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== Freegle Doodles ==
== Freegle Doodles ==


Freegle Doodles are the Freegle Logos that have been altered to celebrate particular events and add a little more interest to the Freegle site.  
Freegle Doodles are Freegle logos altered to celebrate particular events, adding a little extra interest to the Freegle site. We took our lead from Google Doodles: http://www.google.com/doodles/about


We are taking our lead from Google Doodles http://www.google.com/doodles/about
== Who can come up with doodles? ==


'''Who can come up with Doodles?'''
Anyone. Please have a go - you'll be credited for any doodles that get published. Email [mailto:graphics@ilovefreegle.org graphics@ilovefreegle.org] to let us know you'd like to have a go, and we'll add you to the list of doodlers.


Anyone can come up with a doodle, see the guidelines below. So please have a go, you will be credited for any doodles published. Drop me a line at [mailto:graphics@ilovefreegle.org graphics@ilovefreegle.org] to let me know if you like to have a go and I'll create a list of doodlers.<br>
== What events do we want doodles for? ==


'''What events do Freegle want doodles for?'''
We're keeping the list fairly modest for now. It leans on saints' days, which tend to mark a day of celebration for that country, but if you think other days should be added, email [mailto:graphics@ilovefreegle.org graphics@ilovefreegle.org].


As we are just trying this out we thought that we'd keep the list fairly modest in number. If we get a lots of people wanting to doodle for Freegle we can expand the list. I've started with a short list of days well known (I think ) to the UK public, it looks a bit heavy on the saints days but they tend to mark a day for that country to celebrate. However if you think other days should be on the list drop me a line at [mailto:graphics@ilovefreegle.org graphics@ilovefreegle.org]. <br>
* Jan 1st - New Year's Day
* Feb 14th - St Valentine's Day
* Feb 21st - Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
* Mar 1st - St David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales)
* Mar 17th - St Patrick's Day (Patron Saint of Ireland)
* Mar 18th - Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day)
* Easter: 8/4/12, 31/3/13, 20/4/14, 5/4/15, 27/3/16
* April 22nd - Earth Day
* April 23rd - St George's Day (Patron Saint of England)
* June 5th - World Environment Day: http://www.unep.org/wed/intro/intro.html
* June 18th-24th - National Recycle Now Week: http://www.recyclenowpartners.org.uk/index.html
* Sept 19th - Talk Like a Pirate Day
* Oct 31st - All Saints / Halloween
* Nov 5th - Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night
* Nov 30th - St Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland)
* Dec 25th - Christmas Day


Jan 1st - New Year's Day
There are lots of other events and dates we could add, such as:


Feb 14th - St.Valentines Day
* Spring into Reuse (March, April, May)
* Mar 8th - International Women's Day
* April 22nd - Earth Day: http://www.earthday.org/2012
* June 1st-7th - National Volunteers' Week
* Jubilee bank holiday: 5/6/12
* Olympic Games: 27/7/12 - 12/8/12
* Paralympic Games: 29/8/12 - 9/9/12
* Waste-free winter
* <nowiki>#FreegleFriday</nowiki>
* <nowiki>#WastelessWed</nowiki>


Feb 21st - Shrove Tuesday (Pancake day)
And plenty more - my favourite being "National Doughnut Week"! But we need to see if there's enough interest before we expand the list.


Mar 1st - St. David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales)
== Guidance on producing a Freegle Doodle ==


Mar 17th - St. Patrick's Day (Patron Saint of Ireland)
=== What a doodle should contain ===


Mar 18th - Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day)
A Freegle doodle needs the word "Freegle" to be distinguishable within the design when sized to 160 by 160 pixels. Where possible it should include an element of the Freegle heart too, though how much is up to the artist. It should also reference the event.


Easter:&nbsp;8/4/12, 31/3/13, 20/4/14, 5/4/15, 27/3/16
=== Selection ===


April 22nd - Earth Day
If we're lucky enough to get several designs for one event, we'll email the contributors to get opinions. If a casting vote is needed, the doodle organiser will make the final call.


April 23rd - St.George's Day (Patron Saint of England)
=== Format ===


June 5th - World Environment Day http://www.unep.org/wed/intro/intro.html
Pick up the standard [[Logos]] in SVG format as your starting point.


