NCSE's board of directors is considering a replacement or re-imagining of our logo. Currently, our logo is an abstract symbol:

We are inviting our membership and other interested individuals to submit designs for a new logo for the board's consideration.

Perhaps the new logo will be a reworking of the original logo; perhaps it will be a brand-new image. It could contain NCSE's full name National Center for Science Education, our initials NCSE, our slogan Defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools, or some combination thereof. Preferably, a new logo would convey NCSE's mission to the world: supporting the teaching of evolution. On the other hand, nonrepresentational logos (such as that of the AAAS -- or Coca-Cola, for all of that) can be striking and memorable.

Be careful using motifs that are misleading, even if suggestive, about evolution and related areas of science. For example, the hackneyed image of marching hominids is scientifically misleading -- evolution is a branching process! Try to avoid images that are overused, like dinosaurs; skeletons in general evoke the image of death as much as or more than evolution, and are thus unsuitable.

If you would like to submit a logo design, e-mail your design to logo@ncseweb.org by August 10.

Guidelines:

1. Don't use copyrighted or trademarked material in your logo! All material must be original.
2. Submit the logo in true vector art (EPS or Adobe Illustrator) for scaling purposes.
3. The logo should look good in both color and black-and-white.
4. All submissions become the property of NCSE. Submissions may be modified and altered to fit NCSE's needs at its sole discretion. NCSE reserves the right not to accept any submission.
5. Contest void where prohibited by law.

The lucky -- and obviously talented -- winner will get not only public recognition and our praise and gratitude, but also five gift subscriptions to Reports of the NCSE, or an extension of his or her subscription for five years. We'll even throw in a coveted NCSE "Creationism/Evolution Grand Canyon Raft Trip" t-shirt, normally available only to raft trip participants.

Let a thousand flowers bloom!