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I launch a proposal for the future: is it really worth it to use so
much time each year designing logos and stuff?<br>
<br>
Why don't we crowdfund a cool design (logo & website design) for
our community and use that as a base for every year?<br>
<br>
We could spend more of our free time in promoting the event,
organizing talks, look for sponsors/funding... we would also
subtract any of this responsibility from local organizers who can
focus on what is most important: accommodation, food, logistics,
local promotion... let's see<br>
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Advantages:<br>
<ul>
<li>clear identity which becomes recognizable<br>
</li>
<li>international volunteers can focus on promotion and talks</li>
<li>local volunteers can focus on logistics<br>
</li>
<li>professionally designed identity and website is a gain in
credibility<br>
</li>
</ul>
Disadvantages<br>
<ul>
<li>costs money</li>
<li>no personalized logo based on the city hosting the event<br>
</li>
</ul>
In my opinion, if we could overcome the money issue, we could easily
let go of personalized logos and colors each year as they don't
bring much value to the event (in terms of contents and
participants) compared to the amount of work they require.<br>
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Think about it. We could discuss about it at the event if you think
it's worth it.<br>
<br>
Federico<br>
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