I feel that there should be only two colors besides black, as more tend to give a jumbled and chaotic impression. The rose/pink, while appropriate once you know the reason, may look red, and therefore angry (as pointed out by Arthur from the November WikiWednesday). Making it less red and more pink would solve that problem, but introduces the problem of being more, well, pink. Blue and green, as used in the flag of Portland, may be the solution. Teresa helped me research this; the City of Portland's explanation of the colors is the blue represents Portland's two rivers, and the green is for "the forests and our green City". Sounds fine to me, and they are aesthetically pleasing (if slightly dull) colors. Thoughts? -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] 05:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
I feel that there should be only two colors besides black, as more tend to give a jumbled and chaotic impression. The rose/pink, while appropriate once you know the reason, may look red, and therefore angry (as pointed out by Arthur from the November WikiWednesday). Making it less red and more pink would solve that problem, but introduces the problem of being more, well, pink. Blue and green, as used in the flag of Portland, may be the solution. Teresa helped me research this; the City of Portland's explanation of the colors is the blue represents Portland's two rivers, and the green is for "the forests and our green City". Sounds fine to me, and they are aesthetically pleasing (if slightly dull) colors. Thoughts? -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] 05:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
[[MarkDilley]] asked me to give a little feedback -- I think they're all cool designs but can you show an option that uses the design on the main page with the blue and green Portland flag colors as noted above? --[[User:SylviaO|SylviaO]] ([[User talk:SylviaO|talk]]) 04:23, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
== Motifs ==
== Motifs ==
I'd like to include some sort of "confluence" motif, representing the disparate peoples and ideas of our city coming together. The first logo I think alludes to that, but not particularly strongly or obviously. Not entirely sure yet how to adapt it to emphasize confluence more, or what other ideas would better illustrate this, so suggestions are welcome. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] 05:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
I'd like to include some sort of "confluence" motif, representing the disparate peoples and ideas of our city coming together. The first logo I think alludes to that, but not particularly strongly or obviously. Not entirely sure yet how to adapt it to emphasize confluence more, or what other ideas would better illustrate this, so suggestions are welcome. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] 05:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
The flag inspired design is interesting but it looks a bit like a pinwheel. I like your confluence idea and wonder how the idea of Portland as "green" and techie can be incorporated. The roses idea is also cute but feels a little tourist oriented. --[[User:SylviaO|SylviaO]] ([[User talk:SylviaO|talk]]) 04:23, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
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:Well, judging by the [[PortlandWiki|main page]] and most other uses I've seen, it's probably "PortlandWiki". My next version will make it one word. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] 22:03, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
:Well, judging by the [[PortlandWiki|main page]] and most other uses I've seen, it's probably "PortlandWiki". My next version will make it one word. -[[User:Kotra|kotra]] 22:03, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
I vote for PortlandWiki --[[User:SylviaO|SylviaO]] ([[User talk:SylviaO|talk]]) 04:23, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
I feel that there should be only two colors besides black, as more tend to give a jumbled and chaotic impression. The rose/pink, while appropriate once you know the reason, may look red, and therefore angry (as pointed out by Arthur from the November WikiWednesday). Making it less red and more pink would solve that problem, but introduces the problem of being more, well, pink. Blue and green, as used in the flag of Portland, may be the solution. Teresa helped me research this; the City of Portland's explanation of the colors is the blue represents Portland's two rivers, and the green is for "the forests and our green City". Sounds fine to me, and they are aesthetically pleasing (if slightly dull) colors. Thoughts? -kotra 05:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
MarkDilley asked me to give a little feedback -- I think they're all cool designs but can you show an option that uses the design on the main page with the blue and green Portland flag colors as noted above? --SylviaO (talk) 04:23, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
Motifs
I'd like to include some sort of "confluence" motif, representing the disparate peoples and ideas of our city coming together. The first logo I think alludes to that, but not particularly strongly or obviously. Not entirely sure yet how to adapt it to emphasize confluence more, or what other ideas would better illustrate this, so suggestions are welcome. -kotra 05:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
The flag inspired design is interesting but it looks a bit like a pinwheel. I like your confluence idea and wonder how the idea of Portland as "green" and techie can be incorporated. The roses idea is also cute but feels a little tourist oriented. --SylviaO (talk) 04:23, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
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Are we "PortlandWiki" or "Portland Wiki"? This is fairly crucial, since the first logo has them separated into two words. -kotra 05:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Well, judging by the main page and most other uses I've seen, it's probably "PortlandWiki". My next version will make it one word. -kotra 22:03, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
I vote for PortlandWiki --SylviaO (talk) 04:23, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
135px wide135px wideYeah, that's true; I just made the logo wider (and had to adjust the wiki's skin to fit it) because its proportions are different from most wiki logos (wider and less tall). But it can pretty easily be any width. 135px wide (see pics) is still legible, though it doesn't stand out as much at that size... but that's not a big deal and it's a fairly easy fix if we decide it should be smaller. -kotra (talk) 04:43, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
