REQ-LOGO $50.00 Web related outlet site.

[HazeGray]

REQ-LOGO $50.00 - Web Related Outlet Site.

Type of Contest: REQ-LOGO Increased to $60.00! Web related outlet site.

Prize : $50.00 paypal (paid within 24 hrs of auction end)

Contest End Date / Time :
In order to give max number of designers an opportunity to participate and refine submissions, the contest will end exactly 10 days from start date at 7PM PST. (Since I am new to NP, I may be asked to make a deposit, so there could be a delay in the start... I don't know how this is done. In the forum rules, it says to contact RJ, and then it says that RJ is on sabbatical. So...???).
I promise... this contest is going to happen to completion and the winner will be paid. I will not end the contest early. Today is 20 Nov.

Size Requirements :
Vector image please. No specific size requirement.

Color Requirements :
It's probably best to stay away from drab colors as primary colors. Something unique, that pops. Then again, I'm not looking necessarily for Bugs Bunny.. Fun, cool, but credible and professional.
It's your option to include a symbol or image in the logo.

General Requirements : (For max chance of success PLEASE READ THIS)
This logo is for a website/outlet for web related intellectual property, apps, domains, and services. The name of the site is Spinsa.com, and that is what the logo should consist of.

Users of the site will have diverse web related needs or offerings. Definitely web savvy types.
The site will include auctions, but they are only a portion of the sites focus and I will reject any logos containing a darned hammer.

Obviously the name means SPINS A DOT COM. Lot's of things spin.. What could spin off (produce a Dot Com (web business)???
I encourage you to use your imagination because in the end I will probably choose the most CLEVER and MEMORABLE idea.

Clever, catchy, unique, memorable..
Anything goes.

Additional Information:
I chose to hold this contest on NP, because I looked through many pages of previous logo contests and found that there is a great deal of talent here who produce high quality design.
One of my favorites was Something Lost. The missing i ...Very clever, and it looked great.

I will provide frequent feedback.

Thanks and best of luck! -Haze

 

[Erdy]

Here is another idea. This one is a little abstract. It looks good but I'm not sure what it says. I will see if I can make it say something.

 

[koncepts]

will be in soon

 

[HazeGray]

Working on feedback now.

 

[Eric Lyon]

Concept
Here's a different approach using the #8 font you pointed out



Feedback Appreciated​

 

[HazeGray]

irst, thanks to all of you for your submissions. Its great too see so much talent in the contest.

I've gotten some solid feedback from some associates, and so far the results are pretty interesting.
The 2 favorites are the GrafsS entry, and the newest entry from Erdinc (the top one, with the globe image behind the word "com").
According to consensus, another contender has been the entry from sf2010 with the primary recommendation being to change the symbol (because it looks too much like a "warning" symbol for hazardous materials ).
My apologies to Scorpion, but Ive been advised that the current direction of that design is just too much like a water park or Juice business. Too playful.
The downside of that for me is that my guidance has played a part in that design. But all is not lost, Scorpion! I've been told that if you lose the pastel colors, darken things up somewhat, lose the $ sign, and make the spinning a lot more subtle, that the design could still end on top.

Concept: So far, In general, the "earth" concept has been the favorite.
Font: So far. In general, everyone liked the font used in the GrafsS entry.
Execution So far in general the execution of the concept - Erdinc has been the favorite.
Colours: So, far in general the coulours in the GrafsS entry have been the favorite.

Ive taken this approach to feedback to give everyone a sense of direction, based on the input Ive received to this point.

Thanks very much for all the entires! We are looking forward to seeing the entry from Koncept.

Next feedback will be 23 Nov 5pm PST.

Best,
-Haze

---------- Post added at 11:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:49 AM ----------

The idea here: Logo Design Samples - TheLogoLoft Inc. for "Quauntum5" shows a very good idea of where the design could go.
Hope this helps!
:wave:
Thanks again!
-Haze

 

[Erdy]

The top one is the one I posted earlier. #1 is the 3D version of it. #2 and #3 are colour combinations of #1.

