Re: [VOTE] SpamAssassin Logo Contest !!

On Thursday 06 November 2025 at 22:49:26, Kevin A. McGrail wrote:

> Bill Cole's statement is a binding vote of a PMC member with a veto to
> logos with an arrow.
> 
> Perhaps we should reopen submissions with new guidelines?

I don't often post here, but for me, this is a good suggestion.

My feelings about the designs with arrows were a mixture between "is this a 
reference to cupid sending envelopes?" and "are we shooting every email?".

I would like (and I'm sorry, but I really have no artistic talent) to see 
something which suggests "sorting the wheat from the chaff", or at least 
emphasising "killing the bad stuff, letting the good stuff through" - after all, 
the name is "SpamAssassin" :)


Antony.

> On Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 16:39 Michael Orlitzky <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 2025-11-06 14:18:46, Bill Cole wrote:
> > > I was thinking about sharpening and warping the Oak Leaf into a
> > > shuriken as part of a logo, but I've not had time to even solidify
> > > that idea. I am fine with any of the others.
> > 
> > Just change indian to ninja and ship it? :)
> > 
> > I would be wary of some of the others being trademarked, envelope with
> > a lock/shield in the email security space is asking for trouble.
> > 
> > Of the given options, I liked the envelope/arrow too, though agree
> > that a palette change might further improve it. I hesitate to offer
> > design advice because it looks like only one person put in the work,
> > but if the imagery is a problem, maybe the arrow could simply be
> > modernized so that the connotation is lost.

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