LOGO Contest - $40 - 7 days

Discussion in 'Design Contests' started by CrazyNutz, Jun 21, 2012.

  1. #1
    I need a logo for a new website / business that is starting up. This is a professional life coach business with domain name coachforlife.ca

    The logo must be:

    - clean, crisp, neat, and eye catching
    - professional looking
    - may incorporate a roadway or something similar which implies a road of life or journey of life
    - could consider the use of an acronym like C4L, but this is not definite
    - the colors may involve some combinations of turquoise, brown, cream, and red/orange


    The logo will need to be used for a website, business cards, and professional letterhead. Once a winner is selected, we would like to provide you with contact details so you can provide a business card and letterhead graphic.
    Photoshop format is preferred so that if editing is required for address change etc. this can easily be done later.

    The winner will be paid $40 CDN by PAYPAL.
    PM me for any questions.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 21, 2012 IP
  2. Katastrophic

    Katastrophic Peon

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    #2
    Please point me in the right direction, the background is blank at the moment, what kind of background would you like? Is the road okay? Different font/color text?

    [​IMG]
     
    Katastrophic, Jun 24, 2012 IP
  3. CrazyNutz

    CrazyNutz Member

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    #3
    Thank you for your entry. I am looking for something that has more to do with the road of life or life as a journey. The font does not work (don't like the letters squished together) and the road is really big. It has to be a neat, clean, crisp logo that will fit easily on a business card or letterhead.

    Thank you very much for your efforts. It is a nice attempt. Please don't take my comments as a criticism of your work or ability, but simply that it is not quite what I am after.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 24, 2012 IP
  4. Katastrophic

    Katastrophic Peon

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    #4
    What needs improving/ideas?

    [​IMG]
     
    Katastrophic, Jun 24, 2012 IP
  5. Nickmishra

    Nickmishra Greenhorn

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    #5
    entry sent via pm, please give your feedback!
     
    Nickmishra, Jun 25, 2012 IP
  6. logos4all

    logos4all Notable Member

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    #6
    entry sent, feedback please:)
     
    logos4all, Jun 25, 2012 IP
  7. CrazyNutz

    CrazyNutz Member

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    #7
    Sorry for the delay in providing feedback. Please everyone try and post your submissions here in the thread as it makes it easier for responding and comparing entries (as opposed to PMs).

    Katastrophic - thanks for your submission. The scaled down road is better, but the logo needs to incorporate the people aspect of the business and something dealing with life counseling/coaching etc. I don't like the idea of a bench.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 25, 2012 IP
  8. CrazyNutz

    CrazyNutz Member

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    #8
    Nickmishra - thank you for your submission. Your logo is not quite what we are looking for as far as professional and crisp looking. We would like to have something created that is more iconic or symbolic of the company. The road idea is just a suggestion, but it does not have to be included. Perhaps something about helping people with their life, their goals, their journey. We want to try to avoid having a logo that looks like something for a video game, or something that is overly casual. It needs to represent the "face" of a professional service based company.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 25, 2012 IP
  9. CrazyNutz

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    #9
    logos4all - Thank you for your entry. So far, I would say that your submission is in the lead as far as what we are after. It has some uniqueness, some figures representing people and a road implying a journey. Although it is a great entry, may I suggest the following revisions or changes:

    - the sun is good, but I am wondering what it would look like if you switched it with a compass - showing a sense of direction in life - OR maybe incorporating a compass into the sun - make the compass color a dark chocolate brown
    - the lime green color you used - could you try replacing with a color matching the darker color shown on the header of this website forum - i.e. darker turquoise color (scroll up to Digital Point header)
    - the color of the sun and the one person (orange) - what if it were changed to a bright red/orange - i.e. make it more red than orange
    - incorporate a chocolate brown color in one of the people as well
    - the words COACH FOR LIFE with www.coachforlife.ca beneath is a little redundant - can this be simplified to combine the company name with the website name (e.g. use domain name but accentuate or enhance the COACH FOR LIFE part with sizing/colors/etc.)
    - the road you have, starts at a 30 degree angle above the wording - can the road be opened up so that it curves or wraps over the top (or part of the top) of the lettering - so it looks like the words feed into the roadway - maybe make the road curve back to a slight backwards "S" shape toward the wording
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 25, 2012 IP
  10. logos4all

    logos4all Notable Member

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    #10
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    logos4all, Jun 25, 2012 IP
  11. Peterj790

    Peterj790 Greenhorn

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    #11
    Here is my first entry please feedback
     

    Attached Files:

    Peterj790, Jun 26, 2012 IP
  12. CrazyNutz

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    #12
    Hi Logos4all,

    Thank you for the changes. I am sorry but I actually like the way the road wrapped around the sun better. I understand that the compass made you bring the sun up from the road more. I am wondering if you have a cleaner looking, not so bulky compass you can try. Also, we wanted to include the website domain name www.COACHFORLIFE.ca with the company name accentuated in some artistic or enhanced way.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 26, 2012 IP
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    #13
    Hi Peterj790,

    Thank you for your submission. The sun idea is good, but I think this one is too large and bulky with the sun rays shooting out. The people idea is ok,but not sure about the green and the wheelchair. We want to try to incorporate the domain name combined with business name together ... so like a smaller www. with COACH FOR LIFE and smaller .ca... combine the two, but in a unique and artistic way.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 26, 2012 IP
  14. logos4all

    logos4all Notable Member

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    #14
    revision,

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    Thanks.
     
    logos4all, Jun 26, 2012 IP
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    logos4all Notable Member

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    #15
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  16. CrazyNutz

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    #16
    Thank you logos4all for your revised submission. Very nice entry. Tomorrow is DAY 7 of this contest and I will be picking a winner. Right now your entry is the top contender.
    I am wondering if you could adjust a few things working with this logo:

    coach3.jpg

    1) Change the brown to a darker brown - closer to black - darker than your previous submission yesterday.
    2) The www.COACHFORLIFE.ca is preferred over the two line text.
    3) Change the blue used in the words COACH, LIFE and the blue person to the previous turquoise that you used in the previous submission (same color as the header for this forum).
    4) The compass symbol in the sun does not look centered - the gap between white arrow and the sides of the sun is bigger than gap of white arrow to top of sun. Make it look uniformly centered and can you scale the size down 10% or so.
    5) Can you make the sun a little more red than orange.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 27, 2012 IP
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    logos4all Notable Member

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    #17
    Thanks for the feedback, here is a revision.

    [​IMG]
     
    logos4all, Jun 27, 2012 IP
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    #18
    Hello everyone. Thank you to all who submitted entries to my LOGO CONTEST. I am very appreciative of everyone's efforts and time.

    The winner I have selected has come up with a design that I like the most and has provided several revisions in an effort to win this.

    The winner is: logos4all

    The winning logo is:

    coach5.jpg


    Thank you logos4all for all your effort. I will PM you the details of what I need for letterhead and business card and then transfer the funds to you.
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 28, 2012 IP
  19. logos4all

    logos4all Notable Member

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    #19
    Thank you for selecting my design, files sent, payment received and iTrader left:)
     
    logos4all, Jun 29, 2012 IP
  20. CrazyNutz

    CrazyNutz Member

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    #20
    Thank you logos4all for everything! I ended up voluntarily paying more than the original $40 stated because the work logos4all put into this is certainly worth it. :D
     
    CrazyNutz, Jun 29, 2012 IP