55$ Web application logo contest!

[cff]

Hello all again,

I’m opening a new logo contest for a web application (on-line shop for fur items like pillows, carpets, etc) .

As a start guideline, the logo could/should represent/contain a male bovine and it should be more "realistic" and less "cartoonish".

Payment will be via PayPal on completion.
We reserve the right to not choose any logo if we don’t like them, but I am sure this will not happen.
Competition will remain open for one week or until a suitable entry is found.

Good luck!

[l3fty]

what's the name of the app?

[cff]

what's the name of the app?
Hi l3fty,

The web application's name is "Bostaurus".

Cheers,

[Valid]

Would you consider a vector drawing 'cartoonish'?

[cff]

Would you consider a vector drawing 'cartoonish'?

Hi there,

Yeah sure, you could try that. Although I asked, as a possible guideline, for a less "cartoonish" approach, I am very pretty much receptive to any idea. ;)

[cff]

To all:

If the bovine approach is to difficult/weird, please feel free to try anything else :)

Cheers,

[l3fty]

i'm in, working on my entry... please wait for me...

[l3fty]

sorry it took so long.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull.jpg

[chlopzmazur]

Feedback appreciated.

http://www.facjata.nazwa.pl/c/bas.jpg

[cff]

Finally some entries! Thanks guys :)

Expect some feedback soon.

[Jacqueline]

My entry. :) Feedback appreciated.

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurus.gif

[ishiro]

Hi cff,
background color?

[cff]

@ ishiro: no decision has been made so far, but let's say I would prefer a transparent logo that would fit nice in a dark background

Cheers and nice entries so far guys! Expect feedback soon.

[cff]

Hi all,

To all: please add "Natura" to the name, i.e, use :"Bostaurus Natura" as the shop name.

@ l3fty: can you do some restyle on the tail of the bovine? You can also drop the tag line and try another set of colors that will work in a darker background

@ Your entry could easily become a great wallpaper! I like the font, but I miss something there... maybe you could try to add a bovine head symbol?

@ Jacqueline: Try to change the propotion in your logo, i.e, use a bigger logo name and a much smaller bovine. Also you could try another font and another color set...

To all:
- I really liked how l3fty approach the bovine symbol
- Maybe using only a bovine head would be nice too

Cheers

[chlopzmazur]

Can be bovine head like this?

http://ww.facjata.nazwa.pl/c/bas2.jpg

[cottonStella]

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm173/cottonstella/taurus1.jpg

[l3fty]

revisions:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull2.jpg

[Jacqueline]

I will update for you tonight.

[Valid]

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/5589/bostaurusth3.png

[Jacqueline]

Updated with new font. Bull icon is fully vectored and sizeable.

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusgold.gif

[Jacqueline]

Any updates on this?

[cff]

Hi all,
sorry for the delayed feedback.

To all: Sorry for another mistake on the shop name. It is "Nature" , not "Natura" :S
Optionally you can add, as a tag line, "Online shop".

@ chlopzmazur:
Nice work. can you change the background to white ? and remove the novastar?"

@l3fty: post 17
keep going :) can you try with other fonts? some more casual. Think that the simbol is better without the box and gradient. Try to play a bit with the disposition of simbol and words"

@Jacqueline: Can you make an outline draw of your first post ? and try some other font/colors?

@Valid and @cottonStella: We are not very fond of your approach. Feel free to try another stuff though :)

Thanks again guys!

[chlopzmazur]

CFF my logo was created for dark background. But if you want white background, here it is:

http://www.facjata.nazwa.pl/c/bas3.jpg

I can change colors a bit to fit it white background.

[Jacqueline]

Hi all,
sorry for the delayed feedback.

To all: Sorry for another mistake on the shop name. It is "Nature" , not "Natura" :S
Optionally you can add, as a tag line, "Online shop".

@Jacqueline: Can you make an outline draw of your first post ? and try some other font/colors?

Thanks again guys!

Sure! Since the name is nature, I took the colors from nature on pictures with bovines using the sky, the grass, trees, and cows. Here are two types of outline of the first post icon with a mix of fonts/colors shown on white and black backgrounds.

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurus2dark.gif


http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurus2light.gif

[l3fty]

revisions...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull3.jpg

[Jacqueline]

Is this contest still going on?

[cff]

Yes it is!

Sorry for the time absents, but the person who will choose the logo has been very busy. Expect some news soon!

[Jacqueline]

Thanks for the update. :)

[cff]

Hello all,

@l3fty: The shop owner is very fond of your approach. About your #25 post, can you paint the bovine outline in red as previous? Use your second idea with a red outline bovine. Can you try a more glossy/charm font? (drop the underline too). Thanks!

@jaqueline: Nice set of logos, but the shop owner doesn't really like how the bovine outline looks. Can you try another approach where the outline isn't "left or right flat?"

@others submissions: thanks for your participation, but in the end the shop owner decided to go with the two above ideias. However feel free to try newer approaches.

