; if you ever get successful, you won't have forgotten that one logo and its artist that started you off back in the beginning, and then pay them for their contribution.
  - antirez 8y ago
    Trust me, people forget everything.
    - cannonedhamster 8y ago
      People forget everything, especially when there's a financial or emotional incentive to do so. This transcends any one field. It's a human trait. :( I've worked very hard personally because I recognized this to never forget the people who help me along the way.
- armandososa 8y ago
  Or at least give her/him credit prominently. For 5 years or so, I pretty much lived off from the people that came from a link on the footer on CakePHP, back when I was a freelancer.
NVRM 8y ago
Very nice. Curently polishing a web app with a bsd front-end, but closed back-end. Is a submission feasible? Relevant link: https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/285866/gplv3-frontend-and-bsd-backend-do-i-have-to-disclose-the-backend-source/285868#285868 https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/2858...
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pechay 8y ago
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lexicality 8y ago
Quite a lot of these look _very_ close to existing brands. Close enough that if you do something similar to them using it you're probably going to need a lawyer.
- jwilk 8y ago
  AT&T logo was mentioned elsewhere in comments. Any other examples?
  - lexicality 8y ago
    Off the top of my head: - mr jumbo: php - foxy: gitlab - moby: docker - steps: maybe webpack? - the fall: endomondo - apple: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Aug%2BBkatL._SY450_.jpg - cosmos: CircleCI - watchbob: Datadog? Quite a lot of the others remind me intensely of service logos I've seen once but never used, especially birdangle and neo.
    - laumars 8y ago
      In fairness, some of those are quite a stretch. Sure, there are vague similarities (colours, approximate shapes) which might have given you a sense of familiarity but I wouldn't say - for example - that moby and docker were that similar despite the familiar artistic styles. For starters, they're not even the same animal.
      - lexicality 8y ago
        They're both whales, no? Moby Dick etc. My point is that if you started a containerization startup called Moby using that logo, people would be upset. Docker doesn't own whales in the same way Apple doesn't own the concept of apples (as much as they'd like to), but using "inspired by" logos in the same context as the logo you were inspired by can cause problems.
        laumars 8y ago
Slown 8y ago
thank you for sharing, it's really good.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thanks for supporting.
m4rc1e 8y ago
While I'm all for FOSS, I wouldn't use these. Branding is not the same as writing software, you're entering a den of protectionism, http://www.businessinsider.com/colors-that-are-trademarked-2012-9?IR=T#magenta-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/colors-that-are-trademarked-2.... Using these will result in a cease and desist if your product catches on. Fyi, used to work in branding and trademark disputes were common.
- craigc 8y ago
  Is that true for open source software that is not making any money? I would be very surprised if a big company went after someone maintaining an open source project. That would be some pretty terrible PR: “Billion dollar company X sues open source developer because the shade of blue used in their logo is too similar. A spokesperson for X said that ‘Although they are releasing this software for free to help the community, we can’t have people being confused about the shade of blue they used.’” It almost sounds like an Onion article to me.
  - majewsky 8y ago
    It's reality: http://www.dw.com/en/german-caf%C3%A9-owner-takes-on-apple-and-wins/a-17138587 http://www.dw.com/en/german-caf%C3%A9-owner-takes-on-apple-a...
    - craigc 8y ago
      No. That’s the opposite. That’s a small company taking on a big one and winning. The OP that I was replying to was talking about big companies going after minnows.
      - majewsky 8y ago
        Apple initially went after the small shop in this story.
        craigc 8y ago
fka 8y ago
Awesome move. Keep up good work!
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thanks.
aminmemon 8y ago
Nice! We at http://draftss.com http://draftss.com had been thinking to do something similar for the startup and open source software community.
- lifeisstillgood 8y ago
