Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-couchdb-marketing-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-marketing-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2E01F17D3A for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:00:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 38426 invoked by uid 500); 13 Mar 2015 19:00:17 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-marketing-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 38385 invoked by uid 500); 13 Mar 2015 19:00:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact marketing-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: marketing@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list marketing@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 38373 invoked by uid 99); 13 Mar 2015 19:00:16 -0000 Received: from mail-relay.apache.org (HELO mail-relay.apache.org) (140.211.11.15) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:00:16 +0000 Received: from mail-ie0-f173.google.com (mail-ie0-f173.google.com [209.85.223.173]) by mail-relay.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mail-relay.apache.org) with ESMTPSA id A6AE11A02E4 for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:00:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iegc3 with SMTP id c3so123951312ieg.3 for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:00:12 -0700 (PDT) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQma+FLPTmV1/+qmu59Akorsvaj2ud3IlBs4DAAeX8INgvuivU4HRkjY8K+NBXYLw28SYpTv MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.254.4 with SMTP id ae4mr86273913igd.10.1426273209378; Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:00:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.107.25.4 with HTTP; Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:00:09 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [46.28.49.140] In-Reply-To: <383D2870-CC23-4493-8433-DFECC364EC82@b2w.com> References: <383D2870-CC23-4493-8433-DFECC364EC82@b2w.com> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:00:09 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Designs and decision making From: Noah Slater To: "marketing@couchdb.apache.org" Cc: "andywenk@apache.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 13 March 2015 at 09:42, Johs Ensby wrote: > Brand management at the PMC level is missing What makes you say this? > To ask this list to pick a designer for them is not a step forward Well, I more meant to suggest that anyone who wishes to be on "the design team" step forward. And then we let whatever team assembles itself to just go at it, taking feedback from the community, and getting the final approval from the PMC. I actually think that this will reduce work, and reduce the peanut gallery affect. I'm not sure that design competitions are the best model for a brand refresh. > 4) PMC invite Shane Curcuru for advice on this and they decide - he is formally responsible for what we are discussing The PMC is the "client" here. It's our call. Shane is there to assist us with trademarks. :) -- Noah Slater https://twitter.com/nslater