I wanted to thank all designers for their great contributions and all your help and great advice.
You guys are all awesome.
I of course wanted to thank Mr. 4gd in particular from the bottom of my heart for always dealing so gracefully and friendly with my sometimes tough to deal with "Mr. Perfectionist" attitude and way of doing things. haha :)
I am super happy with the chosen design.
Fantastic work.
THANK YOU.
Much love to you and your family.
Vreny.
@ PH Thank you for your honesty and candor about your likely early decision on the design. I hope all PH's can be as honest and thoughtful. Good luck with your business!!!
It looks like Mr. 4graphicdesigner's draft #48 is going to be the winner.
I know I could always be surprised of course, but I don't think anybody is going to be able to change my mind and beat how I feel about his design.
I know I still have over a day left before this project closes, but... I am only posting this here because I care about your time, talent and energy, and I want to make sure you don't spend extra time and resources on this project if you could be working on other projects where you have a higher likelihood of winning the project.
I am super anxious to see Mr. 4graphicdesigner's revisions I asked for.
My favorite designs btw are: #20 (all the design AND the business cards), #31 (but not the business cards and not the shirts), #37 and #38
It looks like this is going to go between Mr. 4graphicdesigner and my friend who created the logo Mr. Sumit128 for the winning bid.
We seem to have an India vs. India house contest here haha.
At this time: I tend to lean over to really liking #20 and #31 as my favorites.
Tips and pointers:
1) I gravitate towards preferring having the contact info at the bottom of the fax/letterhead (as in #20 and #31)
I have a feeling that the design that is going to win, is going to be the design that has the contact info at the bottom, and the company name more featured on top of the letterhead/fax design.
2) I prefer ligher colors that fit/match as closely as possible to the color of the ZOT Zin Music logo.
3) I tend to prefer having the ZOT Zin Music logo featured.. meaning: larger... on business cards, letterheads, fax pages, actually... everything.
4) I tend to lean towards liking having the big "O" with headphones logo on the lower left corner of fax/letterhead pages as a light background/watermark
5) I REALLY really like it when ALL materials have a certain design element that ties ALL materials together. Which is why I for example REALLY like #20 (ALL the materials have exactly the same design elements
6) I would LOOOOOVEEE to see copies/drafts of my 4 favorite designs mentioned above, with some slight touch of silver added to the white backgrounds of all materials/stationary. (As in the silver-ish kind of background in the original "white/silver background" of the ZOT Zin Music logo file I uploaded for this project)
Fixes:
1) I need to have the 310-902-0993 (cell) number on top of the landline (323 etc) number on all materials. (cell first)
2) I absolutely want the center of the O's in "ZOT Zin Music" to be exactly the same color as the background (on ALL materials). If the background is black, I want the center of the O to be black as well, if it is turquoise, then I want the center of the O to be turquoise as well, etc... etc...
Thank you for all your amazing work.
Much respect and love for all your work and your talent.
Best
Vreny.
My favorite color so far is Mr. Sumit's #33
Mr Sumit, Could I see a copy of the fax sheet and stationary/letterhead with the big O in the lower left corner
1) much lighter in color (kind a like a watermark. My concern is that it might interfere with typed text on the letter as it is now)
2) with that big O moved a bit to the left so the whole symbol is on the page.
3) with the company name/logo bigger on all materials.
(This does not have to be 3 different drafts btw... trying to save you time here... I am looking for one draft that has all these 3 things all together.)
More about #33
I LOVE the simplicity of the footer (bottom of page) you created on the letterhead/footer and fax page.
On the business cards: you did an amazing job on the color of the back of the business card. Keep it that way please haha. However: you know how much I am in love with color of the logo you created: is there any way you can have the logo/business name in the original color (instead of white) on that awesome background you created here?? (not sure if that would work, or if it would be too much of the same color?)
How would it look like if you made the word 'Music" black?
Mr. 4graphicdesigner draft #31
I completely LOVE how you did this smart out of the box thinking thing and made the business cards vertical (which is pretty unusual haha). So cool.
I also really frigging like what you did with the blue hue color lettering in my name and URL on the business cards.
