January 05, 2011
Art student wins radio station’s logo contest
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Ian Steele, a senior art major at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from Marissa, scored a win for his resume with the recent selection of his logo design by CIL-FM, a regional radio station.
Steele’s design was one of 127 submitted to the radio station during its recent “Design Our Logo” contest. Staff at CIL-FM and Silkworm Inc., a local silkscreen, embroidery and graphics company, narrowed the field first to 28 semi-finalists, then to five finalists. Listener votes contributed to the final selection.
Steele’s four-color design will replace the previous logo, which had been in place at the radio station for more than a decade. The radio station is part of the RiverRadio group of stations.
As the logo contest winner, Steele received an Apple iPad and a week’s externship at Silkworm. Silkworm and Ron Ward Chevrolet in Herrin sponsored the logo contest.
To see Steele’s winning entry, visit www.cilfm.com. To see other examples of Steele’s work, visit his design site at www.behance.net/iansteele.