From info at thegrantinstitute.com Fri Feb 8 07:09:35 2008 From: info at thegrantinstitute.com (Anthony Jones) Date: 08 Feb 2008 00:09:35 -0600 Subject: [EuroPython] Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop (June, 2008: San Francisco, California) Message-ID: <20080208000935.7DA4689883EE8671@thegrantinstitute.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/europython/attachments/20080208/6297c600/attachment.htm From lac at openend.se Sat Feb 9 20:25:33 2008 From: lac at openend.se (Laura Creighton) Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:25:33 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython Message-ID: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> Some people have gotten tired of the old Europython logo and think that it is time for a change. Here is a candidate for a new Europython logo, suggested by Jeroen Vloothuis and Thijs Jonkman http://europython.pyconuk.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo We're interested in finding out what people think. And, if you have an idea for a logo, please send it to europython-improve at python.org . Or better yet, join that newsgroup, where we have begun organising Europython 2008. There's always room for more organisers. thanks very much, Laura Creighton From mvm at brutele.be Mon Feb 11 21:57:29 2008 From: mvm at brutele.be (mvm) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:57:29 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython 2008 Message-ID: <000901c86cf0$b7f88ed0$6501a8c0@gfx02> Hi all, I'm not sure it's a good idea to change but this are some New Logo EPC 2008. Good day at all, Vincent Maton web designer :::: Graphic Designer Internet :::: :::: www.mvmgraphic.be :::: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/europython/attachments/20080211/b83ca07c/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: logoEPC2008_04.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 26843 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mail.python.org/pipermail/europython/attachments/20080211/b83ca07c/attachment-0007.jpg From mal at egenix.com Tue Feb 12 17:33:15 2008 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:33:15 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> Message-ID: <47B1CA4B.8020507@egenix.com> On 2008-02-09 20:25, Laura Creighton wrote: > Some people have gotten tired of the old Europython logo and think > that it is time for a change. > > Here is a candidate for a new Europython logo, > suggested by Jeroen Vloothuis and Thijs Jonkman > http://europython.pyconuk.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo > > We're interested in finding out what people think. > > And, if you have an idea for a logo, please send it to > europython-improve at python.org . Or better yet, join that newsgroup, > where we have begun organising Europython 2008. Just an idea, but how about a play on the new Python logo with the EU circle of stars around it ? http://www.python.org/community/logos/ This would need the approval of the PSF, but that's not going to be hard to get (http://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/). -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 12 2008) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 From marius at pov.lt Tue Feb 12 18:26:14 2008 From: marius at pov.lt (Marius Gedminas) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:26:14 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython 2008 In-Reply-To: <000901c86cf0$b7f88ed0$6501a8c0@gfx02> References: <000901c86cf0$b7f88ed0$6501a8c0@gfx02> Message-ID: <20080212172613.GA5678@fridge.pov.lt> On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 09:57:29PM +0100, mvm wrote: > I'm not sure it's a good idea to change but > > this are some New Logo EPC 2008. > > Good day at all, I get the impression from the first two that the Python is wearing a scary white mask. Marius Gedminas -- Remember, drive defensively! And of course, the best defense is a good offense! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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As the conference moves about, the logo could be refreshed each time, always with some local color, just an idea. Given the new Python logo already anchors the official website, I feel like permanent branding of the Pycon series is likewise unnecessary, in terms of insignia or decals (calling Pycon is likely a keeper). Kirby On Feb 12, 2008 8:33 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 2008-02-09 20:25, Laura Creighton wrote: > > Some people have gotten tired of the old Europython logo and think > > that it is time for a change. > > > > Here is a candidate for a new Europython logo, > > suggested by Jeroen Vloothuis and Thijs Jonkman > > http://europython.pyconuk.