Background
Did you ever wonder who designed the uPortal logo and how it was chosen? In early June, 2000, the uPortal community had a design contest to create a logo for JA-SIG's then-brand-new uPortal project. Over 30 logos were submitted and a Zoomerang survey was distributed for people to vote on the best logo.
The following people submitted logos for consideration:
| Name |
Organization |
| Jill Anderson |
N/A |
| Michael Barton |
Princeton University |
| Susan Bramhall |
Yale University |
| Steve Evans |
Yale University |
| Raissa Macasieb-Ludwig |
Georgetown University |
| Piet Niederhausen |
Georgetown University |
| Lana Rose |
Georgetown University |
| Molly Simpson |
Yale University |
| Paul Zablosky |
University of British Columbia |
Logo Candidates
The original page of logo candidates is still available.
Winner
On June 9, 2000, the winner was announced. It was Piet Niederhausen from Georgetown whose logo received 42% of the 26 votes. His design is still used as the uPortal logo today:
See jasig-portal mailing list posts from June 2000: uPortal logo voting , And the winner is..., voting results
