It's 2016 and Open Austin is starting the year with a brand new logo.
With the same mission and a more robust member base, Open Austin hopes to continue to grow and provide space for conversation and connection around civic tech and open government in Austin, Texas.
Our previous logo failed to capture the diversity, enthusiasm, and professionalism of the group. It showed Open Austin closed up in brackets making us seem like a group only for coders and hackers. Its colors were dull and lacked the energy, enthusiasm, and innovation that the group fosters. While it served its purpose and provided a symbol for members and supporters to rally under, it was clear that we needed something to better reflect the mission of the organization.
We are a group promoting open government, open data, and civic application development in Austin, Texas. We are composed of non-profits employees, developers, designers, reporters, analysts, government workers, students, and more. We are citizens working together to make a better Austin. And as we move forward we hope that you join us.
2. Open Austin is a citizen volunteer group that
promotes open government, open data, and civic
application development in Austin, TX
Who we are
3. We are a brigade of CfA
An organization that builds
open source technology and
organizes a network of people
dedicated to making
government services simple,
effective, and easy to use.
Affiliation
4. Current logo
Our current logo is dated. It
doesn’t reflect our:
Savviness
Professionalism
Energy
Diversity
5. Other Brigades
Other brigades have a similar
style with use of “</>”. Some
deviate but most have an
emphasis on code.
6. What makes us unique
Non-profits
Developers
Designers
Reporters
Analysts
Government Workers
WE ARE
We are citizens working
together to make a
better Austin.
7. Exploration
With that in mind lots of
exploration took place both
on paper and on GithHub.
We needed something:
Simple
Scalable
effective in black & white
14. Iteration
Open Austin is more than a
group of hackers. Code is
only part of the work we do.
A star signifies not only Austin
and the capital city but also the
lone star state of Texas.
Railway is a friendly font that
captures the organization. It’s
been modified here to reflect the
rounded corners of the logo.