I also adore the design of the fax sheet and letterhead. I really like it's simplicity.
But can I see a draft of the letterhead and fax page: where
1) you make a the company logo top left corner a bit bigger
2) Can you also add the O with head phones in the lower right corner, very lightly (like a watermark type thing)
Lastly: I am trying to figure out how I like the business cards with the company name in the big O.
Part of me is in love with the company logo design, and want to see it bigger and free (meaning: not surrounded by the big O ). I prefer the idea of using that O icon as a lighter background/watermark kind a thing.
Comments for everybody:
1) I need to have my cell phone number and email on the CD labels and on the CD insert sheet.
2) I would like you all to use little icons instead of using the words "cell", "address", "phone", etc...
The reason being that icons are more international: the word "cell" for example in Britain or Australia is confusing, as they call it a "mobile" there.
3) Us a little "house" icon for "address"
4) I want my cell number, to be ABOVE my land line/phone number
5) I want the address LAST. (Think about it: people have short attention spans haha... it's all about marketing and grabbing people... the FIRST thing they want to see is where to get in touch with you right now... your cell phone... not where you live.)
Draft #26 and #27
I like your very smart idea of creating tablature paper, music paper etc... with my logo and business name/logo on. You get extra points sir for that amazing idea. I should have thought of that myself already, but you beat me to it haha.
On the black shirt: I would not put the O logo on the front, as it makes it a bit too heavy and busy, already having my name logo there. I woud make the name logo bigger, and have the big O on the back of the shirt. Also: no tilted O.
On the white top: FANTASTIC artwork with the O logo... I really like the dotted approach you came up with here.
I also like how you picked up on my asking in an earlier post about the more silvery approach I wanted to see examples of.
About the gift card: my only concern is that it might be a bit too busy with the 2 guitars. I would prefer seeing a version where the 2 guitars are replaced by a watermark/verylight O icon, with the company logo on the left of the card and slightly larger, and the text moved to the right, running over the watermark O.
Beautiful envelop and letterhead btw!!!!!!!!!
About the letterhead and fax sheet: my only concern here is...
I would like to see the address as one line, or in a way that takes less space, and have the whole blue wave go lower so it does not take as much space on the letter and fax cover sheet.
#32 Mr Vanrugh:
You created MY FAVORITE CD LABEL so far.
I ADORE the concentric blue lines. GREAT WORK sir!!!!
My only concern with your design is:
1) The way you used the outline of the O, might give a bit of an impression of a cloud design, which might be a bit too disconnected from my company image/message.
2) the white lining around my company logo, although I actually really really DO like it a lot, also adds a bit of a cartoonish feel to my company logo. It's already playful with the light color and tumbling letters, I got to make sure it does not get too cartoonish.
Plus points btw for the REAALLY cute girl you added in the picture. :)
A Mr. Smartinfo #22, #23, #25
I like seeing my logo O or company name on a black background. It looks really good.
I have to run, but let me get back later on with more comments about your designs.
I REALLY like your card designs. I like how you added the silver wave.
Need to sit on it for a while.
Need to run. Later more. :)
THANK YOU for all your great work and all your help here.
I REALLY like the colors of #14 (I think they are more ONE with the logo colors), and I REALLY like the company
name size and letterhead placement on #13
I prefer having the business name on top of the business card, as in #14.
On the business cards: I would like to have from top to bottom
Company name
My name underneath
my function/title
cell
Phone
email
address
URL (anywhere below the above)
So draft #14 would win based on the colors, and Draft #13 would win based on the lay out of the letter head and fax page.
But... on draft #13
1) I would like the "watermark" O logo to be straight, not tilted
2) I am not sure about the stars, how would it look like to replace these with the music notes of the O??
3) I would like to have the blue wave at the bottom of the materials to be lowered, and maybe have my po box address being 1 line, horizontal instead of vertical.
4) I want the colors on my designs to match the colors of the logo (blue-yellowish)
Now, important stuff.
I am already thinking ahead also about the zotzinmusic.com website which I will also want to have built by end of next month.
I will want my site to have the same silver-ish kind of look of the Apple computers website. There is something about their site not being completely "white".. it has some kind of silver feel to it.