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo > > > > We're interested in finding out what people think. > > > > And, if you have an idea for a logo, please send it to > > europython-improve at python.org . Or better yet, join that newsgroup, > > where we have begun organising Europython 2008. > > Just an idea, but how about a play on the new Python logo with > the EU circle of stars around it ? > > http://www.python.org/community/logos/ > > This would need the approval of the PSF, but that's not going to > be hard to get (http://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/). > > -- > Marc-Andre Lemburg > eGenix.com > > Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 12 2008) > >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ > >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ > >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: > > > eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 > D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg > Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 > > _______________________________________________ > EuroPython mailing list > EuroPython at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > From marius at pov.lt Tue Feb 12 19:20:08 2008 From: marius at pov.lt (Marius Gedminas) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:20:08 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1CA4B.8020507@egenix.com> Message-ID: <20080212182008.GB9786@fridge.pov.lt> On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 09:50:29AM -0800, kirby urner wrote: > I somewhat like the idea of a logo branding *a conference* > more than the idea of Europython in the abstract. Something > more Vilnius in tone, a python entwined in a glass ship or > something. As the conference moves about, the logo could > be refreshed each time, always with some local color, just > an idea. Gediminas Tower is probably a good local symbol of Vilnius (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gediminas_Tower). However choosing to have a localised logo will add more work to volunteer logo designers. How do they feel about it? Marius Gedminas -- Alan Turing thought about criteria to settle the question of whether machines can think, a question of which we now know that it is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim. -- Dijkstra -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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As the conference moves about, the logo could > > be refreshed each time, always with some local color, just > > an idea. > > Gediminas Tower is probably a good local symbol of Vilnius > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gediminas_Tower). > > However choosing to have a localised logo will add more work to > volunteer logo designers. How do they feel about it? More importantly, how will they feel next year, when we need a new logo? Marius Gedminas -- Hoping the problem magically goes away by ignoring it is the "microsoft approach to programming" and should never be allowed. -- Linus Torvalds -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Or better yet, join that newsgroup, > where we have begun organising Europython 2008. > > There's always room for more organisers. > > thanks very much, > Laura Creighton > Remember that the 12 stars (representing since the age of times the 12 constellations of the zodiac for those who wonder where that comes from ...) are an emblem of the European Union, not necessarily a symbol of Europe. Then the serpent is highly symbolic too, meaning cold wisdom or pure intellect, as in "wise as a serpent". I thought I'd mention that since Europython took place two years ago in a country which isn't part of the EU, i.e Switzerland. Best /JM From kirby.urner at gmail.com Tue Feb 12 20:14:05 2008 From: kirby.urner at gmail.com (kirby urner) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:14:05 -0800 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <20080212182008.GB9786@fridge.pov.lt> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1CA4B.8020507@egenix.com> <20080212182008.GB9786@fridge.pov.lt> Message-ID: On Feb 12, 2008 10:20 AM, Marius Gedminas wrote: > On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 09:50:29AM -0800, kirby urner wrote: > > I somewhat like the idea of a logo branding *a conference* > > more than the idea of Europython in the abstract. Something > > more Vilnius in tone, a python entwined in a glass ship or > > something. As the conference moves about, the logo could > > be refreshed each time, always with some local color, just > > an idea. > > Gediminas Tower is probably a good local symbol of Vilnius > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gediminas_Tower). > True, although the glass ship suggestion wasn't just out of the blue either. It already has a snake head of sorts: http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2007/07/glass-ship.html > However choosing to have a localised logo will add more work to > volunteer logo designers. How do they feel about it? > > Marius Gedminas Seems like there's no shortage of talent in Europe, plus this is a way to showcase local artists, get some free press. The annual EuroPython logo contest... good be prestigious, given how important Python has become. Think of this as a way to involve people *willing* to learn some Python (the computer language) but already having very well developed *other* skill sets. Attracting such people, in some cases family, is a key challenge