$50 software box design contest - feedback guaranteed

Hi all.

Following my successful $65 logo design contest, I've decided to hold another at DP

USD50 Software Box Design Contest (WTF is a software box!?)

The design is for a script (T D D L S . c o m) example
Related words: free, open source, ddl, download, direct download, warez D)

Final design MUST:

• be at least 800*1000 at 72PPI
• contain logo icon (the 3 circles) somewhere
• say "T D D L S" (without spaces)
• say "free" and "open source" somewhere
• be clean and look professional
• have a PSD version

Contest details

• I will provide feedback to every submission
• Payment will be made via Paypal
• Contest will end on 5th Dec (May end earlier if I decide on a design, or later if I decide to extend it.)
• I reserve the right to end the contest without announcing a winner (I've never seen a software box design competition at DP, so I'm not sure how the standard would be like)

 

Do we have the permission to edit the text part of the logo i.e. tddls - the direct download script?
also the psd of the logo would proove helpful

 

I will be entering

 

Yes, you are allowed to edit it - for this competition only.

Regards.

 

wtb about the psd files? Are they available?

 

.ai of the logo would really, really help. especially since the logo you gave us is like 300x100 and you want a 800x1000 box.

 

I've started this project but the psd or ai of the logo really would be nice so that we don't all have to recreate the logo.

 

pls ask for any change..i will improve the reflection any.

 

I've sent you 2 PMs with 2 versions of my logo. The second one it's more suitable with your requests (the 3 circles as you mentioned).
Enjoy!

 

It should be pretty easy to vectorized, and blow up,

Just a suggestion,
will

 

My submission,



Feedback welcome,
Geoff

 

Sorry for the delay, it was night here I've requested that the logo designer send me PSDs of larger dimensions, so before he replies, please just use/blow up the original image file first. I have attached the original PSD of similar dimensions (if it is any help at all). The quality loss, if any, will not be taken into account. Once the designer replies, I'll then post the PSD here again.

Submissions' Feedback
@enteens: Looks pretty good, but I'm not too fond of the fonts you used in the design. As aforementioned, I'll like the design to look professional, so the font you used for the tagline isn't that suitable. Sample text could look better too "Direct download" at the side looks a lil' squashed. Top logo can be shifted more left, so that it is centered, instead of being aligned to the right.

@e-mail2u: First thing that strikes me, is the beveled logo - and I don't like that. Also, the dimensions of your box looks out of proportion. The text "T D D L S" and "Free ... Software" looks too web1.0 (I'm not saying that I want a web2.0 design, but I do not want anything web1.0) "T D D L S" at the side is out of perspective. Other than that, I quite like the header and footer.

 

Have another one i just finished will try to do something about the text more.



Feedback welcome.
Geoff

 

Made some changes to the text,



feedback welcome,
Geoff

 

feedback appreciated

 

Here is my try. I resized it for posting, but the original file is the correct size. Also, I recreated a vector image of the balls and will throw it in so you will have it for future projects if I'm chosen the winner. Thanks!

 

@e-mail2u: I don't see much difference, and it still does not look professional (to me, at least).

@artexius: Looks great, but could you try it on white instead of the grey/black?

@jackieh1791: Looks really great! I'm tempted to end this contest now, but I'll just wait for a lil' while more But it's a great entry. Can you try to change the perspective of the box?

 

***PLEASE NOTE*** (I've got PMs that requested that the contest not be closed soon) This contest will run for 5 days from yesterday (5th Dec) Keep 'em coming Jackieh is currently in the lead though (if it helps).

 

Thanks for the feedback. Here is another perspective...

 

another try