I will need my stationary, all my materials and my website to look like one coherent business package.
Is there any way we can make what already has been submitted, with some kind of slight silvery feel added to it???
If you're not sure what I mean: have a look again at the white background logo design file I uploaded for this project, and notice how it is not entirely white, the edges of the file are silver-ish looking.
Let me know what you think.
THANK YOU so much for all the time and energy and talent you have already helped me out with here in such a short time.
My only "concern" (sorry for the heavy handed word in my limited English haha) in Draft#10 is the color change of the Logo ZOT Zin Music name on the envelope, which lost some of it's original color turned now from a blue/ yellownish into a more simple blue lettering.
I'd like to keep the original color of the logo as much as possible.
Ooops, I was just going to comment on Draft #7 saying: "Ooohh... I like where this is going!!!".. and right then the design gets withdrawn. :) Great work Mr. Sudip80.
Oh well... :)
Draft #6 I really like how you have the company name larger/more prominent on the CD label.
I would also like the company name to be more prominent on the business cards.
I really like how you used the "O" of the logo around the whole in the CD. Very nice and smart thinking!!!!
Thank you very much for your submissions akreationz.
Draft #4 is my favorite of your 4 drafts.
I like the lighter color and the yellowish hue that you added. Am wondering; how it would look like if instead of the music notes in the lower right corner, if you used the very recognizable letter "O" with the headphones of the logo instead.
Don't want to overload you with revisions though, as this contest just started and this can go in any direction. :)
@4graphicdesigner.
It already was raised to $300 this morning. Most PH's on here give about half of that for stationary and business cards. I am already double the amount of most people on here.
Nevertheless: I am, as I put in my first comment, very well aware that I am asking for a long list of things including email template, appointment cards, etc...
As a result: depending on what I see coming in, there is a chance I might increase it even higher than it currently is.
Thank you sir for helping me here and for keeping me educated. I need that.
Much love to you and your family.
Vreny.
Just as I did with my logo creation contest 2 weeks ago, I more than likely will also in this case raise the winning amount over time, depending on the submissions.
After all: I know I am asking for a long list of things here now, and I am still trying to figure out a fair winning amount.
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Porteur du Projet
I chose draft #56 as the winner.
I wanted to thank all designers for their great contributions and all your help and great advice.
You guys are all awesome.
I of course wanted to thank Mr. 4gd in particular from the bottom of my heart for always dealing so gracefully and friendly with my sometimes tough to deal with "Mr. Perfectionist" attitude and way of doing things. haha :)
I am super happy with the chosen design.
Fantastic work.
THANK YOU.
Much love to you and your family.
Vreny.
Porteur du Projet
I know I could always be surprised of course, but I don't think anybody is going to be able to change my mind and beat how I feel about his design.
I know I still have over a day left before this project closes, but... I am only posting this here because I care about your time, talent and energy, and I want to make sure you don't spend extra time and resources on this project if you could be working on other projects where you have a higher likelihood of winning the project.
I am super anxious to see Mr. 4graphicdesigner's revisions I asked for.
Porteur du Projet
#20 (all the design AND the business cards), #31 (but not the business cards and not the shirts), #37 and #38
It looks like this is going to go between Mr. 4graphicdesigner and my friend who created the logo Mr. Sumit128 for the winning bid.
We seem to have an India vs. India house contest here haha.
At this time: I tend to lean over to really liking #20 and #31 as my favorites.
Tips and pointers:
1) I gravitate towards preferring having the contact info at the bottom of the fax/letterhead (as in #20 and #31)
I have a feeling that the design that is going to win, is going to be the design that has the contact info at the bottom, and the company name more featured on top of the letterhead/fax design.
2) I prefer ligher colors that fit/match as closely as possible to the color of the ZOT Zin Music logo.
3) I tend to prefer having the ZOT Zin Music logo featured.. meaning: larger... on business cards, letterheads, fax pages, actually... everything.
