Greetings, The logo have been developed to signify what this community means to us. What do you think of it ? Tell us , we are listening :)
From India, Mumbai
1858From India, Mumbai
Dear Mr.Mitra,
Thankyou for your feedback. Sid put a lot of thought while designing this. Before we share what prompted him to do so, we wish to know what it reminds you. Hope every features, that you are using, are working fine for you. Please share your feedback, as they help us develop this community to what it means to you!
From India, Mumbai
Thankyou for your feedback. Sid put a lot of thought while designing this. Before we share what prompted him to do so, we wish to know what it reminds you. Hope every features, that you are using, are working fine for you. Please share your feedback, as they help us develop this community to what it means to you!
From India, Mumbai
Dear Ms. (Cite Contribution)
This logo is something different and denotes about the partly white collared job holders. The earlier one was denoting the group of people. But this one is about specific group.
"Old will go and New will come, It is the requirement of period of time. The only constant thing in this world is Change which never get changed".
From India, Kumbakonam
This logo is something different and denotes about the partly white collared job holders. The earlier one was denoting the group of people. But this one is about specific group.
"Old will go and New will come, It is the requirement of period of time. The only constant thing in this world is Change which never get changed".
From India, Kumbakonam
I would like to start expressing myself and would like to say thanks to you, to Mr Sid (CHR) and to all member of "TeamCiteMan" for the development going on our this place.
Second, the question about Logo is just like to ask, "What professionalism means to us" and your statement "this logo has been developed to signify what this community means to us" is pretty self-explanatory to us actually.
This is the Symbol of professionalism, professional etiquette, symbol or proud and I believe HR the noble Professional and soul of this place deserve this too.
Well I am very happy to see and have this new logo which having two colors where i believe Black cant be used but its certainly not like denoting partly to White Collared people only
The earlier one “CiteHR (Cite with Open Quotation Mark) was meant "to say or to speak continuously" with or about HR (Human Resource), without having closing quotation mark that meant to us "to stay connected with Human Resource always" was also really good. And, I guess it was our first Logo Identity of CiteHR
From India, Gurgaon
Second, the question about Logo is just like to ask, "What professionalism means to us" and your statement "this logo has been developed to signify what this community means to us" is pretty self-explanatory to us actually.
This is the Symbol of professionalism, professional etiquette, symbol or proud and I believe HR the noble Professional and soul of this place deserve this too.
Well I am very happy to see and have this new logo which having two colors where i believe Black cant be used but its certainly not like denoting partly to White Collared people only
The earlier one “CiteHR (Cite with Open Quotation Mark) was meant "to say or to speak continuously" with or about HR (Human Resource), without having closing quotation mark that meant to us "to stay connected with Human Resource always" was also really good. And, I guess it was our first Logo Identity of CiteHR
From India, Gurgaon
Hello (Cite Contribution),
In a way, S. Bhaskar is right--the new logo indicates white-collar professionals. But this Forum seems to be increasingly used by students also--for guidance & mentoring.
Any specific reason(s) why the old/earlier one was discarded/changed? Pl don't give the politically-correct answer--'it's secret for now' :-)
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
In a way, S. Bhaskar is right--the new logo indicates white-collar professionals. But this Forum seems to be increasingly used by students also--for guidance & mentoring.
Any specific reason(s) why the old/earlier one was discarded/changed? Pl don't give the politically-correct answer--'it's secret for now' :-)
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
Hi Everyone,
This logo works on various levels and is actually a summation of a lot of ideas, interactions and observations. I liked our old logo, it was a symbol of open discussion for me. The main reason why I changed the logo was I wanted it to mean more. So when I went to work on this I listed out the reasons why we are here and why this is important.
1. We are here to create a community of open discussion.
2. It is a corporate community - predominantly of developing nations.
3. We want people to stand together - so they are stronger and happier.
4. We want to help managers learn, so they become a positive influence on their employees which would then permeate to others.
5. We respect and hope to stand for inclusion, patience, sharing and understanding - some rather saintly characteristics - rather difficult to follow through with all the distractions and wants we have around.
6. We want people to respect each other and be proud of their professionalism and honor.
To be able to symbolize all this seemed rather difficult and we were trying to alter the "open quote" design to include something more. Then while discussing this with the designer we figured the one thing common and most visible in all these situations is the collar of a formal shirt. It stands as something formal as without the collar it become semi-casual and is seen in a different light. This is a culture that has been in place for ages.
So we created this logo which has two collars placed to form a quote with the colored collars - the color orange stands for good things in most cultures. In our culture it stands for sanctity, spirituality while in some it stands for success, vigor and success. This seemed like an ideal color to form the slightly misaligned quotes. The color similarity also stand for uniformity in adversity when viewed in content of a larger cause.
