$40USD Logo Contest! $10USD Runner Up. Ends Jan 17/2010.

Hello everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Back in April 2009, I hosted a competition for a logo and was so satisfied with the outcome that I'm back today with another logo contest.

This time the contest will end on January 17th, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (so in 2 weeks). A winner will be declared and will receive $40 USD via PayPal. A runner up will also be chosen and will receive $10 USD via PayPal.

The name of the organization is:



About the organization:

- Dedicated to revitalizing the downtown core of a small city and to attracting business to the core
- Strives to enhance the identity of the city, and to strengthen the city's economic vitality

Key words to think about:

- professional, simple, small business, vitality, warmth, charm.

Logo Requirements:

- The source files MUST be submitted in vector format (.AI or .EPS are both acceptable). !Important
- Simple, professional, and brandable. Can be used in a variety of media.
- You are free to choose the colour scheme, but please use lighter and/or warmer CMYK colours. Nothing dark or dreary!

Additional Information/Requirements:

- Please do not use the name of the organization in your posts or in your filename when saving your submission(s). !Important
- Feedback will be given as you go along.

Thanks so much and good luck everyone!

Emily

 

Does it have to be in Vector .Ai or .eps format?

 

Here's a concept idea



Feedback Appreciated​

 

Any of the versions can be submitted in vector .ai format.
Feedback Appreciated. Have a nice day.

 

my entry

 

Here's my entry, hope you like it

 

Hi everyone!

Thank you very much for your entries so far! Everything is looking great. Here is some feedback:

Tajio - Yes, the logo needs to be in 100% vector format so it can be resized and utilized in a variety of media.

Scorpion - Very nice entry. I like yours the best so far. The green and white has a really nice contrast which I think "pops" off the page. I also like the multi-coloured version with orange, green, and grey. The grey, however, seems a bit dull--particularly in the lettering. This is probably more of a personal preference issue than anything. Other than the lettering, I'm not sure what you could do to improve it--good job!

Minucosminu - You did a great job incorporating the acronym, and I really like it from that perspective. I just don't feel the charm with the remainder of the logo (i.e. the text). Maybe you could turn the acronym into some sort of retail front to tie everything together? (please don't laugh at me for this suggestion, I'm not a good designer )

Chewysmom - I like your logo, but think it might be too basic. I don't like the distortion of the city. Maybe try eliminating the distortion and utilizing a horizontal green bar at the bottom and change the orange text to white and place it into the green bar -- if this makes any sense at all. Overall good entry though!

xxxplatinum - I like the colours, but think your logo doesn't capture the essence of a small city that is trying to revitalize its downtown, local core. The skyscrapers give too much of a "big city" feel. Thank you for your entry though!

Keep up the good work everyone!

Thanks,
Emily

 

my try...

 

thanks for feedback
here are some variations

 

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your continued submissions. Here is some feedback:

ing-pacz - I really really love the font and colour scheme you've chosen to use. I think it would be very easy to integrate that logo into a variety of media. I do like the house icon (but don't love it). I'm wondering if you could try a few different icon concepts, while keeping the same font/colour scheme... Thanks.

Chewyzmom - I still think the font looks a bit off and unprofessional, so that would pretty much be my only suggestion; but otherwise than that, good job and thanks for taking the time to implement my suggestions!

 

my 2nd entry...thanks

 

how about this?

 

Here another

 

thanks for feedback
tried another font

 

really decent design

 

My piece of work

 

my try..

 

any updates on this?