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The designs below are the eight and ninth versions of my proposal logos for the Apache OpenOffice 4.0 logo. This new design does away with the orb and changes it for a gull ring that rests under a blue background which itselt itself rests on circles which are inspired on the Adobe Flex logo multicolor scheme. The new gull ring while being new retains the familiar circular shape of the current OpenOffice logo, but at the same time is a new take that pays respect to the orb. All of these elements are wrapped in a modern black gradient icon than makes the logo stand out. Furthermore, the new logo actually changes the look of the word OpenOffice (also an inspiration from the Adobe Flex project logo) into a more modern non-capitalized "openoffice" design. The latter serves the function of highlighting Apache as the owner of the project (whose name is in capital letters), yet the non-capitalized "openoffice" names takes presence by being written in a larger size font. Overall, the new logo design is simple, clean, and modern.

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