Howdy Folks - In case anyone is interested or needs some inspiration as to how unoriginal you can be with making a logo check out my entry (the lonely one) here -> http://cbroderick.me/media/cbrod_ireland_logo.svg All the best, Colin
On Tue, 4 Aug 2015 at 21:05 Dave Corley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > So the deadline came and went and unfortunately there was only a single > entry and having a vote with only one option is kind of pointless. > > I also contacted a number of people directly who I know are good at this > sort of stuff but several were in the middle of holidays etc. > > Given all of that, after chatting to a few on the best way to proceed, the > logo competition closing date is going to be extended, this time until > Friday 11th Sep. > > The next meetup is planned for 12th Sep so it will tie in nicely. > > That gives 5 weeks for all you budding artists to come up with a design. > > It occurred to me that someone might have a great idea for a logo but not > be able to meet the criteria above, so if you're like me and are > technically challenged (can't think of a better way to describe it) try > drawing and scanning something or even use MS Paint. We can always get a > design refined and tidied up later on if its voted as the favorite. > > Best of luck, > 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 > _______________________________________________ Talk-ie mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ie
