[pp.int.general] European Pirates' logo

Fri Nov 8 14:10:36 CET 2013

Hello,

Well, in Pirates de Catalunya we organised an ad video festival to select
our campaign video (  http://fap.pirata.cat/  ) and there was a mixed jury
composed by Amelia, two members of pirate party boards, a movie critic, two
movie directors, and a famous copyright lawyer (
http://fap.pirata.cat/jurado/  ). As far as I know, none of the last four
members of the jury had anything to do with any pirate party.

I don't see why this would be different. You can be involved in a selection
process without being part of that orgnisation. This is just a technical
decision on what design and corporate image better conveys the goals of the
organisation, it does not mean that you endorse the European Pirates or
agree with it.

The difference in this case is that, instead of a mixed jury, we have a two
stage process: the technical commission and then the assemblies. This way
all pirates can participate choosing the logo, and not just three.   :)

Personally, the main problem I see is finding people who would be willing
to do this for free. I can see someone who might find interesting to add in
his/her CV that they were asked to participate in the selection comittee
bla bla bla... I have done things for free sometimes to add them to my CV.
Or maybe someone would do it as a favour, just because we know them and ask
them to do it. For the ad video festival in Pirates de Catalunya, this was
arranged by Juan, the organiser, who used his personal contacts within his
profession and asked them to help us. That's why I assume in this case it
will be people we know as well.  :)

However, I don't think the fact that the logo is for a party should be a
problem for professionals not affiliated to the party to help us choose it.
  :)

