His project depicted an unfinished globe constructed of puzzle pieces, of multiple colors. After a two-stage voting process, a design by Paul Stansifer, at the time known under username Paullusmagnus, won with considerable support.
In 2003, following a suggestion by Erik Möller, known under the username Eloquence, an international logo contest was conducted to find a new logo that was suitable for all language versions of Wikipedia. The text used for the logo was:ĭesire to know why, and how, curiosity such as is in no living creature but man: so that man is distinguished, not only by his reason, but also by this singular passion from other animals in whom the appetite of food, and other pleasures of sense, by predominance, take away the care of knowing causes which is a lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continual and indefatigable generation of knowledge, exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.įinal version of the logo adapted by Wikipedia in 2003 Contest Beneath that was placed the motto of Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Underneath it was written "Wikipedia" in the capital letters, with W and A being slightly taller than the others. The logo included the quote, taken from Thomas Hobbes's 1651 book Leviathan, from chapter VI of part I, placed within the circle and distorted by the fisheye effect. The winner was the last logo (#24), contributed by the user The Cunctator. A list of 24 leading candidates was chosen in the contest, which took place from November to December 2001. In November 2001, Wikipedia users began suggesting new logos for the website.
Neverthe less it will, I trust, be found that I have permitted my self a glimpse of the comic side of things only at fitting sea sons, when the tired reader might well crave a moment's breathing-space, and not on any occasion where it could endanger the continuity of the line of argument. I never co uld quite see the reasonableness of this immemorial law: subjects there are, no doubt, which are in their essence too serious to admit of any lightness of treatment – but I cannot recognise Geometry as one of them. In one respect this book is an experiment, and may chance to prove a failure : I mean that I have not thought it necessary to maintain throu ghout the gravity of style which scientific writers usually affect, and which has somehow come to be regarded as an 'inseparable accident' of scientific teaching. It utilized the fisheye effect, which made only part of the text readable.
The logo included a quote from the preface of the 1879 book Euclid and his Modern Rivals by Lewis Carroll. It was used as the logo for the website until the end of 2001. Wikipedia's first true logo was an image that was originally submitted by Bjørn Smestad, under the username Bjornsm, for a Nupedia logo competition which took place in 2000.
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