for Pycons as well. Looking for threads that open the field to non/wannabe coders, is how we stay from becoming too ingrown (which, in the Jared Diamond sense of "why civilizations fail" would *not* be a good thing). Kirby From kirby.urner at gmail.com Tue Feb 12 20:18:06 2008 From: kirby.urner at gmail.com (kirby urner) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:18:06 -0800 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> Message-ID: > I thought I'd mention that since Europython took place two years ago in > a country which isn't part of the EU, i.e Switzerland. > > Best > /JM I think that's a *very* good point. The "Euro" in EuroPython means "in Europe" which *need not* be considered synonymous with "EU" -- the political institution(s). I know PyPy gets EU funding and such -- not like Euro is "anti-EU" or anything. But EuroPython is not a creature of the EU (right?). Just like Pycon is no USA lackey (people come from around the world -- there's no implication this is something "government hosted"). Reminds me of a favorite bumper sticker in these parts: "USA *out* of North America!" Right up there with "Keep Portland Weird" in some neighborhoods. Kirby > > _______________________________________________ > EuroPython mailing list > EuroPython at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > From regebro at gmail.com Tue Feb 12 20:26:05 2008 From: regebro at gmail.com (Lennart Regebro) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:26:05 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> Message-ID: <319e029f0802121126i789d7e0aief1569061b3b7dec@mail.gmail.com> On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: > Remember that the 12 stars (representing since the age of times the 12 > constellations of the zodiac for those who wonder where that comes from > ...) are an emblem of the European Union, not necessarily a symbol of > Europe. Then the serpent is highly symbolic too, meaning cold wisdom or > pure intellect, as in "wise as a serpent". > > I thought I'd mention that since Europython took place two years ago in > a country which isn't part of the EU, i.e Switzerland. Sure, but getting Europa and the Bull in there with the Python snake is kinda tricky. Besides, Switzerland will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. :) -- Lennart Regebro: Zope and Plone consulting. http://www.colliberty.com/ +33 661 58 14 64 From regebro at gmail.com Tue Feb 12 20:28:11 2008 From: regebro at gmail.com (Lennart Regebro) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:28:11 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython 2008 In-Reply-To: <000901c86cf0$b7f88ed0$6501a8c0@gfx02> References: <000901c86cf0$b7f88ed0$6501a8c0@gfx02> Message-ID: <319e029f0802121128o21ec8799udb3c2b0aded4d4bd@mail.gmail.com> EURO PATHON? Upside down Y's is not a very good idea. :) -- Lennart Regebro: Zope and Plone consulting. http://www.colliberty.com/ +33 661 58 14 64 From mal at egenix.com Tue Feb 12 20:34:45 2008 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:34:45 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <47B1CA4B.8020507@egenix.com> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1CA4B.8020507@egenix.com> Message-ID: <47B1F4D5.8030309@egenix.com> On 2008-02-12 17:33, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 2008-02-09 20:25, Laura Creighton wrote: >> Some people have gotten tired of the old Europython logo and think >> that it is time for a change. >> >> Here is a candidate for a new Europython logo, >> suggested by Jeroen Vloothuis and Thijs Jonkman >> http://europython.pyconuk.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo >> >> We're interested in finding out what people think. >> >> And, if you have an idea for a logo, please send it to >> europython-improve at python.org . Or better yet, join that newsgroup, >> where we have begun organising Europython 2008. > > Just an idea, but how about a play on the new Python logo with > the EU circle of stars around it ? > > http://www.python.org/community/logos/ > > This would need the approval of the PSF, but that's not going to > be hard to get (http://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/). Something along these lines.... (see below) -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 12 2008) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: EuroPython-Logo-2008.png Type: image/png Size: 16895 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mail.python.org/pipermail/europython/attachments/20080212/34dca252/attachment.png From lac at openend.se Tue Feb 12 21:25:52 2008 From: lac at openend.se (Laura Creighton) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:25:52 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] logos Message-ID: <200802122025.m1CKPqPs007844@theraft.openend.se> I think its time to make a webpage with links to the various proposed designs. Anybody up for doing that? laura From mal at egenix.com Tue Feb 12 21:55:33 2008 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:55:33 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> Message-ID: <47B207C5.2030908@egenix.com> On 2008-02-12 19:45, Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: > Laura Creighton wrote: >> Some people have gotten tired of the old Europython logo and think >> that it is time for a change. >> >> Here is a candidate for a new Europython logo, >> suggested by Jeroen Vloothuis and Thijs Jonkman >> http://europython.pyconuk.