Greetings,

          Muriel

2013/11/8 Jelena Jovanovic <jelena.the.one at gmail.com>

> "Apart from the logo and corporate image designers, we are looking for
> creatives who would be willing to be a member of the creative
> committee. Since the team should be diverse, we would like to ask each
> party that intends to be a member of the European Pirates to try to
> find one volunteer (or maximum two) among their designers, publicists,
> media professionals, etc, that can participate in the selection
> committee (he or she doesn't need to be linked to the pirate party)."
>
>
> I have people I am working with for common good but it is very hard to
> enroll them in Pirate parties. first because of previously formed bad
> reputation (created by death threats of Aleksandar Blagojevic) and second
> because PP RS has no meetings so noting can be decided about new  members.
>
> If you have any advice how to overcome  this, please do not hesitate to
> share. I figured PP RS is not the only party with this kind of problem.
>
> Brgds
>
> JJ
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Muriel Rovira Esteva <muriel at pirata.cat>wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> The European pirate parties gathered at the Warsaw conference, agreed
>> on the convenience of designating a committee of professional
>> creatives that organised a selection process for the logo and
>> corporate identity of the European Pirates.
>>
>> The call for proposals has been announced this weekend (2nd and 3rd of
>> November) in the Common Programme meeting in Athens:
>>
>> * The designers will have until the 31st of December to submit their
>> proposals.
>>
>> * You can read below the set of rules that has been prepared for the
>> selection process, or also in the following link:
>> https://eu.piratenpad.de/ep/pad/view/ro.58lU1emocPWLpV4jrHD7BHL/rev.108
>>
>> Please do read them thoroughly before you submit your proposal,
>> submissions that don't meet the technical requirements will not
>> qualify.
>>
>> * An international committee of creative professionals may suggest
>> improvements to the proposals submitted before the deadline, and will
>> pre-select 5 logos (6 if there's a tie) that fulfil the technical
>> requirements, are creatively interesting, and better represent the
>> European Pirates values.
>>
>> * When the proposal pre-selection finishes at the beginning of 2014,
>> the parties will have time until March to internally decide their
>> vote. Preferably a few weeks before the meeting in Brussels: if we
>> know in advance what the parties will vote, we may even be able to
>> have some merchandising ready for its distribution at the founding.
>>
>>
>> Apart from the logo and corporate image designers, we are looking for
>> creatives who would be willing to be a member of the creative
>> committee. Since the team should be diverse, we would like to ask each
>> party that intends to be a member of the European Pirates to try to
>> find one volunteer (or maximum two) among their designers, publicists,
>> media professionals, etc, that can participate in the selection
>> committee (he or she doesn't need to be linked to the pirate party).
>>
>> Keep in mind that designers involved in the selection process cannot
>> submit their own proposals, so if you have an amazing logo designer,
>> maybe it's better to engage him/her into submitting a proposal.   :)
>>
>> You can contact the organisers team at:
>> pirates-logo at pirata.cat
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Juan Irache
>> Coordinator of the Organising Team
>>
>> _________________________________
>>
>> REGULATION
>>
>> The parties that intend to found the European Pirates organise and
>> call for proposals for the European Pirates logo and corporate
>> identity selection process.
>>
>> Entering the process is free and open to individuals of any nationality.
>>
>> * Requirements:
>>
>> Logo and corporate identity proposals must include in some way the
>> usual pirate party logo: a P-shaped ship sail. The concept of Europe
>> must also be
>> present. The creative interpretation of this concept is flexible. That
>> is: not limited to the stars or a map.
>>
>> Submitted logos must include the name of the party and allow the
>> adaptation to any of its legal forms, acronyms and translations
>> (European
>> Pirates, European Pirate Party, PIRATES, PPEU).
>>
>> It is advised to use a ratio between 1.5 *1 and 1 * 1,5.
>>
>> Vectorial files of every logo version must be included in the
>> submission, as well as a JPG version 300 pixels wide.
>>
>> Adaptation to different names, along with general use, must be
>> explained in a corporate identity manual. It is required to present a
>> colour version and a black and white one, both including negative
>> options. If necessary, a
>> complementary version for small-support situations will also be
>> included. The manual will also specify safety margins and examples of
>> correct vs. incorrect uses of the logo.
>>
>> The manual will explain how to use the whole corporate identity in
>> physical and digital supports (letters, websites, etc).
>>
>> Included typographies must be freely accessible and legally usable,
>> without financial costs or need for attribution.
>>
>> Documents that will be taken into account during the voting process
>> are: a 300 pixels wide JPG version of the logo and the PDF corporate
>> identity manual.
>>
>> Designers have to submit their proposals to pirates-logo at pirata.cat.
>>
>> * Selection:
>>
>> A committee formed by international creatives will pre-select 5 logos
>> (6 if a tie is reached) that fulfil the technical requirements, are
>> creatively interesting and better represent the values of the European
>> Pirates.
>>
>> The members of this committee are not allowed to submit their own
>> proposals.
>>
>> The parties that intend to found the European Pirates will assess the
>> pre-selected proposals and decide their preference internally. Their
>> votes will be made official at the European Pirates Founding
>> Conference in Brussels (March 2014).
>>
>> * Deadlines:
>>
>> The submission deadline is December 31 2013. However, it is highly
>> recommended to submit proposals before December 15. That way, the
>> creative committee will assess the submissions and prepare
>> recommendations so that participating designers can improve their
>> proposals before the deadline.
>>
>> * Legal:
>>
>> By taking part in the selection process, designers refuse financial
>> compensation. They sign over the rights of public communication,
>> direct and indirect reproduction, distribution and transformation to
>> European Pirates for the use of the work in every communication mode
>> and in any network, for an unlimited period of time. Designers also
>> state that they are the only authors of the submitted work and any
>> pre-existing content has been used with an appropriate permission.
>>
>> The organisers decline any responsibility in case of bad or no
>> reception of the contents, for any reason, as well as in case of
>> Internet or email malfunctions that hider the correct development of
>> the process.
>>
>> The organisers the right to modify or even cancel the selection
>> process without notice in the case of force majeure that prevents the
>> purposes of the process from being reached. This includes own and
>> external technical problems. Likewise, the organisers reserve the
>> right to modify, after notification, the present process regulation
>> and to settle, to their best judgement, any situation not provided in
>> the present regulation.
>>
>> Participation in the selection process implies full acceptance of the
>> present regulation.
>> ____________________________________________________
>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk
>> pp.international.general at lists.pirateweb.net
>> http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general
>>
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