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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] 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 > _______________________________________________ Talk-ie mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ie
