@Steph This is interesting because I just assumed Powered By Spark logo was for everyone to use, considering the stickers that are shipped with every Spark Core are the Spark logo with the circle around it. Sure it doesn’t say Powered By Spark, but a logo shouldn’t have to say anything to be recognized. I can slap that sticker on anything I create, presumably that is what was intended.
Also, the phrase “Powered by Spark” kind of works for open source, open hardware projects/products. I even naturally added the phrase “Powered by Spark Core” in my latest Youtube video.
I think the line is a little bit blurred here.
It seems like what you want is a logo for the community, that doesn’t really look like the actual trademarked Spark logo to prevent counterfeit / clone / name users from getting a free boost in sales. Kind of like the arduino community logo.
That said, I think there is still a difference between official Spark hardware (Spark Cores, Shields, etc…) like official Arduino hardware… vs. products that are powered by Spark hardware (e.g. Intel Inside logo) vs. somebodies open source hardware product that they sell a few hundred of, or give away. Official Spark hardware probably just gets the Spark logo.
I would like to know how you plan to qualify products that use a Spark Core officially, to allow the powered by Spark logo, and how that might differ from someone that just wants to make an open source project and put it on github, blog, etc… with some pride towards the fact that it uses Spark hardware to enable it in some way.
And I was thinking there needs to be a cyan heart. Then the community logo popped in my head.