Check out the new Website of Year logo!

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/websiteoftheyearlogo.htm

[Kevin A. Richardson]

Well, I certainly didn't mean to step on anyone's toes. The members of this association voted my website "website of the year" and I wanted a nice logo to display on my website.

So, I sent an email to Nick asking if I could design one. I sent him the logo for approval. Sorry if It seemed to others that I circumvented due process or anyone on the awards committee.

I personally think it is a great logo. I designed it and gave to INACHI, so I guess you can do what you want with it. I have another for 2009 and a "Monthly Recognition" one that I will just keep to myself unless the awards committee would like to vote on them being approved.

Kevin

[Nick Gromicko]

Sorry too. Can Kevin use this logo guys?

[John McKenna]

Looks nice.

[William Warner]

Originally Posted by krichardson

Well, I certainly didn't mean to step on anyone's toes. The members of this association voted my website "website of the year" and I wanted a nice logo to display on my website.

So, I sent an email to Nick asking if I could design one. I sent him the logo for approval. Sorry if It seemed to others that I circumvented due process or anyone on the awards committee.

I personally think it is a great logo. I designed it and gave to INACHI, so I guess you can do what you want with it. I have another for 2009 and a "Monthly Recognition" one that I will just keep to myself unless the awards committee would like to vote on them being approved.

Kevin

Kevin,

With website plagiarism rampant, this is exactly what we wanted to prevent... the "willy nilly" use, adaptation, or new creation of the logo to promote undeserving websites. I'm not saying your site is undeserving because you did indeed win the 2008 award for a VERY nice site. But we have 1 logo and know who has rights to place it on their web site. There are unscrupulous members here who like to "borrow" logos without permission or rights to do so. Just trying to keep the logos where they belong, and not on someone elses unapproved site. All of this was discussed in good detail by committee members when this particular award was put in our laps last year.

The point is you personally received the (currently approved) logo and month winner certificate from me via email with a cc to Marcel on behalf of the awards committee. Marcel (I believe) sent you the year end certificate. So you would know who we are and aware that we exist and one would think that such a committee would most likely be the ones to approach with such a nice looking new logo. And Nick (bless his heart) simply posts ANYTHING that appeals to him.
It simply appears to be a slap in the face to those of us who volunteer and devote time to provide the awards program for the NACHI membership.

We are in discussions now and will most likely approve the new logo. Please give us another day or two as there are 9 of us on the committee and I have only heard from 3 others on the matter.
I am truly intersted in seeing what else you have for the other logo designs. Like I said in an earlier post, a logo upgrade is on my agenda to accomplish this year and you may have scratched this item off my list.
I just was thinking about approaching it a little differently than this.

I appreciate your understanding.

[Kevin A. Richardson]

Originally Posted by wwarner

Kevin,

With website plagiarism rampant, this is exactly what we wanted to prevent... the "willy nilly" use, adaptation, or new creation of the logo to promote undeserving websites. I'm not saying your site is undeserving because you did indeed win the 2008 award for a VERY nice site. But we have 1 logo and know who has rights to place it on their web site. There are unscrupulous members here who like to "borrow" logos without permission or rights to do so. Just trying to keep the logos where they belong, and not on someone elses unapproved site. All of this was discussed in good detail by committee members when this particular award was put in our laps last year.

The point is you personally received the (currently approved) logo and month winner certificate from me via email with a cc to Marcel on behalf of the awards committee. Marcel (I believe) sent you the year end certificate. So you would know who we are and aware that we exist and one would think that such a committee would most likely be the ones to approach with such a nice looking new logo. And Nick (bless his heart) simply posts ANYTHING that appeals to him.
It simply appears to be a slap in the face to those of us who volunteer and devote time to provide the awards program for the NACHI membership.

We are in discussions now and will most likely approve the new logo. Please give us another day or two as there are 9 of us on the committee and I have only heard from 3 others on the matter.
I am truly intersted in seeing what else you have for the other logo designs. Like I said in an earlier post, a logo upgrade is on my agenda to accomplish this year and you may have scratched this item off my list.
I just was thinking about approaching it a little differently than this.

I appreciate your understanding.

William,

I will say it again for the record; I did not intentionally mean to circumvent due process or anyone on the awards committee. I had an idea and ran with it. Everyone on the awards committee is doing an excellent job

I certainly would not categorize this as a "slap in the face." Again, I'm sorry!

With this award comes a LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP in this organization. So, being the 2008 winner, I was merely trying to give something back and say thanks!! That is why I decided not to design one for just 2008, but 2009 and the monthly recognition as well. The 2009 and the monthly recognition are still in the works, but almost complete. Let me know if you want me to continue.

Kevin

[William Warner]

Originally Posted by krichardson

William,

I will say it again for the record; I did not intentionally mean to circumvent due process or anyone on the awards committee. I had an idea and ran with it. Everyone on the awards committee is doing an excellent job

I certainly would not categorize this as a "slap in the face." Again, I'm sorry!

With this award comes a LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP in this organization. So, being the 2008 winner, I was merely trying to give something back and say thanks!! That is why I decided not to design one for just 2008, but 2009 and the monthly recognition as well. The 2009 and the monthly recognition are still in the works, but almost complete. Let me know if you want me to continue.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin and please forward the others when you think they are ready!

[Peter C. Russell]

My vote goes to Kevin's logo. Very nice.

[Kevin A. Richardson]

Here is the 2009 version. Let me know if this will work.

Kevin

[Kevin A. Richardson]

Here is the monthly recognition.

Kevin

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by krichardson

Here is the monthly recognition.

Kevin

You do some nice work Kevin... thanks.

[David P. Valley]

Kevin,

Excellent job in the design of these Website of the year logo's.

Now I'm freakin jealous.

How about designing two of these logo's for me? One for Website of the year 2005 and one for Website of the year 2007.

PLEASE. I'll pay you for your time.

[Kenneth Lott]

Originally Posted by krichardson

Here is the 2009 version. Let me know if this will work.

Kevin

The Blue looks better, but I think the shield would look better Gold instead of Orange. JMO

[whandley]

Originally Posted by krichardson

William,

I designed this logo and submitted it to INACHI for approval. I volunteered to design and create the logo with my own personal time and expense.

Does it really matter if someone not associated with the awards committee designs it?

Kevin

Looks similar to your website, no?

[Kevin A. Richardson]

Originally Posted by whandley

Looks similar to your website, no?

Well, duh!! Of course it does. My website is the winner of the 2008 award. There will NOT be another 2008 award issued.

That is why I designed one for 2009 and maybe 2010, etc.

What's your point?

Kevin