[wsfii-discuss] ANNOUNCE: Design the Official Wireless Internet Access Icon

[Ramon Roca]

I absolutely agree in the convenience on any initiative which might help 
identifying hotspots or creating common identities to tie things between 
the world diversity.

But just one question, maybe mediatized because of some recent 
experiences we had here: What this icon stands for? If it's simply about 
wireless access, don't we have already the classic "Wifi" logo?  ( 
http://www.blogcadre.com/files/images/wifi_logo_0.gif )

If wants  identify something more specific, i.e. things like neutral, 
open, citizen or community driven, free networks, whatever variants, 
don't we have to define first some very basics? Maybe I'm too much 
suspicious, but I'm afraid for the risk of having someone without ethics 
trying to misuse this identity, all we know that there are still people 
homesick for looking hypes just like the past decade and hungry for 
eating instruments like this one.


Regards,
Ramon.

En/na Dana Spiegel ha escrit:
> Design the Official Wireless Internet Access Icon
>
> Do you have what it takes to create an internationally recognized icon?
> Wireless hot spots are popping up all over the world, but they're not 
> always easy to find. WIRED Magazine invites you to create the 
> first-ever universal icon to represent wireless internet access. Your 
> winning design will then be produced and distributed throughout New 
> York during "NY is WIRED" week and at WIRED NextFest, at Javits, in 
> September.
>
> A judging committee of technology and design leaders will select the 
> winning design. With the help of NYC Wireless, the design will then be 
> distributed around the world, helping to kick-start momentum for 
> global acceptance! The grand prize winner will also receive $250 from 
> WIRED.
>
> To enter, send your design in vector EPS file format to 
> iconwireless at wiredmag.com with the subject line: Wireless Internet 
> Access Icon Entry. Deadline for entries is September 5, 2006. In the 
> body of your email include your first and last name, address, 
> telephone number, and a brief statement about your wireless icon design.
>
> For official rules and contest guidelines, visit
> < http://www.nextfest.net/promotions/wireless >
>
> --Dana Spiegel
> Executive Director
> NYCwireless
> dana at NYCwireless.net
> www.NYCwireless.net
> +1 917 402 0422
>
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>
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