Take the Color Survey!

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:34 pm

sharon kinsella wrote:Yeah like that, only the words a little larger. I think we've just about got it. Looks a lot better.

This one blends in more with the Birdtown sign. It pays homage
to the City Logo, that was designed by a Lakewoodite. Anthony
Sinagra Lakewood's only 4-time mayor (Sinagra Green). Because
this would be the Business District, gold leaf letters, with dollar signs
and gold coins(have to have fun with it). Cooperplate to honor those
that got dressed and sat through all of those meetings.

Sharon, do you think anyone will understand the lesson? On line meetings
all can attend with changes in real time and input by many.

A little time, a lot of fun, and progress as fast as electrons!

When will this city step into the future?

No cost involved!

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sharon kinsella · Post by **sharon kinsella** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:23 pm

They may understand, we certainly do. Not everyone wants to do this type of thing. People want to hold on to their own agenda.

But this is truly what it means to come to a concensus. That's something that doesn't sit well with everyone but truly is the future of organizational structure and forward motion.

Look at what we just did. It really does look good.

sharon kinsella · Post by **sharon kinsella** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:23 pm

Oh and it was fun too, no angst.

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:27 pm

sharon kinsella wrote:Look at what we just did. It really does look good.

In the end we respected those groups that came before us and built on their ideas in a natural progression. At a time when funds, time, and talent is stretched so thin, while reinvent the wheel? Why not use tools that are free and empower all to have a seat at the table.

Transparency is easy. In this town it is also FREE.

Oh well.

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Lynn Farris · Post by **Lynn Farris** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:46 pm

Any of the colors are nice, but I would suggest Green and I don't mean to be difficult given that it is one of the colors you don't have. And Gary is right, don't choose the traffic green - pick a beautiful shade of green. I just love a bright happy yellowish-green.

Right now anything Green is in. The city of Lakewood wants to be more Green. Saving energy and the environment. It really depends on what you want to say - but Green to me says forward thinking, progressive and cares about the environmnet.

FWIW

Lynn Farris · Post by **Lynn Farris** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:48 pm

And while we are on color symbolism, doesn't green also mean money?

Lynn Farris · Post by **Lynn Farris** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:53 pm

I do like the shape of the Birdtown sign better. I think the green gets there without the dollar signs and coins. Maybe a better symbol or none at all.

By the way I agree wtih Ryan about the edit button. It is a nice feature.

sharon kinsella · Post by **sharon kinsella** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:38 am

Actually I would like to use the tree design from the Lakewood Alive site. I love that tree design. Or something similar. Lakewood does have a ton of trees. It's one of the things I think of when I think of my town.

Grace O'Malley · Post by **Grace O'Malley** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:10 am

Why were those four colors chosen?

Why wasn't green an option?

The colors and the signs are OLD and TIRED looking. You can keep the historical theme without looking dated.

The colors are blah as well. Dull, really.

Thats the word I think of when I see those signs. DULL.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:33 pm

I was sent the following:

sharon kinsella · Post by **sharon kinsella** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:36 pm

I don't like the red and yellow that is a bad combo. The other ones are okay, but the shape, not so much, IMO.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:46 pm

I like the simplicity and they are readable.

We have districts, where am I?

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:58 pm

dl meckes wrote:I was sent the following:

DL

I was puzzled at first as they seemed to read wrong. However after looking at them, it suddenly came into focus. I stood on the other side of the room and they both read very easily, and the "district name" truly jumped off the sign.

I also like the way the designer, was able to work so many ideas from the committee into the layout.

I would agree with Sharon, that the redish one seems almost too much where the beige background really pulls it all together.

Very nice.

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stephen davis · Post by **stephen davis** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:03 pm

I was looking for the signs today. From a distance it seemed like they might have been take down. I assume that their polling resulted in a color selection.

And the winning color is...?

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Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:15 pm

Steve

I have always pictured Lakewood as more of an Autumn.

Was their a taupe?

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