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo >> >> We're interested in finding out what people think. >> >> And, if you have an idea for a logo, please send it to >> europython-improve at python.org . Or better yet, join that newsgroup, >> where we have begun organising Europython 2008. >> >> There's always room for more organisers. >> >> thanks very much, >> Laura Creighton >> > > Remember that the 12 stars (representing since the age of times the 12 > constellations of the zodiac for those who wonder where that comes from > ...) are an emblem of the European Union, not necessarily a symbol of > Europe. Then the serpent is highly symbolic too, meaning cold wisdom or > pure intellect, as in "wise as a serpent". > > I thought I'd mention that since Europython took place two years ago in > a country which isn't part of the EU, i.e Switzerland. While it's true that the EU uses the "Flag of Europe" as symbol, the meaning is broader that you might think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Europe The flag is indeed the flag of Europe as it was created by the Council of Europe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Europe Switzerland and Lithuania are members of the Council. """ The Council of Europe described the flag as: "Against the blue sky of the Western world, the stars represent the peoples of Europe in a circle, a symbol of unity. Their number shall be invariably set at twelve, the symbol of completeness and perfection ... just like the twelve signs of the zodiac represent the whole universe, the twelve gold stars stand for all peoples of Europe -- including those who cannot as yet take part in building up Europe in unity and peace." """ -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 12 2008) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 From jmo at ita.chalmers.se Wed Feb 13 10:02:23 2008 From: jmo at ita.chalmers.se (Jean-Marc Orliaguet) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:02:23 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <47B207C5.2030908@egenix.com> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> <47B207C5.2030908@egenix.com> Message-ID: <47B2B21F.9040309@ita.chalmers.se> M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 2008-02-12 19:45, Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: > >> Laura Creighton wrote: >> >>> Some people have gotten tired of the old Europython logo and think >>> that it is time for a change. >>> >>> Here is a candidate for a new Europython logo, >>> suggested by Jeroen Vloothuis and Thijs Jonkman >>> http://europython.pyconuk.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo >>> >>> We're interested in finding out what people think. >>> >>> And, if you have an idea for a logo, please send it to >>> europython-improve at python.org . Or better yet, join that newsgroup, >>> where we have begun organising Europython 2008. >>> >>> There's always room for more organisers. >>> >>> thanks very much, >>> Laura Creighton >>> >>> >> Remember that the 12 stars (representing since the age of times the 12 >> constellations of the zodiac for those who wonder where that comes from >> ...) are an emblem of the European Union, not necessarily a symbol of >> Europe. Then the serpent is highly symbolic too, meaning cold wisdom or >> pure intellect, as in "wise as a serpent". >> >> I thought I'd mention that since Europython took place two years ago in >> a country which isn't part of the EU, i.e Switzerland. >> > > While it's true that the EU uses the "Flag of Europe" as symbol, > the meaning is broader that you might think: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Europe > > The flag is indeed the flag of Europe as it was created by > the Council of Europe: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Europe > > Switzerland and Lithuania are members of the Council. > > """ > The Council of Europe described the flag as: "Against the blue sky of the Western world, the stars represent the peoples > of Europe in a circle, a symbol of unity. Their number shall be invariably set at twelve, the symbol of completeness and > perfection ... just like the twelve signs of the zodiac represent the whole universe, the twelve gold stars stand for > all peoples of Europe -- including those who cannot as yet take part in building up Europe in unity and peace." > """ > Sure, the point that I was making is that Europython is not a construction of the European Union or of a European Council, so the logotype doesn't have to use the same esoteric symbology as the one found in the emblems of the EU, at least not as blatantly. Best /JM From courtes at westminster.ac.uk Wed Feb 13 10:13:49 2008 From: courtes at westminster.ac.uk (Simon Courtenage) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:13:49 +0000 