4) I tend to lean towards liking having the big "O" with headphones logo on the lower left corner of fax/letterhead pages as a light background/watermark
5) I REALLY really like it when ALL materials have a certain design element that ties ALL materials together. Which is why I for example REALLY like #20 (ALL the materials have exactly the same design elements
6) I would LOOOOOVEEE to see copies/drafts of my 4 favorite designs mentioned above, with some slight touch of silver added to the white backgrounds of all materials/stationary. (As in the silver-ish kind of background in the original "white/silver background" of the ZOT Zin Music logo file I uploaded for this project)
Fixes:
1) I need to have the 310-902-0993 (cell) number on top of the landline (323 etc) number on all materials. (cell first)
2) I absolutely want the center of the O's in "ZOT Zin Music" to be exactly the same color as the background (on ALL materials). If the background is black, I want the center of the O to be black as well, if it is turquoise, then I want the center of the O to be turquoise as well, etc... etc...
Thank you for all your amazing work.
Much respect and love for all your work and your talent.
Best
Vreny.
Porteur du Projet
I am SUPER HAPPY with all your submissions. You are ALL doing an amazing job and it is again going to be very hard for me to choose here. :)
So here's some guidance, sharing with you my favorite things I have seen, likes, etc...
Right now my 2 favorite ones are #33 and #31
My favorite color so far is Mr. Sumit's #33
Mr Sumit, Could I see a copy of the fax sheet and stationary/letterhead with the big O in the lower left corner
1) much lighter in color (kind a like a watermark. My concern is that it might interfere with typed text on the letter as it is now)
2) with that big O moved a bit to the left so the whole symbol is on the page.
3) with the company name/logo bigger on all materials.
(This does not have to be 3 different drafts btw... trying to save you time here... I am looking for one draft that has all these 3 things all together.)
More about #33
I LOVE the simplicity of the footer (bottom of page) you created on the letterhead/footer and fax page.
On the business cards: you did an amazing job on the color of the back of the business card. Keep it that way please haha. However: you know how much I am in love with color of the logo you created: is there any way you can have the logo/business name in the original color (instead of white) on that awesome background you created here?? (not sure if that would work, or if it would be too much of the same color?)
How would it look like if you made the word 'Music" black?
Mr. 4graphicdesigner draft #31
I completely LOVE how you did this smart out of the box thinking thing and made the business cards vertical (which is pretty unusual haha). So cool.
I also really frigging like what you did with the blue hue color lettering in my name and URL on the business cards.
I also adore the design of the fax sheet and letterhead. I really like it's simplicity.
But can I see a draft of the letterhead and fax page: where
1) you make a the company logo top left corner a bit bigger
2) Can you also add the O with head phones in the lower right corner, very lightly (like a watermark type thing)
Lastly: I am trying to figure out how I like the business cards with the company name in the big O.
Part of me is in love with the company logo design, and want to see it bigger and free (meaning: not surrounded by the big O ). I prefer the idea of using that O icon as a lighter background/watermark kind a thing.
Comments for everybody:
1) I need to have my cell phone number and email on the CD labels and on the CD insert sheet.
2) I would like you all to use little icons instead of using the words "cell", "address", "phone", etc...
The reason being that icons are more international: the word "cell" for example in Britain or Australia is confusing, as they call it a "mobile" there.
3) Us a little "house" icon for "address"
4) I want my cell number, to be ABOVE my land line/phone number
5) I want the address LAST. (Think about it: people have short attention spans haha... it's all about marketing and grabbing people... the FIRST thing they want to see is where to get in touch with you right now... your cell phone... not where you live.)
Draft #26 and #27
I like your very smart idea of creating tablature paper, music paper etc... with my logo and business name/logo on. You get extra points sir for that amazing idea. I should have thought of that myself already, but you beat me to it haha.
On the black shirt: I would not put the O logo on the front, as it makes it a bit too heavy and busy, already having my name logo there. I woud make the name logo bigger, and have the big O on the back of the shirt. Also: no tilted O.
On the white top: FANTASTIC artwork with the O logo... I really like the dotted approach you came up with here.
I also like how you picked up on my asking in an earlier post about the more silvery approach I wanted to see examples of.