Cheers and sorry again for the slow pace of this contest.

[Jacqueline]

Sure! I assume that means the owner wants it to look more web 2.0. Is that correct? Any feedback on the font or colors?

[cff]

@Jacqueline: Yes! About the fonts, you can explore the green glossy one (right column, first entry)

[l3fty]

revisions:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull4.jpg

[Jacqueline]

Hello all,

@jaqueline: Nice set of logos, but the shop owner doesn't really like how the bovine outline looks. Can you try another approach where the outline isn't "left or right flat?"

@Jacqueline: Yes! About the fonts, you can explore the green glossy one (right column, first entry)

Cheers and sorry again for the slow pace of this contest.

Thanks, cff. Here are some redesigns with a lot more gloss. Designs can be mixed and matched. I made a couple of other bull outlines since he didn't like the first as much, and also glossed up the original. The new ones are styled to look hand-drawn, but they are completely vector so they will size as large as needed. Also, all web 2.0 elements are completely vector, including the floor reflection.


http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull1.gif

same as above, but on white bg
http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull2.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull3.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull4.gif

[cff]

Nice reviews ppl. Expect an annoucement soon :)

[dollarx]

wait for me, will do one today

[dollarx]

Here it is, feedback apreciated ;)

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/8328/bostauruscopyef4.png

[cff]

Thanks dollarx, good entry.

[FlatDesign]

im in.. please wait for me

[dollarx]

Thanks dollarx, good entry.

anything i can make to put logo better?

[cff]

Ok guys,

Here goes another update. The major news concern with the background color of the app, which and after all is gonna be a dark wood texture. This means the logo must be a transparent image that fits well in a dark background.

So,

@lefty: Let's step back to your entries at post #25 (bovine outline in white). The owner suggests two approaches: use a larger white outline or fill the bovine with some color. In both cases, draw a larger tail with a fur ball in the end (see jaqueline's tails)

@jaqueline: All your #33 entries are very strong. You can just try to present those logos in versions that will fit a dark wood brown background.

@dollarx: The same goes for your entry: fit it into a dark background, maybe fill out the bovine...

Thanks again guys!

[Jacqueline]

Thanks! All images are transparent and vector. Do you have a sample of the background available?

[dollarx]

Thanks! All images are transparent and vector. Do you have a sample of the background available?

i was going to ask that too :D

[Jacqueline]

Here they are on a dark background. Once you have the wood texture available, I can make final adjustments.

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusdark4.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusdark3.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusdark1.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusdark2.gif

[l3fty]

my revisions:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull5.jpg

[cff]

Hi again,

Thanks for all the revisions.

As you asked, I now present you the background wood texture a a small screen shot of the current header of the app (the used logo is some temporary one we designed ourselves).

[untitledstudios]

Host it somewhere else, we cannot access it through DP.

[Jacqueline]

Since I was unable to click the link and open the full pattern, here's the updates with the pattern I was able to get through the thumbnail. Even with the size of the pattern off a bit, you should still be able to get an idea of what is will look like.

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull1a.gif


http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull2a.gif


http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull3a.gif


http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull4a.gif

[cff]

Hi there,

The images above can be found at:
http://alinex-4.di.uevora.pt/~cff/img/

Cheers,

[Vivko]

Wait for my entry, thanks..

EDIT:
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff179/Vivko_album/bostaurus.png

[Jacqueline]

Updates

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull1b.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull2b.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull3b.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bull4b.gif

[Jacqueline]

headers

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusheader1.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusheader2.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusheader3.gif

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusheader4.gif

[Jacqueline]

bull outline without mirror effect

http://jacquelinemoody.com/images/logos/bostaurusheader5.gif

[l3fty]

looks pretty good on wood...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull5b.jpg

[l3fty]

headers:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/jimmyjaspers/ntm/bull6b.jpg

[cff]

Hi,

Thanks and great work guys!

Stay tuned as we will announce the winner soon...

Cheers,

[cff]

Hi there again,

After a long time off, the owner of the wep app is back from holidays. Since we were off for some time, we will give oportunity for some "new blood" to come in until the end of the week. Then we will, finally, choose a winner.

We notice the user l3fty, which had a strong entry, is currently banned. Please feel free to contact us and let us know about your situation.

Cheers,

[l3fty]

hi cff,

i'm back. :)

got banned for saying "i've sent you a PM, thanks", which is not allowed anymore.

[cff]

Ok guys, time for closure.

Thank you very much for your entries, we have some really talented people around this forum.

That being said, the winner of this contest is l3fty. Congratulations :)

Again, thanks to all the people who have contributed on this one.

Cheers to everyone.

[Jacqueline]

Congrats, l3fty!

[l3fty]

thanks, jacqueline! i feel like we just finished a marathon. :)

[l3fty]

payment received, files sent. thanks cff!