Dear Wikimedia & Education community,

TL:DR Vote https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/voting_for_new_logo on the color for our new logo!

In January 2018 the Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation published a report based on a survey that asked all of the Wikimedia & Education stakeholders for input about our communications and branding. The research conducted last year found that our communications materials and resources were not reflecting the work of our large and active community of program leaders, educators, students, policy makers, and many more.

We announced in July that we would start making some initial revisions to the Education space on Outreach Wiki https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education. Including phasing out the current visual identity, archiving outdated pages and information, developing new content that is relevant and current, and improving overall usability.

The first step in this process is to decide on a new logo. The Communications team at the Wikimedia Foundation has designed something for us, and has asked us to choose a color from three that they have provided. We need your help to decide on the right color for our logo. Please look at the options here https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/voting_for_new_logo, and vote for the one you like best.

After we have decided on the design that we like, the Education Team will work with the Communications team to provide usage guidelines similar to the one that was developed for the Wikimedia Hackathon https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_logo_gudielines.pdf. This will include guidelines on variations of the logo, and how it can be customized for different communities, groups, and events related to Wikimedia & Education.

Voting starts today and will end on October 28, 2018. Again, the link is here: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/voting_for_new_logo

We look forward to seeing what you choose!