The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is taking stock of the digital transformation of research in Europe.

EOSC is looking for a new logo that showcases its ambitious vision of cutting-edge, pan-European research through an integrated web of data and related services for researchers.

Eligibility

• is completing, or has completed, a degree in graphic design or a clearly related topic;
• must be under 30
• Also, residing in the EU and associated countries that have a unique approach to the topic.

It is also allowed to send in a proposal per team of max. 2 eligible persons.

Their creative proposals should feature a logo for the EOSC Association and a co-branded logo for related EOSC projects that can be used in various media.

Awards

• a cash prize of 5.000 EUR
• the chance to present their logo at the 2022 EOSC Symposium in Prague, November 2022
• Moreover, the accommodation and travel costs will be covered for the 2022 EOSC Symposium.

Design Specification

Create a logo that allows the name of another project to be integrated within the new logo or combined with elements of the logo. Please consider “Project Name” as the name of the initiatives/projects that need to be co-branded to EOSC.

The new EOSC logo and co-branded logo should:

• capture EOSC’s mission of supporting the digital transformation of research and its driving role towards more innovative, collaborative, and effective research;
• only use the abbreviation ‘EOSC’
• also, do not include a visual ‘cloud’ element;
• not include stars;
• use max. 2 colors, no gradients, if needed in addition to white and/or black;
• In addition, the logo must be flexible enough to use in multiple sizes and formats
• easy to resize and adapt.HOst prefers a horizontal logo layout with dimensions that are adapted for website banners and headers. However, if you wish to submit a vertical logo, you should also submit a horizontal adaptation of the logo;
• Moreover, be adapted for use in grayscale and on light and dark backgrounds.

Proposals must be submitted as 2 separate .pngs or .jpgs on a white background, in RGB format, and not be larger than 900x600px.

The main colors of the logo should pass the WCAG’s AA-level contrast test for graphical objects and user interface components. One of the main colors as a background color and black as the main color should also pass the AAA-level test for small and large text. Logo compliance can be checked using any of the following sites:

• https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker
• https://contrastchecker.com
• https://accessibleweb.com/color-contrast-checker

Apply here