BPN Logo Contest

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. 

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.

 

  Jason Wizelman
nice-design.com
  Kathleen McGovern
Milan Shimono Lee
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. 

 

Alan S.
www.adroitspot.com
Ann Arnold
Anna
Betony Jones
Carmen Erasmus
Carmen Erasmus
Christoph Neis
neis-friends.com

 

Hava Liberman
Hugh Salamon
Janine Smith
gaiadesignstudios.com
Janine Smith
gaiadesignstudios.com
Jenny Rez
Jenny Rez
Jenny Rez
Josh Thelin
Karen Feldman Lapiduz
Katherine
Keegan Clark
Lisa Wong Jackson
www.goodonpaperdesign.com
Lisa Wong Jackson
www.goodonpaperdesign.com
Lisa Wong Jackson
www.goodonpaperdesign.com
Lisa Wong Jackson
www.goodonpaperdesign.com
Lisa Wong Jackson
www.goodonpaperdesign.com
Lynn Sherrell
Lynn Sherrell
Marian Fierro
Milan Shimono Lee
Sara Langer Rowley
Sara Langer Rowley
Shira Anisman
Sofia Zander
Susan Scandrett
Susan Scandrett
Susan Scandrett
Tessa Needham Synnott
Tricia Alesii
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Editor Note: One of the entries had to be withdrawn because of a problem regarding ownership of the design.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.