diff --git a/wiki/src/news/logo_contest.mdwn b/wiki/src/news/logo_contest.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0bf972000c03b6abb4d7d93cb6ad98cb196cc264 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/src/news/logo_contest.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +[[!meta date="Fri Mar 10 01:23:45 2014"]] +[[!meta title="Tails launches a logo contest"]] +[[!tag announce]] + +On the 29th of April, we will release Tails 1.0. This will be an important +symbolic milestone about 5 years after our [[first public +releases|news/version_0.2]]. + +We want to have a great logo by then to give Tails the visual impact it +deserves. The [image](https://tails.boum.org/lib/tails-logo-round.png) and +banner we have been using so far don't really do the job anymore... + +So we're starting a contest for designers to create a logo for Tails. +We have already brainstormed on the idea, and received some great +proposals [[!tails_ticket 5797 desc="in the past"]]. Still, we had +a hard time making our collective mind on a single proposal, and +wanted to give more people a chance. + +[[!toc levels=1]] + +Requirements +============ + + - Free licence, compatible with GPL3+. + - An image with an approximate 1:1 ratio, like the [onion + logo](https://media.torproject.org/image/www-images/onion.jpg). + - Plus the same image along with the "Tails" word either: + - merged with the image as in the [Tor + logo](https://media.torproject.org/image/www-images/tor-logo.jpg); + - on the side of the image. + - The "Tails" name must be spelled with an uppercase "T" only, and + lowercase "ails". + - The image should convey the ideas behind Tails: secrecy, privacy, + anonymity, mystery, simplicity (Tails is ready-to-use). + - The logo has to be a bit serious, but not sad. + - Until now we reuse the colors from Tor (green and purple), but this can be + changed. + - We'd rather not reuse the Tor or Debian logo, but evoking it is ok (use Tor + colors, or evoking the Debian swirl). + - The image should be suited to print on nice stickers that people + want to have on their computers, and on t-shirts that people are + happy to wear. + +Complementary materials +======================= + +As the logo will be used in quite different places, we encourage you to submit +complementary materials. These are not strict requirements but will help us +evaluate your proposal better. Besides, if your logo is chosen, we +will need them anyway before we are able to put it to use publicly. + +These complementary materials are: + + - A banner for the website. The current one is 986x60px, but the new one could + be higher, maybe up to 150px. + - A [splash screen for + boot](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/data/splash.png). Must be + 640x480px with a black background, 8-bit/RGBA. It has to be + distinguishable by the user + as Tails, but discrete enough not to attract too much attention from other + people around. + - A color palette for the website, if it needs to be adapted to + match the logo. + - Fonts to be used to create other material matching the logo. + - A [CSS patch](http://git.tails.boum.org/tails/tree/wiki/src/local.css) for + colors and fonts on the website, if you are into CSS. + - A grayscale version of the logo. + +Calendar +======== + + - **31th of March**: Deadline for sending proposals to + . No attachments to the email, but link to + a public place where we can find your work. + - **9th of April**: The winner is announced. + - **15th of April**: All the complementary materials have to be ready so we have + time to include them in Tails 1.0. The designer of the winning logo is + strongly encouraged to do this work, before or after the deadline for + proposals.