WGA Logo

[Vegas Gamblers]

Any word on the choice of the logo? Is it going to be new or the same or what? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Vans Clan]

At the WGA picnic they announced that the chosen logo…

…was too close to the Washington State Geocaching Association’s logo:

WGA’s board said they were consulting a marketing company to see if there is a way to make it more unique.

[Ray]

How about Red White and blue?

[Barry Butrymowicz]

Why pay someone to reinvent the wheel.

There were many other good entry, throw this idea out and start the voting again.

Barry and Valarie of sweetlife

[bugsmasher69]

Since the WGA is spending money to have the logo tweeked or a totally different one I think th WGA should look into haveing it copyrighted so we don’t have problems with others using it or something similiar.

[PCFrog]

@PCFrog wrote:

@Jeremy wrote:

41 votes (24%) – PCFrog (update of current logo)

17 votes (10%) – Existing WGA logo (keep current logo)

By doing FUZZY math these two, which are amlost the same, got 58 votes. 😆

That is a shame.
As I pointed out before that while there were only 41 & 17 votes for the logos they are of the same thing essentially. I find it pointless to make a whole new logo when we already have one that many are already familiar with and doesn’t look like another state logo.

That’s 58 votes for the same concept of what we have now to 59 for a logo that:
Looks like another states logo
Needs to be redone
Going to cost WGA
Is not already know as the WGA logo

[-cheeto-]

i kinda like the current logo…

in fact, I cast my vote to keep it as is at the end of all of this mess. I really liked some of the early submissions but when they were eliminated I began to like the current logo more and more…

What if the focus shifted to revamping the current logo but keeping the essence of what it is now? Get 4 or 5 options of updates to the current logo and pit it up against the same old logo in a final round bout? It’s obvious based on PC Frogs observation of the stats that the majority would be in favor of this approach.

Further, the “winning logo” doesn’t differ all that much from the current (in terms of how it represents the group) so why change to that one if there’s issues with it being a “copy cat”. It seems that problem goes away if we just give the current logo the modernization it deserves and move on.

[hogrod]

I come on this forum almost every day, but never knew there was a new logo to vote on. I seen a few posts discussing a new logo but never seen any poll or voting options ever. Guess I totally missed that one.

I have wanted to see a new logo for along time but after seeing PCFrogs post I am more in favor of just updating the current logo than changing it all together.

In the past I always favored the one side of the 2005 WI geocoin, the side with the compass rose and WI, though this doesn’t really grasps geocaching as well as it could.

[Thraxman]

Some thoughts:

– So it looks like Washington’s logo. Unless the Washington State Geocaching Association has a problem with this, why should we? This logo won the voting, so it was quite popular up until the similarity was discovered.

– Is anyone going to be confused as to which state they are in due to the similarity? And if so, does that person possibly have other issues, such as a crank GPS?

– The old logo has charm and history, and as PCFrog pointed out, it is already “known as the WGA logo”. The proposed updated version of the old logo received a notable number of votes. It would be interesting to see what the old version would look like if updated differently. As in, simply replace the old GPSr graphic with a new graphic in the same style but shaped as a modern GPSr. And maybe make the ammo can look a little better. (I know, these have been voted out. But as it stands, the one voted in is about to be altered, perhaps drastically, and in any event will no longer be the exact logo voted on)

– I can’t find my favorite flashlight. Anyone seen it?

[seldom|seen]

I have so much to say, but quite honestly it would fall on deaf ears. I have lost interest. Unfortunate, considering I spent a fair number of hours working up concepts for a refresh and tring desperately to infuse the conversation with a professional’s perspective. But the loose (perhaps lost) timeline, nit-picky politics, lasse-faire follow-through and lack of informed decision-making has left a foul taste in my mouth and I no longer care what happens to the logo. Good luck….

[TyeDyeSkyGuy]

If we’re not going to use the winning logo, for whatever reason, shouldn’t the runner up then be considered?

It’s not my favorite design. In fact it was one of my least favorite. But fair is fair and maybe we should give the funky “g” logo another look.

💡

[gotta run]

If this is going to be opened back up to rework and/or new submissions, I have one that might work. I’m not a graphic artist, so someone would have to clean it up and give it the right colors. Just a concept…

On the Left Side of the Road...

[Mathman]

@gotta run wrote:

If this is going to be opened back up to rework and/or new submissions, I have one that might work. I’m not a graphic artist, so someone would have to clean it up and give it the right colors. Just a concept…

The A isn’t for Appleton is it????

😉

[wooden_nickel]

Update the old logo or do nothing, IMHO. It has worked just fine and is our current identity. Update it if necessary, but it will still keep some of the history. Has anyone said, I want nothing to do with the organization because of it’s *outdated* logo?

[bugsmasher69]

@wooden_nickel wrote:

Has anyone said, I want nothing to do with the organization because of it’s *outdated* logo?

The first time I wondered across the WGA website I wasn’t really impressed with the logo or how the home page is set up. My initial thought of the logo was that it was really basic and looked liked something that was quickly thrown together to get the association up and running. The homepage doesn’t have anything on it to make it jump out at you and get your attention and want to make you continue onto the other pages on the site. It also looks like it was thrown together quickly and has had nothing major done to it since it’s beginning. So yeah I all most didn’t look thru the rest of the website because it looked like a hodgepodge, part time organization from my first view of the main page.

I personally like and voted for the logo that is similiar to Washington’s because it is interesting, modern and it stands out and think we should use it.

As for what to do with the home page I am not sure. Maybe add various pictures of WI at the top, around the sides or even in the middle and have them change every few weeks? But what ever it is it needs to make the page stand out and look interesting and professional.

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