Change the World: WorldFest Re-Branding Contest

From the office of Student Activities and Leadership Development:

WorldFest is a celebration of the cultural diversity on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. WorldFest takes place during spring quarter, and will host a variety of fun programs and activities aimed at experiencing different cultures and increasing cultural awareness.

WorldFest is re-branding in an effort to increase visual continuity and draw new attention to the festival in 2012.

Last Years WorldFest Logo Design

The contest is open to all full-time UC students, and there is a 150$ award for the winner!

For more information and contest details please visit the SALD website.

Some Background on Logos

Since we unveiled our new logo on Sunday, I thought it might be nice to give a little background on the history (as I know it) of RAPP logos.

Above is a poor remake of the original RAPP logo. To my knowledge, this logo has been used since the inception of RAPP - it's visible on the t-shirts of RAPPs I and II, the committee who created RAPP and the first group to go through RAPP respectively:
Based off of t-shirts in the official group photos, it looks like the original logo was in use from RAPP I&II (1986-'87) to RAPP IX (1993-'94).

The next logo was short-lived due to unfortunate placement of hands on the logo. I unfortunately don't have a digital copy and haven't been able to recreate it, but it can be seen in the group photo of RAPP X:

This logo is seen on RAPP t-shirts for only two years: RAPPs X (1994-'95) and XI (1995-'96).

The RAPP XII (1996-'97) group photo shows a chalkboard design with the letters for RAPP on it. I have been unable to verify whether this was used as a general logo for the program or only for the shirts.

The next logo stuck around for many years, from RAPP XIII (1997-'98) to RAPP XX (2004-'05). It brought back the globe+peace sign image and had people dancing around it:

With RAPP XXI (2005-'06) we saw the most recent logo, which continues the globe theme. It's my understanding that this logo was designed by UC alumna Lisa Link. It has been in use for five years. I'm excited about the radically new direction our new logo takes us, but I'll admit I'm sad to see my trusty old friend "head in the box" go!

New Logo UnVeiling!

As we reported earlier here, the finalists for the RAPP logo contest were exceptional. Voting finished last week and the committee knows the secret of the year - who won!

Want to be first in on the secret? Come to UnVeiling! this Sunday, May 23rd. 3:00-4:00PM we'll be in the 6th floor open space in Steger Student Life Center.

We'll announce the winner and we'll have some fun with the new design - not only will you be the first to know the logo that will take us into our 25th year, you can also be among the first to sport said logo around campus and Cinci!
(pic - advertisement for the UnVeiling! on the RAPP Office window)

Logo Design Contest - Finalist Presenatations

A small crowd came out Friday for the RAPP Rebranding Contest Finalist Presentations. Once the Rebranding Committee selected our seven finalists, we asked them each to prepare a presentation on their submission. We were impressed on Friday by the excellent presentations from all seven finalists - they conveyed the ideas behind their designs as well as the flexibility of their logos and demonstrated the use of the logos on things such as letterhead and t-shirts.

You can see most of the attendees in this photo, but not all!

The order of presentations was selected on site by pulling names out of a cup. George Hakim presented his design first.

Shaheen Miro presented his submission second.

Third was Valerie Schuster.

Emily Thompson presented fourth.

Laura Plikerd was fifth to present her design.

Amar Singh presented next.

Jennifer Zellner closed out the presentations with her design.

After the presentations were done, all present submitted thoughts on their favorite and second favorite by secret ballot. Those who are interested in voting but couldn't be at the event can do so by email - contact Rebecca at lehmanrl@uc.edu and vote by Wednesday morning!

The final decision - selected by the Rebranding Committee and through voting feedback - will be announced at the Unveiling on Sunday, May 23rd, at 3:00PM on the 6th floor of Steger Student Life Center.

Help Pick the New RAPP Logo

Going into our 25th year, we decided to seek out a new logo that would take us into our next 25 years. We based our call for submissions on information we gathered from RAPPers current and previous.

Well, the designs flooded in, the committee pored over them for a long time, and announced the finalists last Friday!

Tomorrow is YOUR chance to determine RAPP's future - come to the Finalists Presentations and vote on the logo you think best fits our need.

The Finalists Presentations will be a time where the designers reveal their logo design and talk about how they came to create it. We'll also be voting (by secret ballot) on the designs we like best.

Finalist Presentations

5:00PM-5:45PM

26 McMicken Hall

The finalists are:

George Hakim

Shaheen Miro

Laura Plikerd

Valerie Schuster
Amar Singh
Emily Thompson
Jennifer Zellner

RAPP Logo Design Contest!

The "RAPP Rebranding" logo design contest is off and running!

Between now and Monday, April 26th, the rebranding committee is seeking submissions of logo designs from UC students. Submissions from the community will also be considered.

RAPP members current and previous helped the committee determine what is needed in our new logo through a survey conducted last quarter. The information gathered there was distilled into communication points in the call for submissions. Many thanks to all who helped us with that! Many thanks also to the hardworking rebranding committee members: Jojo of RAPP XXIV and Amber and Maggie of RAPP XXV.

Full contest details can be found on the RAPP website.

Best wishes to all who enter! Even if you don't submit a design, you can still be involved! Help us spread the word about this contest! Help us pick the winner: We'll be seeking community input on the final designs as well as ask the finalists to explain their design concepts at Finalist Presentations that are open to the public.

Happy Spring Break!

Things have been quiet all over campus and in the Steger Student Life Center since most students are away on spring break. Things haven't necessarily been calm though! Here are some things to look out for in RAPP world over the next quarter:

• RAPP XXV wrapping up! The group has one quarter left - so much to do, though the feeling that we're reaching the end is going to creep up soon! This quarter we focus heavily on allyship, finding one's own action plan for combating oppression, and issues of social justice around sexuality.
• Finding RAPP XXVI! We start the process of taking on RAPP XXVI members in spring quarter. Applications will be available starting the first day of class, Monday, April 29th. That said, I've had interested people contacting me since last November.
• Getting a new logo! The logo design contest starts on Monday, April 29th! The RAPP Rebranding committee has been working hard to get ready and are excited to see what comes in! More details will be posted here on this next Monday!
• Getting ready for the RAPP 25 Year Reunion! Sure, it's more than a year a way, but we've got much to do to get in touch with RAPP alumni and get set. If you're a RAPP alum, mark your calendar for Saturday, May 21, 2011! Hope to see you there!
• Continuing outreach. We've got a few workshops already set up for spring quarter and more requests coming in. If you're interested in a workshop on anything that RAPP talks about, give me a call (513.556.6119).

I hope all folks who have a spring break are having a great, relaxing one! I can't wait to get rolling with the coming quarter!

RAPP Rebranding - We Need Your Feedback!

For many reasons, we're working in RAPP to develop a new logo for our future. We've had many great logos throughout the years - we're seeking another excellent logo for our 25th year and beyond!

The RAPP Rebranding committee is working hard to ensure that we get a logo that represents RAPP and RAPPORT well to the UC community and everywhere else RAPPers go. One of the keys we're looking for is for the new logo to come from our community. How will we do that this time?

We're having a contest!

To get ready for the contest, our committee is seeking feedback from RAPPers and our supporters. If you've been involved in RAPP in any way since our creation in 1986, your feedback is valuable!

The rebranding committee has created a survey and will conduct it through Wednesday, March 10th. It has five questions and should take five minutes or less to complete.

You can find the survey HERE.

Information gathered from the survey will be used in the creation of a detailed call for submissions.

(pic-one of RAPP's previous logos, the "peace on earth" logo)

-Rebecca