https://github.com/biojava/logo
A repository to host the competition for a new BioJava logo
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A repository to host the competition for a new BioJava logo
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/biojava/logo
- Owner: biojava
- License: other
- Created: 2016-06-09T05:47:50.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-03-12T09:44:53.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-09T16:34:50.304Z (6 months ago)
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- Size: 37.7 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# New BioJava Logo Design Competition
The current BioJava logo is very basic. With the upcoming new BioJava v. 5.0 release it is time for branding ourselves with a new logo.
We are hosting a **competition to design a new logo** for the BioJava project.
Update: The competition is closed now and the winner has been announced.
## Winner
The three top ranking designs were all created by Aleix Lafita (ETH Zurich / Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland).
The winner is https://github.com/biojava/logo/tree/master/submissions/lafita_4
Honorary mention goes to Jose Duarte, who suggested this specific variation of the design.
Another version of this design is also top ranking https://github.com/biojava/logo/tree/master/submissions/lafita_2
This variation can be used together with the winning design if a single color version of the logo is needed.
All submissions can still be [viewed here](https://github.com/biojava/logo/issues/10)
## Rules
Anybody can participate according to the following rules:
* Submit your logo as a pull request for this project. Please follow the **[instructions for submitting](submissions/README.md)**.
* Logos shall not look similar in any way to the trademarked Java programming language logo. This means no coffee cups in any way. Here are [some examples](https://github.com/biojava/biojava.github.io/blob/master/_wikis/BioJava:Logo.md) from a previous Logo competition. Please note, most of these submissions would not be acceptable based on this rule.
* A submission shall not be in violation with any copyrighted or trademarked work.
* By contributing to this repository, you agree that the copyright for the contribution will be transferred to the Open Bioinformatics Foundation (www.open-bio.org), which is BioJava's parent organisation.
## Timeframe
- All contributions needed to be uploaded by the end of July 4th 2016.
- All votes need to be in by the end of day Wednesday July 6th.
## Announcement of Winner
The winner of the new logo competition will be announced during BOSC 2016.
## Prize
* We will print t-shirts with the new logo and the designer will get a free t-shirt.
* If the designer of the winning new logo will be attending ISMB 2016, the attending BioJava developers will take the winner out for dinner.
* BioJava will carry the new logo on its homepage and GitHub Profile.
## Desired features
* The logo should look modern and be better than the current one (yellow circle)
* The logo should be submitted as SVG graphics
* The logo should be able to be rendered as a favicon, as well as large (e.g. on a t-shirt). A design that provides two different versions (small and large rendering) is acceptable.