2011 Mascot and sticker design-- let's get it started
Hiya folks,
It's time to crank on the sticker design for the coming Bike Winter cycling season . . . typically we start with a little open brainstorming, and see if we can get any new folks to come out of the woodwork and offer up drafting or design skills to make the ideas reality.
Lookee here for past stickers/mascots/slogans:
http://bikewinter.org/misc/stickergallery.php
Thanks!
Howard K
It's time to crank on the sticker design for the coming Bike Winter cycling season . . . typically we start with a little open brainstorming, and see if we can get any new folks to come out of the woodwork and offer up drafting or design skills to make the ideas reality.
Lookee here for past stickers/mascots/slogans:
http://bikewinter.org/misc/stickergallery.php
Thanks!
Howard K
(edit-- changed subject from 2010-2011 to simply 2011- sorry for any confusion I created)
(edit 8/20: basic considerations/requirements-- please review:)
(edit 8/24- dropped lower case requirement for URL)
Basic considerations:
1)These stickers eat up a sizable chunk of our hard-earned funds, and their main purpose is to be seen and read easily so that they can fulfill their function as advocacy tools- thus:
a) Proposed designs need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say Bike Winter 2011 (<b>not</b> <i>Chicago</i> Bike Winter! we have other cities that we like to support with these).
Bike Winter is two separate words.
b) Need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say bikewinter.org.
2) Size is 1.5"X 4". We're in discussion with one vendor who would print 2 side-by-side (or end to end) on 1.5x8.5" stock and cut them down the middle at no charge, so they might be 4.25" by 1.5".
Can be oriented horizontally or vertically-- see sticker gallery for examples
3) Should not violate copyrights or contain elements used without permission.
4) In keeping with tradition stickers may feature a 'new' mascot and a slogan that ideally would be a corny play on words, but this is not a requirement. In keeping with tradition designs/themes should also not resemble past years' stickers but present a new look for the coming season.
5) Proposals need to be submitted in final, production-ready form by Thursday August 26, either by posting to the sticker/mascot thread in thechainlink.org bikewinter group, or as an attachment to the bikewinter@hafd.org e-mail list. Please try to reduce your image file to under 500k in size before posting to the bikewinter list.
6) Submissions not meeting 1 through 3 above will not be included in the voting.
Voting will take place via SurveyMonkey and will be conducted under the supervision of the Bike Winter chairs, Julie and Lowell.
7) The winner will be determined by a tally of votes on Friday September 3; by submitting a design the creator hands off ownership to the Bike Winter effort and its volunteers for use in promoting the Bike Winter effort; creators agree that they will assist promptly if their design is chosen in any minor changes needed to assure visibility, compatibility with the printer's requirements, etc., and/or authorize others to make said changes.
(edit 8/20: basic considerations/requirements-- please review:)
(edit 8/24- dropped lower case requirement for URL)
Basic considerations:
1)These stickers eat up a sizable chunk of our hard-earned funds, and their main purpose is to be seen and read easily so that they can fulfill their function as advocacy tools- thus:
a) Proposed designs need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say Bike Winter 2011 (<b>not</b> <i>Chicago</i> Bike Winter! we have other cities that we like to support with these).
Bike Winter is two separate words.
b) Need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say bikewinter.org.
2) Size is 1.5"X 4". We're in discussion with one vendor who would print 2 side-by-side (or end to end) on 1.5x8.5" stock and cut them down the middle at no charge, so they might be 4.25" by 1.5".
Can be oriented horizontally or vertically-- see sticker gallery for examples
3) Should not violate copyrights or contain elements used without permission.
4) In keeping with tradition stickers may feature a 'new' mascot and a slogan that ideally would be a corny play on words, but this is not a requirement. In keeping with tradition designs/themes should also not resemble past years' stickers but present a new look for the coming season.
5) Proposals need to be submitted in final, production-ready form by Thursday August 26, either by posting to the sticker/mascot thread in thechainlink.org bikewinter group, or as an attachment to the bikewinter@hafd.org e-mail list. Please try to reduce your image file to under 500k in size before posting to the bikewinter list.
6) Submissions not meeting 1 through 3 above will not be included in the voting.
Voting will take place via SurveyMonkey and will be conducted under the supervision of the Bike Winter chairs, Julie and Lowell.
7) The winner will be determined by a tally of votes on Friday September 3; by submitting a design the creator hands off ownership to the Bike Winter effort and its volunteers for use in promoting the Bike Winter effort; creators agree that they will assist promptly if their design is chosen in any minor changes needed to assure visibility, compatibility with the printer's requirements, etc., and/or authorize others to make said changes.
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Ross Felten said:
Cool-- was wondering if we'd see a Ross Felten submission.
Ross, we need "bikewinter.org." Will need a larger image for the final voting candidate.
Tony, lose the "2010" Read the top post in this thread again if necessary.
Tony and Liz, it appears to me your text is not large/prominent enough to be read at any distance except up close. At a minimum a person of reasonable visual acuity should be able to read "Bike Winter" at a glance from a distance of at least 6 feet, preferably 10 or more. -
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Thanks for the footwork! I personally would prefer to have Bike Winter and bikewinter.org separate (with the URL legible but somewhat sublimated) so the viewer doesn't have to do too much thinking just to get the basic message, and to make sure it's clear that Bike Winter is more than just an informational website-- but I guess technically this gets the job done we can let the chips fall where they may if you're happy with it.
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I vote for Dubi's logo. It is the cleanest, and best addresses the criteria.
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Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on -
I didn't know about this until just now. Guess I should have joined the group. I'm considering busting something out right now... Too late? Is it a cumulative voting thing where the earlier the better your chances?
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Spencer,
Final submissions are due tonight and the voting hasn't started yet. Bring it!
This has been announced to the bikewinter and CCM lists repeatedly, no idea how you missed it.
Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! said:I didn't know about this until just now. Guess I should have joined the group. I'm considering busting something out right now... Too late? Is it a cumulative voting thing where the earlier the better your chances? -
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Clean is good, but the voting hasn't started yet-- see top post.
Josh Rosenbluh said:I vote for Dubi's logo. It is the cleanest, and best addresses the criteria. -
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Jami, I really like how upbeat your design looks. Makes me want to get my scarf on now!
jamimaria said:Thanks for the feedback. I went ahead and smoothed out the gradations. Since it was a handdrawn image, it wasn't really all that pristine.
It's nice to see all of the ideas for the sticker. I think that people will be excited to vote. This is really fun for me because I've never really much original graphic creation before!
Ack....not sure why this is so huge
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Slow burn . . . I looked at it . . . looked at the color of the borders wondering what it would need to be printable side by side and then cut . . . scanned around to the basic info to make sure it was all there . . . read the slogan . . . looked at the graphic . . . and laughed out loud :-)
Nice work!
(yup, in time.)
Joe Soule said:Here is my submission. Did I make the deadline?
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Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on
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You know I was messing about with a design and it's getting really really good. But I don't have the time to develop the piece into the badassness that I want it to be and that it deserves. Besides the more I think about it, Felten's design and slogan is way too awesome to be ignored. Even if I submitted mine I think his would be my favorite anyway. So I wouldn't want to compete with it and thus I am not going to submit my design tonight.
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