Group: Manchester/Logo Competition

Logo Competition

Manchester Free Software is having a competition to find a logo for the group.

The winner will receive a hardback copy of Richard Stallman's "Free Software, Free Society" and a t-shirt with their winning design.

Brief for Entries

• Should be easily recognisable, visually pleasing and easily reproduced in different mediums (such as t-shirts, posters and web pages).
• Should echo themes of software freedom and Manchester.
• Should be submitted in a vector graphics format format (e.g SVG), though high resolution bitmap might be acceptable.
• Should be created solely using free software but entries created using non-free software will be accepted.
• Should look good when printed in monochrome and shouldn't use too many different colours.
• Entries must be less than 2MB in size.
• Must be licensed to allow sharing and modification. Preferably Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike, although CC-Zero, CC-BY and other licenses are acceptable.

Eligibility of Entrants

• Anyone can enter, regardless of age, geographic location, etc.
• There is no limit to the number of entries per entrant

How to Enter

• 1. Create the logo(s).
• 2. Send an email to logo@manchester.fsuk.org with the SVG or other image file attached by 23:59, Sunday 4th October 2009.
• 3. Please include your name and (if desired) a link to your blog/website etc.
• 4. State in the email the license you would like to use (e.g. CC-BY-SA).
• 5. Your entry will be processed and uploaded on to the Entries section.

Deadline

• Entries must be received by 23:59, Sunday 4th October 2009.

Voting

• The winner will be decided by voting..
• Voting will commence Monday 5th October 2009 and end 23:59, Saturday 10th October 2009.
• Anyone who was a member of the MFS mailing list at 1pm 16th September is eligible to vote.
• One person, one vote.
• Details of how to vote and the system used will be given nearer the time..

Entries

The entries go here...

Logo Number: #3

Image:
Author	Tim Dobson
Licence used:	CC-Zero. Willing to do copyright assignment
SVG Source:	Media:tim-mfs1.svg
Author Comments:

Logo Number: #4

Image:
Author	Tim Dobson
Licence used:	CC-Zero. Willing to do copyright assignment
SVG Source:	Media:tim-mfs2.svg
Author Comments:
Feedback:	Les: Reminds me of the FSF logo/bumper stickers, simple but effective. Nice work Tim.

Logo Number: #6

Image:
Author	Paul Rigby
Licence used:	CC-BY-SA
SVG Source:
Author Comments:	Please note that I have submitted my idea not as a finished product, but more a concept. I liked the idea by Pete Morris with the simple text but emphasis of the "free" using simple colour. The use of symbols such as the disc and the basic bee seemed a good idea, as did the use of a small amount of colours. However, I was not keen on the idea of the padlock and floppy disc which seem old fashioned. With that I wonder whether or not the disc and the bee could be simply combined together, with the disc symbolising the software, and the bee clearly standing for Manchester. This would be a very basic design that could be adapted easily to use for such graphics as favicon's and logos. It could easily be used and adapted for such things as t-shirts and advertising, plus cheaper printing costs. Now I fully accept that my bee looks like some strange bulb with odd blobs that resemble wings, but I have simply thrown this together on the understanding that it could be put to the members with a view towards a collaboration to improve the further design of the concept, but yet stick with a basic design using just the disc and the bee. This could also appeal to those who wished to further play with the basic idea and maybe submit 3-D designs for other users, if they want to. I apologise for the rough graphics but hope you understood the concept.
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