And the Winner is ...
Thanks to all who contributed logos to the contest, and thanks to all BPNers for your votes and comments. Many people commented on how great the logo submissions were, and every logo got votes! The winning logo, designed by Jeni Paltiel, took the lead early on, and received nearly twice as many votes as its nearest competitors for peoples' first choice. It was also the top vote-getter for second and third choices.
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Jeni Paltiel lellobird.com "The slightly irregular circles are reminiscent of blobs of paint, representing kids and parenting (and our own imperfections!). The different colored circles overlap to symbolize the network/community/connections that BPN fosters. The blue and yellow circles subtly hint at the Berkeley connection without screaming "Cal!" (or treading on any university trademark issues). Overall, I was going for a look that was fun and friendly, but not too little-kid-like. I hand-drew the letters "B-P-N," and the words "Berkeley Parents Network" are in Ostrich Sans by The League of Movable Type (https://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/), a free/open source font." |
Honorable Mentions
These four logos received substantial numbers of votes in the contest as well. I'm listing them in order by the designer's first name.
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Jason Wizelman nice-design.com |
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Kathleen McGovern |
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Milan Shimono Lee |
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Nancy Murr |
Thanks to All of the Logo Submitters
So many beautiful designs it was hard to pick, as many people noted in the Comments section. Here they are again, credited and in order by the designer's first name.
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Alan S. www.adroitspot.com |
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Ann Arnold |
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Anna |
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Betony Jones |
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Carmen Erasmus |
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Carmen Erasmus |
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Christoph Neis neis-friends.com
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Hava Liberman |
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Hugh Salamon |
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Janine Smith gaiadesignstudios.com |
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Janine Smith gaiadesignstudios.com |
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Jenny Rez |
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Jenny Rez |
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Jenny Rez |
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Josh Thelin |
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Karen Feldman Lapiduz |
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Katherine |
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Keegan Clark |
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Lisa Wong Jackson www.goodonpaperdesign.com |
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Lisa Wong Jackson www.goodonpaperdesign.com |
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Lisa Wong Jackson www.goodonpaperdesign.com |
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Lisa Wong Jackson www.goodonpaperdesign.com |
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Lisa Wong Jackson www.goodonpaperdesign.com |
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Lynn Sherrell |
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Lynn Sherrell |
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Marian Fierro |
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Milan Shimono Lee |
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Sara Langer Rowley |
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Sara Langer Rowley |
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Shira Anisman |
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Sofia Zander |
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Susan Scandrett |
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Susan Scandrett |
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Susan Scandrett |
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Tessa Needham Synnott |
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Tricia Alesii |
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Wendy Heffner |
| Editor Note: One of the entries had to be withdrawn because of a problem regarding ownership of the design. We thank the subscriber who alerted us to this problem. | |