$25 Contest for a Logo

[EdgEvent]

I'm looking for a logo symbol for my Corporate Event Planning Business called EdgEvent Designs. It's a young, edgy, trendy kind of company, with an emphasis on innovation and creativity but needs a professional feeling logo (and website for that matter). I don't have a website built yet, but do have a placeholder page with my best attempt at a logo (www.edgeventdesigns.com) to give you an idea of what i'm looking for.

What I want is:
-A symbol that can be used independent of the name of the company. The font i really like for the company name is PortlandRoman (see the site). the Symbol should suit that font, or something similar.

-Something simple with clean lines that can easily be translated onto many mediums (i.e. letterhead, business cards, website, newsletters, brochures etc)

-I like the idea of using an E or 2 Es intertwined in sort of an abstract way to give me a symbol.

-I'm still trying to work out a color scheme, but the site will likely be in shades of red or blue. So if you can show me options in both those colors, that'd be great

-While i like the sleek look of web 2.0 logos, i don't want my logo to be too cartoony, with too many reflections and shading that make it hard to reproduce on paper or in different sizes. It should look sleek, sophisticated and professional but edgy too.

If i choose your logo, and you happen to design websites too, this may very well turn into a web design opportunity too. So please let me know if you're interested in website design and we can talk more about that.

The contest will end on Friday, Nov 9th.
Thanks all and i can't wait to see what you come up with! Good Luck!

[killaklown]

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6064/edgeventdesignsof5.gif

Feedback appreciated.

[EdgEvent]

Hey Killaklown,
Thanks for the entry. I'm not sure i like the symbol though. The ones with the little half circle on top make the image look like an person with their legs spread wide..and i'm not really sure that's what i want people seeing in reference to my business LOL
The ones without the circle look too obviously like Es and not really a symbol.
But i do like the fading effect on the text.

[matafixer]

my entry
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/38/edgeeventscopyuo7.jpg

[Wasted]

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1417/edgeeventcopybz6.png

[TDGraphics]

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/287/egdeevenbv5.jpg

[EdgEvent]

Matafixer - its interesting but I think that has a little too much going on in the way of reflections and stuff that it would be hard to reproduce.

Wasted - i love your design. it has the right sort of simple look to it. So far, it's in the lead. Could i see it with the Designs under the EdgEvent? could you maybe overlap the Es in the symbol a bit?

[MikeEisME]

Logo proposition:
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p140/mikeepics/edgeeventcopy.png

Feedback appreciated.

Thanks,
-Mike.

[Wasted]

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3568/edgeevent2variationsie6.png
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If it Still doesn't work then:
http://imageupload.com/~imageupl/show.php/40050_edgeevent2variations.png.html

[EdgEvent]

wasted - i can't see the second version of your logo. Can you repost?

Mike - It's cute, but i was hoping for something more interesting that just the 2 Es alone. Can you put them together and overlap them somehow in the circle? Also could you make the text just a little more 3D so it matches the icon?

TD - I like the top version better. the font of the bottom one is a little hard to read. but i do like the sort of simple glossy thing on the bottom. Can you do that for the top one?

[TDGraphics]

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9161/egekr6.jpg

[TDGraphics]

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6357/edgebk6.jpg

[EdgEvent]

Wasted - As far as the text goes, I like it better with the Designs all in one color and off to the right side like the first one...but maybe underneath the EdgEvent if possible. And i like the reflection in the first one better than the shadow. Still thinking about the symbol though..the first one seems too wide open and other one seems a little cramped. I'm not sure how to fix that though.

TD - I love that you used the portlandRoman font in the second sample. I think the top of the symbols looks strange with it being highlighted like that. is there a way to make the symbol stand out more in 3D some other way? And i think i like the reflection of the symbol in the first one more than the shadow

thanks so much guys...

[neilparnham]

http://www.digital-view-web.co.uk/edg444.png

[EdgEvent]

Neil - I think it's interesting. I don't like the little white lines on the top though. I think it should be just the cube. can you make the cube shorter? it seems taller than it is wide and i think i'd prefer it wider rather than tall. Also, can you change the font for the Es in the cube? but it looks great!

[neilparnham]

hello, ill get on with the changes thanks neil.

[neilparnham]

http://www.digital-view-web.co.uk/edga60.png

[Wasted]

I'm sorry Edg but I honestly don't understand what you are talking about, What's so creamped about it :confused: it's pure clean and orginaised =\

About the other changes, They will be made ASAP.

