Community designers were asked to come up with designs for a new openSUSE logo, and a public vote launched to help the project narrow down the shortlist to a handful of potential winners (the ultimate winner will be decided by the project).
With the finish line for the vote set for December 12th, the clock’s ticking if you want to cast your vote in helping shape the future brand appeal of this iconic Linux distribution.
Why a new logo?
As said, the project wishes to develop a brand identity that stands independently from SUSE, underlining the project’s distinctiveness within the open-source community.
Or to quote openSUSE’s Douglas DeMaio directly: “The brands of both SUSE and openSUSE can oftentimes confuse people who don’t understand the relationship between the open-source company SUSE and the open-source community project openSUSE.”
Think: “less corporate, more community”, and you’ve got the gist.
After a winning logo is selected, there won’t be an immediate logo swap. Instead, the new logo will phase in gradually. The iconic “Geeko” lizard logo will continue to be used (there’s a lot of existing promotional materials with it on) during the transition period.
Conservationists will be pleased to hear the iconic openSUSE chameleon isn’t about to go extinct. All of the 30+ logos available in the vote are creative riffs on the much loved lizard.
So, if you haven’t already, be sure to hop on board and make your voice count in this defining moment for open-source identity!
• Take the openSUSE logo survey
