Call for entries: Dementia Friendly Falkirk logo

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A community-led initiative to raise awareness of dementia and support people living in the local area is seeking entries for a new logo.

Building strong links with the local community has been at the heart of the Dementia Friendly Denny programme, which is now ready to roll out across the wider area as ‘Dementia Friendly Falkirk’.

The Dementia Friendly initiative has brought together local services, community groups, schools, and businesses to help foster a dementia friendly environment in the local area.

The Denny group has been working with local schools to offer placement and student experiences within health and social care. To expand across the wider local area, Dementia Friendly Falkirk is partnering with local schools to design a new logo and raise awareness.

Pupils are invited to enter the logo competition, with the overall winning design to be featured as the Dementia Friendly Falkirk logo, used across a range of print and digital activity.

Submit your short application form and logo design in either PNG or JPEG format by 13 December 2024.

Essential information

  • Submit your entry by midnight on Friday 13 December 2024.
  • The logo should represent dementia and link to the themes of dementia friendliness and/or the Falkirk area.
  • The logo should be creative, unique, and easy to see.
  • To enter, complete the application form and send a .png or .jpg file of your logo to HSCPcomms@falkirk.gov.uk
Competition Entry Form

Useful to know

What is dementia?
Dementia is a group of symptoms caused by different diseases which affect the brain. Symptoms develop over time and include:

  • memory loss
  • confusion and needing help with daily tasks
  • problems with language and understanding
  • changes in behaviour – such as mood changes or difficulty controlling emotions.
  • Difficulty concentrating, planning, or making decisions.

Dementia can affect anyone, but mainly affects people over the age of 65. There are around 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. For most people, the first signs of Alzheimer’s are problems with their memory, thinking, language or perception.

More information about Dementia is available from the Alzheimer Scotland (https://www.alzscot.org/) or the Alzheimer’s Society (https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/)

What is dementia friendly?
Dementia Friendly places are environments where people are aware and understand the needs of people living with dementia.

Local councils, shops, libraries, churches, and businesses all have a role to play in creating Dementia Friendly spaces.

There are lots of ways people and organisations can make their spaces Dementia Friendly, for example a local shop could offer:

  • Clear Signage: Large, easy-to-read signs and symbols with clear directions to entrances, exits, or toilets.
  • Dementia-Aware Staff: Staff trained to understand dementia and to practice patience when interacting with customers who may struggle with communication or confusion.
  • Quiet Hours: Quiet shopping hours can create a calm experience to make customers with dementia feel more comfortable.
  • Memory-Friendly Layout: A consistent layout can make it easier for frequent shoppers with Dementia to become familiar to where items are. Subsequently reducing chances of confusion.
What makes a ‘good’ logo?
Here’s a few tips to creating a winning logo design:

  • Theme: The logo should reflect the ethos of Dementia Friendly Falkirk – linking to the raising awareness and understanding of Dementia in the Falkirk area.
  • Symbolism: You could use symbols to represent the community, health, care, empathy, unity, awareness.
  • Colours: You can use any colours you want. You might want to know that Purple is the internationally recognised colour for dementia awareness. Calming colours such as blue and pale green are also used to create a sense of calm and stability.
  • Simplicity: The winning logo will be used on a range of materials and in different sizes. Complex logos with lots of text are often hard to see when they are small. The most successful logos are clear, simple, memorable, and use as little text as possible.
Terms and conditions
1.     Eligibility:

The competition is open to Falkirk-area school pupils.

2.    Submission:

Submissions must be received by the competition deadline.

3.    Judging criteria:

  • The design must reflect the ethos of Dementia friendliness, support, and/or the Falkirk area.
  • The design must be an original piece of work.
  • The design should be suitable for print and digital use (with minimal modification required).

4.   Logo property:

The winning logo will be the property of the Dementia Friendly Falkirk group, for use in any official or promotional activity related to Dementia Friendly Falkirk.

5.    Right to modify:

The organising committee reserves the right to modify or adapt the winning logo for various purposes, including resizing, recolouring, or otherwise altering the design to fit different formats and media.

6.    Announcement of winners:

The winning logo will be chosen by the judging panel. The winner will be notified via email and may be invited to participate in promotional activities and events to launch the Dementia Friendly Falkirk initiative. The winning logo will be announced using local news articles and social media activity.

7.    Disqualification:

Plagiarism or submission of designs which are not original will result in immediate disqualification.