Community branding may be too important to leave up to college students

See "Local college students submit banner designs for District Heights streetscape project: Residents will pick favorite image at March 20 meeting" from the Gazette.

While I like one design more than the other, I can't claim either is great.

Banner designs often become more about community building than strong branding and identity development for communities and commercial districts.



Top: Jasmine Rubin. Bottom: Lovie Leach. Five Prince George's Community College students designed proposed banners for the city of District Heights' Downtown Street Banners Community Visioning Project. The project is a partnership between the city and PGCC Visual Communication students to create a banner to hang from lamp posts on Marlboro Pike. Residents will have a chance March 20 to select their favorite designs from at the E. Michael Roll Municipal Building in District Heights.