“The organizing team wants to host a global contest to create the Wikimedia sound logo. We hope to make it an exciting and engaging moment for the entire movement and beyond. The contest will draw inspiration from previous logo contests of the Wikimedia project, such as the Puzzle Globe logo, the Wikidata logo, the MediaWiki logo and others Logos were developed and then selected through voting based on specific criteria.”
The Wikimedia Foundation plans to select an audio symbol, a sound that will allow us to identify audio content as taken from Wikipedia and its sisters. For example, when personal voice assistants answer questions through Wikipedia, they will play the audio symbol. pic.twitter.com/Hz6ZDBi6Rf
— Dash (@MKF_WK) August 30, 2022
Submissions will be reviewed based on specific selection criteria. The Wikimedia Foundation is considering offering the winner $2,500 as well as a $5,000 grant from the foundation for a community project related to sound of the winner’s choice. Additionally, the winner may be invited to re-record their submission in a professional studio with MassiveMusic, the Foundation’s technical partner.