Design us a logo

Regular visitors to the Chatbox will know that there have been occasional comments about Audlem Online's logo from a small number of readers.

Why, they ask, did the webtean choose a logo that looks like an unidentifiable organ from the human body.

Supporters of the logo, however, respond that it's a politically charged representation of the true Cheshire before Governments, first in 1974 and then 2009, messed around with this proud county's boundaries – notably last year, with the contentious split into 'Cheshire East' and 'Cheshire West and Chester'.

Not only that, the 'map' logo shows where Audlem sits on the map of Cheshire.

In the interests of democracy, however, the webteam is happy to run a competition where those that wish to can submit their own designs for an Audlem Online logo. These will then be considered as possible replacement logos.

What best represents Audlem? Is it St James' Church, or the canal? Possibly the Buttermarket, or is the memorial in the Square? Or dairy cattle grazing contentedly in green pastures? The choice is yours.

There are some rules to stick to – see below in italics – because we don't want all the hard work of redesigning a chunk of the Homepage. The webteam is, however, looking forward to seeing the suggestions that come forward. All suggestions will be carefully considered.

Click the 'Logo Template' link above to download a JPG logo template. All logo submissions must fit within the template dimensions and be returned digitally as a JPG file. Logos can stray outside the circle, but not outside the dimensions of the template (115x155 pixels). To download the template click here.

Please be aware that you will need a basic knowledge of computer graphic design to successfully overlay your logo onto the provided template. We recommend using a graphics package such as Adobe PhotoShop or Corel Draw. If you don't have either of these, consider downloading GIMP. This is a totally free computer graphics software package which you can download from here" rel="nofollow">here. Good luck!

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