Re: Discussion - Choose a new Maven logo

On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 4:17=E2=80=AFPM Greg Chabala <[email protected]=
> wrote:
> how will this choice affect circled-square
> type logos, e.g. X/Twitter. Keeping the cartoon owl mascot? Use just the =
v
> with the leaf on it? Or try to fit all the text of Apache Maven, with the
> leaf integrated, into the circle, making the text rather small?

I I am also interested in the part mentioned by Greg.

- What about square/circle logos?
- Is the owl dropped? Did we consider it?

I do not think those points were addressed. Not a contributor, just
want to make sure this is not lost and we end up with a couple
different logos.

Just for context, the mascot (owl) just turned 11 a few months ago, if
I read this [1] correctly:

> There was a contest to create a new Maven logo and create a mascot: the w=
inning logo is and the winning mascot (officially christened) The Maven Owl=
".

There was also a related question on the vote thread [2]
> Maven...originates from the Hebrew mebhin (meaning "one who understands" =
or "discerning person")
> How about Owl as logo?


[1] ASF Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 2015-01-21
Highlighting "Attachment AL: Report from the Apache Maven Project
[Herv=C3=A9 Boutemy]"
https://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2015/board_minutes_2015_0=
1_21.txt#:~:text=3DThere%20was%20a%20contest%20to%20create%20a%20new%20Mave=
n%20logo%20and%20create%20a%20mascot
[2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/z89szfv12527xml8pb4qx5r5vv44jo3z