The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) has announced the launch a student competition to design the logo for Origin Oman, the new Omani government initiative to promote and support local products and services. The winner of the competition will be awarded RO 500 in cash (about $1300) and his logo will be used on the merchandise of all participating local businesses to indicate that they are members of the Origin Oman campaign, just like the older Omani Product campaign. All students of Omani colleges and universities regardless of nationality may participate in this competition, here are the rules:

• The logo design must have two version in Arabic and English where the Arabic includes the word ‘Omani’ in Arabic and the English version includes the words ‘Origin Oman’ in English. A single version will be accepted if it contains both of these elements.
• The submission must be made in AI format.
• The logo must be usable in monochrome and colour media.
• The participant must be a student based in Oman, he/she must include personal details such as his/her full name, age, place of study, postal address, telephone number, and email along with his submission.
• All submissions are to be sent by email to hamida.albalushi@peie.om.
• The deadline for making the submission is the 20th of May.
• The winner will be announced on the 25th of May.

All of you interested in participating in this cool competition should check the detailed description of it after the jump.

Origin Oman Student Logo Competition

The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) is holding a competition to design a logo for Origin Oman.

Origin Oman is a domestic campaign to promote Oman-made products and services; it has the full support of Government, business and community organisations. The campaign’s principal objective is to engender national pride and encourage consumers and companies to choose locally made products and services bearing the Origin Oman logo. In brief, Origin Oman offers every Oman-based resident an opportunity to help promote the sultanate’s products and services and by doing so help create employment opportunities, stimulate the national economy and reduce carbon emissions.

The logo must encapsulate the idea of locally-made goods and services and sustainability and the design should take into account the various and varied places it will be used.

Where Will the Origin Oman Logo be Used?

The Origin Oman logo will be used to help consumers and institutional buyers identify Oman-made products and services. It will appear, for example, in retail establishments around Oman as well as on Oman-made merchandise, business cards, headed paper, pop-up displays, exhibition stands, flyers, booklets, brochures as well as in web and print advertising campaigns. Moreover, the logo will also be made available to any Oman-based company or organization that is a member of the Origin Oman portal – www.originoman.om – In brief, the logo is intended to enhance awareness of locally made goods and services.

Helping the Economy

When companies and organizations use the Origin Oman logo in their marketing and promotional campaigns, they set themselves apart from the competition by conveying their pride in Oman. Identifying products and services with the Origin Oman logo in supermarkets, shops, hotels, restaurants, coffee shops or at trade shows will translate into increased profits.

Use of the Origin Oman logo will help increase sales of Oman-made products and services which in turn will result in increased employment opportunities and a stronger Omani economy. It’s a win-win scenario.

The Competition Prize

The prize for the winning logo will be RO500 - and the pride of seeing your logo help promote Oman-made goods and services.

Competition Terms

The deadline for submissions is 20 May 2008

Rules of the Competition

1. The logo must be original work of the submitter. By submitting a logo for entry in the competition, the designer acknowledges that he/she is the person that made the logo and is its rightful owner. Copies will be rejected. No work will be returned. Be sure to keep a copy.

2. The design must have an Arabic and English version. The Arabic version must include the word ‘Omani’ in Arabic and the English version should carry the words ‘Origin Oman’ in English. We will also accept a single version that contains the two elements.

3. The competition is open to Oman-based students only.

11. The deadline for submission is 20 May 2008.

12. Results will be announced in 25 May 2008.

17. When submitting please include your full name, age, place of study, postal address, telephone number and e-mail address. Without this information the submission will be rejected.

All entries must be submitted to: hamida.albalushi@peie.om on or before 20 May 2008.