Tomorrow morning I am going to clean up the star ratings so you all have a clear idea of what designs I like the best. I just want everyone to understand exactly what I like and don't like so that there is no confusion.
5-STARS
6 designs will be given 5-star ratings. This DOES NOT mean these designs are perfect or that they are going to win. It just means that these are my 6 FAVORITE designs at this point. They aren't perfect, they are just my favorite of the ones I've seen here. You could come along and submit one that is TOTALLY different from my 6 favorite and I might love it. It just depends.
4-STARS
12 designs will be given 4-star ratings. These are in the next echelon and have lots of promise. I just simply don't like them QUITE as much as the 5-star designs.
3-STARS
30 designs will be given 3-star ratings.
2-STARS and 1-STARS
The rest of the designs will be given 2-star and 1-star ratings. These designs are lacking in my opinion and just don't display the look I am hoping to find.
Thanks to everyone who has spent time revising their logos and coming up with some really cool, eye-catching, imaginative logos!
You can see my taste based on the logos I posted and the logos I have liked above. This is another site that I just found that had some interesting designs:
There has been no problem at all. I've received nearly 350 designs, there are plenty that I really like, and I think at least four of these designers are getting really close.
The reason I'm paying $775 is to get creative ideas. The one common theme I have seen on every single project on here is that inevitably someone complains when their designs are rejected.
Yet, for a half dozen of these designers, they keep trying to think creatively and have come up with some really cool, imaginative designs.
There are plenty of ways to go with this logo. I've said a hundred times that you can take two approaches, one with some sort of significance (as someone did by showing four arrows to indicate movement through the four years) and one that is just aesthetically pleasing and might have less actual significance.
If I wanted a logo that looked like #35 I would have contacted the local elementary school.
Agreed with BlueGenel. The logos you listed as examples are not made following a brief. They are proposed on websites like branstack that sells logo designers imagine. So of course, they imagine the name that goes with it, and that's how you end up with "clever" logos, they don't come from a brief.
Also, as Blue stated, those are easy things to represent, "four" and "years" isn't.
It might also help to guarantee your contest, as we almost always end up working for nothing, the client only walking away with a handful of stolen ideas.
Something I have struggled with through the logo design process is how to express the idea of college.
And there's books, notes, professors, classes, dorms, fraternities and sororities, etc. But it was hard to think of just ONE image that could really convey all of that, something that could explain the four years you spend in college.
Now seeing a few of these newer designs, I really like the idea of four arrows pointing forward. I think that's a simple, smart way to convey movement through your four years of college. During college, you grow and change throughout the four years and arrows express that message.
I'd like to see any/all of you try a few different takes on that. I like the sophisticated use of color in #221 as an alternative to some of the more brightly colored designs (it's just interesting to see both ways of using color). In #221, only one color is used, but it the logo still stands out. It's smart, simple, and professional-looking.
When you see what designs/logos a person likes, you start to understand their style. That should help you pattern your logo, absolutely. I just want people to know they can get real creative and off-the-wall with this. It doesn't have to follow strict guidelines.
When I look at these logos:
6, 55, 103, 126, 138, 140, 143, 147, 148, 150
I see some similarities, but there's a wide variety of styles there I believe. I like all of those for different reasons, but you can see that it doesn't have to follow some strict rigid formula for me to like it. Some of those I like more than others, but they all caught my eye to some degree.
Fair enough. But if a contest holder lists all the design numbers they like, people are naturally going to follow that idea. Because they know you like that style. Especially if most of the design numbers you list look similar. But, I agree. People should aim at an original design. But the law of averages say there will be a degree of overlap. ~Blue
With #153, I like the abstract feel of it. As I mentioned with #138, it resembles a textbook/pages/notebook, but it's subtle. It's an abstract creative design as opposed to just a picture of a book.
I think the designs are headed in the right direction for sure!
No, there's nothing wrong with improving upon an earlier design. What I was saying is not to restrict yourself to that.