 

[Erdy]

#4 has a new globe with the letter 's' on it. #5 is the same in different colour. #6 and #7 have circles incorporating the 's' letter.

I have changed these designs a few times until I was completely happy with them. I think now each of them is good enough to be actually used on a professional website. The designs differ in some aspects. For instance #4 and #5 have a stronger tech look. #6 and #7 have stronger recognizability and brandability factor. #2 and #3 have a colour contrast (blue-orange). #3 has also a dark-light contrast (white text on dark background).

Let me know if I'm on the right track now! Cheers. Erdinc

 

[sf2010]

thanks for looking!

 

[HazeGray]

Hi all,

Just checking in for a minute. Mondays can be brutal
I'll be back at around 5 for real feedback. Just want to say that I like where the designs are going.

Back at 5 or so..
Thanks,
-Haze

 

[HazeGray]

Here's some feedback.

sf2010 - I still like the design, but I think that the planet/globe concept is going to stick. Maybe you could do something with that?
I didn't actually make the "warning' observation. It was pointed out by someone else, and I was just passing it along.
Hopefully, you're not done with your entries. The colors are much closer in your latest. I feel like it has promise.

Erdinc - Right now, you're out in front, but I haven't seen anything new from Scorpion, or the entry that Koncept was doing.
I really like the design, and I think that the keys are 1. the subtle, single ring "spin". 2. The satellite within the spin.
Could we make the single ring thinner? ... and could the satellite on the ring be a spark of some sort? I was also asked to try the orbit around the "S", and perhaps do something subtle with the O? Not sure exactly..
Fonts - Could we try s font with slightly less rounded ends?
Colors - I pretty much like the colors. I'm curious to know how they will stand out when the ring is moved around.

Thanks very much everyone, I'll be adding more tomorrow at around the same time.

Best,
-Haze

 

[Erdy]

Hi Haze,

I'm glad you like the designs although I don't know which one you like. I didn't understand any of your change requests. Can you try again but this time using the design numbers and talking about a single design at a time? Can you please use specific terms like "the s in the spinsa text" or "the 'o' in the com". The difficulty I have is I don't know about which concept you are talking about. There are 3 different concepts.

Thanks
Erdinc

 

[HazeGray]

Sorry, I'll try again.

Starting with Design 3... this page, could we:

1. Make the "orbit ring" much thinner, and move it from (behind) the word ".COM" to the letter "S". )1st letter in Spinsa). More of an elegant look.

2. There is a satellite within the orbit. Right now, its represented as a shiny spot or reflection on the gold orbit ring.
Could we make that into a "spark"? Subtle, but there.

3. The ends of the fonts are very rounded. Could we use a similar font that is less rounded at the ends?

Overall, I think that the design is good, and I think that the keys to mailing it are:

1. The orbit ring. (where it is located)
2. Making the orbit ring more subtle..
3. The earth/globe concept execution.
4. Possibly representing the "O" in the word "COM" as a globe.

Basically, I'm looking for somewhat of a convergence or melding of your design 3 on this page, and some conceptual elements the GrafsS design (Globe, earth, spark, orbit).
I hope that is helpful.

Thanks again, and have the best day!

(I'll post additional review tomorrow, 24 Nov at around 5 pm PST)

-Haze

 

[Erdy]

The changes are no problem. I will post them around this time tomorrow. I'm glad you explained satellite and spark. I didn't mean to create a satellite. It was just a light reflection.

The first concept (#0,1,2,3) is good but it is not very unique. A com on a globe could be used in any dot com domain. The same lack of uniqueness will be present in any design where the logo shape does not say anything about the brand. For instance a globe on a com is independent from the term spinsa. It could be any domain. A shiny globe with sparks is again something that could be used in any domain.

Thinking that way I created the second (#4,5,6) and third concepts (#7,8,9,10). Both the second and third concepts connect the logo shape to the word spinsa. Maybe they don't spin much but at least there is a unique S letter in the logo shape.

