Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC 2017 design proposals

[Pedro Alvarez <pedro alvarez codethink co uk>]

Hi all!

On 19/06/2017 10:37, Alexandre Franke wrote:

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> I don’t get design number 2. ☹

This one is Angry Beetham, a parody account in twitter [1] that 
personifies Beetham Tower [2], the *tallest building in UK outside of 
London*.

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> The New York State Department of Economic Development has trademarked
> the I love New York logo (known as “I ♥ NY”) and for that reason it is
> best to avoid designs in that vein as they could claim infringement.

It looks like "I Love MCR" is a registered trademark[3]. It has been the 
symbol of the city after the terrorist attack a month ago. You can still 
see this logo everywhere. They claim that they donate 10% of every order 
to the "We Love Manchester" Charity [4].

I quite like the design number 4, and I wonder if we can reach an 
agreement with them (maybe donating something to this charity), to use 
the logo.

Please note that I just wanted to give some extra information, and that 
I don't have strong opinions on the designs :)

Regards,
Pedro.


[1]: https://twitter.com/AngryBeetham
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetham_Tower,_Manchester
[3]: http://ilovemanchester.com/
[4]: http://www.welovemcrcharity.org/