About the gift card: my only concern is that it might be a bit too busy with the 2 guitars. I would prefer seeing a version where the 2 guitars are replaced by a watermark/verylight O icon, with the company logo on the left of the card and slightly larger, and the text moved to the right, running over the watermark O.
Beautiful envelop and letterhead btw!!!!!!!!!
About the letterhead and fax sheet: my only concern here is...
I would like to see the address as one line, or in a way that takes less space, and have the whole blue wave go lower so it does not take as much space on the letter and fax cover sheet.
#32 Mr Vanrugh:
You created MY FAVORITE CD LABEL so far.
I ADORE the concentric blue lines. GREAT WORK sir!!!!
My only concern with your design is:
1) The way you used the outline of the O, might give a bit of an impression of a cloud design, which might be a bit too disconnected from my company image/message.
2) the white lining around my company logo, although I actually really really DO like it a lot, also adds a bit of a cartoonish feel to my company logo. It's already playful with the light color and tumbling letters, I got to make sure it does not get too cartoonish.
Plus points btw for the REAALLY cute girl you added in the picture. :)
A Mr. Smartinfo #22, #23, #25
I like seeing my logo O or company name on a black background. It looks really good.
I have to run, but let me get back later on with more comments about your designs.
I REALLY like your card designs. I like how you added the silver wave.
Need to sit on it for a while.
Need to run. Later more. :)
THANK YOU for all your great work and all your help here.
Vreny.
Porteur du Projet
A couple of things:
I REALLY like the colors of #14 (I think they are more ONE with the logo colors), and I REALLY like the company
name size and letterhead placement on #13
I prefer having the business name on top of the business card, as in #14.
On the business cards: I would like to have from top to bottom
Company name
My name underneath
my function/title
cell
Phone
email
address
URL (anywhere below the above)
So draft #14 would win based on the colors, and Draft #13 would win based on the lay out of the letter head and fax page.
But... on draft #13
1) I would like the "watermark" O logo to be straight, not tilted
2) I am not sure about the stars, how would it look like to replace these with the music notes of the O??
3) I would like to have the blue wave at the bottom of the materials to be lowered, and maybe have my po box address being 1 line, horizontal instead of vertical.
4) I want the colors on my designs to match the colors of the logo (blue-yellowish)
Now, important stuff.
I am already thinking ahead also about the zotzinmusic.com website which I will also want to have built by end of next month.
I will want my site to have the same silver-ish kind of look of the Apple computers website. There is something about their site not being completely "white".. it has some kind of silver feel to it.
I will need my stationary, all my materials and my website to look like one coherent business package.
Is there any way we can make what already has been submitted, with some kind of slight silvery feel added to it???
If you're not sure what I mean: have a look again at the white background logo design file I uploaded for this project, and notice how it is not entirely white, the edges of the file are silver-ish looking.
Let me know what you think.
THANK YOU so much for all the time and energy and talent you have already helped me out with here in such a short time.
Cheers
Vreny.
Check draft #13.
Thanks
Porteur du Projet
I'd like to keep the original color of the logo as much as possible.
Porteur du Projet
Oh well... :)
Porteur du Projet
I would also like the company name to be more prominent on the business cards.
I really like how you used the "O" of the logo around the whole in the CD. Very nice and smart thinking!!!!
Porteur du Projet
Porteur du Projet
Draft #4 is my favorite of your 4 drafts.
I like the lighter color and the yellowish hue that you added. Am wondering; how it would look like if instead of the music notes in the lower right corner, if you used the very recognizable letter "O" with the headphones of the logo instead.
Don't want to overload you with revisions though, as this contest just started and this can go in any direction. :)
Porteur du Projet
It already was raised to $300 this morning. Most PH's on here give about half of that for stationary and business cards. I am already double the amount of most people on here.
Nevertheless: I am, as I put in my first comment, very well aware that I am asking for a long list of things including email template, appointment cards, etc...
As a result: depending on what I see coming in, there is a chance I might increase it even higher than it currently is.
Thank you sir for helping me here and for keeping me educated. I need that.
Much love to you and your family.
Vreny.
Porteur du Projet
After all: I know I am asking for a long list of things here now, and I am still trying to figure out a fair winning amount.