I think regarding #3, moving the globe to o in com and adding spark are not good ideas. But you are the boss so I will do the changes. On the other hand moving the orbit to spinsa text is a better idea because it creates a unique spinsa text.

 

[Erdy]

OK. Here are the changes you wanted.

#3 is the same old #3 without changes. I have put it here for easy comparison.

#11:
thinner orbit,
has a globe instead the letter 'o',
orbit is moved to the text,
a spark is added on the orbit, (there isn't a huge difference between a spark and the old reflection)
the text font is changed to a less rounded font.

I tried the orbit only on the S letter but it didn't work well because it was too small and weak in comparison to the rest of shapes.

#12 same as #11 but with the old globe from #3.

#13: From number 12 I had a feeling that the nice orange-blue contrast was lost which you can see on #3. My first instinct was to change the com colour from white to orange, keeping the contrast. That didn't work well because then the white dark contrast is lost. That contrast also adds quality to the design. While playing around I ended up extending the orbit aroud the globe and making the globe itself turn around the orbit. I think this fits with the idea "spinning a com".

#14: On number 13 the text was somewhat occupied with the orbit on the background. First I moved the spinsa text on top of the orbit but now it was on the backside or the orbit. We don't want the text to hide, we want it to stand out. So I flipped the orbit around and made the top part the front which brings us to the design you see on #14.

#15 is same as 14 with different colours.

I liked the rounded font on the com text. We could leave the new font for spinsa text but change the com back to what it was. The rounded font kind of fits better with the globe.

If needed I can create a 2D coloured version and a 2D black&white version of the final design at the end of the contest.

Normally I don't spend so much effort on a low budget logo contest but I'm building a design portfolio so I might as well design something nice that I can be proud of.

 

[HazeGray]

Great designs!
I need to consult a few people on my end, but I'm liking (and torn between) 11 & 12.
Moire feedback as soon as I get more info. (Later tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest)
Thanks very much!
-Haze

 

[kosvam]

Just a small sample for your feedback.

Thank you

 

[HazeGray]

Happy Thanksgiving! ( to those of us who celebrate it )

Want to say that the latest design entry (from Kosvam) is very good. I'm showing it to my associates for feedback, and will get that out tomorrow.
As you know, the current favorite is the latest submittal by Erdinc. #11.
The main suggestion that Ive gotten is to try the Globe concept (earth likeness) as the "O" in com, and to also try the Globe concept (with lat-long lines) as the "O" in com?
To see what I mean by lat/long, see Erdinc submittal of 11-21-2009 11:07 PM. In this case the globe would be blue, and the latlong lines would be some other color.
Everyone likes the globe (earth likeness) so I guess that playing with that idea using number 11 from the last submittal as a starting point.
Getting very close here...

Thanks again,
-Haze

 

[Erdy]

Hi Haze,

First off, I'm not trying to make it difficult for you to chose one design among many good ones. This is just an unintentional side effect that comes with the way I work. Lol.
Erdinc

 

[HazeGray]

These look very good.
We're at the point where the feedback I'm getting on my end is pretty much down to colors.
The favorites are 11-B-C-D. All like the small earth concept, etc.

If I could, I'd like to tap your insight as well... Honestly, If this were your project, which logo would you use, and what would you do differently from where its at? (using 11-B-C-D as the measure...).

Also, do you know of any trademark issues that could arise (from the font, etc...?).

I'll look for your reply.
This one's almost over.

Thanks again!

-Haze

 

[kosvam]

Hi again. If you want something more formal (as I saw that you asked for trademarks etc..) you may like these below. I think that they are pretty good for logos as they can stand even without the text, and are easy to recognize. Dark blue color is also very suggested for hi-prestige companies, and that's why its very popular. %%-

Both of them are like there are made with parts of wave-ring which is the graphic effect for thing there are spinning. The first one also is "S" shaped, the first letter of Spinsa.com. Also, if you have a second look and compare it for example with my previous try, you will see that its so clearly written the name that is easy to recognize the letter and remember it even with a quick view.
I think that they are very modern, could be a logo of a real big company.