Our personality is built around five main characteristics:
As the Regional Fire Chief, Melty prioritized the efficiency and collaboration of their district teams. Feeling frustrated with the current state of their data stack, Melty had trouble determining how to get the most out of the department’s data. Seeking a seamless solution, Melty found Meltano, and after working together for a couple of years, we developed an undeniable connection. Melty asked all the right questions and drove us to make better products and documentation so they could thrive in their pursuit of perpetual learning and improvement.
Melty the Meltano Dragon will melt your heart with its curious and adventurous nature.
Melty is friendly, kind, and empathetic. Melty loves creating delightful moments and bringing people together. The best parties are the dinner parties that Melty hosts every month.
Melty is approachable and wants to use their skills for good.
We selected a dragon as our mascot, because dragons are mythical, strong, enduring, and can be fierce but also cute. They are not afraid of challenges, and they approach obstacles with honor, confidence, intelligence, and enthusiasm. We appreciate that they are “imaginary” and spark a sense of curiosity and the pursuit of the unknown. We imagine a better way forward in the data space and the future of work and that optimism and belief is mirrored in our conviction in Melty the dragon.
We communicate to be understood most broadly. As a global company with an international workforce and community, we use language that is, first and foremost, clear and devoid of jargon, slang, and acronyms when possible.
While we are highly competent in our industry, we use language and terminology that is comprehensible by the broadest audience. Our goal is to educate, inform, and welcome others with the information we have. This goes back to our open source ethos, core desire to support a broad community, and mission to enable everyone to realize the full potential of their data.
Another facet of being our most intelligible selves is consistently building our authenticity and trustworthiness. This builds over time with every interaction and all prose and content we put out into the world. We are thoughtful, truthful, and transparent in our comms and interactions.
We communicate and interact as much as possible in a conversational tone and demeanour. The goal is always to open up discussions and opportunities for education. We have a continuous open invitation for discussion and our casual tone helps build a sense of camaraderie.
You’re encouraged to have fun and to celebrate the community. We want to help champion this industry and wins. There is always room for authentic celebration and excitement.
Lastly, all of this only matters if we are consistent in our approach. Consistency is key to building the comprehensive brand voice and tone we strive to achieve.
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Meltano Brand Guide (includes colors, logo usage, fonts…)
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As of 2021 we have 3 main “product lines.” Each of these should be referenced in speech and text communications in specific ways.
* Meltano
* The Meltano Open Source Project
Example usage: Last week, a new version for Meltano was released
* The Meltano
Example usage: Last week, a new version for the Meltano was released
Note that Targets can be substituted for Taps in each of these examples. The Meltano Singer SDK is to be differentiated from the Meltano Extension Developer Kit (EDK) and any Meltano Managed Development Kit (not yet developed). So it is important to keep the language precise.
* The Meltano Singer SDK
* The Meltano Singer Tap SDK
* The Meltano Singer SDK for Taps
Example usage: Today, we're releasing a new update for the Meltano Singer Tap SDK that...
* Singer SDK
* Singer SDK for Taps
* singer-sdk
* Singer's SDK
* Meltano's Singer SDK
* Singer SDK by Meltano
* The SDK
* The Singer SDK
Incorrect example usage: Today, we're releasing a new update for the Singer SDK for Taps that...
* MeltanoHub
* MeltanoHub for Singer
* The Hub
Example usage: Today, we're releasing an update for MeltanoHub for Singer to...
* The MeltanoHub
* The SingerHub
* The Hub for Singer
Incorrect example usage: Today, we're releasing an update for the MeltanoHub for Singer to...
* the Meltano Team
* the Meltano Core Team
Example usage: The Meltano Team announces...
* The Meltano
Incorrect example usage: The Meltano announces...
Meltano is a registered trademark in the USA and China.
Further details, such as the registration number and certificate, can be found in the “Meltano” 1Password vault.
For community calls use one of the Meltano-branded backgrounds. These are available through Zoom’s background settings. You can find the latest artwork for these images on the Marketing Shared Drive.
Note: If you mirror your video then the image will look backwards on your screen, but to others in the call it will look correct.
Admins of our Zoom instance can add new ones for the team as needed.