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Originally Posted by Sam Lipscomb
Using the FIRST logo on websites and other public media is one thing, and in these cases the standards should obviously be followed. But having a little fun with Photoshop and creating something with a creative message is quite another thing, and I do not think that we should be jumping on everyone that posts a picture containing a slightly modified logo.
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I love to see people be creative, and I love to see people have fun. In fact, I didn't even start this thread to say, "Hey, what you did is wrong! Stop immediately and delete it from the gallery!" Some even noticed in my profile is an avatar with a little circle, triangle and square in it, to which my unofficial respond is, I don't think FIRST can copy right a circles, triangles, and squares, and an official repond of, I am working very hard to find a replacement!
I think there's no harm in students doing a little work in photoshop to show how much FIRST spirit they have, I am all for that kind of thing. That's not the issue.
The issue is that, point #1, the way I read it, FIRST's logo standard clearly says: Use our logo this way and this way only, do not use it any other way.
I don't like that standard anymore than you do. I think there's no harm in a little fun every once in a while. But I respect FIRST's desire to keep a certain standard in their logo. And, as long as the rule is written that way, I have no choice but to remind people to keep reading the logo standard.
Point #2 is, if in fact this logo standard does more harm than benefit when it comes to creative work and showing FIRST spirit, then how can it be worded differently to maintain a balance between keeping the logo standard in a professional level and giving everyone a break when it comes to creativity and having fun?
And finally, point #3 is, if there is a way to word the logo standard differently for the effect described in point #2, then what can we do to ask FIRST nicely about changing their standard? And why hasn't FIRST been thinking about this if they know teams are having difficulties when it comes to their logo standard, or whether they are aware of the difficulties at all?