Thaddeus Osborne, a Nuclear Physicist by day, developed the winning sound out of over 3,000 applications. The four-second clip begins with the sound of book pages turning and keyboard clicks, followed by a sequence of warm and joyful notes, conveying approachability and knowledge.
Osborne will be awarded $2,500 for inventing the winning sound, and the Wikimedia Foundation will fly him to a professional recording studio to assist in the creation of a finished version of the audio logo. The foundation anticipates that the final sound will be ready for use by June of this year.
