MARSbot.org v3.0: New look, same great taste

[Tim Arnold]

Originally Posted by Adam Richards

You're violating it twice: first on the carton box by distorting the logo and by changing the background, and second by removing the white background on the page. The FIRST logo is copyrighted, including the white background and space around it. Please use the following guide to ensure compliance:

http://www.usfirst.org/4vol/resource...tandards_Q.pdf

Ok, I fixed my PDF program, and after reviewing the rules I don't see a major fault with the rules regarding http://marsbot.org. Now, the box, yes, is violating the rules. It falls under "Do not distort or in any way change the logo proportions" and has been removed now.

Onto our website. The empty space around the logo is plenty; photos and text are at least the height of the "FIRST" lettering away. In the examples of how not to use the first logo, it says "Do not obscure and weaken our logos by placing them on visually active background patterns, strong textures or incompatible shades of color.". This lays out exactly what they don't want you to do, but it is still a matter of opinion. If you look at the examples, it is clear that one should not use the first logo on colors that are exactly the same as those found in the logo, as "incompatible shades of color". As far as I am concerned, the grey on our site is far away from the shade of grey found in the FIRST logo. This leaves us with "Visually active background patterns", which is where opinions come in. In the examples they show a bright striped texture and a photo with the FIRST logo overlaid. Our "squirlygig" background is very weak at the point where it meets the FIRST logo, to the point where I do not see it to be a problem. The FIRST logo stands out, and is easily read.

We will be writing to FIRST to get the official word on these issues, but personally I do not see a large enough issue to remove the FIRST logo from our site. Thank you for your concerns.

The above views and opinions are of Tim Arnold and do not represent team 1523, any of it's members, or Jupiter High School. I have not discussed this with them (but will be in the future), and these are my personal opinions only.