  I think I see where you are going with this and am interested in how your pricing is working out. You seem to have a flat monthly fee structure - and at a fairly "high" price point. If I was "just" looking for a logo I could pay your monthly fee just once at somewhere like 99designs, so I might not take retainer. But if I had greater needs for design 250 a month would be a bargain and you are too low and you will be doing a lot of work for nearly zero. How has it been working out? Have you considered tiered pricing ?
  - aminmemon 8y ago
    To get a decent logo/branding done, one would have to spend around $200-$400 where we can provide 1 month retainer for almost similar price point, which is the real bargain! One could get their Logo, Stationery or anything else designed with the same price point. It has been working out really great, We have launched around more than month back and we are at $3,325 in MRR. We are writing our journey here : Zero to $3,325 MRR in 30 days (http://draftss.com/blog/index.php/2018/06/18/zero-to-3325-mrr-in-30-days/ http://draftss.com/blog/index.php/2018/06/18/zero-to-3325-mr...) We are looking for a strong feedback on our pricing model. What do you mean about tiered pricing? Would love to know more :)
    - lifeisstillgood 8y ago
      I love the rent-an-in-house-designer concept - it solves a big mental block I have had with the 99designs style approach. However I get the feeling your price point may be too low - there is a lot of value a designer can add, not just in "logos and stationary", and that can mean a lot of work - I guess you just have to suck it and see. Which takes me to tiers - it's a lot easier to have the "you are now in the platinum tier" conversation than the "stop asking me to do a full time gig on 200 bucks" As it is so hard to guess how much work, and you want to get away from looking like it's piece work, can I suggest offering streams of work. Bear with me Logos and stationary are one basic stream of work. But the long term gigs will probably come from two classes of company - mid sized firms wanting to get in-house designers to revamp the existing art work to be more consistent, and I strongly suspect internal enterprise teams wanting to build distinctive internal brands That to my mind gives three streams - the try-me-out level of logos and stationary, the internal branding and the wider revamp. Each feels like increasing amounts of complex work. but each feels like a distinct market, and with levels inside Edit I guess the internal brand one is most exciting to me - give developers a pattern library for their app, and keep adding to it as they add features or work. A bootstrap/react pattern library that you can retheme would probably go long way?
fareesh 8y ago
The head of the fox in the foxy logo looks very close to the gitlab logo
- buraksarica 8y ago
  Because it's a fox..
  - fareesh 8y ago
    Regardless - it would be a bit counterproductive to select a logo that so resembles that of a popular company
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daw___ 8y ago
A suggestion: I would make the "How it works" section always visible.
schappim 8y ago
This is a great example of how you can contribute to open source projects without being a developer. Well done Arasatasaygin!
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thanks.
- bytematic 8y ago
  Developers seriously need to work to incorporate designers in OSS more. Even just basic UX would go a long way for many projects. Maybe some sort of better issue templates, or perhaps a more custom solution is necessary?
  - jbrooksuk 8y ago
    I'm currently trying [1] this but I don't know how to pick up more traction from designers. Perhaps I'm looking for someone who can both design (change an existing new design) and implement it at the same time, which may be too much? I don't know. Good designers can make a project succeed. We need more in OSS. [1] https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet/issues/3111 https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet/issues/3111
    - galfarragem 8y ago
      If I understand it correctly, what you're asking is indeed a bit too much (work).
    - doctoboggan 8y ago
      In my experience it is much easier to find someone who can mockup/wireframe well with no coding experience. I personally enjoy the process of taking a design and bringing it to life in the real codebase. I find it somewhat meditative and a good task to work on when you brain is a little overloaded.
timhaak 8y ago
Really like as well. Have also added to your patreon :) as think we should try and help reward things like this.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thank you very much! This is the most satisfying $1 I've ever got in a while.
mobikasamobile 8y ago
Nice. I think it would be better if there are some categories as well.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Hopefully will add if the number of the logos increase. Thanks.
diffeomorphism 8y ago