The other place where this works well is the ability for us to take this offline - we are going to start with our offline meets soon and will be making this a symbol of the groups that get formed. It would be easy for someone to stick a postit to their right collar to symbolize and recognize each other when the local meets start happening.
Most importantly the symbol works across all the corporate departments including legal. Hope you like it and are able to connect with it as our flag. I welcome your thoughts and ideas - people see different things in a symbol, it would be fun to explore what the members see.
We also included a new image at the footer - that signifies the desk of someone interesting and vibrant. Ready to explore and learn all that lies ahead (which is how it looks, if you look at the main page as something in front of the desk).
Regards,
Sid
From India, Gurgaon
This logo works on various levels and is actually a summation of a lot of ideas, interactions and observations. I liked our old logo, it was a symbol of open discussion for me. The main reason why I changed the logo was I wanted it to mean more. So when I went to work on this I listed out the reasons why we are here and why this is important.
1. We are here to create a community of open discussion.
2. It is a corporate community - predominantly of developing nations.
3. We want people to stand together - so they are stronger and happier.
4. We want to help managers learn, so they become a positive influence on their employees which would then permeate to others.
5. We respect and hope to stand for inclusion, patience, sharing and understanding - some rather saintly characteristics - rather difficult to follow through with all the distractions and wants we have around.
6. We want people to respect each other and be proud of their professionalism and honor.
To be able to symbolize all this seemed rather difficult and we were trying to alter the "open quote" design to include something more. Then while discussing this with the designer we figured the one thing common and most visible in all these situations is the collar of a formal shirt. It stands as something formal as without the collar it become semi-casual and is seen in a different light. This is a culture that has been in place for ages.
So we created this logo which has two collars placed to form a quote with the colored collars - the color orange stands for good things in most cultures. In our culture it stands for sanctity, spirituality while in some it stands for success, vigor and success. This seemed like an ideal color to form the slightly misaligned quotes. The color similarity also stand for uniformity in adversity when viewed in content of a larger cause.
The other place where this works well is the ability for us to take this offline - we are going to start with our offline meets soon and will be making this a symbol of the groups that get formed. It would be easy for someone to stick a postit to their right collar to symbolize and recognize each other when the local meets start happening.
Most importantly the symbol works across all the corporate departments including legal. Hope you like it and are able to connect with it as our flag. I welcome your thoughts and ideas - people see different things in a symbol, it would be fun to explore what the members see.
We also included a new image at the footer - that signifies the desk of someone interesting and vibrant. Ready to explore and learn all that lies ahead (which is how it looks, if you look at the main page as something in front of the desk).
Regards,
Sid
From India, Gurgaon
A well annotated account of what has gone into the design, Mr Sid.
Until I read your explanation, what I thought is mentioned as under.
Two collars, the front one superimposing on the second.
Brown portion of collar – representing field workers.
White portion of collar – representing executives.
Perhaps a blue (portion of) collar could have been in the
second one at the rear.
Showing two collars shows team work.
Last but not the least, thanks to modern dressing, collars cover both the genders !!
V.Raghunathan………………………………………..Navi Mumbai
From India
Until I read your explanation, what I thought is mentioned as under.
Two collars, the front one superimposing on the second.
Brown portion of collar – representing field workers.
White portion of collar – representing executives.
Perhaps a blue (portion of) collar could have been in the
second one at the rear.
Showing two collars shows team work.
Last but not the least, thanks to modern dressing, collars cover both the genders !!
V.Raghunathan………………………………………..Navi Mumbai
From India
Hello Sid,
These are my thoughts.
1] Since the old design conveyed a predominant idea as a 'symbol of open discussion', why not have THREE collars instead of 2--in a circular fashion? This could continue the same 'feeling/message' in the new design as well as indicate a group instead of a 'dialogue' that only 2 collars MAY convey.
This would also address the very valid points you mentioned reg the use of collars--'......something formal as without the collar it become semi-casual....' AND '.....symbol works across all the corporate departments including legal', the later one being quite important, since HR predominantly involves legal issues often.
2] Coming to the wording--citeHR: Is there any specific reason for the letters "HR" being of lower shading THAN "cite"? I feel the "HR" letters ought to be of a darker shade, since the core domain of this Forum is HR. Just give this a thought.
3] Another aspect reg the wording 'citeHR': the 2 parts [cite & HR] seem to be of similar color background (blue tinge with difference of shades). Again, any specific reason(s)? Wouldn't it 'look' more 'catchy' if there was a higher contrasting color combination between 'cite' & 'HR' in 'citeHR' [sort of looks 'bland' now I think]?
