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Judit Berta
Sep 22, 2009
Conference logo
When Budapest was chosen to be the next Plone Conference venue, we started to think what could be our logo. First we thought of the Statue of Liberty which is a prominent feature of the city. The 14 meter tall bronze statue is situated on the top of the Gellért Hill. It stands on a 26 meter tall pedestal and holds a palm leaf. The statue most closely resembles a beer bottle opener. It can be seen from anywhere and helps visitors find their way when lost in the city. Of course we also wanted to combine it with our beloved Plone logo: I hope I need not say more. :)
We asked Gabriella Kelényi, our friend and a local graphic designer, to start to create a logo with the statue, but she came up with something completely different. An embroidery pattern of Sárköz. The pattern is called “the puppy” ("kiskutyás motívum") but it looks like a bird, or a lizard. It is a characteristic motive of women's headbands made in this region, its exact form differing from village to village and age.
We were hesitant to use it at first because of its strange look, but later on we started to love it.
Actually, it is a bit like Plone when you meet it the very first time. :) Plone has some funny aspects, but after a while you easily start to love it. Besides it is very versatile, just like a lovely bird with two ears, or a trusty dog with two legs. ;)
We also needed to make the little creature fit into the visuals of the conference website. But something was still missing. Luckily, during the design work, we had arrived to draft versions like this:
... which gave us the perfect idea for crowning the mascot with what represents the essence of both our conference and our community: Plone.
Hope you like it as we do!
Ah... we were missing an important point! She (or he?) is looking for a name.
What would you suggest? :)
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