# Looking for contributors to "Open Source Branding Project"

**URL:** <https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337>\
**Category:** Design Lounge\
**Created:** [November 11, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337 "2019-11-11T15:34:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcklpe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jcklpe/32/3563_2.png) [@jcklpe](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jcklpe)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337/1 "2019-11-11T15:34:31Z")

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Hey,

So I’ve linked this before but I recently put together a big update on the “Open Source Branding Project”:

> **[jcklpe/open-source-branding-toolkit](https://github.com/jcklpe/open-source-branding-toolkit)**
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> WIP project repo for creating branding for open source projects in an open source way - jcklpe/open-source-branding-toolkit

I’d love to get people’s feedback and contributions.

The point of the repo is to serve as a template repo that can be git cloned/forked and serve as the basis for a full set of branding templates and documentation for any open source project that needs it.

Think of it as a mix of template library, documentation presets, and educational resource (as the markdown documents in the repo are meant to serve as guides and tutorials on the basic concepts of branding for people without experience in that field).

Additional templates, improvements to the documentation, etc would be greatly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![jcklpe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jcklpe/32/3563_2.png) [@jcklpe](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jcklpe)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337/2 "2019-11-11T16:16:37Z")

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Three major tasks are needed help with:

> <https://github.com/jcklpe/open-source-branding-toolkit/issues/4>
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> There's more templates that can be built. This issue is for discussion of template types that can be made

> <https://github.com/jcklpe/open-source-branding-toolkit/issues/5>
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> Lots more resources can be added to this project. Articles, and websites.
> Ideas so far (contribution comments welcome):
> Websites for free assets
> flaticon
> noun project
> open...

And finally:

> <https://github.com/jcklpe/open-source-branding-toolkit/issues/6>
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> Originally this repo was meant to be not just a starter kit for branding identity but to actually be a living...

I think @jan you might have something useful to say about this last issue as the solution I’m considering might be nextcloud based. If not NC based I think it will have to be some kind of cloud based solution and I think you’re probably pretty up on that technological problem space more than I.

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**Author:** ![jan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jan/32/8_2.png) [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337/3 "2019-11-13T12:17:19Z")

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It seems that this is trying to do a lot of the same what we do with Open Source Design? 🙂 For example:

- Our job board at [https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs](https://opensourcedesign.net/jobs)
- The resource list at [https://opensourcedesign.net/resources](https://opensourcedesign.net/resources)

Also seems to slightly touch on what the folks of Ura want to do with Identihub? cc @elioqoshi for example

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**Author:** ![jcklpe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jcklpe/32/3563_2.png) [@jcklpe](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jcklpe)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337/4 "2019-11-14T18:44:09Z")

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Yeah there’s def some intersection between these two. The primary reason for doing it as a git repo is so that it not only serves as a source of information but also a starter kit with templates covering a range of use cases.

A secondary reason is to make it accessible for devs who use github and might not know to google open source design etc. It’s a repo I can link open source projects on github as I find them, and it doesn’t require them to go off the website they’re already on etc, in order to log an issue and request help.

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**Author:** ![jan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jan/32/8_2.png) [@jan](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337/5 "2019-11-15T01:22:35Z")

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The Open Source Design job board _is_ a git repo. 😉

> **[opensourcedesign/jobs](https://github.com/opensourcedesign/jobs/)**
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> 💼 Post your open source design jobs, and find open source design to work on! - opensourcedesign/jobs

Listing them on the website and having a submission form just serves as a simpler entry point that people were missing when initially it was only possible via the repository.

Considering that it would be great to simply join forces on that? 🙂 cc @evalica @elioqoshi @belenbarrospena @AnXh3L0 @eupiteco @m1guelpiedrafita

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**Author:** ![jcklpe](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.opensourcedesign.net/jcklpe/32/3563_2.png) [@jcklpe](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/u/jcklpe)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/t/looking-for-contributors-to-open-source-branding-project/1337/6 "2019-11-18T23:16:48Z")

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I’m certainly all for joining forces, and I certainly don’t want to be creating divergence or seem like I’m trying to push something in rival to the Open Source Design org.

I started the open source branding project actually before I heard of the OSD org. It’s honestly more of a small side project that I recently updated and thought might be worth sharing with the community.

The purpose is also different, in that while it is possible to post requests, I’m treating the git repo as an actual artifact. It’s a starter kit. Open source projects can request help through the repo github page but that isn’t it’s primary purpose. The goal is to provide a toolkit for other orgs to use on their own.

Also while it’s true that the job board website is a repo, the actual help request and posting process is all handled offsite. You can’t browse the submitted jobs from within github.