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February 03, 2007

Young Democrats Announce 2007 Logo Contest

Tired of the same old pictures and logos? I'm pleased to announce the

2007 Young Democrats of Georgia Logo Contest

Now's your chance to flex your design muscles. Persons interested should read the specifications below and send your entries to timcairl@gmail.com. The contest winner will be announced at the Young Democrats of Georgia State Convention, April 13-15, 2007 and on our website at www.georgiayds.org. Contest entries are due by March 31st, 2007. Everyone is encouraged to send in your design, one entry per person please. The entry details are:

1. Banner Design - this will be used for the masthead at www.georgiayds.org - entries should be in jpg or gif format, 760 pixels wide at 72 DPI

2. Email Logo - should be in conjunction with banner design, will serve as the masthead for YDG emails - entries should be in jpg or gif format, 150 pixels at 72 DPI

3. Keep in mind that the banner and logo design will also be used for letterhead and button logos as well.

If you have any questions, email Tim at timcairl@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing some creative efforts for the Young Democrats!

Tim Cairl
Political Director
Young Democrats of Georgia

Posted by Tim at February 3, 2007 11:52 AM

Comments

Is there an age limit for contestants?
;)

Posted by: MelGX [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2007 12:02 PM

Also, you really shouldn't limit it to one entry per person. All of the best entries will come from a few people.

Posted by: MelGX [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2007 12:05 PM

lol, there is no age limit for entry.

Posted by: Tim [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2007 12:24 PM

Well I shouldn't even ask now that Mel's in the game, but uh, what do we win in this contest? :-P

Posted by: shelby [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2007 02:52 PM

Shelby, you know I only do this political stuff for money, so it's all yours. :D

Posted by: MelGX [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2007 03:45 PM

To quote Martin Sheen - "The Thanks of a grateful President" and membership

Posted by: Tim [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2007 04:30 PM

Yeah but since you apparently lost some major insider website deal with the fall of Berlon, accdg to the craposphere, I figured you might be scraping.... :-P

Posted by: shelby [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2007 04:43 PM

Yea, if only I built websites. Maybe I should look into that. I hear there's hundreds of dollars to be made.

Posted by: MelGX [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 4, 2007 12:38 AM

If I were doing this, which I'm not, but if I were, I'd start by looking at Clarendon Condensed.

http://www.paratype.com/btstore/fonts/Clarendon.htm

For whatever reason, it seems to be the font of choice for all things young and democratic.

Posted by: MelGX [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 4, 2007 04:54 PM

Whoa there big spender, that font package alone would buy us six months of YDG web hosting or bring 60% of a person to Jekyl Island! But seriously folks...I like the conventional slab serif fonts. Straight-up Clarendon is pretty slabby but the bold and condensed flavors have quite a bit of bracketing in those ligaments to the point the hardly look slab at all.
To try some on for size you can go to
http://www.fontpool.com/categories/slabserif/
and type in your text to see samples.

Posted by: shelby [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 5, 2007 01:44 AM

Never, ever skimp on fonts shelby dear. And as long as we're into the font porn, here are a couple of House Fonts that would also work beautifully:

Neutraface
http://www.houseind.com/index.php?page=showfont&id=18&subpage=viewfontsinuse

Chalet
http://www.houseind.com/index.php?page=showfont&id=4&subpage=viewfontspecimens

And Chalet Comprime
http://www.houseind.com/index.php?page=showfont&id=11&subpage=viewfontsinuse

All of which cost more than a chicken suit.

Posted by: MelGX [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 5, 2007 09:31 AM

More than a chicken suit? That's outrageous! Nothing beats a chicken suit!

Posted by: BEZERKO [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 6, 2007 09:01 AM

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