> This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo > Free logos (as in gratis? or as in liberty?) > Open source This seems kinda contradictory to me.
- ztoben 8y ago
  The logos are being provided free of charge to an open source project of the communities choice. I don't really see how that's contradictory, they make no claim of the logos being open source.
  - diffeomorphism 8y ago
    They seem to offer proprietary logos for open source projects, which some projects might like (branding) but others won't (proprietary). Calling them "free logos" instead of "gratis" also does not help to clarify this at all. My question was hence whether they offer "free as in freedom" or "free as in no money" logos and whether non-free but gratis is appropriate for open source projects.
beauzero 8y ago
Some days I wake up and look at HN and see some things that give me hope from the good ol' days (started in 95 on web stuff). Sincerely...thank you.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thank you.
henryluo 8y ago
Thanks for the work and idea. Hope this project will take off!
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thanks for supporting.
savydv 8y ago
Hey! Great project. We are also working on a similar project https://themesfor.app https://themesfor.app which provides Free bootstrap themes for startup and side-projects.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Looks great.
projectramo 8y ago
I think the main reason this has done well is because of the quality of the logos. They are simple yet detailed, and just fresh and nice. However, is there a mechanism to "call" the logos? Suppose I want a fox one for my open source foxy-pythons project and my arch rival uses it for foxy-rails and we don't discover it till the great tech crunch final battle. Shouldn't there be a way of knowing someone already used it?
- Operyl 8y ago
  As far as I can tell, you "apply" for them and then get exclusive rights to it. Only one project gets it? EDIT: https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos "One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo."
  - projectramo 8y ago
    Ah, I missed that you apply for them. I thought you just take them off the site and drop them in and go.
- biggerfisch 8y ago
  If you click the "How it works" text, you get a dropdown answering some things like that. One of the answers is > One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo. which should prevent your hypothetical situation from occurring.
davej 8y ago
More open source projects should have logos. This is great. I had a similar idea a few months ago but I was coming at it from the opposite direction (demand-side instead of supply-side). It has turned into a repository of existing Node.js project logos instead: https://github.com/davej/nlogo https://github.com/davej/nlogo
BFatts 8y ago
This is a great idea! I really like the open nature of it, especially in regards to open source projects.
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thanks.
don_csay 8y ago
i love it aras.. thumbs up buddie :)
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thanks bruh. We missed you in the office :)
jugg1es 8y ago
I just want to add to the existing kudos here. Kudos!
ericskiff 8y ago
Thank you for this! What a wonderful contribution :) Similarly, I provide my 8-bit music ( https://ericskiff.com/music https://ericskiff.com/music ) to any game or video makers that want to use it under an open-source compatible CC-BY license, and it's paid such amazing dividends every day. I love getting to see who uses it and what creative things they create! I hope you get similar satisfaction from the projects you help enable!
Matrixik 8y ago
Example of user that started some time ago creating free logos for OS projects: https://github.com/Tobaloidee https://github.com/Tobaloidee
KillcodeX 8y ago
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nghiatran_feels 8y ago
Such a brilliant and simple idea I've seen on HN so far. It's a strong evidence that the designer can contribute back to the community. Btw, I've written my claim at https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/1#issuecomment-398488963 https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/1#issuecom... Hope I will get it
prydt 8y ago
This look amazing!
- arasatasaygin 8y ago
  Thanks.
python__ 8y ago
similar to http://Logodust.com http://Logodust.com
Skunkleton 8y ago
What a cool idea! The logos look great, and it is a really neat idea for a project.
avinashbarua 8y ago
Love the idea. Like some others have said, it would be nice to have other designers contribute.
iatek 8y ago
Thanks arasatasaygin - As of July 1, how will you decide which logos get awarded first? Is is by most popular of all the logos, or in order of the GitHub issue for each logo?

