logo contest announcement (#1180)

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+---
+title: Who's got talent?
+author: The Nu Authors
+author_site: https://twitter.com/nu_shell
+author_image: https://www.nushell.sh/blog/images/nu_logo.png
+excerpt: "We are looking for a logo and a mascot: WE NEED YOU!"
+---
+
+## Who's got talent?
+Quite often the community asks us what the logo and the mascot of Nushell are.
+Unfortunately, as of today, we do not have a fully satisfying and official
+answer to this :open_mouth:
+
+It is true we have [a few artworks][Nushell artworks] and
+[one of them][current Nushell logo] is used as the logo of the Nushell discord
+server, Twitter account and GitHub organization.
+
+It is true we have Ellie the friendly elephant as our currently unofficial
+mascot alongside emojis in the Discord server.
+
+However, as Nushell is becoming more popular and mature, we would like to have
+an official stamped brand for this project we love. Thus...
+
+### We need a logo and a mascot :)
+For this and to reflect as best as we can our community, we would like to get
+YOU involved in this endeavour :smirk:
+
+In the following weeks, we will be organizing a contest where YOU can submit
+your creations and have them compete in a fierce battle where only one logo and one mascot will
+stand by the end of the event, also known as a vote :wink:
+
+Let us explain the rules, what you'll be asked exactly, how to submit your work
+and how all this will unfold :yum:
+
+## Rules
+- there is one theme to follow: _your logo or mascot should evoke the idea of
+    Nushell_
+- your submitted files should be in the SVG format
+- any offensive or out-of-topic content will obviously be removed during the
+    preselection
+
+::: warning IMPORTANT NOTE: On the use of generative algorithms
+Because we (as in the Nushell project) want to fully own the logo and mascot of
+Nushell, we want to have a certain level of confidence in the fact that you are
+indeed the author of the artworks you submit and thus are able to fully, and
+legally, give us the ownership of the winning logo and mascot.
+
+This is why we ask you **NOT TO
+USE ANY GENERATIVE ALGORITHMS** such as _MidJourney_ or
+_Dall-E_ :pray:
+
+By submitting artworks by sending us an email, you implicitely certify that you fully own the rights of your submissions and that you give then entirely to the Nushell project.
+
+Any work that can be proven to be from one of these algorithms and that we can't
+legally own will be immediately discarded...
+
+Thanks for your understanding :innocent:
+:::
+
+### Some ideas
+Here are some ideas for what we might consider as a good fit for Nushell,
+following the themes detailed above:
+- Ellie the friendly and yet powerful mascot
+
+<img src="../assets/images/logo-contest/ellie-mascot.png" alt="ellie-mascot" width="200">
+
+- a minimalist font-like logo, featuring "nu" and an abstract elephant
+
+<img src="../assets/images/logo-contest/font-logo.png" alt="font-logo" width="200">
+
+- a blue and friendly shell mascot
+
+<img src="../assets/images/logo-contest/shell-mascot.png" alt="shell-mascot" width="200">
+
+## Submissions
+In order to submit your work, please follow the instructions below:
+- send an email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+- it should contain your Discord name so that we can contact you easily
+- your creations should be called `logo.svg` and `mascot.svg`
+- you can submit any number of images, as long as we can clearly know which ones are logos or mascots :wink:
+
+## Course of events
+Below are the four main phases of this event:
+| phase          | start (from 0AM) | deadline (to 12PM) |
+| -------------- | ---------------- | ------------------ |
+| _submission_   | now              | **2024-01-31**     |
+| _preselection_ | 2024-02-01       | **2024-02-14**     |
+| _vote_         | 2024-02-15       | **2024-02-29**     |
+
+::: tip Note
+precise dates might change at some point, e.g. if submissions keep coming even
+close to the submission deadline.
+
+you'll be the first to be updated on that!
+:::
+
+The results and the _winners_ will be announced shortly in March 2024.
+
+::: tip Note
+details on the vote will be given in due time, but will likely happen either on
+Discord and/or with a _Google Form_
+:::
+
+With all this in mind, we are very excited to find the official look of
+Nushell's logo and mascot in the following weeks and can't wait to see what you
+will be able to produce :heart:
+
+And now... let the best logo and mascot win! :tada:
+
+[Nushell artworks]: https://github.com/nushell/showcase/tree/main/artwork#artwork-showcase
+[current Nushell logo]: https://github.com/nushell/showcase/blob/main/artwork/nushell-sliced.png