To all artists, designers and readers alike bring your ideas for a button design to be featured in the 2015 Hi-Yu Festival to the Hi-Yu meeting at the Admiral Congregational Church at 4320 S.W. Hill St. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. on Feb.2.
The theme this year is “Sound Respect”, with a focus on the history and individuality of the Puget Sound. A float designed around this theme for this year's festival features ferry boats, orca whales, salmon, streams, the Olympic Mountains, and numerous other iconography only found in this region.
The design should be drawn and colored within a button sized circle (2” across the center of a round button). A graphic designer will make the necessary adjustments to the selected design before printing.
The Hi-Yu festival is an annual event held in the West Seattle area throughout July. There are dozens of events kicking off with the Seattle Seafair Pirates landing on Alki Beach and culminating with the Seafair Torchlight Parade. In Chinook the term Hi-Yu means “much, plenty, abundance” and the festival has been a West Seattle staple since 1934.