[Biopython-dev] Biopython logo usage

[Peter Cock]

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Sebastian
Bassi<sbassi at clubdelarazon.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wonder if the Biopython logo (http://biopython.org/wiki/Logo) has
> any usage guidelines.

I don't know if there was anything formal ever written down. As Iddo
said, we should probably clear this with Thomas Hamelryck (BCC'd)
(and Henrik Vestergaard) who came up with the logo.
http://www.biopython.org/wiki/Logo

> I am asking this because I am working on the cover design of my book
> "Python for Bioinformatics" and I want to include the Biopython logo.
> The idea is to highlight the fact that Biopython is covered in the
> book. Do you think is fair or I should not include this logo on the
> cover?

As you only have a single chapter on Biopython, having our logo too
prominent could be misleading. However, I personally like the idea of
including the logo on your cover - a bit more promotion of Biopython
would be nice.  From a visual layout point of view, I'm not sure what
to suggest - the yellow snakes don't go very well with the blue
background (although there is yellow in the current python logo which
should help balance things).

> Here is a draft of the cover: http://www.dnalinux.com/coverdraft1.pdf
> This is the first draft, without the Biopython logo, but there is a
> "Python" logo as part of a screenshot of the Python installer for Mac.

That looks good. In fact, when we did the last release I was thinking
about including the Biopython logo on the Windows Installers - it looks
pretty easy once we have a bitmap the right size...

Peter