Don't ALWAYS just look at a four-star rating and just take that EXACT concept. Try a few that improve upon a 4-star logo that you like and also try and take some ideas from it and do your own thing. And do some that are purely yours, just something you thought up. Try a few different approaches. That's all I was saying.
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Porteur du Projet
Porteur du Projet
I'm looking them over and should have a decision made in a couple days.
Message me with any questions!
Porteur du Projet
Thanks for all the great designs!
Porteur du Projet
5-STARS
6 designs will be given 5-star ratings. This DOES NOT mean these designs are perfect or that they are going to win. It just means that these are my 6 FAVORITE designs at this point. They aren't perfect, they are just my favorite of the ones I've seen here. You could come along and submit one that is TOTALLY different from my 6 favorite and I might love it. It just depends.
4-STARS
12 designs will be given 4-star ratings. These are in the next echelon and have lots of promise. I just simply don't like them QUITE as much as the 5-star designs.
3-STARS
30 designs will be given 3-star ratings.
2-STARS and 1-STARS
The rest of the designs will be given 2-star and 1-star ratings. These designs are lacking in my opinion and just don't display the look I am hoping to find.
Thanks everyone!
Porteur du Projet
Porteur du Projet
You can see my taste based on the logos I posted and the logos I have liked above. This is another site that I just found that had some interesting designs:
http://siahdesign.com/portfolio
Keep up the great work!
Porteur du Projet
There has been no problem at all. I've received nearly 350 designs, there are plenty that I really like, and I think at least four of these designers are getting really close.
The reason I'm paying $775 is to get creative ideas. The one common theme I have seen on every single project on here is that inevitably someone complains when their designs are rejected.
Yet, for a half dozen of these designers, they keep trying to think creatively and have come up with some really cool, imaginative designs.
There are plenty of ways to go with this logo. I've said a hundred times that you can take two approaches, one with some sort of significance (as someone did by showing four arrows to indicate movement through the four years) and one that is just aesthetically pleasing and might have less actual significance.
If I wanted a logo that looked like #35 I would have contacted the local elementary school.
Also, as Blue stated, those are easy things to represent, "four" and "years" isn't.
It might also help to guarantee your contest, as we almost always end up working for nothing, the client only walking away with a handful of stolen ideas.
Four and Years are not.
Just my opinion.
Blue
Porteur du Projet
Porteur du Projet
Something I have struggled with through the logo design process is how to express the idea of college.
And there's books, notes, professors, classes, dorms, fraternities and sororities, etc. But it was hard to think of just ONE image that could really convey all of that, something that could explain the four years you spend in college.
Now seeing a few of these newer designs, I really like the idea of four arrows pointing forward. I think that's a simple, smart way to convey movement through your four years of college. During college, you grow and change throughout the four years and arrows express that message.
I'd like to see any/all of you try a few different takes on that. I like the sophisticated use of color in #221 as an alternative to some of the more brightly colored designs (it's just interesting to see both ways of using color). In #221, only one color is used, but it the logo still stands out. It's smart, simple, and professional-looking.
Thanks!
Porteur du Projet
When you see what designs/logos a person likes, you start to understand their style. That should help you pattern your logo, absolutely. I just want people to know they can get real creative and off-the-wall with this. It doesn't have to follow strict guidelines.
When I look at these logos:
6, 55, 103, 126, 138, 140, 143, 147, 148, 150
I see some similarities, but there's a wide variety of styles there I believe. I like all of those for different reasons, but you can see that it doesn't have to follow some strict rigid formula for me to like it. Some of those I like more than others, but they all caught my eye to some degree.
Porteur du Projet
I think the designs are headed in the right direction for sure!
Porteur du Projet
Don't ALWAYS just look at a four-star rating and just take that EXACT concept. Try a few that improve upon a 4-star logo that you like and also try and take some ideas from it and do your own thing. And do some that are purely yours, just something you thought up. Try a few different approaches. That's all I was saying.
Thanks everyone!