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

[Dave Corley]

Hi all,

Just a reminder this is still going on so if you or anyone you know is a
dab hand at this sort of thing, throw in an entry.

Dave

On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Dave Corley <davecorley at gmail.com> 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 at davecorley 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 enteries
>    https://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
>