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <47B2B21F.9040309@ita.chalmers.se> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> <47B1E930.501@ita.chalmers.se> <47B207C5.2030908@egenix.com> <47B2B21F.9040309@ita.chalmers.se> Message-ID: <47B2B4CD.8060207@wmin.ac.uk> I'm afraid I don't have a logo to put forward, but I would like to suggest (without any hint of irony) the approach used by the Eurovision organizers - their logo was designed so that each year it could be easily customised to include the flag of the host country - see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest. The World-Wide Web conference have a similar approach, adapting "WWW" to include cultural references to the host country. Regards Simon Courtenage -- "It's not in my nature to be mysterious but I can't talk about it and I can't talk about why." Dr. Simon Courtenage | Email: courtes at wmin.ac.uk School of Informatics | Web: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/~courtes University of Westminster | IM: (MSN) simon2263 at hotmail.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 911 5000 x. 3955 | -- The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England. Registered Office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, UK. From ms at cerenity.org Wed Feb 13 11:53:17 2008 From: ms at cerenity.org (Michael Sparks) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:53:17 +0000 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> References: <200802091925.m19JPXWV028394@theraft.openend.se> Message-ID: <200802131053.18759.ms@cerenity.org> On Saturday 09 February 2008 19:25:33 Laura Creighton wrote: > Here is a candidate for a new Europython logo, > suggested by Jeroen Vloothuis and Thijs Jonkman > http://europython.pyconuk.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo Just a note to say that I think this is a fantastic logo, and can, in my opinion, be (marginally) improved. The best logos have little or no text in them (or text that can be removed) and a very simple striking design. (Think of logos that haven't changed in (say) decades rather than something new) If you lose the text (ie "uro" & "ython") as well as EU stars around the logo above, you're left with something very striking & very simple, and IMO potentially very stylish :-) It's also got potential for bio-informatics people who work with python by mirroring horizontally and aping the traditional "medical" logo of entwined snakes. (You could even have that as a play on ideas - you do that and say something like "Go to Europython - Because it's good for you" :-) Michael. From mvm at brutele.be Wed Feb 13 13:11:25 2008 From: mvm at brutele.be (mvm) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:11:25 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython Message-ID: <001a01c86e39$8e1dad80$6501a8c0@gfx02> And what about these logos ???? 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Maybe cause I'm a girl :) -- Aiste Kesminaite Managing director, Programmers of Vilnius Phone: +370 6563 6462 Email: aiste at pov.lt Web: www.pov.lt From marius at pov.lt Wed Feb 13 17:31:56 2008 From: marius at pov.lt (Marius Gedminas) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:31:56 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] New logo for Europython In-Reply-To: <001a01c86e39$8e1dad80$6501a8c0@gfx02> References: <001a01c86e39$8e1dad80$6501a8c0@gfx02> Message-ID: <20080213163156.GC6737@fridge.pov.lt> On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 01:11:25PM +0100, mvm wrote: > And what about these logos ???? I like the concept (Python masquerading as a flower). Marius Gedminas -- Undergraduates owe their happiness chiefly to the fact that they are no longer at school...The nonsense which was knocked out of them at school is all gently put back at Oxford or Cambridge -- Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Last year, the conference focused on agile development, but also promoted many of the familiar categories: business, education, games, language and libraries, science, social skills and Web development. Of course, topics such as Web development remain as popular as ever, but we also saw strong contributions in other areas such as robotics and database systems. So, we would like your opinions on the hot topics you would like to see covered at EuroPython - perhaps a topic you might even consider delivering a talk about yourself. We have set up a page on the EuroPython site to collect ideas, and the community is very welcome to add their thoughts and suggestions to it. Discussion on this mailing list is, of course, also encouraged! See here for the page of talk and theme suggestions: http://www.europython.org/community/Talk_Suggestions And see here for some help on contributing to the site: http://www.europython.org/community/Participants Of course, EuroPython welcomes talks about anything Python-related - they don't have to fit the eventual themes of the conference exactly. Unlike some conferences, EuroPython isn't about fitting talks into some rigid structure and filtering out things which don't belong. Instead, we welcome new ideas, even on the very nature of