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"Although text in the logo is optional, any font used must be a free and open font. eg. SIL Open Source Fonts." Yeah, right. Good luck finding a free and open
by currysausage 14y ago
"Although text in the logo is optional, any font used must be a free and open font. eg. SIL Open Source Fonts."
Yeah, right. Good luck finding a free and open high-quality font for branding purposes.
"Volunteers can use existing branding as a starting point or start entirely afresh."
Given that brand recognition should be about the only reason why new users download OO instead of LO, starting "entirely afresh" sounds like an excellent idea.
- tcdent 14y agoMost good logotypes don't use typefaces as-is; minor tweaks are made to the characters, ligaments are created, etc. To someone with the right skillset, I don't think starting with an iffy open source font would be much of a problem.
- runn1ng 14y agoThere are TONS of great open fonts available at http://www.google.com/webfonts http://www.google.com/webfonts . The main purpose is for embedding into websites (as obvious from the name), but it is also possible to download the source files directly. I am occasionally doing graphic design and I found Google Web Fonts a very useful resource for open fonts.
- currysausage 14y agoTons of fonts? Yes. Tons of great fonts? Nope. (A few, sure.)