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Coalition of Organizations for
Accessible Technology
COAT ANNOUNCES LOGO CONTEST WINNER
For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C., January 27, 2009. – The Coalition of Organizations for
Accessible Technology (COAT) is pleased to announce the winner of its recent
Logo Contest. The winning logo was designed by Stephen Dorsey, a graphic artist
from Henderson, Nevada. Mr. Dorsey will receive a cash prize for his effort. The
logo will be used to represent COAT and its mission to the general public in
COAT’s printed materials, website and for other purposes.
Mr. Dorsey, a professional graphic artist for over eighteen years, is also a
person with disabilities as a result of a sports-related spinal cord injury. “It
is an honor to have my design selected as a finalist in your logo search,” he
said when informed that his logo design had been chosen. “I have made accessible
technology a cornerstone of my education and career and I am very honored that
my logo design was selected.”
Forty-two designs were submitted by twenty-seven applicants from every region of
the United States. The logo contest began on Monday, November 17, 2008, and
ended Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Members of the COAT steering committee judged
the submissions via three design review rounds before deciding on the outcome.
“We were thrilled with the number of applicants and the quality, boldness and
creativity of the designs submitted,” said Jenifer Simpson of the American
Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), one of the logo contest judges.
“We chose Stephen Dorsey’s design because it captures both the spirit of COAT
and provides an image of communications energy,” said Rosaline Crawford of
National Association of the Deaf (NAD), another logo contest judge. The design
features the coalition’s acronym, “COAT,” in a large royal blue serif font. The
letter “O” is designed in the shape of the world, with white longitude and
latitude lines. In the center of the “O” is a series of white convex arcs, a
symbol that is often used to represent air waves, broadcast transmission, or
sound. The “O” also appears to be in the center of an orbit, marked by a
highlight of yellow gold on its surface and a diagonal curve of yellow gold that
wraps above and then diagonally across the logo around the letter “O.” The
coalition’s full name appears in small blue serif font directly below.
Karen Peltz Strauss, another COAT judge added, “All contestants responded well
to the call for a design consistent with COAT’s agenda. We believe we have
chosen an image that makes a bold statement about COAT and will represent our
purpose and goals both beautifully and professionally.”
About COAT: The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology, or COAT,
founded in March 2007, is a coalition of over 220 organizations that advocates
for legislative and regulatory safeguards that will ensure full access by people
with disabilities to evolving high speed broadband, wireless and other Internet
protocol (IP) technologies. More information is available at
http://www.coataccess.org
, E-mail info@coataccess.org , Tel 202-457-0046 Ext 31.
About Dorsey Design: Dorsey Design focuses on print design, typography, color
and layout, and specializes in logo development and advertising design. More
info at www.dorseydesign.net or
via Email stephen@dorseydesign.net
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