the conference programme itself. For example, would tutorials - a regular feature of other Python conferences - be interesting to EuroPython attendees? Would you like to see influential developers discuss issues in panel sessions? Are there any other activities which could be brought into the EuroPython schedule from other conferences? Let the discussion begin! [*] As EuroPython is a community conference, there isn't really an "us" (meaning the organisers) and a "them" (meaning everyone else). Everyone is welcome to help shape the conference into something meaningful to them. See the EuroPython site at europython.org for more information! From paul at boddie.org.uk Fri Feb 15 01:06:35 2008 From: paul at boddie.org.uk (Paul Boddie) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:06:35 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New Logo for EuroPython: The Candidates and a Call for Designs Message-ID: <200802150106.35494.paul@boddie.org.uk> The candidates proposed so far for a new EuroPython logo have been uploaded to the EuroPython site for convenient comparison: http://www.europython.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo In the third IRC meeting, the consensus appeared to be that we would let people propose other designs, and give the designers of the existing candidates a chance to refine their designs, setting a deadline two weeks in the future. So, logo designers have until Thursday 28th February to propose new logos and to refine their existing work. Feel free to either add the designs to the above page or, if you don't feel confident doing that, to post them to the europython-improve mailing list: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython-improve Happy designing! From mal at egenix.com Mon Feb 25 10:42:36 2008 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:42:36 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] eu.pycon.org Message-ID: <47C28D8C.4020802@egenix.com> Hello, just to let you know: there is CNAME for eu.pycon.org that points to www.europython.org - in the spirit of the pycon.org domain which is to provide second level domains to Python conferences around the world. This CNAME has been enabled for years. It actually triggered the registration of pycon.org due to problems we had with the europython.org domain when organizing EPC 2003. You might want to add a redirect to the www.europython.org or allow eu.pycon.org to be used as well. Regards, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 25 2008) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 From mal at egenix.com Mon Feb 25 23:20:59 2008 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:20:59 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New Logo for EuroPython: The Candidates and a Call for Designs In-Reply-To: <200802150106.35494.paul@boddie.org.uk> References: <200802150106.35494.paul@boddie.org.uk> Message-ID: <47C33F4B.9050202@egenix.com> On 2008-02-15 01:06, Paul Boddie wrote: > The candidates proposed so far for a new EuroPython logo have been uploaded to > the EuroPython site for convenient comparison: > > http://www.europython.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo > > In the third IRC meeting, the consensus appeared to be that we would let > people propose other designs, and give the designers of the existing > candidates a chance to refine their designs, setting a deadline two weeks in > the future. > > So, logo designers have until Thursday 28th February to propose new logos and > to refine their existing work. Feel free to either add the designs to the > above page or, if you don't feel confident doing that, to post them to the > europython-improve mailing list: > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython-improve > > Happy designing! FYI: I've added two more variants of the logo proposal to the page. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Feb 25 2008) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 From regebro at gmail.com Tue Feb 26 00:31:21 2008 From: regebro at gmail.com (Lennart Regebro) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:31:21 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] New Logo for EuroPython: The Candidates and a Call for Designs In-Reply-To: <200802150106.35494.paul@boddie.org.uk> References: <200802150106.35494.paul@boddie.org.uk> Message-ID: <319e029f0802251531h1e7858b4qde51bf2f3f449c14@mail.gmail.com> On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Paul Boddie wrote: > The candidates proposed so far for a new EuroPython logo have been uploaded to > the EuroPython site for convenient comparison: > > http://www.europython.