Hey Designers- create a New Mascot for San Diego
March 28, 2011 at 7:01 am Leave a comment
San Diego has had a long history with mascots, starting in 1886 with a stowaway named Bum the Dog, traveling on a steamer from San Francisco to San Diego. (I’d say a very wise dog to boot!) Bum lived his days as the official town dog and is commemorated with a bronze statue in the Gaslamp Quarter.
San Diego.com goes on to talk of the history of the now World Famous Chicken. The Chicken started out as a stint by a radio station to hand out Easter Eggs at the zoo and later parlayed that to get the ball game to get in free there!
Now, there’s a competition to design the city’s next mascot. Win $5,000 for your idea and a conceptual drawing or computer-generated image. Video submissions are also accepted. Entries may also be mailed to: SanDiego.com 1901 4th Ave 3rd Floor San Diego, CA 92101.
Entry filed under: Uncategorized. Tags: Bum the Dog, San Diego, San Diego Chicken.
Trackback this post | Subscribe to the comments via RSS Feed