Hi, longtime Logseq user and new user in the forum. I registered to vote for a logo so I hope its ok that I share my opinion here.
I am truly disappointed by the way the shortlist was chosen. That is not because I think the logos are bad or something However, I think the process described above to choose the logos is genuinely flawed. It comes down to the fact that you disclosed the logos publicly from the start and took the community engagement of the submission phase massively into account.
(A time where everybody should be able to upload without any disadvantage for taking longer than others.)
This led to later submissions having:
- Less absolute attention by our community, because the attention after the announcement fades over the weeks after the submission phase
- Much less time of possible exposure for community engagement (weeks for the first movers vs hours for the latest submissions)
- An unfair placement at the end of a super long thread, which almost no one scrolls through with equal attention.
That is twice ans unfortunate as you can tell that some of the later submissions are among the most professional. You can also tell that the authors needed the days and weeks to perfect their drafts.
Though the Community engagement is super important I think it should only be taken into account in the voting phase.