680 points by arasatasaygin 8y ago

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Interesting, although a bit strange to me ... is the author expecting existing projects to want to claim a logo and rename themselves, or are the names of the logos only placeholders? Anyway, I think the "globe"[1] one is quite close to looking like AT&T's[2] which would at least make me a bit wary. [1] https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/24 https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/24 [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26T_logo_2016.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AT%26T_logo_2016.svg

laumars 8y ago
He does explain a little more if you click the "How it works." link. I do agree with you about the globe / AT&T logo though. Steps[1] is also very similar to an old icon on Windows (I think it was a placeholder icon for Microsoft Visual C++ or Borland Builder projects? But can't rightly remember off hand) [1] http://openlogos.org/logos/steps.jpg http://openlogos.org/logos/steps.jpg
- gurkendoktor 8y ago
  It was probably the placeholder icon for MFC apps, shown in the middle at the end of this blog post: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2017/02/27/happy-25th-birthday-mfc/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2017/02/27/happy-25t...
  - laumars 8y ago
    Ahhh yes, that looks familiar. For some reason I don't remember it with lettering on it though. With the lettering the MFC and steps logos aren't actually that alike.

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esquivalience 8y ago

Are you gifting the copyright as well as the right to use the logo? Good practice is to mention this on the webpage to help people know where they stand. The two usual options are: 1. When you give the right to use the logo, you also give the copyright in the logo along with it; or 2. When you give the right to use the logo, you retain the copyright. (Edit - at least from an EU perspective, you can also "assert your moral rights", which is a bit like requesting attribution. Or you can "waive your moral rights", which is like saying no attribution is necessary. This is an oversimplification but hits the main points.)

crummy 8y ago
The github page says "[the project the logo is given to] will have all exclusive rights of the logo." So I think it's the first option.
- esquivalience 8y ago
  Yes, that may be what's intended, but it could be referring to the exclusive right to use rather than ownership of copyright.
zoul 8y ago
Are you gifting the copyright as well as the right to use the logo? It’s not possible in every country for an author to waive his rights or gift the copyright. So I think it’s better to give a perpetual, open license that doesn’t restrict the usage rights?
arasatasaygin 8y ago
Hey, After giving the logo, project owner can do whatever she wants with it. I'm not expecting anything from them. They can credit the project with courtesy though.
- yitchelle 8y ago
  An interesting scenario would if I use one of your logos for my project. Is that logo still available to be used by others? Potentially, more than one project could be using the same logo.

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mnx 8y ago

The "foxy" logo looks very much like gitlabs logo to me.

Walkman 8y ago

Terrific idea! Very nice act.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thank Walkman. (Best username ever)

yoz-y 8y ago

Some of these are pretty nice. Although I'd say that one of the aspects that appealed to me in creating a new project was to design an, often terrible, logo for it.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
I have this exact thing for domains :)

mmjaa 8y ago

Very nice! My only thought is that I wish you'd update it every week with new designs, and then sort of open it up so others can contribute their logo's for others to use, something like a logo-bazaar with regular updates. I think you'd attract quite a few artists willing to participate akin to DeviantArt, although with a commercial twist. Bookmarked for another visit in a few months just to see what sort of progress you'll have made .. good luck!

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Great idea. Honestly I was not expecting a big support like this. I hope the current state of the project can help some projects now and hopefully in the long term we can include new designers and help as much as project we can.
- Trufa 8y ago
  Hey, If you'd like to organize it in some sort of web format that runs weekly/monthly, I volunteer to help out with the site.
- galfarragem 8y ago
  I wasn't expecting such a positive feedback also. I could help with a few logos.
- hahamrfunnyguy 8y ago
  Cool concept. How about using a repository on GitHub and using pull requests/voting to manage submissions?
  - deleted 8y ago
    [deleted]

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TuringTest 8y ago

Very nice work. I love those with human characters, and the animals are cute.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
@( * O * )@ thanks

antirez 8y ago

A few of these are great, however if you are serious about your OSS project, IMHO you should identify one that seems like a fit, and work with the author (paying him/her) in order to start a process to reach a logo that very uniquely and precisely represents your project.

