Dallas gets a "D" in Design

Guest Editorial by Felix Sockwell Chances are you’ve participated in a talent contest. Hell, you may have even voted for Sanjaya Malakar. Kids, futures, democracy… it’s all serious business worth voting for. Behold�the winning entry (designed free) among more than 275 designs submitted by district students and staff members.The new blue logo,�according to a report in the Dallas Morning News, was to help brand the school district as a “reinvigorated, progressive organization”. What came out, though, was “dull, busy and marred by student figures reminiscent of Pillsbury Doughboys,” according to some trustees at DISD’s board briefing. District administrators had hoped the recommended logo — three student figures in red, white and blue ben