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo > > In the third IRC meeting, the consensus appeared to be that we would let > people propose other designs, and give the designers of the existing > candidates a chance to refine their designs, setting a deadline two weeks in > the future. > > So, logo designers have until Thursday 28th February to propose new logos and > to refine their existing work. Feel free to either add the designs to the > above page or, if you don't feel confident doing that, to post them to the > europython-improve mailing list: OK, as I like simplicity I added something siple to the page. I took the Eurovision idea with the flag too, it was a neat idea. No, the 2008 isn't centered. It's indented. :) -- Lennart Regebro: Zope and Plone consulting. http://www.colliberty.com/ +33 661 58 14 64 From kirby.urner at gmail.com Tue Feb 26 00:53:54 2008 From: kirby.urner at gmail.com (kirby urner) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:53:54 -0800 Subject: [EuroPython] New Logo for EuroPython: The Candidates and a Call for Designs In-Reply-To: <319e029f0802251531h1e7858b4qde51bf2f3f449c14@mail.gmail.com> References: <200802150106.35494.paul@boddie.org.uk> <319e029f0802251531h1e7858b4qde51bf2f3f449c14@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Big sigh that we only get the "eyeglasses" effect (Lithuanian flag lenses) for one more year (2009). Glasses gone in 2010. I like that it's customized as to time and to place (*that* seems like a right idea to me -- but then none of the others say they're unswappable). The twelve stars idea seems clever too: decide in advance Europe is about uniting twelve peoples, never mind which twelve or just who, just twelve is a nice number so let's just move on. Kirby On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Lennart Regebro wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Paul Boddie wrote: > > The candidates proposed so far for a new EuroPython logo have been uploaded to > > the EuroPython site for convenient comparison: > > > > http://www.europython.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo > > > > In the third IRC meeting, the consensus appeared to be that we would let > > people propose other designs, and give the designers of the existing > > candidates a chance to refine their designs, setting a deadline two weeks in > > the future. > > > > So, logo designers have until Thursday 28th February to propose new logos and > > to refine their existing work. Feel free to either add the designs to the > > above page or, if you don't feel confident doing that, to post them to the > > europython-improve mailing list: > > OK, as I like simplicity I added something siple to the page. I took > the Eurovision idea with the flag too, it was a neat idea. > > No, the 2008 isn't centered. It's indented. :) > > -- > Lennart Regebro: Zope and Plone consulting. > http://www.colliberty.com/ > +33 661 58 14 64 > > > _______________________________________________ > EuroPython mailing list > EuroPython at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > From kirby.urner at gmail.com Tue Feb 26 00:57:15 2008 From: kirby.urner at gmail.com (kirby urner) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:57:15 -0800 Subject: [EuroPython] New Logo for EuroPython: The Candidates and a Call for Designs In-Reply-To: References: <200802150106.35494.paul@boddie.org.uk> <319e029f0802251531h1e7858b4qde51bf2f3f449c14@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: > > > > No, the 2008 isn't centered. It's indented. :) > > > > -- > > Lennart Regebro: Zope and Plone consulting. > > http://www.colliberty.com/ > > +33 661 58 14 64 Plus I really *loved* this "not centered, indented" remark! Yep, that's a good Pythonic sense of humor I thought. Then I realized "the glasses" were going away -- but is that really a problem? Kirby From mvm at brutele.be Tue Feb 26 12:56:33 2008 From: mvm at brutele.be (mvm) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:56:33 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] Europython 2008 :: The new logo. Message-ID: <002301c8786e$a238db70$04000100@gfx02> Hi all, I'd tryed to change by myself but I wasn't sure to take the good way !!!!! Sorry !!!! > http://www.europython.org/community/Planning/ProposedLogo > So, logo designers have until Thursday 28th February to propose new logos Then, this are my news EPC Logos 2008. What do you thing about these...................... Vincent Maton web designer www.mvmgraphic.be -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I'll make a variation like that too. > Then I realized "the glasses" were going away -- but is > that really a problem? No, they are only there as a side-effect of putting the Lithuanian colours in there. Other notes: It's the same typeface and the same grey hue (or supposed to be) as the python logo, but without the snake, as the snake with colours would clash with the flag-colors, and making a grey snake would violate the terms for the usage of the Python-logo. -- Lennart Regebro: Zope and Plone consulting. http://www.colliberty.com/ +33 661 58 14 64 From marius at pov.lt Thu Feb 28 19:21:14 2008 From: marius at pov.lt (Marius Gedminas) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:21:14 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] Advice for enjoying a conference Message-ID: <20080228182114.GC4280@fridge.pov.lt> This is a nice post with tips for good conferencing habits: http://my-bad-habits.blogspot.com/2008/02/good-conferencing-habits-or-how-i.html See you all in Vilnius later this year! 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