"If for Pinays only, the image or identity cannot be left to be determined by those selling sex tours in the Philippines or mail-order brides. The Filipino woman is much, much more than that - - - but she has to know this, believe in this, and fight for this. The Net is one great place to do it. You can have a hundred online magazines and websites in no time. You can create a worldwide network to support this. And in the end, when someone would search for "pinay" or "Filipina" in Yahoo! then these sites would top the list." --- Jesse Liwag, Editor of i-Site, 1998

"...computers and the Internet are some of the tools that will finally liberate both women and Asians from bondage. You see, women in general, and Asians as a set of countries and races, could never have come to the fore in the Industrial Age of Steel and big machines. These were meant for the big men of brawn... the tools of production shifted from iron and steel machines to electronics, computers and the Internet, which are small, handy, fine, cheap, and require more mind than brawn to operate. Due to these qualities ... big men of brawn are not what are needed to run today's industries anymore. What are more necessary now are fine hands and minds, both of which are amply available among women and Asians." --- Mila D. Aguilar, activist, journalist, poet, documentary film-maker, 1998

"...Filipinas defying all gender and race stereotypes and myths, and taking an active part in creating and presenting their identity and transforming it for themselves, regardless of cyberspace, are part of the larger struggle of Filipino people reclaiming their identity. " --- Perla Paredes Daly, web publisher, 2005

Pinay.Com Logo Design Contest

We have a winner from Nimuwae. It has been chosen for the concept and feel that not only meet the guidelines for the logo design contest but also captures the purpose of the upcoming pinay.com website.

Below is her submission:

first entry

The logo design was chosen for its use of symbols, patterns and colors that speak of our rich heritage and genealogies. As there were modern aspects in a variation that Nimuwae submitted,(which was a 2nd runner up after judging), the pinay.com team has worked to develop the logo further and finalize it. It will be revealed in 2009.

GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNS WERE:

A logotype design that:

• Is timeless.

• meets Web 2.0 design standards.

• Contains the words “pinay” or “pinay.com”

The entry can either be something from one's own vision or it can incorporate one of the
following ideas:

1)Design logotype of the words pinay.com similar to how “shine”(not “from Yahoo!) have been used as a logotype here at http://shine.yahoo.com(Property of Yahoo!)

2)A unique treatment of the “dot” in the reading of “pinay dot com” logo type.

3) The logotype should be horizontal in format and should be able to read withsimilar to how “Yahoo!” reads above next to the Shine logotype.

Participating Judges

Contact us

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