# SourceCred Logo Coloring Game

**URL:** <https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-logo-coloring-game/247>\
**Category:** Initiatives\
**Tags:** 🌱up-for-adoption\
**Created:** [October 3, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-logo-coloring-game/247 "2019-10-03T01:03:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![decentralion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/decentralion/32/7_2.png) [@decentralion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/decentralion)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-logo-coloring-game/247/1 "2019-10-03T01:03:27Z")

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# Logo Coloring Game

## Status:

Proposal

## Champion[?](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-champions-and-heroes/291):

TBD

## Initiative Description:

[A lot of thought went into SourceCred’s logo design](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/more-logo-explorations/142). However, the _colors_ in the design were picked pretty hastily. I think with some thought and experiment, we might find colors we like better.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/sourcecred1/original/1X/5f831cd33fed58b2703d37c19da048473e09d76f.png)

I propose that we use this as an opportunity to launch a lighthearted game using cred. First, we’ll make an observable notebook that makes it super easy to change the colors in the logo (using [this notebook](https://observablehq.com/@decentralion/sourcecred-logo-explorations) as a starting point). Then, we’ll launch a SourceCred game where people propose color pallettes by screenshotting color settings they came up with and posting into a Discourse thread. Finally, we can use cred-weighted-voting to choose the final logo.

## Benefits:

- Get a really awesome set of color choices for the logo (and other future branding)
- Engage the community in a fun way
- Emphasize that cred is more than just code
- Dogfood cred weighted voting

## Implementation plan:

- Make a notebook with a good UI for changing the colors
- Set up the thread for people to post color choices
- Promote the game and invite participation
- Run cred weighted voting and finalize winning colors

## Estimated Work (hours):

TODO(@decentralion)

## Dependencies:

> [@Cred Weighted Voting](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/implement-cred-weighted-prioritization/268/3):
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> Quadratic voting is a different thing. I’d be open to using it though.

## References:

> [@More Logo Explorations](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/more-logo-explorations/142):
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> I was inspired by @ericronne’s work on the [logo](https://github.com/sourcecred/sourcecred/pull/1261) [image] to build a generator of possible SourceCred logos based on those overall themes, and along with creative assist from @lb, came up with a bunch of interesting designs. Some are potential logos, some are “just” art. slight_smile You can play with the generator yourself here: [https://observablehq.com/@decentralion/sourcecred-logo-explorations](https://observablehq.com/@decentralion/sourcecred-logo-explorations) Also, now that we have the ability t…

## Contributions:

> [@SourceCred Color Exploration](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-color-exploration/292):
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> As proposed in [logo coloring game](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/logo-coloring-game/247), this thread is for experimenting with SourceCred logo colors! In the logo coloring game, I assumed we’d be trying to choose the “true canonical” colors for SourceCred. During an in person conversation with @ericronne and @jessicaschilling, we realized the logo is distinct enough that we could actually have a whole plethora of colors we use. For printing stickers and such, it would be super cool if there are many different color palettes to choose from! I build…

> [@Dark Star SourceCred Art](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/dark-star-sourcecred-art/439):
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> Made this piece based on the [logo](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/more-logo-explorations/142) and one of my other [color choices from the color picker](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-color-exploration/292/21) @decentralion made. Inspirations include Dark Star, and Eclipse.

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**Author:** ![nothingismagick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/nothingismagick/32/539_2.png) [@nothingismagick](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/nothingismagick)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/sourcecred-logo-coloring-game/247/2 "2019-10-03T08:27:25Z")

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I was actually thinking about leveraging the logo design for a reactive contribution chart using D3 - so the muted colors are actually GOOD imho.