ComodoHacker 8y ago
That's the plan, I guess. And perhaps it's geared more towards commercial projects.
arasatasaygin 8y ago
Actually this is a fun, side project for me. So I didn't have any constraints in my mind. I designed some cool things that I like and shared. But reactions so far is great and I think it can help lots of projects with a different process as you mentioned. Thanks.
Cthulhu_ 8y ago
Another perspective is that you're a starving startup and grab a free logo to get started; if you ever get successful, you won't have forgotten that one logo and its artist that started you off back in the beginning, and then pay them for their contribution.
- antirez 8y ago
  Trust me, people forget everything.
  - cannonedhamster 8y ago
    People forget everything, especially when there's a financial or emotional incentive to do so. This transcends any one field. It's a human trait. :( I've worked very hard personally because I recognized this to never forget the people who help me along the way.
armandososa 8y ago
Or at least give her/him credit prominently. For 5 years or so, I pretty much lived off from the people that came from a link on the footer on CakePHP, back when I was a freelancer.

NVRM 8y ago

Very nice. Curently polishing a web app with a bsd front-end, but closed back-end. Is a submission feasible? Relevant link: https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/285866/gplv3-frontend-and-bsd-backend-do-i-have-to-disclose-the-backend-source/285868#285868 https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/2858...

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bby 8y ago

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pechay 8y ago

Quick! Someone plug these into an adversarial network! Great work OP!

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lexicality 8y ago

Quite a lot of these look _very_ close to existing brands. Close enough that if you do something similar to them using it you're probably going to need a lawyer.

jwilk 8y ago
AT&T logo was mentioned elsewhere in comments. Any other examples?
- lexicality 8y ago
  Off the top of my head: - mr jumbo: php - foxy: gitlab - moby: docker - steps: maybe webpack? - the fall: endomondo - apple: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Aug%2BBkatL._SY450_.jpg - cosmos: CircleCI - watchbob: Datadog? Quite a lot of the others remind me intensely of service logos I've seen once but never used, especially birdangle and neo.
  - laumars 8y ago
    In fairness, some of those are quite a stretch. Sure, there are vague similarities (colours, approximate shapes) which might have given you a sense of familiarity but I wouldn't say - for example - that moby and docker were that similar despite the familiar artistic styles. For starters, they're not even the same animal.
    - lexicality 8y ago
      They're both whales, no? Moby Dick etc. My point is that if you started a containerization startup called Moby using that logo, people would be upset. Docker doesn't own whales in the same way Apple doesn't own the concept of apples (as much as they'd like to), but using "inspired by" logos in the same context as the logo you were inspired by can cause problems.
      - laumars 8y ago

Slown 8y ago

thank you for sharing, it's really good.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thanks for supporting.

m4rc1e 8y ago

While I'm all for FOSS, I wouldn't use these. Branding is not the same as writing software, you're entering a den of protectionism, http://www.businessinsider.com/colors-that-are-trademarked-2012-9?IR=T#magenta-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/colors-that-are-trademarked-2.... Using these will result in a cease and desist if your product catches on. Fyi, used to work in branding and trademark disputes were common.

craigc 8y ago
Is that true for open source software that is not making any money? I would be very surprised if a big company went after someone maintaining an open source project. That would be some pretty terrible PR: “Billion dollar company X sues open source developer because the shade of blue used in their logo is too similar. A spokesperson for X said that ‘Although they are releasing this software for free to help the community, we can’t have people being confused about the shade of blue they used.’” It almost sounds like an Onion article to me.
- majewsky 8y ago
  It's reality: http://www.dw.com/en/german-caf%C3%A9-owner-takes-on-apple-and-wins/a-17138587 http://www.dw.com/en/german-caf%C3%A9-owner-takes-on-apple-a...
  - craigc 8y ago
    No. That’s the opposite. That’s a small company taking on a big one and winning. The OP that I was replying to was talking about big companies going after minnows.
    - majewsky 8y ago
      Apple initially went after the small shop in this story.
      - craigc 8y ago

fka 8y ago

Awesome move. Keep up good work!