4] Reg the new Footer image, would it be better to add a computer too?
5] V.Raghunathan's point about the presence of a Blue Collar is good [& I guess would become very valid in the foreseeable future given the fact that education/qualifications are on the rise in that category also, leading to the distinct possibility that they too would become active participants in citeHR sooner than later]--but instead of leaving it to the imagination of the viewer/reader, why not add it too from a different angle into the logo?
These are my thoughts--not sure how many would be practical/realistic/appropriate.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
These are my thoughts.
1] Since the old design conveyed a predominant idea as a 'symbol of open discussion', why not have THREE collars instead of 2--in a circular fashion? This could continue the same 'feeling/message' in the new design as well as indicate a group instead of a 'dialogue' that only 2 collars MAY convey.
This would also address the very valid points you mentioned reg the use of collars--'......something formal as without the collar it become semi-casual....' AND '.....symbol works across all the corporate departments including legal', the later one being quite important, since HR predominantly involves legal issues often.
2] Coming to the wording--citeHR: Is there any specific reason for the letters "HR" being of lower shading THAN "cite"? I feel the "HR" letters ought to be of a darker shade, since the core domain of this Forum is HR. Just give this a thought.
3] Another aspect reg the wording 'citeHR': the 2 parts [cite & HR] seem to be of similar color background (blue tinge with difference of shades). Again, any specific reason(s)? Wouldn't it 'look' more 'catchy' if there was a higher contrasting color combination between 'cite' & 'HR' in 'citeHR' [sort of looks 'bland' now I think]?
4] Reg the new Footer image, would it be better to add a computer too?
5] V.Raghunathan's point about the presence of a Blue Collar is good [& I guess would become very valid in the foreseeable future given the fact that education/qualifications are on the rise in that category also, leading to the distinct possibility that they too would become active participants in citeHR sooner than later]--but instead of leaving it to the imagination of the viewer/reader, why not add it too from a different angle into the logo?
These are my thoughts--not sure how many would be practical/realistic/appropriate.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
Hi Sateesh,
Seems I should've started the discussion before finalizing the logo. Lesson learnt. :)
1. Three collars might look crowded for a logo - and mostly the interactions are one on one - like I am writing to you. Plus having three would make forming the open quote with the orange section a problem.
2. Our home domain is Cite.Communities - "Cite" is our key phrase and all the other domains are a subset of the whole. Thus in all the domains Cite is highlighted and the subdomain is a lower shade.
3. We have had many alterations of the logo and this is another idea being explored. The most prominent reason for a logo is recognition and we wanted to highlight the word "Cite" to create the brand.
4. Yeah.. I thought about that but I wanted a bit of an old world charm. Plus the idea is that everything above the desk is the community. So the desk is an extension of your desk which already has a computer.
5. Will ask the designer to see if a blue section can be included in the collars.
Thanks for your thoughts :) will post about such developments as they are happening in future.
Regards,
Sid
From India, Gurgaon
Seems I should've started the discussion before finalizing the logo. Lesson learnt. :)
1. Three collars might look crowded for a logo - and mostly the interactions are one on one - like I am writing to you. Plus having three would make forming the open quote with the orange section a problem.
2. Our home domain is Cite.Communities - "Cite" is our key phrase and all the other domains are a subset of the whole. Thus in all the domains Cite is highlighted and the subdomain is a lower shade.
3. We have had many alterations of the logo and this is another idea being explored. The most prominent reason for a logo is recognition and we wanted to highlight the word "Cite" to create the brand.
4. Yeah.. I thought about that but I wanted a bit of an old world charm. Plus the idea is that everything above the desk is the community. So the desk is an extension of your desk which already has a computer.
5. Will ask the designer to see if a blue section can be included in the collars.
Thanks for your thoughts :) will post about such developments as they are happening in future.
Regards,
Sid
From India, Gurgaon
I like the new logo; it looks 'fresh', effective, and appropriate !!
I only wish, if instead of overlapping IDENTICAL collars; we could have, with the same stylized quote marks, two differently shaped collars - one slightly different (perhaps narrower or differently shaped) - to represent both genders.
To me; though its not meant to be gender-specific; it looks more on the masculine side. Perhaps, (Cite Contribution) would be a better judge, on this.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
I only wish, if instead of overlapping IDENTICAL collars; we could have, with the same stylized quote marks, two differently shaped collars - one slightly different (perhaps narrower or differently shaped) - to represent both genders.
To me; though its not meant to be gender-specific; it looks more on the masculine side. Perhaps, (Cite Contribution) would be a better judge, on this.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
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