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'This Is My Child': come vote for the logo please

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 10:26

Hello

Hopefully lots of you will be aware that we're gestating a campaign called 'This Is My Child' (you can see the background here.)

We've had two logos drawn up - and want you to tell us which you prefer.

Hearts or child? Post on the thread to let us know.

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 10:27

And yes you're not going mad - the images aren't in the OP yet. Tech is going to add ASAP...

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 10:38

Thanks Ripping

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 10:51

While I've got you: we'd still love some more photos for us to use as images for the campaign.

We're asking for photos of children with any sort of SN/disability/additional need and a short caption along the lines of: 'This is my child. She's twelve and she loves Star Wars' (or anything at all along those lines. Whether or not you choose to specify the child's diagnosis or condition is entirely up to you)

These will be used around the site where we're featuring the campaign.

If you'd like to take part, please send an image to [email protected] marked 'FAO Campaigns Team - This Is My Child'

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 10:55

@Eyesunderarock

Sorry Rowan, my werebear is neither photogenic, a child or willing to be identified. Grin

Grin Fair enough

I'll give it another ten minutes and then we'll have a nice game of Eye Spy

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 10:57

@Eyesunderarock

What happened to the idea of a photo of a motley crew enjoying themselves and saying 'Spot the one with the disability? That's right, you can't.'

Ooh thanks for reminding us of this one. The logo needs to be something graphic and easily reproduced (which doesn't tend to apply to photos, however clear they are), but this is a GOOD idea that I'd forgotten about - I'll suggest adding it in to the photos we're using.

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 11:01

Hurrah! images in OP now

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 11:20

@AtYourCervix

Just checked DDs facebook photos.

In her most recent she has fallen off a chair clutching a bottle of budweiser. Laughing hysterically. And is painted green.

Is that the sort of thing you're after?

Arf. Sounds fine to us so long as she's old enough to be drinking (don't want to inadvertently kick off a storm about giving children booze)?

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 11:28

We absolutely understand if people don't want to send in photos because their children wouldn't like them to - that's really completely fine (and sorry if it feels like we're putting pressure on; we've got quite a few already but we're going to rotate them so we're just aiming to get a few more).

They won't be linked to your user name/RL name/any identifiable details at all (other than the caption you write).

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RowanMumsnet · 09/07/2013 13:50

Hello

Thanks for all the input - we'll leave this running until tomorrow so as many people as poss can see it and then we'll come back to you

And point taken about the 'can you spot the child with a disability' photo - please keep the comments coming on that

and FINALLY thanks VERY much for the veritable rush of photos we've had this morning

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RowanMumsnet · 10/07/2013 12:25

@hazeyjane

Arf, thanks

And thanks for all the comments - we'll have a mull

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RowanMumsnet · 12/07/2013 09:56

Morning

Thanks very much for your input: here's what we've come up with - we've tried to take as many of your comments on board as we can.

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RowanMumsnet · 15/07/2013 09:23

Hello

Just want to say we're not ignoring you (honest Wink) and will be back soon

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RowanMumsnet · 18/07/2013 10:33

Well then - thanks very much for all your input. We fully take on board that many of you found the spectacle-wearing child a bit cartoonish and/or patronising (and we do see your point).

With that in mind - and the difficulty of composing a clean, graphic image that is properly inclusive and representative, without being icky - we've decided that a text-based logo is the way to go, so we're going to use something focused around the 'This Is My Child' logo without any images.

Thanks again for your comments - they were really useful.

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RowanMumsnet · 18/07/2013 14:01

@RippingYarns

Yes, any reason you're not using the fabulous slogan as suggested by the very lovely SallyBear and agreed by so many here?

Sorry for not addressing this one before.

The honest (but prosaic) answer is that short tends to be better with these things. While we completely see the significance of adding the extra line, it makes it far too long to use (for example) as a hashtag on Twitter (where you're limited to 120 characters, so every one counts).

We appreciate that loads of you may not use Twitter but it's enormously useful in MNHQ campaigns. It means the word gets out much more widely than it otherwise would (those of you who can bear to look at Twitter, take a look at our #bountymutiny hashtag to see how far that has spread - in many cases being used by people who have probably never even looked at MN).

So for an awareness-raising campaign like this - where what we're really trying to achieve is to grab the wider public's attention and get people to think about how they behave, and the assumptions they make - our experience strongly suggests that short and snappy beats longer-but-fabulous.

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