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 Feb 22 2007, 12:51 AM
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 show me a garden thats bursting to life  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987  |
The Task
Create a logo for you as if you were Design Elements: A logo is something that is in print world wide and has to be universal. It's on everything from letterheads to back of notecards. Your logo must have functionality, and duality. It has to be able to be placed ANYWHERE on ANYTHING COMPUTER-RELATED. Things you might want to do: ->Decide on a company name. Make it unique and flashy, but not GAUDY. Okay? Flashy as in unique and one-of-a-kind. ->Decide on color scheme. Colors are important! Not everything in the world is black and white. I mean, come on, we do have a RAINBOW! ->The internet is the greatest resource. Notice company logos and how SIMPLISTIC they are. Nike is just a check mark, for god's sake. Mcdonald's? Totally just a yellow M. Do RESEARCH before you make something final! Brief Lesson : Functionality: It needs to be universal. The most common example I can think of as I am typing this up at 1:00 in the morning is Nike and the checkmark. It is on the tv, shoes, letters, shoeboxes. It's EVERYTHING. ANd it looks the same. But none of your logos are going on shoes. Unless..well. Yeah. You catch the drift. It needs to be something that is NOT COMPLEX. Simplicity is elegance. Yes, complex layouts are hot but they can tend to look cluttered. Don't make it look cluttered. Also, make sure that if say, you didn't have access to a color printer in time and all you had is black and white, make sure there is enough contrast between everything. It needs to be universal and serve plenty of duality. Obnoxious: Don't make it big and obnoxious. Yes, you want something that'll catch peoples eye and go "Oh wow, what's this?" but come on. Use yo' common sense, bro! Examples: Simple logos http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43550827/ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/9515816/ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/29383958/ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/11767187/ Text logos: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25224151/ Requirements: Logo needs to be NO BIGGER than 400 x 400 (in terms of pixels) with a RESOLUTION OF 72 Logo needs to be submitted in COLOR & BLACK/WHITE YOU WILL BE SUBMITTING TWO VERSIONS OF YOUR LOGO. WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR LOGO: SEND IT TO MONA (LISA) with DESIGN as the subject. Okay? Deadline as of now: Sunday March 18, 2007. Good luck guys. 
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| *Azarel* |
Feb 22 2007, 12:58 AM
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Just to clarify, this is only open to applicants, yes?
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| *mona lisa* |
Feb 22 2007, 01:01 AM
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Only to rookie applicants, yes. I'll be doing some mass PMing tonight, lol.
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| *StanleyThePanda* |
Feb 22 2007, 01:12 AM
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This is an awesome task, I would've applied if I had more time on my hands.
Good luck, Everyone. |
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Feb 22 2007, 01:18 AM
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 Home is where your rump rests! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,235 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 451,969 |
Erm, CEO's don't make logos.
 Okay, that was very very stupid of me to point out, but I'd like to say that everything else looks terrific. I particularly found the "Functionality" and "Obnoxious" parts amusing. Good luck, everyone! Can't wait to see the results. (: |
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Feb 22 2007, 07:51 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 7,149 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 213,509 |
So erm, I think this question goes here, there's no help fromthe stars this round right >.<?
And when is the deadline. |
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| *mona lisa* |
Feb 22 2007, 12:39 PM
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QUOTE(Jeng @ Feb 22 2007, 7:51 AM)  So erm, I think this question goes here, there's no help fromthe stars this round right >.<? No, this is just to see how creative and random you can be. :)And when is the deadline. No deadline as of yet. People tend to break deadlines. Since there are many, many rookies, at least two weeks, I guess?
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Feb 22 2007, 11:44 PM
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mood: content Group: Member Posts: 2,063 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 42,325 |
I looove the theme [even though I'm not in the comp.] but won't it be unfair to judge logos since they're each going to represent different companies? I guess picking a company and representing it to one's best ability is important, but it's just a huge variable.
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| *mona lisa* |
Feb 22 2007, 11:48 PM
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What's going to be judged upon is if you can come up with a versatile logo. Something random and creative, but also useable. I'm confused as to how it would matter if there are going to be different companies.
It's basically to see how many rookie-star pairs we'll have unless stars would like to take on more than one rookie, though that may be too much work. |
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Feb 23 2007, 12:07 AM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 8 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 503,438 |
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Feb 23 2007, 12:15 AM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
QUOTE(kayceeisms @ Feb 22 2007, 12:18 AM) Erm, CEO's don't make logos. Oh poo. Details.  Lets say you're self employed. You can be the CEO & President & Vice President & Even the employee! And those parts were only funny because I typed them at one in the morning a couple of days ago..and..I like to write the same sentence at least 4 times just in different ways each time. It's a speciality of mine. |
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Feb 23 2007, 04:10 PM
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 I intend to live forever-so far, so good. Group: Member Posts: 2,820 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,137 |
holy I'm in this? lol
why only 2" x 2?" Thats so tiny :( |
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Feb 23 2007, 05:50 PM
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 i lost weight with Mulder! Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,070 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 79,019 |
i don't know if it really makes sense to have a size limit..
in webmastering it worked out better to have various sizes all around. just my little point to add. *goes back into sick oblivion* |
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Feb 23 2007, 08:31 PM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
Dear God, I didn't realize truly how small that is. Okay. We'll make the maximum size of...400px x 400px.
