Tell us: How would you revamp Boston’s ‘I voted’ sticker?

Anybody who’s been in Boston on an election day has seen it.

It’s a tiny, horizontally rectangular oval sticker with a minimalist graphic of an American flag and the phrases “I voted” that’s normally noticed on somebody’s higher chest.

Boston’s polling place sticker might not be particularly thrilling or eye-catching, but it surely will get the job achieved.

However now that close by cities like Cambridge and close by states like Rhode Island have lately determined to spice their stickers up a bit, it seems like Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is contemplating doing the identical.

On Tuesday after popping out of the voting sales space, Wu tweeted an image of herself with the sticker, writing “I voted! (Anybody need to assist design a extra artistic “I Voted” sticker for Boston subsequent yr??)”

One native graphic designer replied to the tweet suggesting a design that makes use of the identical colours as boston.gov.

One other mentioned she had beforehand created a Boston polling place sticker with town’s skyline and “I voted” in a number of completely different languages.

Twitter consumer Erica Lewy mentioned she thought Wu ought to enlist the assistance of Boston Public Faculties college students to create a brand new sticker and make it right into a contest.

But when not, she mentioned, maybe Boston ought to choose a extra enjoyable design.

State Sen. Susan Moran tweeted a possible design that performs on the state’s distinctive regional slang.

One other Twitter consumer replied with a sticker design that sticks to the fundamentals for content material, however is visibly far more thrilling than the present design.

A few Twitter customers urged licensing the now-famous Ulster County, New York, polling place sticker design that’s something however boring.

The design was created by a 14-year-old and is beloved for its colourful, chaotic drawing that about sums up how most individuals really feel about politics today.

However not everybody was pleased with the thought of adjusting the sticker.

One twitter consumer replied to Wu’s tweet saying, “What’s mistaken with the present design? NOTHING! Preserve the American flag!!!”

Another user replied that they suppose town has extra vital voting points to give attention to.

“This one is simply wonderful. Let’s focus as an alternative on the boundaries to better voter participation. My guess is that the design of a reward sticker will not be one among them,” he wrote.

So how would you alter the “I Voted” sticker in Boston? Make a fast sketch or illustration (or, should you’re formidable, a completely fleshed-out design) and submit the file through the shape under. We’ll present all of them off in a future put up — and who is aware of, possibly get the eye of the mayor’s workplace!