Two VSU students took First and Second Prizes Saturday for logos for the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail, First prize: circle with trees, by Eboni Pattersonat a Workshop at VSU, with an art exhibit and silent auction, and talks on history, archaeology, hydrogeology, and safety, organized by WWALS Watershed Coalition, the Waterkeeper Affiliate for the Withlacoochee, Little, Alapaha, and upper Suwannee Rivers. “These logo winners reflect the beauty and unusual nature of our blackwater rivers,” said logo contest organizer Julie Bowland, a VSU Art Professor. She aded, “I’ve already heard talk that we may use both of these logos, one for color, and one for black and white.”

Logo Contest Winners

Eboni Patterson won First Prize for the circle logo. Ann Reid won Second Prize for the river trace logo. Both were congratulated by contest organizer Julie Bowland, who handed them checks from WWALS. The prizes were contributed by Chris Mericle for Hometown Handyman and by Dr. Bret Wagenhorst MD of Tifton Opthalmology.

The first prize winning logo, by Eboni Patterson, is quite colorful, cleverly integrating sun, trees, and water, with some of the colors resemble the tannin tea color of our blackwater rivers.

The second prize winning logo, by Ann Reid, is quite clever, with the river tracks forming both the kayak and the water it’s on. It also uses few colors, so may be especially useful when we need to print in one color or black and white.