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:See [[wmf:Wikimedia official marks/Word mark creation]] and [[Requesting wiki configuration changes]]. |
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#First translate the text "Wikipedia / The Free Encylopedia" at the [[Wikipedia in other languages]] page. |
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#Next grab a copy of the [[International logo contest/Final logo variants/Nohat|current logo]] <small>([[en:File:Wiki.png|File:Wiki.png]])</small> and modify the text using your favourite image-editing software OR ask [[:en:User:Nohat]] to make it for you (on his talk page on en:), and if you're lucky he'll make it within a couple days using the same font as the English logo. ([[w:Hoefler Text|Hoefler Text]] italic 13px) |
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#Post the resulting image on [[Requests for logos]], respectively [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ Bugzilla]. |
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See also [[Wikipedia in other languages]] |
See also [[Wikipedia in other languages]], [[User:Cbrown1023/Logos]] and a somewhat more detailed description [[Wikibooks/Logo/Update|regarding setting up a new logo for Wikibooks]]. |
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Revision as of 23:28, 9 January 2013
Current logos
See wmf:Wikimedia official marks for details about the logos
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If you propose a new logo for a project please add the copyright tag {{CopyrightByWikimedia}} to the image description page. If you are the creator of one of the logos, please change the copyright on the image description page accordingly.
See also: Wikimedia trademarks, Wikimedia visual identity guidelines, Logo and trademark policy (unofficial)
Logo guidelines
Proposing new logos
Don't change the logo on a project without a discussion with (at a minimum) the affected communities and the board. The logo identity of our websites is important for professionalism and consistency, to help end users be familiar with us, and we should be thoughtful about changes. Logos are global: All languages have to use the same logo, logo changes are possible on a project level only, but not for one language.
Since the Wikimedia logos are used in many different circumstances, a logo must scale well from great versions on flags to small favicons on the website. It must be substantially different from the other project logos but still harmonize with the others.
If you propose a new logo for a Wikimedia project it must not be licensed under GFDL. Copyright should be transferred to the Wikimedia foundation instead. It may be useful to review the Mozilla trademark policies to gain an initial understanding of the problems of trademarks licensed under the GFDL. It is our intention to license the logos in a manner consistent with our values, and a free-using license on a logo is legally a very baffling thing.
Logo checklist
- Assign the copyright to the Wikimedia Foundation (Contact the General Counsel)
- Submit all necessary formats
- Wiki.png for the website
- Vectorized version with text (SVG and EPS if possible, text should be embedded as graphic)
- Vectorized version without text
- Favicon
- Submit a specification
- Color specification in CMYK and RGB
- Used fonts
Temporary logo variants
There have been a few instances of logos temporarily changed for holidays on some wikis. This practice is discouraged. The problem is: it is tough to do it well, in a way that doesn't conflict with our neutrality policies. To illustrate what this means: is a Christmas logo neutral towards religion? If the en.wikipedians voted for a US Flag logo on the 4th of July, would this be neutral? Obviously not. But this sort of consideration will come into play for almost every holiday, and for now, unless and until we find a way to come to consensus about it, this sort of temporary change should be avoided.
On the other hand, projects sometimes change their logo to celebrate significant milestones (for example, five/ten year anniversary, 100,000 or 1 million etc. articles). This practice is welcome, and even encouraged, to help projects celebrate.
Great version suitable for use in printed publications
These great versions are suitable for use in printed publications. Please refer to commons:Category:High-resolution official Wikimedia logos and commons:Category:High-resolution localized Wikimedia logos.
This section was outdated and has been blanked; see the history for previous situation.
Localisation
- How can I get a version of the Logo for my Wikipedia?
- See wmf:Wikimedia official marks/Word mark creation and Requesting wiki configuration changes.
See also Wikipedia in other languages, User:Cbrown1023/Logos and a somewhat more detailed description regarding setting up a new logo for Wikibooks.
See also
You can read the Logo history in prose or follow the links:
- The OldWikiPediaLogo
- The International logo contest
- The International logo contest/Final logo variants
- International logo contest/Final logo variants/Nohat
- Wikibooks
- Wikijunior
- Wikipedia
- Wikiversity
- Wiktionary
- Wikivoyage
- Wikidata
- MediaWiki
- 2020 change: process
- Wikifunctions
- Logo (current logos, guidelines, localisation)