BioPOD Logo Competition

Prize: 50 Amazon Voucher!

The Run Down
BioPOD is the official podcast of The University of Edinburghs School of
Biological Sciences. The series was relaunched in April and we are now
looking for a new logo design to match our new format and team.
The podcast is meant to entertain and inform students of biology (as well
as interested members of the public) about research coming out of the
School of Biological Sciences. We aim to present this in a fun and accessible
format for our listeners. Think Radio 4 audience!
You can find out more about the podcast here:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/biology/news-events/biopod
You can also follow us on Twitter: @BioPODEdinburgh
and find us on Facebook
The Competition
This is an opportunity for you to show off your skills and get your work
seen by a large audience. BioPOD is listened to in many different countries
around the world and is free to access on iTunes U. Please listen to the Ada
Lovelace Day special released this October to get what we are about!

Requirements and guidelines

Must include the word BioPOD
Otherwise you are free to include any design elements you think would
relate well to biology, the podcast or Edinburgh.
All entries should be submitted in a format which is readable on a
computer without need for specialist software - e.g. .PNG, .JPG, .PDF
etc. are all fine
Please be aware that the logo will most often be seen as a thumbnail
because it will be used as an icon on social media and iTunes, so it must be
simple enough to be visible when small.
The winning entry will be announced in a future episode and the designer
will receive the 50 Amazon Voucher prize.
Email all entries to biopod@ed.ac.uk by December 4th 2015
Small print
We are a non-profit operation and as such, any entry would be given to us for our use and could not
be withdrawn. You would be signing over the rights for us to use your logo design indefinitely, free
of charge, with the understanding that we would not make any money from it. We would have
unrestricted usage rights to the logo (again with the understanding that it was to be used only in a
not for profit context). We are under no obligation to pick a winning entry should none of the
designs meet our expectations.
If your design is chosen, we would take it forward and work with you to produce variations on it for
the purpose of a Twitter header, iTunes artwork and images for display screens in the School of
Biological Sciences buildings, so we would rely on your proficiency with handling and understanding
pixel dimensions for these different formats. The University website requires 100x130, iTunes
requires a square logo (i.e. 130x130). The display screens (in Ashworth/Swann buildings) require
960x720 images. However, submissions should consist of a single image which reflects your overall
design for the logo. Any variations on the logo can be discussed with the winner.
For any other questions regarding the competition or BioPOD, please feel free to
email biopod@ed.ac.uk