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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tiffany,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We did a successful logo project early on, through our Promotion Committee. We chose one local graphic artist and spent a couple months doing a “design by committee” process, and it actually turned out alright.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Looking back, what helped us out the most was the decision to spend an entire meeting literally walking around downtown with our committee and identifying architectural elements that could work to symbolize our downtown well. That got everyone on the same page with what “symbol” should be focused on. Once the general “symbol” was chosen and agreed upon, it made the rest of the process much easier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Charlie Mitchell, CEcD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Community & Economic Development Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>City of La Grande<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PO Box 670<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>La Grande, OR 97850<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>541-962-1307<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:cmitchell@cityoflagrande.org">cmitchell@cityoflagrande.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.cityoflagrande.org/">http://www.cityoflagrande.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lagrandemainstreet.org/">www.lagrandemainstreet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.facebook.com/LGMainStreet">www.facebook.com/LGMainStreet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'><img border=0 width=44 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBA0F3.3EC731D0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01C94FBD.0B1CCD60"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Home of Eastern Oregon University</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tiffany Estes<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Oregon Main Street program managers<br><b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] logos<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Astoria is in the process of coming up with a logo for our downtown association. We have tried coming up with concepts at the board level (with two designers on the board), but seem to be stuck in analysis paralysis. We are considering looking at an inexpensive freelance, having a contest, etc. in order to get more objective feedback and move forward. Any suggestions or ideas based on what worked for you?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Tiffany Estes</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Tiffany Estes<br>Whole Brain Creative, Inc.<br><i>In the Spexarth Building<br></i>818 Commercial St., Suite 300<br>Astoria, OR 97103<br>888.325.4485 </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>