I've seen the most amazing works of art come from these forums and I hope this won't be any different. It has always been a dream of mine to have my own radio station online and it will soon be a reality. I need your help to make a logo for my station. I have run a few contests before and everyone got feedback and the winners their payments. I also have all positive itraders. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=967278 http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=828295 Prize: $75.00 Payment: Will be made through Paypal. What I Need: A logo for my Online Dance Radio Station. Dimensions: Make it resizable, that's all. PNG or other vectorized file type ONLY! What Should It Look Like: The logo should be unique. The reason I am paying this much for a logo (As my other logo contests have been for either $25 or $50 respectively) is because this has to be amazing, creative and different. It should also be fun for everyone who takes part as the station name and slogan call for a very creative play on words. THE LOGO YOU MAKE WILL DETERMINE WHAT THE LAYOUT OF MY WEBSITE WILL LOOK LIKE! [Just in case; Ascension: rise: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" ] The Station Name: AscenDance Radio The Station Slogan: "Taking Dance Radio To A Higher Level" What Is It About: My station is about playing dance music that isn't influenced by big business executives or sponsors trying to promote their artists. It's all about people who love the genre of Dance Music. It's supposed to show Dance Radio Stations out there (FM, Staellite and Online alike) what they can be if they listened more to the their love for Dance music then playing shity mainstream remixes because it will score higher ratings. Dance music is often called "Dance", "Techno", "Electronica" etc. Use Google or Google Images for a better idea as to what type of music this is. That's it. Take the name and the slogan (The slogan doesn't have to be included in the logo but two versions would be nice) and go with it. Your logo does not have to play on the words "ascendance" but I think it's an artistic option that shouldn't be easily overlooked. It can be shiney and web 2.0 with style (Remeber this is a dance radio station, not a business) like the layout here: http://www.scarletstudios.com Or abstract and artsy with clouds and what not like the layout here: http://www.gomediazine.com The choices are endless and they are yours. Take Note: This site is geared more towards women. Don't go too girly by adding flowers as guys will come here too but the majority of listeners are women. ASCENDANCE is often thought as a religious term. You don't have to have the logo be like "AscenDance" as "ascenDance" or any other forms are fine. Just make sure to emphasize SOMEHOW that this is a Dance Station NOT a Christian Station The layout of the website/station has not been made yet (A WP Design that I have someone in mind to work on) so your logo will determine what the site looks like. ONE WINNER WILL BE SELECTED! The contest will end Friday, October 10th. PLEASE INCLUDE THE PSD, AI, OR WHATEVER WITH THE IMAGE AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED! NO PM's PLEASE! Submit everything in this thread. Thanks, good luck and be creative!!!
Hey, This is probably the hardest I have ever worked on a logo, and I worked so hard specifically on this one because I myself am a trance / Electronica fan. Everything I listen to is Electronica and I have it playing 99% of the time I am on the computer, which is basically... all day . I hope you like it . Willing to take suggestions!
Hi. Thanks for the contest. I just realized I didn't include the slogan, but if you like the overall concept, that can be added.
WOW! Some amazing entries so far. I'm at work currently but will be giving feedback if not tonight then definitely tomorrow! one note I made a huge mistake and I apologize for it: THE CONTEST DOES NOT END TOMORROW!! THE CONTEST WILL END ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 17TH!!!!! Sorry for rushing those who already submitted material. This is turning out great so far!!
Here is my feedback. You guys/gals did an amazing job so far and it's easy to say these are the best starting entries I've seen not only in my past contests but most contests held on here. Alright here goes, onixz100: Wow. All the hours you put in certainly shows. I love how the logo looks like it's exploding off the page. It's very creative. The only changes I can recommend is somehow make it shorter. Keep the stars but maybe place the bars somewhere else either within the stars or on the side? The logo as it is is too tall. Also if you can make a bit more colorful other than the black and white and try a different font for the "ASCENDANCE" text. The last thing I can recommend is to try a different color scheme for the bars other than the rainbow, to go along with the new colors. plugzzzz: I like the use of the silhouette girl except it's hard to tell what she's doing. I also like the word radio with the overlapping letters and colors. The only changes that I feel would make it better would be possibly using a different font for the "AscenDance" text as it looks kind of Microsoft Wordish right now. Also do something with the black swirls in the background. As it looks now the logo will be a rectangle with a black swirl background that ends abruptly at the rectangle borders. katesrobyn: I like the different approach with the grunge but there needs to be a few changes. It's too dark at the moment. Also the station is "ascendance radio" not "ascenddance radio" and the slogan is "taking dance radio to a higher level" not studio. Also the "dance" in the slogan can be changed to anything else font wise. surenther: I've always loved your work and this is no different. It's really hard to suggest any changes. It's vibrant and colorful. It has music notes and a turn table and wings to boot. I love it. The only thing I can suggest is maybe make the wings look more like wings, make the turntable bigger (Or use headphones or something musical), get rid of the rainbow and maybe try different colors in different places including the "AscenDance" text. jackieh1791: I like the uniqueness of it and how colorful it is. The only suggestions I have are to change the font for radio as it is hard to read and try a different symbol for the row of dots on the left. Maybe something musical or dealing with "ascension"? Sahil72: I like the tropical look. It's very nice. not sure what the green things above the "A" are and maybe get rid of the yellow bar underneath higher. Maybe try different colors? Still, it's very different and that's a good thing. jharrvis: It's funny. You took some elements that I love (The silhouette of people dancing and the darker purple color) and incorporated it into your design without me mentioning it. I really love the glossiness of it combined with the people and colors. The only changes I can suggest is to make both sides even as the left currently moves in and the right doesn't. Also change the orange color of "Ascen" to possible the color from this logo (the neonish green), http://www.party931lives.com If honestly speaking that doesn't match well with the purple then by all means change it to a color that does but not that orange. Also maybe try a different star or another shape for the hole in the A's. The big star reminds me of Texas every time I look at it. One final change as well is to change the person for the I to a female dancing, listening to music, etc. The person currently used for the I is making a motion which I don't understand. jharrvis (Second Design): You do some really amazing work. I love the pulse sign and again the glossiness of it. Again though if you can change the orange color to the color from this logo (the neonish green), http://www.party931lives.com If honestly speaking that doesn't match then by all means change it to a color that does but not that orange. Also get rid of the speech bubble type design and by try something musical, "asencion" like, or something abstract? Thanks again to everyone who has participated so far. It all is really great. Good luck to everyone!
shinan: I like the idea a lot. The only thing is most songs played on my station won't be using guitars so if you could replace them with people dancing and change the orange to more a color like the neonish green found in this logo, it would be much better. http://www.party931lives.com
Here is a different version . I added more colors with the rainbow whilst making the whole logo shorter. Incorporated the bars into the stars like you said and made them red to match the theme. Also changed the font to something more futuristic (trance like). The preview here might look blurry, but the real image is much larger and clearer.