June 18th-24th - National Recycle Now Week http://www.recyclenowpartners.org.uk/index.html
Once you've created a Freegle Doodle, send it to [mailto:graphics@ilovefreegle.org graphics@ilovefreegle.org], again in SVG format, so it can be resized for different uses.


Sept 19th - Talk like a Pirate Day
=== Credits ===


Oct 31st - All Saints / Halloween
Any doodles used will be credited to their creator.


Nov 5th - Guy Fawkes/ Bonfire Night
=== Copyright ===


Nov 30th - St.Andrew's Day (Patron Saint for Scotland)
By creating a doodle and sending it in for use, you give Freegle the right to use it on its pages and websites free of charge. If you want Freegle to stop using your design, email us and we'll remove it.


Dec 25th - Christmas Day
=== Old designs ===


There are loads of other events and dates we could add, such as&nbsp;:  
Some old designs are stored here: [http://photobucket.com/freegledays http://photobucket.com/freegledays]


Spring into Reuse (March, April, May)
== Geek guidance ==


Mar 8th - International Women's Day
First, decide on a filename that doesn't conflict with existing doodle filenames. Make sure the doodle fits tightly within its bounds, with no white space around it.


April 22nd 2012, Earth Day http://www.earthday.org/2012
The small website logo needs to be 160x160px. Create a jpg or png file at this size, log in to Perch and add a new ornament, uploading the image file - this goes to ilovefreegle/images/doodle on Spock. A task every hour copies all the doodles over to web1. The create_daily_tips script runs overnight on Spock and web1, but can be run manually when required. If there's a doodle for today, the sitelogo and directlogo symlinks are updated to point to it; otherwise the standard ones are used.


June 1st-7th National Volunteer's Week
Now upload various sizes of the doodle to 'shared' on web1 and Spock. In Perch, create suitable shortlinks for each image uploaded - use only alphanumeric characters in the shortlink.


Jubilee bank holiday:&nbsp;5/6/12
The Facebook profile photo should be 960x960 pixels and the cover photo 851x315 pixels, though Facebook will resize for you.


Olympics Games - 27/7/12 - 12/8/12
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Paralympic Games - 29/8/12 - 9/9/12
[[Category:Promotion & Publicity]]
 
Waste-free winter
 
<nowiki>#FreegleFriday</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>#WastelessWed</nowiki>
 
And there are plenty more, my favourite being "National Doughnut Week"&nbsp;!
 
However we need to see if there are enough people who want to produce doodles before we expand the list.
 
== Guidance on Producing a Freegle Doodle  ==
 
'''What a Doodle should contain'''
 
A freegle doodle needs to have the word Freegle distinguishable within the design when its sized to 160 by 160 pixels. If possible it should try to contain an element of the Freegle heart in there too, although to what extent is down to the artist. Finally, it needs to reference the event.
 
'''Selection'''
 
If we get to the luxurious position of getting several designs in for a particular event, I'll email the group of contributors to get opinions. Should there need to be a casting vote or final decision the doodle organiser will do it (I don't mind being unpopular).
 
'''Format'''
 
This is where you can pick up the standard [[Logos]] in SVG format.
 
Once you create a Freegle Doodle send it to [mailto:graphics@ilovefreegle.org graphics@ilovefreegle.org] again in SVG format so it can be resized for different uses.<br>
 
'''Credits'''
 
Any Doodles used will be credited to the creator (although I'm not sure how we will show who that is&nbsp;?)
 
'''Copyright'''
 
By creating a Doodle and sending it in for use you are giving Freegle the right to use it on its pages and websites without charge. If you want freegle to stop using the design just drop us an email and we will remove it from our pages and websites.
 
'''Old designs'''
 
Some old designs are&nbsp;stored&nbsp;here&nbsp;[http://photobucket.com/freegledays http://photobucket.com/freegledays]
 
== Geek guidance  ==
 
First, decide on a filename that doesn't confict with existing doodle filenames. Next, make sure the doodle fits tightly within its bounds, ie no white space around it.
 
The small website logo needs to be 160x160px. Create a jpg or png file this size. Log in to perch and add a new ornament, uploading the image file. This goes to ilovefreegle/images/doodle on spock. A task every hour copies all the doodles over to web1. The create_daily_tips script is run overnight on spock and web1 - but can be run manually when required. If there is a doodle for today, the sitelogo and directlogo symlinks are updated to point to it; otherwise the standard ones are used.
 
