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Top three designs for Bioplastics Symbol Contest announced
Linda Casey
January 30, 2014
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Top three designs for Bioplastics Symbol Contest announced
Top three designs for Bioplastics Symbol Contest announced
The top three designs for the "Make Your Mark" contest have been announced. The winning symbol will be used by Cereplast Inc., the bioplastic manufacturer that sponsored the contest, to identify products made from bioplastics. Bioplastics are considered to be more sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, and are made from renewable resources including potatoes, corn, wheat, tapioca, sugar and algae. The contest winner will be announced at a gala in Los Angeles on Earth Day Eve.
The "Make Your Mark" design competition was modeled after the 1970 contest that produced the globally recognized recycling symbol we see on recycled and recyclable products today, received more than 1500 design entries and 2.8 million-plus public votes which determined the top 200 designs. From the top 200 design submissions, a panel of "Make Your Mark" judges selected the top three finalists.
Cereplast is encouraging the public to post their comments on the top three designs by clicking on the designer's name below. The top three "Make Your Mark" contenders for the $25,000 prize are:
• Ryan Ford, creative director at deviantART in Huntington Beach, DA
• Laura Howard, a graphic design student at the University of Louisville in Kentucky
• Silas Pandori, graphic designer at Iron Design in Ithaca, NY
The winning symbol will be announced on Earth Day Eve, April 21, 2011, at a gala event to be held at the Herman Miller Showroom in Los Angeles, California. The Herman Miller Showroom is an 18,000 sq-ft venue that was named the first LEED CI (Commercial Interiors) Platinum building in Los Angeles, as certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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