2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Every year our group holds a contest to change the look and feel of our group. Do you have a great idea for 2021 masthead and logo? Here's your chance to share it with the group!

Read through the requirements below and then start creating. When you're finished, post your two images in a comment on this thread. We will put up a poll to vote on the winners.

The person with the winning design will get to choose the theme for June 2021!

All entries must be submitted in this thread by December 31, 2020.

Requirements:
1. Your images must be original and free to use.
2. Your images must be clean (easy to read and appropriate for all ages).
3. Your logo image should be about 115 by 115 pixels.
4. Your masthead image should be about 970 x 245 pixels.
5. The two images should go together.
6. Your images should be relevant to the group and should contain the group's name.

It's by no means a requirement, but our theme this year is A Better World - so feel free to incorporate that creatively into your design!

Note: the winner may be asked to make minor tweaks to their image in order for it to be used while keeping to the spirit of the design.

Places to Post:
If you have a place to do so, feel free to host your image there and post it here. If you have no corner of the internet you call your own, you can host the image to the group itself by following these steps:
1. Click here and then click "add more photos" on the far right of the page.
2. In the "title" space please put your name so we know who the image belongs to.
3. Post a comment here with your image in it.

Tip: Post hosted images like this: [img src="IMAGE LINK HERE"] but replace []s with <>s.

We can't wait to see what you all come up with!

2021 will be my first year participating in this group, although I've been a member for a few years. Is it still ok to submit a masthead/logo as a newbie?

Kelly wrote: "2021 will be my first year participating in this group, although I've been a member for a few years. Is it still ok to submit a masthead/logo as a newbie?"

Absolutely!

To start everyone off, here are my designs for a logo and masthead:




I am looking forward to seeing more designs!

Ilona wrote: "To start everyone off, here are my designs for a logo and masthead:
I am looking forward to seeing more designs!"

Beautiful Illona!

Sunny wrote: "Beautiful Ilona!"

Thanks Sunny! :)

I love it, Illona!

I don't have any graphics experience, but I had fun learning a bit. I just love how this group stretches my knowledge and abilities. Here's my attempt.

Martha wrote: "I love it, Ilona!"

Thank you, Martha!

Sunshine wrote: "Here's my entry. It's not very good, but I did try lol"

I don't agree, Sunshine, I think it is a very cute design!

TerryJane wrote: "I don't have any graphics experience, but I had fun learning a bit. I just love how this group stretches my knowledge and abilities. Here's my attempt."

I love how the graphics perfectly fit the quote! Beautifully done :)

Wonderful designs, everyone! All the best! :)

I heartily subscribe to Trisha's words!
👏👏👏👏👏👏

Sunshine wrote: "Here's my entry. It's not very good, but I did try lol"

How lovely! Nice colors!

TerryJane wrote: "I don't have any graphics experience, but I had fun learning a bit. I just love how this group stretches my knowledge and abilities. Here's my attempt.

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Wonderful! Love the colors!

I can see we're gonna' have a tough time making a choice!

Thank you for the kind words, @Ilona and @Sunny.

Sunny wrote: "I can see we're gonna' have a tough time making a choice!"

I agree! I love all of them.

Wow so many beautiful banners. Love the gift this time around Ilona. I'll be submitting mine soon. ^.^

I'm so glad we have some great choices already!

Okay. Here's my entry this year. I have a lot on my plate this year so I won't be designing two different images like last year. Hope you gals like these.





All the best girls. Have fun this holiday seasons. Wish you all a wonderful time.

Hemangini wrote: "Okay. Here's my entry this year. I have a lot on my plate this year so I won't be designing two different images like last year. Hope you gals like these."

I love it! Did you make the drawings yourself?

Ilona wrote: "Hemangini wrote: "Okay. Here's my entry this year. I have a lot on my plate this year so I won't be designing two different images like last year. Hope you gals like these."

I love it! Did you mak..."

Thank you Ilona. No dear, I assembled a lot of different drawings, elements, fonts mixed and matched them with a ton of thoughts about science, art, reading, animals etc.. My mind was on a whirlwind.. It's so much fun to do this every year..

Hemangini wrote: "Ilona wrote: "Hemangini wrote: "Okay. Here's my entry this year. I have a lot on my plate this year so I won't be designing two different images like last year. Hope you gals like these."

I love it..."

Wonderful work Hemangini!

Sunny wrote: "Hemangini wrote: "Ilona wrote: "Hemangini wrote: "Okay. Here's my entry this year. I have a lot on my plate this year so I won't be designing two different images like last year. Hope you gals like..."

Thank you Sunny :)

You are all so creative. I love them all and it is going to be impossible to vote on just one.

Is it still open?

Leena wrote: "Is it still open?"

Leena, according to the rules in the top post,
"All entries must be submitted in this thread by December 31st."

So, yes, please do start working on your submission. :D

Tara wrote: "You are all so creative. I love them all and it is going to be impossible to vote on just one."

I agree with Tara. All of the entries so far are amazing!

I love these designs so much!

I used to be into designing stuff (I was never very good haha) but I lost my touch and my access to photoshop which was the thing I was most familiar with but if I have time I might see how I go. But no promises

Wow, very strong designs already!
I'll try to make one as well, if inspiration comes to me for a different angle :)

Only a few more days to submit designs! This thread closes on December 31.

It's all soooooo exciting!
A big thank you to everyone who submitted designs!

I'm impressed with the work put in (takes more than talent, but I can see talent here as well) and am looking forward to see which one is chosen.

Hope this is still open! Here are my entries :)

Very nice L.O.D.! Yes this is still open for 1 more day!

This cheerful graphic has been niggling at me. I debated whether to even make a second entry, especially since the font on the logo is being troublesome. Perhaps I can improve it later if there's a need.

Oh, TerryJane, your second entry is so darn adorable! Love it!

L.O.D., your design is very beautiful!

LOD and TerryJane, your designs look amazing! :) We have so many to choose from this year, it is gonna be difficult!

Terry Jane, I love it.

Thanks Zeejane, SarahKat, oshizu and Ilona for your nice comments!

Thanks for the kind words, oshizu, Ilona and Leena!

That is cute TerryJane! Yes the voting will be hard this year. I like so many of them!

Any last-minute submissions, get them in now! I'll be closing this thread later today and posting the poll :)

Thanks, SarahKat. The submissions all have such different takes on the 2021 theme. It will be tough to choose.

This contest is now closed. Please vote for your favorite here!

Just an update for everyone! As you can see, Ilona's design in Message 4 was the winner and her image will be the page's masthead and logo for 2021! Congratulations Ilona!

Because she is a moderator, she decided to give her winnings to the very close (1 vote!) second place winner, El! El will be choosing June's monthly theme for the group! Keep an eye out in Member Challenge Ideas thread for that theme.

Congratulations El!