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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




(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.

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my design idea. my laptop was stolen this summer so im short on digital design software. sit me in front of a system with illustrator and photoshop and i can make it proper in about an hours time.

if toucan, i can, YOU CAN!
So many to choose from!!!! maybe we need to make a collag/ poster to put up at bike and coffee shops! Or it could be the logo for this year's Bike Winter Art Show!
Here's my revised Bike Winter Sticker ! This is all mine.

Folks,
The voting was set up last night and will go live this afternoon-- no further revisions please. Tony, your final submission was included.
We couldn't include Iggi's idea, unfortunately.
Stand by . . .
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So, I forgot were does everybody can go to vote . Would you Jami or Howard please give us that link again.

Thanks & best of luck to all !
Tony
Voting now live:
Icyclistas,

The 'official' vote for the 2011 Bike Winter sticker is now live.

Please take your time and review the criteria that the participants were asked to consider before viewing and voting.

Voting will conclude at 12:01 A.M. on September 3.

Please be sure to attend the season kickoff meeting and sticker release party at Billy Goat West on the evening of September 22- event listing here:

http://www.thechainlink.org/events/bike-winter-kickoff-meeting

Thanks for helping assure we choose the best possible design to help spread the winter cycling gospel.

Howard K


Oh yeah-- the link to vote:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bikewinter2011
Credit to Mike F on another forum:

There's nothing like a well boiled icycle.




Marne Provost said:
Wow a lot happened while I was at work! I added "I want to ride my icycle" (which is great by the way) and then I have one without it. Andrew, thanks for the input about the icicle slant, it caught my eye earlier but didn't think it matter. Howard, is this something closer to what you're looking for?
I have a tough time choosing fonts, there's just too many, if anyone has anything to add or alter by all means let me know. I'll be co-teaching class at west town bikes tonight, so I'll be away from my computer. When will you need the final submission Howard?

Just wanted to bump up the link to vote: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bikewinter2011

H3N3 said:
Voting now live:
Icyclistas,

The 'official' vote for the 2011 Bike Winter sticker is now live.

Please take your time and review the criteria that the participants were asked to consider before viewing and voting.

Voting will conclude at 12:01 A.M. on September 3.

Please be sure to attend the season kickoff meeting and sticker release party at Billy Goat West on the evening of September 22- event listing here:

http://www.thechainlink.org/events/bike-winter-kickoff-meeting

Thanks for helping assure we choose the best possible design to help spread the winter cycling gospel.

Howard K


Oh yeah-- the link to vote:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bikewinter2011
Guys-- feel free to campaign/lobby for your favorite sticker heading into tomorrow night's closing of the vote. Think of this as an outreach/exposure opportunity and don't limit yourself to the already-converted.
150 votes are in, and there's been some movement on the rankings since the last time I looked.
Please make sure you use the right link, and if possible make sure you tell everyone about the sticker release/ BW kickoff party on 9/22.
Sincere thanks to all who took the time to come up with a sticker candidate.
The response exceeded our wildest expectations.
I am glad I did not have to be involved in choosing because it would have been very tough with so many strong candidates. With 238 votes in there is a clear winner with more than twice as many votes as the runner-up.
We have decided to maintain an element of surprise and anticipation in the interest of translating this enthusiasm into planning and investment in the most kickass Bike Winter season ever, so we will be "unveiling" the winner at the Bike Winter Season Kickoff Meeting and Sticker release Party on September 22:
http://www.thechainlink.org/events/bike-winter-kickoff-meeting

(the winner has been informed-- I started to contact the rest personally but realized I am unable to message some).

We are exploring ideas for how to make use of all the great proposals.

Thanks for helping get the 2011 Bike Winter season off to a great start!
Okay if you submitted a design and didn't win let us know and we'll get to the bottom of this mystery. ; 0

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