[EdgEvent]

Neil - Wow that was quick! I think i like the second from the top the best, mostly because the Es fill up more space. But the top part that's empty is like dead space an almost half the design. can we put something in there? maybe the some pattern or those curvy lines like the first one had? can we try some different colors?

[EdgEvent]

I'm sorry Edg but I honestly don't understand what you are talking about, What's so creamped about it :confused: it's pure clean and orginaised =\


Its sort of hard to describe. Can you maybe try to pull the Es apart just a little? So they still over lap some but are not so close? I'm looking for something sort of in between the first and second one in terms of spacing. but it looks great.

[neilparnham]

http://www.digital-view-web.co.uk/edga60aaa.png

[neilparnham]

by the way whats the website project you wrote about in the original post? thanks neil.

[Hecky]

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x58/Heckytorr/edgeevent.gif

I hope you like it :)

-Hecky.

EDIT :

New version, can you spot the difference? :)

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x58/Heckytorr/edgeevent-1.gif

[neilparnham]

lighter shade?

[EdgEvent]

by the way whats the website project you wrote about in the original post? thanks neil.

Well, quite simply, once i get a logo i like, i'm looking for someone to help me design the website to go with it :)

[neilparnham]

any more changes then?

[EdgEvent]

Neil - is there a way to make that two toned in anyway? also, can you have the soft likes on the cube without the sharp white lines above? or is it like a shadow?

Hecky - all I can see is that the second one is a bit darker. I also don't know about the symbol. it kind of looks like half opened eyes more than Es, though it's an interesting idea using the small es.

[Hecky]

Ah ok thanks anyway. The little grey one is just something I use to preview the logo in greyscale :)

Have a good day,

-Hecky.

[EdgEvent]

Also, for those of you who have already submitted designs, if you want to up your chances of winning by submitting more than one style of logo (instead of reworking the one you already submitted) that's cool too. Right now the leaders are Wasted's design and Neils design. But the more options the better!

Thanks to everyone for submitting!

[neilparnham]

http://www.digital-view-web.co.uk/edg889.png

[EdgEvent]

Neil - Can you change the font of the text to match whatever font you used in the symbol? Maybe add a little shadowing to the symbol and text?

[neilparnham]

http://www.digital-view-web.co.uk/t9898989898.png

[EdgEvent]

Neil - I sort of meant the other way around. matching the text to the font you had in the symbol....not the symbol to match the text. I like the font with the flared ends better. :) Thanks.

[Wasted]

Its sort of hard to describe. Can you maybe try to pull the Es apart just a little? So they still over lap some but are not so close? I'm looking for something sort of in between the first and second one in terms of spacing. but it looks great.

Okay, I will make any change you want incase I win :)
Because to be honest 25$ won't make me retry over and over and over and then to be informed that I didn't get nothing hehe.

But If you'll chose my logo I'll change w/e it is that you want.

[neilparnham]

http://www.digital-view-web.co.uk/u8484.png

[coolwanz]

Logo Proposition for EdgEvent Designs
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http://xs321.xs.to/xs321/07454/eeimg.png

[weblazer]

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x37/weblazer/edgeevent.gif

[neilparnham]

making different designs

[neilparnham]

http://www.digital-view-web.co.uk/ee22.png

[natkhatgirl]

2 E's and a 'D' on upper block.

Will love to see feedback on my entry too :)

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc11/natkhatgirl/eventdesign.png

[EdgEvent]

Natkhatgirl - i'm not sure i really see the D you were going for. I think its interesting but i see Cs more than the Es ya know?

Coolwanz - it's cute but a little too cartoony for what i was looking for.

Neil - definitely like your first submissions more. The others are too overly elaborate and bright.

Weblazer - I think it's a little disjointed for a logo. I kind of want one solid symbol rather than several small ones. And the name is spelled wrong. It's EdgEvent...not EdgeEvent.

Thanks!

[weblazer]

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x37/weblazer/edgevent01.gif

[natkhatgirl]

Hi,
Another try :)

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc11/natkhatgirl/eed.jpg

[EdgEvent]

Thanks everyone for their entries. I'll be picking a winner at noon so you have about 3 more hours if you want to submit something.
Thanks to everyone who entered.

[EdgEvent]

So it was really hard to choose between a couple submissions but i've decided the winner is Wasted's design.
Thank you to everyone who participated!

Wasted - Is sending a pm for your paypal address