How did the contest work?
On February 6, 2004, three Wisconsin Folks artists (Annabelle Argand, George Ray McCormick, Rosa Zamora) and UW-Madison professor of textiles and design Beverly Gordon, met to select one or more designs from the 40 that were submitted by K-12 students from throughout Wisconsin. They selected Rachels because the figures in the design were compelling, very well drawn and conveyed ideas of action, excitement and fun. They were also impressed with how well the design communicated the multi-cultural and multi-genre content of the website. The panel chose the second winner, Angela Mathisruds design, because of its strong graphic sense, excellent lay-out, vibrant border, impressive use of color, and solid communication about the websites content. Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Rachels design has been made into a poster that has been distributed to schools and libraries in Wisconsin. Angelas design will be used to make a set of bookmarks that will be distributed to
