One of the stated goals of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is “to promote the use of open source software in the geospatial industry.” To support this goal, OSGeo has recently announced a logo contest.
While we know that there are a lot of great artists out there in the geospatial community that would do this as a labour of love, it was felt that some incentive might help. The prize breakdown is as follows:
The winner will receive:
- One copy of Autodesk Mapguide Studio1, donated by Autodesk.
- $50 worth of swag featuring their logo (after the contest closes and we get printing details worked out)
- Their name and profile featured on an “About the Logo” page on the OSGeo.org site
- Their name and profile in the official OSGeo brand manual
The four runners-up will receive:
- One copy of Autodesk Mapguide Studio, donated by Autodesk.
Voting will be done by email. In the spirit of inclusiveness which the foundation is trying to foster, all members (anyone who registers for an account on OSGeo.org) will be able to vote for the logo of their choice.
Before being posted, all logos will be screened by the OSGeo Web Site Committee with the help of some graphic designers, so don’t get any ideas about submitting inappropriate material. 
[1]MapGuide Studio is a product (currently in pre-release) which allows users to quickly and easily author maps to the MapGuide Open Source web mapping application. More information and a preview is available on the Autodesk site.
