[REQ-LOGO] $30 Logo Design

[Virgil]

Hi fellow NP'ers.

Type of Contest : Logo Design for a Cargo Truck related website/company

Prize : $30.00 via PayPal

Contest End Date & Time : Oct. 15 2011

Size Requirements : Vector, AI Format

Color Requirements : Open


General Requirements :

The logo is for a website dealing with cargo trucks / trailer trucks. The colors preferred are blue and red and of course a black base, but you're free to propose other colors.

Incorporate a tagline space, logo must work with or without it.

Consider a place to incorporate a ".com" into the logo, the logo must work with or without it.

Logo must work well if used as a watermark, or printed, hence the need for a more graphic style. Please include a one-color version in your proposal as well.

A mainly horizontal design is preferred, in order for the logo to work well in website header space and printed material.


Additional Information :


These are the base concepts for the logo:

http://db.tt/sV06lJHr

Where the word "Solo" means Only/Just and the word "CARGA" means Cargo, as in cargo trucks, trailer trucks. The first word is likely to change, so please consider that while designing the logo. The concept, however, is still "Just Trucks".

Unlike the illustrative, detailed nature of the concepts, the logo needs to be simplified, with stylized features instead of very defined and detailed (the truck in the example can be identified as a particular brand and model, which is a no-no for the final design), in order to work as a "web 2.0" logo as well as a modern corporate logo -more of a graphic logo.


Examples we like of logos where the vehicle has stylized or simplified features:

http://db.tt/VzDxtKFB

Examples of graphic logos we like:

http://db.tt/a6znwNQW

Examples of illustrative logos that don't work well for our particular needs:

http://db.tt/itIUbfhv

These examples were taken from abduzeedo's website

http://abduzeedo.com/logo-design-cars-trucks-and-vans

You can find a few more examples there as well.

It's ok to use a white outline with a shadow (ie skype's logo) in case it helps make the logo more web 2.0 friendly, but the overall design must work well without it.


One of the interested parties likes the following style as well:

http://www.expotransporteanpact.com.mx/images/head_graph.jpg

It's not really a logo, but a sketched/outlined design with two or three different trucks' profiles could also work.


Other:

The winning entry becomes property of the contest holder, and the winner assigns all intellectual property rights to the contest holder.

The winning contest holder will be credited by full name in any case where the logo is showcased (as in online and printed portfolios, etc.).

The winner will be considered for future work, as well as other designers whose entries are not chosen but which we find to be outstanding in some way or another.

I usually don't like walls of text, but I wanted to be as clear as possible to make things easier for designers. If there's enough interest in this contest, other will follow.



Please feel free to ask any questions or post your comments.

We're looking forward to your proposals. I'll make sure to give as much feedback as possible.

- Virgil

 

[matt0216]

Gave it a try: Feedback please.

*Removed --Revised Entry Below--

 

[Virgil]

Hi Matt0216, thanks for participating .

I like the colors and the over all idea. I'd like to see how the logo would look like if you added more wheels so it looks more like a cargo truck to differentiate the vehicle from a pickup truck. Please check the reference images.

I'll check with the other interested parties and give more feedback.

Thanks again!. I hope to see more entries .

 

[matt0216]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll work on some revisions and submit again later.

---------- Post added at 02:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:39 PM ----------

Here are a few different versions adding in some more wheels.

 

[Virgil]

Thanks Matt0216, looking forward to your revisions.

 

[Ridho]

Will post soon, :D

 

[dlight]

my try, any feedback will be appreciated

thanks

 

[Gooddesigner]

 

[Virgil]

Awesome entries, thanks everyone for participating.



On to the feedback:

my try, any feedback will be appreciated

thanks

dlight - Beautiful, I really like how the whole truck design flows. The only thing I can think of right now is that I'd like to see how it looks with the truck facing to the right.

Gooddesigner - I like the overall idea, just try to make it more stylized so it's not so detailed (illustrative) removing as much features as possible while retaining the basics will help in this case, maybe using one of the "flat" trucks with the same concept will help.


Ridho - I'm looking forward to that.

matt0216 - Can't wait to check your revised entry.



Thanks again guys. I'll try to log on later today with more feedback, since there are others involved that will also influence the final decision.


One thing I can tell you right now is that the contest will end a lot sooner, so for those designers that plan to participate, please don't hold too long.

I know now that the hardest part will be picking the winner.

:tu:

 

[matt0216]

 

[Gooddesigner]

 

[matt0216]

 

[MastMnds]

im working on a concept hope i can finish soon

 

[dlight]

here's my revision ^^

 

[Virgil]

Thanks for your submissions!.

@Gooddesigner - I like your first entry, just more stylized, like the Trucker (rental trucks) logo example.

@dlight - Looking great, thanks.

@matt0216 - I like the letters' treatment (white border, shadow). I think the truck could use another style, maybe try one of the flat variety?. ie, the flat ones shown here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40678518/basic_stylized_features_logos_examples.png

@MastMnds - It would be great if you could post an entry with your design proposal.



I'll login later today with any suggestions/feedback. Looking good, so the contest will
most likely end earlier.

 

[dlight]

here a few tweak i add a trailer

 

[Virgil]

I'm sorry I wasn't able to log in sooner, but I'm back now to announce the winner: dlight

Dlight, please pm me with your PayPal ID so I can send you the money.

Thanks to everyone for participating, next time I'll take some bonus prizes into account.

 

[Eric Lyon]

Congrats on the win dlight
-----------------------------

Please remember update the thread once you both confirm files / payment so we can close the contest.

Thanks,

Eric Lyon
Member Services

 

[Virgil]

Payment sent. Just waiting for the files after the final revision.

 

[Eric Lyon]

Have the files been sent / received yet?

Eric Lyon
Member Services