$100 Banner Ad Design Comp

Total Prize: $100
2 Banner ads: $50 each (728x90 and 300x250)
Contest End: Sunday 12th September at 18:00 GMT
Please post entries on the thread and not via PM
Regular feedback given.
I always pay – even if I don’t get what I want

The two banner ads are: 300x250 and 728x90
The market the service is selling to is: Financial, Investing, News, Politics (Mid to high net worth individuals)
We are selling a Geopolitical and News Intelligence Service – that until recently was only available to governments and military.

The ads can be static, have flash – whatever you like – as long as it looks professional. We really don’t want anything funny or silly as it’s a very serious audience we are selling to (again the ads can be animated and non animated)

I have attached the logo – which you may or may not use in the design– it’s entirely up to you.

For the 300x250 we would like you to use the following text (please be aware that there is quite a bit of text – so if you need to remove some – please do – it’s the design we are interested in – the text we can work on later.

300x250

Access Information Not Available to the Public
Discover new opportunities & reduce investment risk

• Advance News & Breaking Intelligence
• Developing Geopolitical Trends
• Exclusive High-Level Interviews
• Political & Economic Forecasts
• Sophisticated Analysis for Investors

“Some of the best Geopolitical analysis out there!”
Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge.com

For the 728x90 it would be good if you could use the same text as above as for the 300x250 – but fit it into the design.
We also have some additional text you could try and use – but if not no problem – we just have it here to help you position the text:

Daily Intelligence and Analysis Previously Available Only to International Governments and Military Clients
Discover geopolitical forecasts, trends and opportunities ahead of your industry competitors

(n.b. this text is here to help for the 728x90 – we would prefer you to use the text provided for the 300x250)

IMPORTANT:

- I would like to say again that it’s the design we are interested in – if you can’t fit the text in – don’t worry – we can change that later.
- Also remember we have attached the logo for the site – so if you want to try something with that please go ahead.

I look forward to seeing your designs.

 

Please do wait up for my entry, I will most certainly enter this contest

 

I'll try to cook something for you.

-DrD

 

First effort @ 728x90 changes easily made

 

I probably will enter, wait for me

 

thanx for invite..........

 

Maybe something like this? Leave some feedback. If you like it I`ll make and the other one.

 

Looks promising. I think I'll enter into this over the weekend before the closing. Good luck.

 

my entry

 

my try...

 

Thanx for invite.





->Flash :

DEMO

DEMO 2

 

my entry here :






BHODU

 

wait my entry...

 

my entry


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Thanks for all of your entries.
There is one thing I would like ALL designers to take not of and that is the Logo is taking up WAY TOO MUCH ROOM – the emblem really is not working for me and any design that has it in will NOT WIN – the logo is fine – but not the emblem.

Okay here’s some feedback:

Flaminbo – It’s a neat design – but really not that appealing – the design needs to entice people to click and I feel in it’s present form it doesn’t do that.

Podmatrix – Thanks for the entry – but it’s really not the direction I’m looking to go in.

Biruhato – Clean and neat as always. I will need to see them in the sizes I specified though – the 300x250 and the 728x90 – as in their small versions as you have them they really don’t look right – but they might at full size.

Quest14 – sadly this is not what I’m after – it’s neat and clean – but not that appealing.

Natali77 – On both design way too much space is given over to the logo – the doesn’t sell – it’s the text that does – so you will need to make the logo much smaller or remove it entirely.

Bhoduarts – I like what you have done with the 300x250 – but the logo again takes up too much room – also the writing to the side of the logo seems an afterthought – if you can work the top bit it will be a very strong design.
The 728x90 – is also quite nice – but there is something missing – it’s just not enticing me to click – any ideas?

Good designer – it’s an interesting idea – but I’m afraid it just doesn’t work for me. The people I’m selling to are sophisticated and wealthy people – they need to be presented with something sharp, professional and authorative.

Chewysmom – The bottom one is the best to me – but it’s still just a little dull – maybe too much info – some may need to be removed – or maybe it’s something else

Thanks everyone – looking forward to seeing more designs.

 

thanks for your review feedback and so here are the changes :






BHODU

 

thanks for feedback
here is another one


and the other one

 

Okay Guys – more feedback:

Bhoduarts – This is really getting there – I like the 300x250 ad. It’s clean neat – professional and quite appealing
Is there a way you can make the line, “Discober new opportunities and reduce investment risk.” Stand out a bit more.
Also the top part in whit is nice - but something about it looks a bit scrappy.

I also like the 728x90 ad – again it’s neat and professional – but the words ate just too small with the ticks – is there any way you can make them a bit larger – maybe by losing one of the ticks – I’m not sure. Basically they just need to stand out a bit more.
Also the part on the left takes up a lot of room – yet is doing very little.

Chewysmom – This is nice – I like what you have done with the logo and looking at it now that’s exactly the sort of thing I’m after as it adds credibility – yet doesn’t hog the space. Still the rest of it is a little plain and I feel needs some work.

Keep them coming guys – I knew this was the place to come and not 99designs