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thanks.

aminmemon 8y ago

Nice! We at http://draftss.com http://draftss.com had been thinking to do something similar for the startup and open source software community.

lifeisstillgood 8y ago
I think I see where you are going with this and am interested in how your pricing is working out. You seem to have a flat monthly fee structure - and at a fairly "high" price point. If I was "just" looking for a logo I could pay your monthly fee just once at somewhere like 99designs, so I might not take retainer. But if I had greater needs for design 250 a month would be a bargain and you are too low and you will be doing a lot of work for nearly zero. How has it been working out? Have you considered tiered pricing ?
- aminmemon 8y ago
  To get a decent logo/branding done, one would have to spend around $200-$400 where we can provide 1 month retainer for almost similar price point, which is the real bargain! One could get their Logo, Stationery or anything else designed with the same price point. It has been working out really great, We have launched around more than month back and we are at $3,325 in MRR. We are writing our journey here : Zero to $3,325 MRR in 30 days (http://draftss.com/blog/index.php/2018/06/18/zero-to-3325-mrr-in-30-days/ http://draftss.com/blog/index.php/2018/06/18/zero-to-3325-mr...) We are looking for a strong feedback on our pricing model. What do you mean about tiered pricing? Would love to know more :)
  - lifeisstillgood 8y ago
    I love the rent-an-in-house-designer concept - it solves a big mental block I have had with the 99designs style approach. However I get the feeling your price point may be too low - there is a lot of value a designer can add, not just in "logos and stationary", and that can mean a lot of work - I guess you just have to suck it and see. Which takes me to tiers - it's a lot easier to have the "you are now in the platinum tier" conversation than the "stop asking me to do a full time gig on 200 bucks" As it is so hard to guess how much work, and you want to get away from looking like it's piece work, can I suggest offering streams of work. Bear with me Logos and stationary are one basic stream of work. But the long term gigs will probably come from two classes of company - mid sized firms wanting to get in-house designers to revamp the existing art work to be more consistent, and I strongly suspect internal enterprise teams wanting to build distinctive internal brands That to my mind gives three streams - the try-me-out level of logos and stationary, the internal branding and the wider revamp. Each feels like increasing amounts of complex work. but each feels like a distinct market, and with levels inside Edit I guess the internal brand one is most exciting to me - give developers a pattern library for their app, and keep adding to it as they add features or work. A bootstrap/react pattern library that you can retheme would probably go long way?

fareesh 8y ago

The head of the fox in the foxy logo looks very close to the gitlab logo

buraksarica 8y ago
Because it's a fox..
- fareesh 8y ago
  Regardless - it would be a bit counterproductive to select a logo that so resembles that of a popular company

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daw___ 8y ago

A suggestion: I would make the "How it works" section always visible.

schappim 8y ago

This is a great example of how you can contribute to open source projects without being a developer. Well done Arasatasaygin!

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thanks.
bytematic 8y ago
Developers seriously need to work to incorporate designers in OSS more. Even just basic UX would go a long way for many projects. Maybe some sort of better issue templates, or perhaps a more custom solution is necessary?
- jbrooksuk 8y ago
  I'm currently trying [1] this but I don't know how to pick up more traction from designers. Perhaps I'm looking for someone who can both design (change an existing new design) and implement it at the same time, which may be too much? I don't know. Good designers can make a project succeed. We need more in OSS. [1] https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet/issues/3111 https://github.com/CachetHQ/Cachet/issues/3111
  - galfarragem 8y ago
    If I understand it correctly, what you're asking is indeed a bit too much (work).
  - doctoboggan 8y ago
    In my experience it is much easier to find someone who can mockup/wireframe well with no coding experience. I personally enjoy the process of taking a design and bringing it to life in the real codebase. I find it somewhat meditative and a good task to work on when you brain is a little overloaded.

timhaak 8y ago

Really like as well. Have also added to your patreon :) as think we should try and help reward things like this.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thank you very much! This is the most satisfying $1 I've ever got in a while.

mobikasamobile 8y ago

Nice. I think it would be better if there are some categories as well.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Hopefully will add if the number of the logos increase. Thanks.

