FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Idea Sandbox Logo Judged Best
of Marketing/PR Blogs on the Interweb

Contact: Paul Williams
www.idea-sandbox.com

THE INTERWEB - April 18 2008: The Idea Sandbox logo has been chosen as best Marketing/PR blog logo in the Logo Design Love Awards.

Founder of Idea Sandbox, Paul Williams rejoiced, "Wow! With nearly 190 million blogs on the interweb - over 112 million of them English-language... That makes most blogs a needle in a haystack. For Idea Sandbox to be selected in an honor, and to win... a thrill! Thank you judges! And thank you to my clever designer Jennifer from Principle!"

For the past ten weeks the site, Logo Design Love, has been hosting a competition to judge the best blog logos.

The aim was to uncover the most effective blog logos, and to raise awareness of lesser-known logo designers. A distinguished panel of judges were brought on board, with more than a century of collective design experience.

Logos were nominated from ten blog categories...

• Business,
  
• Design and photography,
  
• Entertainment,
  
• Environmental,
  
• Health and self-development,
  
• Marketing and PR,
  
• Personal,
  
• Political,
  
• Technology, and
  
• Miscellaneous

The judges selected their favorite three logos from all ten of those categories, as well as a best of category. Idea Sandbox won best of category.

Readers were able to offer their votes via comments on the site. It was a close race between three marketing and PR sites: Idea Sandbox, Hubspot, and Holy Cow. Readers selected Hubspot as their favorite in close competition. Nice work, Hubspot.

Reader Comments

Here are some of the comments left by readers about the Idea Sandbox logo.

• Idea Sandbox is best, warmest, most colorful
  
• Idea Sandbox’s logo is great
  
• I love the warm and fuzzy feeling of bygone days that it evokes!
  
• Automatically opens your mind for thinking
  
• Idea Sandbox (the metaphor and design)
  
• Idea Sandbox - for originality in design & illustration
  
• Not only is the idea sandbox a great logo… greatest of the great… but the blog site is very informative and forces you to reflect.
  (I think that may have been my Dad's comment)
  
• I dig this one the most. Haha.
  
• Idea Sandbox gets my vote. It is inviting, creative and has energy. It stands alone in that it is descriptive without being prescriptive.

Be sure to check out the judge's comments on their award for overall best logo, Joe Urban.

Suite of Sandbox Logos

While the blog starburst logo was submitted to the contest, Idea Sandbox also features additional logo treatments, used based on the context and vehicle.

The award-winning starburst logo... used on the website.

There's the simple "Idea Sandbox Script." I use this in my email auto-signature.

I have a suite of horizontal tags in various colors...

And, this treatment is featured on my business card...

Thanks a million for the nomination, for the votes, and for judging our logo as one of the best!

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You are invited to...

Chat Over Cappuccino

with Paul Williams from Idea Sandbox
7:00 to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 22 May
at the
Starbucks Coffee
Ballston Metro Center

901 North Stuart Street
Arlington, VA 22203

off Metro stop | plenty of parking
Map on Starbucks Site

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Idea Sandbox friends... An informal get together with Paul Williams,
founder of Idea Sandbox to talk about
creative problem solving, branding, and remarkability.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Idea Sandbox to Expand Internationally

Idea Sandbox to Open Offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands
to Serve European Market

Contact: Paul Williams
www.idea-sandbox.com

SEATTLE, WA & Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - 4 May 2006 - Idea Sandbox, LLC, 'North America's leading problem solving and creativity firm managed by a guy named Paul Williams', announced today it is expanding its problem solving services to support mainland Europe.

"Is it fair to limit the services of Idea Sandbox to only those in North America? No. So now, companies and individuals ranging from Portugal to Poland and from Sicily to Sweden will have access to develop 'wicked good ideas' with the expert expertise of Idea Sandbox," blurted Paul Williams, founder and credible source for Idea Sandbox, LLC. "Of course, the first thing I need to do is stop using the Boston-based term 'wicked good' to describe ideas. It translates to 'bad good ideas' in Dutch, 'good bad ideas' in French and Italian, and 'common good ideas' in German."

Launched in September of 2005, Idea Sandbox helps companies and individuals develop better strategy, discover better solutions to problems, and best utilize their company's strengths. Williams said, "Idea Sandbox has allowed me to formalize my passion and ability to help others develop remarkable ideas. I've worked with some inspiring clients in the states and am looking forward to the opportunity to add value in Europe."

With over 15 years marketing expertise at organizations including the Walt Disney Company and the Aramark Corporation, Williams most recently concluded a 9-year stint as a Starbucks marketing executive. While often credited with creating Starbucks Frappuccino blended beverage drink, he firmly denies that claim.

World Map Showing Europe

Europe Country Map
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Map of the Netherlands

For more information visit the Idea Sandbox blog at: idea-sandbox.com/blog or subscribe to our feed.

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or is it just the beginning?

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