REQ-LOGO Logo Design for Publishing Company

[brianblum]

Type of Contest: LOGO design

Prize: $40.00

Contest End Date & Time: May 13, 2017, 9:00 PM GMT

Size Requirements: Various sizes but must look good very small (1 inch x 1 inch) - see details below

Color Requirements: The logo will be used on a book - on the inside pages and on the spine of the book.

General Requirements: The logo is for a publishing company. It should include a graphic and nicely designed text with the name of the company.

Because it will be on the spine (i.e., the outward facing side) of the book, it ideally should be vertical (with the graphic image above and text below) and look good very small (1 inch x 1 inch, with the possibility it will be only 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch in some cases). It’s possible to make it slightly taller than wider (i.e., 1/2 inch wide and 3/4 inch tall).

An image of several book spines is attached so you can see logos on them. The same logo will also be used at the bottom of the title page of the book. An example from the book “Disrupted” is attached.

Additional Information: The name of company to use is Blue Pepper Press. I’m thinking the graphic should be of a pepper (either a chili pepper or bell pepper is fine) colored blue, with text in a matching font below. If you choose a chili pepper, take care not to make the pepper look obscene!

 

[kraman.157]

Hello,

here is my try,

 

[DesignPros]

 

[kraman.157]

 

[brianblum]

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This is very nice. Thank you!
The logo from DesignPros is the right size to fit on the side of a book.

 

[brianblum]

For Kraman.157 - I like the colorful peppers more than the outlined ones andI prefer the sans serif font. Can you try that in a more vertical orientation (so that it fits on the side of a book)?

 

[kraman.157]

 

[kraman.157]

 

[DesignPros]

 

[bingbang]

My try:

 

[brianblum]

Thanks for all these great submissions. Some comments:
Kraman - the new more vertical designs are nice. The text might need to be smaller to fit on the side of a book. Also, I like the serif font better.
DesignPros - thanks for the second submission. I think I prefer the first one.
Logo Design - nice idea - a pepper that looks like a pen! Could you make it more blue and less blue-green?

 

[9Generasi]

hope you like it

 

[9Generasi]

#2 Concept

 

[bingbang]

Thank you for your feedback!

Here is the color modification and a small revision on the logo.

Hope you like it

 

[ghcomp]

 

[brianblum]

These logos are all great. It's going to be hard to choose

Thanks, bingbang for the revision with the better blue. I think I'd like it to be an even deeper shade of blue.

9Generasi - can I ask the same of you - to do your submissions with a darker blue rather than blue-green?

ghcomp - could you try your logo with a more vertical orientation so it will fit on the spine of a boo. (Meaning put Blue Pepper Press on two lines.) Maybe also a version with only one pepper?

 

[kraman.157]

Revision

 

[bingbang]

Thank you @brianblum for your feedback!

Here are some different shades of blue:

 

[9Generasi]

#1

#2

 

[galalogo]

Icon is an abstract b in shape of pepper and pen. Thanks.

 

[dand9206]

My try. Feed back please

 

[brianblum]

Thanks bingbang and 9Generasi for the versions in the deeper blue - they're very nice.
Galalogo - very cool seeing your logo design on the actual title page of a book!
Same for Dand9206 - nice touch to see the logo on a printed piece of paper. They're all good options.
No changes to any of the above. We still have a few more days. It's going to be a tough decision for me. So many good entries!

 

[logoexpert]

 

[brianblum]

9Generasi - for option #1, the vertical orientation, could you try making the icon part larger (with the pepper in the square), so that it's left and right flush with the text below it? It might not look good, but I'd like to see.

Logoexpert - what is the inside of the pepper supposed to be? I can't quite figure it out!

Thanks!

 

[DNWon]