[Bf-funboard] Why not a new default scene

[Landis Fields]

Ton,

>  From a designers & marketing point of view, it is very important to  
> strictly control how a logo is applied. The sample you mailed doesn't  
> have the correct proportions. The brand styling also restricts  
> shading/embossing or 3D effects in the logo for official presentations  
> (with as exception occasional buttons or icons). Adding '3d' to the  
> name is also discouraged.

True...it is not perfect YET by any means....YET. As far as adding the "3d" 
to the end of Blender, I was under the impression that this was the name...if 
not then why is the site called Blender3d? This creates a little bit of 
confusion for the user that is a little unecessary but I understand the 
problem with domain names; availability, appropiate suffix in terms of 
professionalism, etc. 

> The biggest taboo is combining our brand with the kitchen-blender. :)

LOL! Nice. I agree.

> I also don't distribute openly official logo files. It's not wise to  
> have everyone playing with it, and come with styling variants. Better  
> would be if we can offer a couple of template images which people can  
> use at their sites. We had a couple in the past, I should put that back  
> once...

Good idea.

> Since you've shown to be a pretty good graphical designer, I will mail  
> you official files with the logo. But I expect you can work with me  
> personally to verify on right styling and branding.

Sounds great! Anything I can do to help the community. Just let me know and I 
will make it happen. I won't let you down. You can count on me.

> Last thing, but not least, the Blender Foundation doesn't own the brand  
> Blender and its logo.. that's still part of the NaN Holding. We only  
> have the (eternal) right to use it. 

I did not know this. Interesting.
 
> Since NaN Holding is in deep sleep,  
> I don't expect any troubles here. But I feel it as my responsibility to  
> treat it as a real commercial & valuable trademark.

Rightfully so. I understand completely. Thank you very much for your 
response. Let me know about the logos when you get a chance. Take care Ton. 

Cheers,
Landis