Logo competition

[amoore]

Hi Alessandro

Glad you introduced yourself. I like your work.

Of the logos you've posted, the one I like the best is the one on the left in the April 7 06:42am post. It's elegant and rich. Visually stunning. The elements flow easily from one to another. Most importantly, I get it as a whole. I don't have to try to decipher all the pieces to see what it's about.

BTW, like OklaEd, I the flower as the iris in the eye. And the eyebrow under "Picture Editor" in your April 7 11:47pm offering makes me smile.

The one of yours I like the least is the one to the right of the eyebrow. It's much too cluttered. The only part I really "read" is the name Xara. All the other parts just fight with each other, and I don't know what to look at.

Keep up the good work.

[Sheff]

Hi Roman,

To elaborate a little on my thinking process:

Upon rereading the initial post, I realize that I misread that part where the logo font needed to stay the same. My bad.

I felt that what Charles was looking for was a logo that reflected a small, slick little app.

Nevertheless, I don't think their current logo font conveys 'small and slick' but rather 'friendly and unintimidating.'

So rather than give them what they are probably already capable of producing themselves, I opted to go more off the deep end.

I would rather go too far and be pulled back by the art director rather than not go far enough.

I remember a Volvo sponsored design competition from my school days where the Volvo rep instructed the students, "Don't make it look like a Volvo. I mean, 'we' can make it look like a Volvo. Do what you do best."

But hey, thanks for the candor. Honesty and constructive criticism are always appreciated.

[Budash]

Next example.
Best regards, Yury.

[Budash]

Variant b/w logo.
Best regards, Yury.

[Ross Macintosh]

Listening to Charles I'm resubmitting using lettering more closely resmbling the Xara corporate standard. I've also revised the pic because I want to remake the point that in this simple logo any pic could really be used - I like my kid but maybe marketing input would suggest something else is more on target. (I still like the idea that maybe the program could have a customizable splash screen and users could spec their own photo).

Regards, Ross

[Ross Macintosh]

And another...

[Ross Macintosh]

This is what happens when the AC/DC is blasting and the Beck's is flowing! Fun time!

The little girl in this one is from a pic circulating the globe by email. It was taken by one of those automated camera's at a theme park as she went dow a slide ride.

Regards, Ross

[PsYcHoBoY]

Ive made my decision, lol. Ok I would like to say that there are some very awesome entries out here on the forum. Next, I Would like to say, anyone (Ross Macintosh) that will post an image with a girl's eyes bugging out and hair flowing deserves a serious award, Along with the young lady for taking such a great pic.

I Present:
The First Ever XARA Bug Out AWARD.

[StevenWWinters]

From the artistically challenged...



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You linked when you should have uploaded. The forum has trouble linking to off site pictures to begin with, Linking to a picture on your desktop and you are asking for real troubles.
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Hey I could see, it. How come you couldn't?

Ok, so I'm technically challenged too!

[RTK]

Ross!: That just cracked me up! I hope it makes the finals!

JohnR: The forum has trouble linking to off site pictures to begin with, Linking to a picture on your desktop and you are asking for real troubles.
--- No! No! No! As I said a week or so ago in the feedback forum, some websites/urls do not allow hotlinking... Lots of people link off-site! But yes, linking to things on your PC would never work...