It really helps the Open Lab project if a lot of people have handy little 'submit to Open Lab' buttons/badges on their side-bars. More blogs have it, the better. Just one click, and the entry is submitted (instead of coming here and searching for the link).
So, I asked for new button designs and got more than one to choose from. Instead of choosing one myself, I thought I'd ask the hive-mind: which one do you like the best so we can turn it into the 'official' design? Suggest changes to designs as well. Post your vote in the comments and in 5 days I will tally them up and post the codes for the winning design in several different sizes.
This button was designed by Zen Faulkes:
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These buttons were designed by Daniel Brown:
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First, as the guy who did design #1, let me say I really like designs 2 through 4, particularly #2. That’s not a vote, just a compliment. ;)
Second, the space at the top of design #1 isn’t a bug, it’s a feature, as they say in computing. The top was intentionally left blank to put in text like, “Submit to,” “Judge for,” “Featured in,” and so on. Just so you know.
Posted by: Zen Faulkes | March 18, 2009 1:30 PM
Thanks Zen!
You definitely have the appeal of simplicity (which is often better).
Let me reiterate that everyone should feel free to suggest changes.
I like #2 as well - the book sort of connects the digital aspect (101011100) with the print format of openlab - unfortunately the details of the lettering do not show up well in smaller sizes (which is why I made the simpler lettering of #4).
Posted by: Irradiatus | March 18, 2009 1:47 PM
Bora, is there a bookmarklet as well as a badge? If I had a "submit to OL($currentyear)" button on my browser toolbar I'd be far more likely to send in suggestions...
Posted by: bill | March 18, 2009 2:14 PM
I don't know how to make one. Someone? Anyone? The link is:
http://openlab.wufoo.com/forms/submission-form/
Posted by: Coturnix | March 18, 2009 2:16 PM
I tried to do an autofill link for Openlab 2007, but wufoo didn't support such tech back then. It might now, but I don't know.
Posted by: Reed A. Cartwright | March 18, 2009 3:00 PM
Looks to me like a job for the LazyWeb: http://www.sennoma.net/main/archives/2009/03/one_for_all_you_javascript_wiz.php
When that hits the biogang on FriendFeed, I'm hoping that you'll get yourself a bookmarklet.
Posted by: bill | March 18, 2009 5:10 PM
I don't like any of them very much. But hey, ignore me, I'm just spoiled by choice.
Posted by: cromercrox | March 18, 2009 7:19 PM
I like the top 3, but I think the last one kind of looks like THE FLAMING EYE OF SAURON COMPELS YOU TO SUBMIT TO OPENLAB. Not that that is a bad thing, really...
Posted by: Scicurious | March 19, 2009 9:37 AM
I find most of them TOOOO BIGGGGG!!! I like tiny buttons (117px wide)
Design-wise, I like #1 and #3.
Posted by: Eva | March 20, 2009 12:27 AM
These are samples. The winner will be given in 3 or 4 different sizes, including tiny.
Posted by: Coturnix | March 20, 2009 12:30 AM