[DAO:6daf074] Should we add a second sun in the sky to match the Decentraland logo?

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by 0xd6eff8f07caf3443a1178407d3de4129149d6ef6 (Canessa)

Objective:
To remain on brand by having our sky match the Official logo of Decentraland.

Problem:
Right now we have one sun in the sky in Decentraland, but our logo shows two suns on it. There is no clear reasoning as to why the logo has two suns. Without clear purpose, this logo remains unrelated to the actual world of Decentraland.

Considerations:
The Decentraland logo has had two distinct versions over time. The first consisted of two suns, a mountain range, and trees in the foreground. A later version, first seen in 2018/2019, also had two suns, with two prominent mountains as well. The constant between these two versions has been having two suns in the sky. In more recent times, the Decentraland DAO has created a derivative of the main logo, also with two suns in the sky.

Benefits:
Storybuilding is the most important aspect of good gaming experiences. Online fantasy worlds thrive off of creativity and uniqueness. Our logo is very distinct, as having two suns set Decentraland apart from other online platforms that adhere to the traditional one-sun sky. By adding a second sun to our sky, we can offer our users a unique visual effect, one that they cannot experience in the real world. To many of us, it does not make sense why we have two suns in our logo, and only one sun in our sky. There is a disconnect between our branding and what our world really looks like. By putting a second, smaller sun in our sky, we will be one step closer to building a cohesive and recognizable brand. Pictures of avatars with two suns in the sky will be more easily distinguished as Decentraland, and we will begin to build brand recognition.

As more users transition from Web2 to Web3, I believe it is important to build a strong brand representation here in Decentraland. This is one small way that we can improve our brand recognition across a global audience.

Please see additional images in the replies to this post. They will give you visual ideas of what the second sun might look like.

  • Yes, put a second sun in the sky
  • No, keep it like it is
  • Invalid question/options

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Original Image of Decentraland Logo:

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Second Version of Decentraland Logo:

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DAO Version of Logo:
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Possible representations of what a second sun could look like:

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Even better… A selection of themes…
[Night, Day, Decentraland, Jupiter]

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Love the idea! I was wondering about the meaning of 2 suns on logo and came to this:

2 suns can represent that the Decentraland is surreal , otherwordly and unique. Also the second smaller sun can symbolize token - MANA , as a smaller sun (as MANA token) floating above bigger pyramid, where bigger pyramid can represent the DAO power that hold smaller sun (MANA token) with it functionality
And the bigger sun above smaller pyramid can represent the world it self with limited amount of parcels, especially how everything is packed one close to another
Just my thoughts

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Great ideas Huepow!

Before I submitted this proposal I tried to learn about the history of the logo, and was not able to ascertain an origin story. I did however, learn that Pepsi at one point allegedly wanted to purchase the rights to put their logo in the Sun :grinning:

I personally think maybe the two suns represent the relationship of the Foundation and the DAO, both in orbit above this world we love, both influencing the ideas, direction, and overall environment of our ecosystem, just as real suns would do. I think the mountains might represent the challenges we must overcome to become the worlds first fully decentralized platform. (Maybe since there are 2 mountains, they represent the Web2 frame of mind that we must change to fully embrace decentralization)

For the conspiracy theorists (I’m only joking here!!!) it has been suggested that MAYBE there are already two suns, and that every hour when the sun sets and rises, we are actually seeing a different sun, so the sun that sets at 9:00am is different than the sun that sets at 10:00am. :scream:

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As someone who loves Decentraland enough to put the logo on my skin, there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t look at it. I know what it means to me, and I why I love this place enough to have it with me forever. My underlying goal with this proposal is that it will help encourage conversations about our collective Decentraland identity. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Hi @Canessa love your devotion, it is really inspiring!

Why does this type of idea need to be submitted through the DAO? I am asking the same question regarding my own poll submission to the DAO about adding a search bar for emotes.

Do these questions really need to go through the Dao to be approved? Maybe these can be submitted and approved through Canny?

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2 sunz
You mean like this? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Great question Jenn!

I wondered this too… and I waited for a long time before submitting this because I thought maybe a Canny request would be the right way to go. Part of what I want to do here is also to encourage dialogue about how if there’s something we want to see happen, we have ways to create change here. I decided to submit it via the DAO as a poll because I feel like more people will have a chance to see it and give feedback, but if in the future it is suggested that these kind of proposals are just submitted through Canny, I will definitely go that route.

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Yesss!!! Like that!!! Please!!!
:heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:

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It is totally consistent with Decentraland’s brand image, and I would really like to see it implemented, I don’t know why it hadn’t occurred to me before.

You are a genius @Canessa! :smiley:

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IS THIS REAL!? Dang! When we reach singularity and I’m your forever-neighbor in decentraland I think it will be nice to have twice and many sunny days - 2x pool parties.

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easy YES from me. @Canessa is right and the Decentraland demo pics show perfect example of where it should go too. People say TO THE MOON when it comes to cryptocurrency. Now people can say TO THE SUN when comes to MANA.

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Should we add a second sun in the sky to match the Decentraland logo?

This proposal is now in status: FINISHED.

Voting Results:

  • Yes, put a second sun in the sky 99% 3,704,211 VP (107 votes)
  • No, keep it like it is 1% 2,140 VP (3 votes)
  • Invalid question/options 0% 0 VP (0 votes)
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Should we add a second sun in the sky to match the Decentraland logo?

This proposal has been PASSED by a DAO Committee Member (0xfb1afa4dc069ffb47b19dbee196045d508fcd5a2)

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I’ve actually never thought of this before, but this is amazing, Canessa! I’m all for it

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