Re: JSON-LD Logo Contest

On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Markus Lanthaler <markus.lanthaler@gmx.net> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> Dave L. first stab to create a logo for JSON-LD reminded of a logo contest
> I've seen a while ago but I couldn't remember which it was. Turns out it was
> Apache Flex (http://flex.apache.org/). They've ended up getting a very
> beautiful logo (actually lots of them but there contest site is no longer
> online).
> 
> I just looked into their repos and found the "design brief" the used to
> announce the logo contest. I shamelessly copied and adopted it for JSON-LD,
> see here:
> 
> https://github.com/json-ld/json-ld.org/wiki/Logo-Contest
> 
> What do you think about running a logo contest? I think a lot of designers
> are looking for opportunities like these to show their creativity and
> capabilities and to give something back to the community. In the worst case
> we won't receive any submissions. In the best, we might end up with a really
> nice and shiny logo.
> 
> I think it's worth a try.

Great idea!

Gregg

> Cheers,
> Markus
> 
>