In late February, DataPortability announced a logo design competition to avoid a legal dispute with RedHat (their logo was too similar to their own). I submitted several conceptual designs, of which were well received. Today, the official logo was announced and I’m honored that the chosen logo is based on one of my designs.

As you can see, the design isn’t much different from the one I submitted. The orientation was changed and the “paths” shortened and broken to denote “data transfer”. It’s a great logo, and again, I’m pleased that my original draft work inspired it.

Finally, the designer did seek my permission before submitting this logo to the competition. Just waiting for the cake and ice cream as promised by DP.