WASI Logo Proposal

The presentation done in the WASI CG Meeting in Oct 22, 2020, trying to solve the issues with the current WASI draft logo

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1. WASI Logo Proposal Research / Alternatives / Path forward
2. Current Logo 2
3. Problems (I) 3 • Unmatched font kerning
4. Problems (II) 4 • Unmatched font kerning • Not digitally accessible: not WCAG compliant Foreground color (SI) - #66D5FF Background color - #9C26CF
5. Problems (III) 5 • Unmatched font kerning • Not digitally accessible: not WCAG compliant • Unmatched font styles & weights
6. Problems (IV) 6 • Unmatched font kerning • Not digitally accessible: not WCAG compliant • Unmatched font styles & weights • Non-squared: 50% wasted empty space
7. How a WASI Logo should be 7 • Accessible (WCAG compliant) • Vectorizable (.svg version) • Consistent style • Easy to recognize
8. Q: Should we replace the WASI logo at some point? 8
9. Proposal 9 • Replace current logo with one that is more accessible and solve the mentioned problems (short-term) • Organize a contest for a WASI logo, similar to the WASM, for the long-term
10. Why this approach could make sense? 10 • We address the accessibility issues for low- vision people, setting a better-suited temporal icon • We setup the process to do a proper WASI logo contest
11. Some ideas for logos (short term) 11 Author: @devsnek
12. Decision from the WASI Meeting (new slide) 12 • Fix accessibility issues, deviating the minimally possible from current logo. • Font kerning • Font style • Color Proposed icon