Now upload various size versions of the doodle to 'shared' on web1 and spock. In perch create suitable shortlinks for each image uploaded.&nbsp;&nbsp; Only use alphanumeric chars in the shortlink.
 
The Facebook profile photo should be 960x960 pixels and the cover photo 851x315 pixels - though Facebook will resize for you.
 
The Twitter main photo needs to be square and the header photo 1252x626 pixels.
 
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[[Category:PR_Materials]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

Freegle Doodles

Freegle Doodles are Freegle logos altered to celebrate particular events, adding a little extra interest to the Freegle site. We took our lead from Google Doodles: http://www.google.com/doodles/about

Who can come up with doodles?

Anyone. Please have a go - you'll be credited for any doodles that get published. Email graphics@ilovefreegle.org to let us know you'd like to have a go, and we'll add you to the list of doodlers.

What events do we want doodles for?

We're keeping the list fairly modest for now. It leans on saints' days, which tend to mark a day of celebration for that country, but if you think other days should be added, email graphics@ilovefreegle.org.

  • Jan 1st - New Year's Day
  • Feb 14th - St Valentine's Day
  • Feb 21st - Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
  • Mar 1st - St David's Day (Patron Saint of Wales)
  • Mar 17th - St Patrick's Day (Patron Saint of Ireland)
  • Mar 18th - Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day)
  • Easter: 8/4/12, 31/3/13, 20/4/14, 5/4/15, 27/3/16
  • April 22nd - Earth Day
  • April 23rd - St George's Day (Patron Saint of England)
  • June 5th - World Environment Day: http://www.unep.org/wed/intro/intro.html
  • June 18th-24th - National Recycle Now Week: http://www.recyclenowpartners.org.uk/index.html
  • Sept 19th - Talk Like a Pirate Day
  • Oct 31st - All Saints / Halloween
  • Nov 5th - Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night
  • Nov 30th - St Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland)
  • Dec 25th - Christmas Day

There are lots of other events and dates we could add, such as:

  • Spring into Reuse (March, April, May)
  • Mar 8th - International Women's Day
  • April 22nd - Earth Day: http://www.earthday.org/2012
  • June 1st-7th - National Volunteers' Week
  • Jubilee bank holiday: 5/6/12
  • Olympic Games: 27/7/12 - 12/8/12
  • Paralympic Games: 29/8/12 - 9/9/12
  • Waste-free winter
  • #FreegleFriday
  • #WastelessWed

And plenty more - my favourite being "National Doughnut Week"! But we need to see if there's enough interest before we expand the list.

Guidance on producing a Freegle Doodle

What a doodle should contain

A Freegle doodle needs the word "Freegle" to be distinguishable within the design when sized to 160 by 160 pixels. Where possible it should include an element of the Freegle heart too, though how much is up to the artist. It should also reference the event.

Selection

If we're lucky enough to get several designs for one event, we'll email the contributors to get opinions. If a casting vote is needed, the doodle organiser will make the final call.

Format

Pick up the standard Logos in SVG format as your starting point.

Once you've created a Freegle Doodle, send it to graphics@ilovefreegle.org, again in SVG format, so it can be resized for different uses.

Credits

Any doodles used will be credited to their creator.

Copyright

By creating a doodle and sending it in for use, you give Freegle the right to use it on its pages and websites free of charge. If you want Freegle to stop using your design, email us and we'll remove it.

Old designs

Some old designs are stored here: http://photobucket.com/freegledays

Geek guidance

First, decide on a filename that doesn't conflict with existing doodle filenames. Make sure the doodle fits tightly within its bounds, with no white space around it.

The small website logo needs to be 160x160px. Create a jpg or png file at this size, log in to Perch and add a new ornament, uploading the image file - this goes to ilovefreegle/images/doodle on Spock. A task every hour copies all the doodles over to web1. The create_daily_tips script runs overnight on Spock and web1, but can be run manually when required. If there's a doodle for today, the sitelogo and directlogo symlinks are updated to point to it; otherwise the standard ones are used.

Now upload various sizes of the doodle to 'shared' on web1 and Spock. In Perch, create suitable shortlinks for each image uploaded - use only alphanumeric characters in the shortlink.

The Facebook profile photo should be 960x960 pixels and the cover photo 851x315 pixels, though Facebook will resize for you.

Back to Graphics Team

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