MAX SIZE. It can be smaller too. But keep the res 72. |
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Feb 24 2007, 01:42 PM
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 Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
QUOTE(Sherlock. @ Feb 23 2007, 12:15 AM) Oh poo. Details. Like me! Lets say you're self employed. You can be the CEO & President & Vice President & Even the employee! Alright, I should probably take note of this somewhere so I don't forget about it. |
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Feb 28 2007, 06:47 AM
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 stop staring >_> Group: Member Posts: 497 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,389 |
ooo interesting Lol too bad im too late for it x] lol
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| *mona lisa* |
Feb 28 2007, 02:04 PM
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QUOTE(x.d.o.0.f.u.s @ Feb 28 2007, 6:47 AM) ooo interesting Lol too bad im too late for it x] lol Late? How so? Didn't you apply here?P.S. I did send a PM to every applicant about this. :P |
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Mar 7 2007, 11:05 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 793 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 425,250 |
too late to enter?
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| *Azarel* |
Mar 7 2007, 11:08 PM
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QUOTE(ZapatoDelFuego @ Mar 7 2007, 8:05 PM) too late to enter? As a rookie, yes. The application thread was open for a month.
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Mar 7 2007, 11:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 793 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 425,250 |
oh phooey
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| *mona lisa* |
Mar 8 2007, 12:01 AM
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QUOTE(ZapatoDelFuego @ Mar 7 2007, 11:59 PM) oh phooey :D You can apply to be a "star". :D Yes, yes, they are indeed special individuals. :D And we need stars. :D
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Mar 9 2007, 01:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 793 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 425,250 |
KAY
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| *mona lisa* |
Mar 9 2007, 04:10 PM
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Thanks, Matt.
If everyone could get the logos in by next Sunday, March 18th, that would be great! |
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Mar 18 2007, 01:42 PM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
Well, shoot, I guess I better try finishing up a logo soon.
 Edit: I may be late... 
This post has been edited by Arjuna Capulong: Mar 18 2007, 09:15 PM |
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| *Uronacid* |
Mar 19 2007, 07:20 AM
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Yeah, I'm going to try and finish mine up soon too... I have a feeling that there won't be enough people entering their logos for us to have to worry abotu having competition... xD
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Mar 19 2007, 05:22 PM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
Quick question: Would grayscale and black and white be two different things here? As in, "black and white" being completely black and white?
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Mar 19 2007, 07:19 PM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
Nooo. I technically meant greyscale. But whatever. It's all good.
If you have it in color, then just desaturate it. :D |
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| *Uronacid* |
Mar 20 2007, 10:48 AM
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QUOTE(Sherlock. @ Mar 19 2007, 7:19 PM) Nooo. I technically meant greyscale. But whatever. It's all good. If you have it in color, then just desaturate it. :D I wish I knew that... I actually makes me kind of angery because I would have made a much more compicated logo if I known. B/W and Greyscale are two totally different things. I really don't want to rain on anyones parade, but if you state rules in a competition I don't want to loose just because I strictly obeyed them. |
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| *Azarel* |
Mar 20 2007, 11:06 AM
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I'm excited to see the entries..
And Josh, I don't think you're going to lose because your image is b&w rather than greyscale, this is just to weed out some rookie applicants because we have more rookies than stars (and this just a prelim, as the title states). |
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| *Uronacid* |
Mar 20 2007, 11:12 AM
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QUOTE(Azarel @ Mar 20 2007, 11:06 AM) I'm excited to see the entries.. And Josh, I don't think you're going to lose because your image is b&w rather than greyscale, this is just to weed out some rookie applicants because we have more rookies than stars (and this just a prelim, as the title states). Yeah, no problem. I guess I just want to compete. If my entrey is good enough for me to be in the competition then I honestly don't mind. I guess I just don't want to be ruled out because I strictly followed the rules. If it doesn't effect my entrance into the competition I really don't mind. 
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Mar 20 2007, 05:02 PM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
MONNAAAAAA?!
PM MEEE! I really want to see some of these entries. And Josh, your entry will look fine. I doubt that it'll look bad, at all. |
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| *Uronacid* |
Mar 21 2007, 12:01 AM
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QUOTE(Sherlock. @ Mar 20 2007, 5:02 PM) MONNAAAAAA?! PM MEEE! I really want to see some of these entries. And Josh, your entry will look fine. I doubt that it'll look bad, at all. :p thanks >.> |
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Mar 25 2007, 02:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 7,149 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 213,509 |
When will we find out the real round and thingiess.
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| *Uronacid* |
Mar 29 2007, 10:33 PM
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^Seriously... I'm beginning to think that they forgot about us...
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| *mona lisa* |
Mar 29 2007, 10:38 PM
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I haven't forgotten. :P There are a couple of people I'm waiting on but I think it would be better to disqualify them instead.
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Mar 31 2007, 01:18 AM
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 vengeance. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,058 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,024 |
^ Yeah, plus it's called a deadline for a reason so I don't think it would be a bad idea.
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Apr 4 2007, 02:09 PM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
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Apr 4 2007, 03:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 7,149 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 213,509 |
BOOM SHAKALALKAKALALALALA.
Yeah we gootta get this started ...in here :D |
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