The Embedded Linux Consortium needs a creative logo to represent our vision and mission. The logo will be used on letterhead and business cards, T-shirts, signs, packaging and more. We need a crisp, uncluttered design that looks terrific and distinctive on tiny web pages (for example, on Linux-powered wireless handheld PDAs) as well as huge booth banners.

Members may wish to include our logo on their products and marketing communications literature, in the fashion of “Linux Inside.” “The ELC deserves a logo that denotes the 'embedded` character of our vision and mission,” said Murry Shohat, acting Executive Director. “Since members range from software creators and chip developers up through full-scale system builders, all on a global stage, a successful logo design should work for everyone.”

“The logo should be easily recognizable at small size so it can be widely used by ELC members within their promotional and advertising materials and on their business cards,” added Rick Lehrbaum, acting Chairman.

The ELC is announcing the logo contest to the media via press release.

The Prize

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Contest Rules

• All entries become the property of the Embedded Linux Consortium.
  
• Anyone can enter except contest judges and members of their families.
  
• Entries must be the original work of the entrant. Do not submit designs that are derived from work that is copyrighted or otherwise restricted.
  
• Submit entries by e-mail as JPG or GIF files to [email protected] or by any postal method.
  
• The e-mail date or postmark must be no later than May 31, 2000. Postal address: Embedded Linux Consortium, 3760 Cross Creek Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 voice: 707-576-0111. Paper (hand-drawn) submissions no larger than A or A4 size are welcome but will be scanned and converted to either JPG or GIF for the jury. Please keep the file size for all e-mail submissions to less than 500 Kilobytes.
  
• The contest is open now. It closes at Midnight, May 31, 2000.
  
• Only one winner will be chosen and one prize awarded.
• The winner will announced by E-mail to all entrants who supply an e-mail address.
  
• Designs will be juried by a judging panel designated by the Embedded Linux Consortium's Formation Committee or Board of Directors. All decisions are final.
  
• The ELC is under no obligation to use an entry as the organization's logo or identifying mark in any manner. It is the intention of the ELC to commission professional logo design if this contest fails to produce consensus for an organizational logo.
  
• NOTE: Excludes contest judges and their families

Best Regards and good luck!

 
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