Re: An HTML5 logo

I'm also a little confused. There was a recent announcement [1] from the
WHATWG that the version number was being dropped from HTML 5. This has been
reported elsewhere, usually directly referring back to the WHATWG
announcement [2].

Obviously this doesn't seem to fit with the smacking great "5" in the new
logo. For the record I think it looks great, there just seems to be a bit of
confusion around it at the moment.

[1] http://blog.whatwg.org/html-is-the-new-html5
<http://blog.whatwg.org/html-is-the-new-html5>[2]
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/01/html-to-lose-the-version-number.ars

On 23 January 2011 06:54, Axel Rauschmayer <axel@rauschma.de> wrote:

> Yes, the logo looks awesome!
>
> But I think we should clarify who the logo is for: Techies or end users.
> All the logo mission statements that I have read point to the former group,
> but I think it makes more sense to target the latter group. Then HTML5 might
> not be a good brand [1].
>
> [1]
> http://www.2ality.com/2011/01/branding-web-technologies-and-new-html5.html
>
> On Jan 23, 2011, at 4:49 , Marcos Caceres wrote:
>
> > Hi Philippe,
> >
> > Logos look nice! however, I'm baffled as to why HTML5 logo site mix in
> > things like WebGL and CSS 3, which are clearly not part of the HTML
> > Standard (as it is now known;))? Who made the choice of what
> > technologes were to be included or excluded from the set of
> > technologies that make up the logo sets? I ask because it's poignant
> > and a little demoralizing to us who have been working for many years
> > to see W3C Widgets excluded from the list. I'm sure I'm not the only
> > one feeling a bit confused by the W3C's lack of communication about
> > this project or why the W3C chose to exclude widgets and other
> > technologies? Did I miss the memo?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Marcos
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org> wrote:
> >> Dear Web Application Working Group,
> >>
> >> Today W3C introduced an HTML5 logo for public consideration:
> >> http://www.w3.org/News/2011#entry-8992
> >>
> >> The W3C Communications Team is excited about the HTML5 logo, developed
> >> with community support, and hopes it will help you promote your work.
> >> The logo is intended to be a general purpose visual identity for HTML5
> >> and other web application technologies. It doesn't imply conformance;
> >> just "this is about open web application technologies."
> >>
> >> This is not yet the official W3C Communications Team logo for HTML5. We
> >> look forward to broad community adoption in order to make it so.
> >>
> >> For more information about the logo, see the logo home page [1] and faq
> >> [2].
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Philippe Le Hégaret, Interaction Domain Lead
> >>
> >> [1] http://www.w3.org/html/logo/
> >> [2] http://www.w3.org/html/logo/faq
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Marcos Caceres
> > Opera Software ASA, http://www.opera.com/
> > http://datadriven.com.au
> >
> >
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