[REQ-LOGO] - "Furmunity" fun animal/mascot community logo - $35

[GHOwner]

Type of Contest : LOGO (iconic) Design
Prize : $35.00 via PayPal
Contest End Date & Time : 12:00 PM PST (-8 GMT) : 30th April 2010**
Size Requirements : Vector required due to marketing needs
Color Requirements : Needs to be neutral possible. The logo will be used in many different colors and situations. You may use colors you seem good (#44688d blue is a favorite one), but MUST work on a black or white overlay (due to site designs being changable).

General Requirements :
The organization is a animal/mascot fan-based community, as my friend describes it. The current logo (not a vector) works on the terms of being neutral and the pawprint (though not all animals have paws as such) is a general accepted image. However, it's too generic, and what's wanted is something that is iconic and somewhat unique.

An example is Second Life's logo, which is obviously a hand but uniquely made to be a representing iconic symbol for Second Life. So, you can work on the pawprint idea (a plus) or make something new. Either way, we want an icon symbol to be present with the text, and nothing too over the top (due to resizing needs).

So, as said, have fun with it. Work on a new way to present a paw print or something new. We are mainly looking on originality as Second Life has does with their hand icon (but not looking for copying and request it represents a social network community type).

Additional Information :

Current Logos:
http://www.derekmarler.com/furmunity/01.png
http://www.derekmarler.com/furmunity/02.png

EDIT: If anyone is interested in the font face being used, it's Century Gothic. Feel free to experiment with other fonts, however.

With the success of the mountain logo and the talent I see here, I've recommended a friend get a logo done here for Furmunity. Hoping all goes well, but be assured as long as conditions are met, a winner will be picked and the prize will be awarded. The industry is full of risk, I'm fine with taking one.

The logo will be used as the main branding for marketing. So, clothes, web logo, banners, icon representation, etc. Thus it must be vector.

**We'd like 3 entries before considering a winner. This could change if one of the entries works right away. The time for the contest well stay (as long as there's interest), so don't worry about it ending early.

 

[Platre]

Thank you for the feedback.
Keep giving me more information about changes, so that I can do them before the end of the contest.

Here's the first version with modifications on the icon and some adaptation for special events (st valentine's day, halloween)

I'll try to see what I can do on the other 2nd version too.

Cheers

 

[umxca]

thx for the FB...here's another attempt thx

 

[GHOwner]

Seeing the effort being placed within this contest, I've revised my idea about rewarding the extra $15 to the winner, and instead will award $5 to each top 3 winners. The winner of the contest still gets $35 as said in the guidelines, but I'm awarding $5 to three extra people for their efforts. I know $5 is a bit small, but I didn't have the heart to not somehow compensate for all the effort given, and thus am willing to stretch out the budget given to me for this.

Thank you for the feedback. Here are variations(they have a little difference with each other).

We love 3 the most. The only concern at this time is possibly to make the big paw pad a bit more curved on the bottom. Right now it still seems like just an upside down heart. Maybe curve out the line more like this: http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/GHOwner/logo-marking02.png?t=1272493098 (but better of course, cause my attempt is blurry/bad)

Thank you for the feedback.
Keep giving me more information about changes, so that I can do them before the end of the contest.

Here's the first version with modifications on the icon and some adaptation for special events (st valentine's day, halloween)

I'll try to see what I can do on the other 2nd version too.

Cheers

Thanks for the revisions, and no problem. I want to ensure everyone has an equal chance. It's also a nice plus to see that holiday idea be shown, thanks for that

We really like the 2nd row ones the most, as they help give a branding symbolic appearance while the color fill allows it to give a sense of strength, emphasis. The only worry/concern is the pawprint being used. Maybe try to modify it to be a bit more of an artsy style. As it is right now, it resembles the default Photoshop custom shape tool option. I understand how it could work in a general need, but we plan on making the icon a big brandable aspect of the whole logo, so you could see where a commonly used shape tool could be potentially harmful for our needs.

Though the third row could work too depending on the pawprint design (since it would be better for the resizing needs), but as said, great job with going to a more artsy style as we're looking for.

thx for the FB...here's another attempt thx

A good entry, I like how it is simple and iconic, but it does loose the artsy spin we're looking for. However, it's still possible, great job on it. I'd say try something with the icon to give the same look but somewhat more implied (sorta like how you did so with the earth for the big paw pad in your first entry)

 

[Dakouten]

Whew! This is getting hot!
Thanks for pointing that out! I hope this is it..

 

[umxca]

thx again for the FB..here's another variation:

 

[J-MAN]

Here's an idea with a few variations (playing on the holiday theme you mentioned earlier)

 

[GHOwner]

Whew! This is getting hot!
Thanks for pointing that out! I hope this is it..

I love the top one. Don't have any demanding feedback to give, though as someone has pointed out, maybe smoothly curving the top of the big paw pad will help complete it. (http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/GHOwner/logo-marking03.png?t=1272532353)

I suppose that's all I can advise. Anything I might see would just be placement and resizing, which I can do as long as it's like the previous logo I got from you (the vector control). Great job.

thx again for the FB..here's another variation:

Much better. Not sure on feedback at the moment, but I do like how it's more stylish now.

Here's an idea with a few variations (playing on the holiday theme you mentioned earlier)

Not bad, I can tell it's been drawn and fits well with seasonal needs. Thanks for the submission. Don't have any comments to add per say, looks good.

 

[Platre]

Other ideas...

 

[GHOwner]

Other ideas...

Thanks Platre, looking good. Don't have any specific feedback, as they all could work well. Thanks for entering :D

 

[GHOwner]

Seeing as the contest is winding down and we have had some time to discuss on which logo is going to the direction as we see it, and to give proper feedback as we could on each entry... We've decided on a winner. This is technically early, but I do not see anyone else entering and showing interest, thus we were planning to have this 24 hour period to mostly decide on which is right (as it was a tough choice in itself!)


Winner:

Dakouten

Top 3:

Platre
umxca
J-MAN

Prizes: Winner receives $35 via PayPal. Top 3 people each receive $5 via PayPal!

We appreciate everyone's involvement and apologize if some of you were looking into entering before it was officially over. If some of you are out there and have a design, be sure to still show me via PM as I don't mind reconsidering after the contest (though the winners announced now receive the money of course, and anything after is another possible payment).

Seeing everyone's efforts, it was decided that we award others, even if just a small amount, to help compensate and show our appreciation. If you name was called, PM me your PayPal so that I may send your prize.

Thanks again and congrats to Dakouten for sticking in there with a design that seemed to fit in the right type of uses we have concluded on.

 

[Dakouten]

payment received, file sent! Thank you for the great contest and to those who joined!

 

[umxca]

Congrats Dakouten

Nice work!

 

[GHOwner]

Thanks everyone for joining in. Just waiting on J-MAN to send his $5. I know $5 isn't that much, but at least it buys your a sandwich or coffee or so as a thanks for working in this contest.