[OSM-talk-ie] Design competition for a new logo

[Ken Guest]

I agree. the osm_ie account is older and has a lot more
history/tweets/followers attached to it which is why I'd suggest keeping it
in use and ditching the _irl one.

On 2 July 2015 at 12:49, Keith at vool.ie <Keith at vool.ie> wrote:

> Site looks good, but why the second twitter account ?
>
> https://twitter.com/osm_irl
>
> https://twitter.com/osm_ie
>
> .k
>
> On 01/07/15 16:35, Dave Corley wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> So at the last meetup one thing everyone agreed was that we need to get
>> moving on forming into a proper entity. Its something that has been spoken
>> about off an on for the last 2 years and something which we have done
>> little about.
>>
>> With that in mind, I spent most of the meetup working on the website
>> www.openstreetmap.ie  and its starting to come together nicely.
>>
>> Cliff originally designed the logo on that site but pointed out in a
>> recent
>> email that it was something that was intended as a placeholder only and
>> that a better logo is probably achievable.
>>
>> On that basis, using the recent JOSM & Hot logo competition parameters as
>> a
>> guideline, I'd like to announce a competition for a new logo for
>> OpenStreetMap Ireland. This logo will primarily be used on the website and
>> twitter, however in time and with the right resources there's no reason it
>> wouldn't end up on stickers, t-shirts etc.
>>
>> On to the competition guidelines
>>
>> *Competition Rules*
>>
>>     - The competition is open to anyone. Entrants can be an individual or
>>     team of people, even a design company
>>     - Entries must be in SVG format
>>     - Entry designs should be emailed to my atdavecorley at gmail.com  as
>>     attached SVG file(s) with a subject line of "Logo entry from XYZ"
>>     - Entries must be received before midnight GMT on 17th July 2015
>>     - Artists can make variations of other public domain artwork, although
>>     credit must be given where credit is due (and credit will be given
>> when the
>>     winner is chosen)
>>     - Individuals are allowed to submit multiple entries, but you are
>>     encouraged to put work into one or two designs, and no more than five.
>>     - The winning design will be chosen by a community vote to be held
>>     during a one week period from 20th-26th July 2015
>>     - The winning design will be announced on 01st Aug 2015
>>     - Have fun!
>>
>> *Design Brief*
>>
>> *Conceptual Suggestions*
>>
>>     - Remember, OpenStreetMap Ireland is a cross border group so steer
>> clear
>>     of a design that is overtly Southern or Northern focused
>>     - The logo should use the current OpenStreetMap logo as a basis, but
>>     don't let that constrain your design, some out of the box surreal
>> design
>>     might look awesome but then something super simple might look just as
>> good
>>     so don't dismiss anything
>>     - You may find inspiration among other community designs at
>>     http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Logos#Logo_design_competitions
>> or the
>>     JOSM competition enterieshttps://
>> josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/LogoContest
>>
>>
>> *Where will the logo be used?*
>>
>>     - The twitter account
>>     - We will also use the logo in the openstreetmap.ie homepage
>>     - Other electronic materials, proposal documents, presentation slides
>>     etc.
>>     - It may get used on printed materials: Letter headings, small
>> stickers
>>     ('moo.com' size), large stickers (to go on boxes), T-shirts.
>>     - Any other creative uses by the community promoting OpenStreetMap in
>>     Ireland.
>>
>> *Design requirements*
>>
>>     - *Vector -* The design must be available in a vector format. If you
>> do
>>     not know how to create SVG, team up with someone who does.
>>     - *Copyright.* You must be willing and able to waive all rights to
>> your
>>     design, handing over copyright ownership to OpenStreetMap Ireland,
>> granting
>>     them a complete and irrevocable right to use, adapt, distribute the
>> work.
>>     Of course, we intend to allow all use and re-use, but we may at some
>> point
>>     need to register the design as a trademark. Let's do away with any
>> awkward
>>     legal barriers up front. We also promise the winning artist(s) will be
>>     credited, including a link of their choice, on the openstreetmap.ie
>>     blog, but beyond that we do not guarantee any attribution, and
>> certainly
>>     don't want to require it for downstream uses.
>>     - *Square -* We're looking for a logo which fits OK in a square area.
>>     This is to fit with the twitter requirement and also moo stickers.
>> The logo
>>     itself doesn't need to be square shape, but should look OK occupying a
>>     square area. Text can be added in various configurations afterwards
>> (e.g.
>>     to the right of the logo, to form a horizontal strip for the top of
>> the
>>     openstreetmap.ie homepage)
>>
>> *Best of luck!*
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
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