diffeomorphism 8y ago

> This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo > Free logos (as in gratis? or as in liberty?) > Open source This seems kinda contradictory to me.

ztoben 8y ago
The logos are being provided free of charge to an open source project of the communities choice. I don't really see how that's contradictory, they make no claim of the logos being open source.
- diffeomorphism 8y ago
  They seem to offer proprietary logos for open source projects, which some projects might like (branding) but others won't (proprietary). Calling them "free logos" instead of "gratis" also does not help to clarify this at all. My question was hence whether they offer "free as in freedom" or "free as in no money" logos and whether non-free but gratis is appropriate for open source projects.

beauzero 8y ago

Some days I wake up and look at HN and see some things that give me hope from the good ol' days (started in 95 on web stuff). Sincerely...thank you.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thank you.

henryluo 8y ago

Thanks for the work and idea. Hope this project will take off!

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thanks for supporting.

savydv 8y ago

Hey! Great project. We are also working on a similar project https://themesfor.app https://themesfor.app which provides Free bootstrap themes for startup and side-projects.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Looks great.

projectramo 8y ago

I think the main reason this has done well is because of the quality of the logos. They are simple yet detailed, and just fresh and nice. However, is there a mechanism to "call" the logos? Suppose I want a fox one for my open source foxy-pythons project and my arch rival uses it for foxy-rails and we don't discover it till the great tech crunch final battle. Shouldn't there be a way of knowing someone already used it?

Operyl 8y ago
As far as I can tell, you "apply" for them and then get exclusive rights to it. Only one project gets it? EDIT: https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos "One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo."
- projectramo 8y ago
  Ah, I missed that you apply for them. I thought you just take them off the site and drop them in and go.
biggerfisch 8y ago
If you click the "How it works" text, you get a dropdown answering some things like that. One of the answers is > One logo can be only given to one project. This project will have all exclusive rights of the logo. which should prevent your hypothetical situation from occurring.

davej 8y ago

More open source projects should have logos. This is great. I had a similar idea a few months ago but I was coming at it from the opposite direction (demand-side instead of supply-side). It has turned into a repository of existing Node.js project logos instead: https://github.com/davej/nlogo https://github.com/davej/nlogo

BFatts 8y ago

This is a great idea! I really like the open nature of it, especially in regards to open source projects.

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thanks.

don_csay 8y ago

i love it aras.. thumbs up buddie :)

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thanks bruh. We missed you in the office :)

jugg1es 8y ago

I just want to add to the existing kudos here. Kudos!

ericskiff 8y ago

Thank you for this! What a wonderful contribution :) Similarly, I provide my 8-bit music ( https://ericskiff.com/music https://ericskiff.com/music ) to any game or video makers that want to use it under an open-source compatible CC-BY license, and it's paid such amazing dividends every day. I love getting to see who uses it and what creative things they create! I hope you get similar satisfaction from the projects you help enable!

Matrixik 8y ago

Example of user that started some time ago creating free logos for OS projects: https://github.com/Tobaloidee https://github.com/Tobaloidee

KillcodeX 8y ago

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nghiatran_feels 8y ago

Such a brilliant and simple idea I've seen on HN so far. It's a strong evidence that the designer can contribute back to the community. Btw, I've written my claim at https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/1#issuecomment-398488963 https://github.com/arasatasaygin/openlogos/issues/1#issuecom... Hope I will get it

prydt 8y ago

This look amazing!

arasatasaygin 8y ago
Thanks.

python__ 8y ago

similar to http://Logodust.com http://Logodust.com

Skunkleton 8y ago

What a cool idea! The logos look great, and it is a really neat idea for a project.

avinashbarua 8y ago

Love the idea. Like some others have said, it would be nice to have other designers contribute.

iatek 8y ago

Thanks arasatasaygin - As of July 1, how will you decide which logos get awarded first? Is is by most popular of all the logos, or in order of the GitHub issue for each logo?