Topic: [CONTEST] VOTE NOW! - Logo Contest - 2 BTC Bounty - page 2. (Read 6038 times)
Will the voting time be lengthened (because of the bitcointalk downtime)?
Well, since it seems I lost the battle here already, I will just quote what I sent to BitcoinLeader yesterday:
TLDR - World of Warcraft logo is cool and nice but logo based on it would not be really fitting for funeral services.
Nothing more to add, so long and thanks for all the fish!
Hi
It seems to me that you will end up with unfitting logo for your website. People around here and most designers did not noticed
your website is about business, finances, investing. Not every type of logo fits on every website. To create cool looking logo with
some effects like glass reflection and so on is a noob level job and given todays graphics tools almost everyone can do it but it is
important to understand where logo is supposed to be located and what is the purpose of business. Most logos posted on your
thread are just fine for gaming websites, fun stuff, direct sale of some products or affiliate sales and so on (purpose of logo being
to attract and entertain) but your website is not about gaming or entertainment. I know you think letting people on this forum
decide is good idea but I think you are totally wrong. Not only because most here have no clue about design matters but also
because many use multiple accounts to enter coin giveaways, bias some voting or just troll around.
Check websites like NASDAQ, MarketWatch, different brokers, FXEmpire, any financial and investment instituition, info website or
blog and you will see that logos are usualy simple (purpose is not to attract and entertain but have subtle logo of some sort).
http://www.fxempire.com <--- many logos there, check them out
BTCMS
It seems to me that you will end up with unfitting logo for your website. People around here and most designers did not noticed
your website is about business, finances, investing. Not every type of logo fits on every website. To create cool looking logo with
some effects like glass reflection and so on is a noob level job and given todays graphics tools almost everyone can do it but it is
important to understand where logo is supposed to be located and what is the purpose of business. Most logos posted on your
thread are just fine for gaming websites, fun stuff, direct sale of some products or affiliate sales and so on (purpose of logo being
to attract and entertain) but your website is not about gaming or entertainment. I know you think letting people on this forum
decide is good idea but I think you are totally wrong. Not only because most here have no clue about design matters but also
because many use multiple accounts to enter coin giveaways, bias some voting or just troll around.
Check websites like NASDAQ, MarketWatch, different brokers, FXEmpire, any financial and investment instituition, info website or
blog and you will see that logos are usualy simple (purpose is not to attract and entertain but have subtle logo of some sort).
http://www.fxempire.com <--- many logos there, check them out
BTCMS
TLDR - World of Warcraft logo is cool and nice but logo based on it would not be really fitting for funeral services.
Nothing more to add, so long and thanks for all the fish!
Hi, thanks for sharing this. I'm always interested in what views other people have in certain matters. I must say that I agree on most topics you cover. For instance letting other people decide on the look of what is really your calling card is something that should be managed. However, I don't think it's a bad idea. It's a great way of creating some exposure and get some intel on what you intended audience expect of you. This is important information from a commercial perspective.
I know that writing this could cost me a BTC but I like sharing these kind of thoughts more than I like BTC. It's also a good source of feedback for me. When people are sharing their thoughts on my contributions I also get intel on how I can improve. Even if I'm called a eight year old.
That's really my reason for playing these games. A little exposure and intel on how my intended audience wants to see things... 
Are some people trolling or using more then one account? Maybe. But when managed by the OP this shouldn't be a reason to let a very good source of feedback pass.
On the glassy bit. Most logo's used on website and other media are flat. That's true. My design also started out flat. But it evolved into a glassy look. This isn't a noob thing. It just happened. Just as Bitcoin just happened.
Beautiful isn't it?
Peace
TFK
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For reference my noob contribution:
https://i.imgur.com/e5QVXlv.png
https://i.imgur.com/LKI8eKK.png
https://i.imgur.com/xP8f7wN.png
I like Anon135246's one the best. I vote for his.
The competition closed yesterday 
TFK seems pretty nice.
Insulting_robot's one looks nice , but the text around it is a bad idea
But Anon135246 seems better.
I would vote for Anon135246.
Even if you chose neither of them , good luck finding a logo.
Insulting_robot's one looks nice , but the text around it is a bad idea
But Anon135246 seems better.
I would vote for Anon135246.
Even if you chose neither of them , good luck finding a logo.
That simply looks like quality and not like some 8yo kid just threw up.
I disagree - there are some very good contributions by more than one entrant in this contest. I think they do not deserve to be described as "8yo kids".
Personally I like the robot ones the most (the last three of them).
So I vote for the "insulting_robot".
ya.ya.yo!
I'll cast my vote for Anon135246. That simply looks like quality and not like some 8yo kid just threw up.
Status: Voting Started
Date: 1 october 2013
You may now cast a vote on a design by posting the username of the logo designer.
Voting ends:
8th October 2013 23:59 GMT+1
Date: 1 october 2013
You may now cast a vote on a design by posting the username of the logo designer.
Voting ends:
8th October 2013 23:59 GMT+1
@0nlyBTC
Creative but sophisticated. Keep it simple an clear.
Creative but sophisticated. Keep it simple an clear.
Thanks for the feedback. So I removed the outside information bubbles and just kept the icon. Here what it looks like below:
Heres another with DOT COM w/thinner font:
Here one with a RED Outline color:
These designs would look really good on a business card as well.
@0nlyBTC
Creative but sophisticated. Keep it simple an clear.
Creative but sophisticated. Keep it simple an clear.
Just 2.5 hours before submission closes. Hurry if you still want a chance to win 2 BTC.
Ok. One more on your specifications.
https://i.imgur.com/e5QVXlv.png
edit: and the shiny, more 3d version. You could replace the badge on your BMW with it. Good for advertising the website while being in a traffic jam:
https://i.imgur.com/sEt095g.png
TFK
https://i.imgur.com/e5QVXlv.png
edit: and the shiny, more 3d version. You could replace the badge on your BMW with it. Good for advertising the website while being in a traffic jam:
https://i.imgur.com/sEt095g.png
TFK
I like this one, especially when you resize it to small size it looks good but you have to remove the Text and also do the light gradient glass effect better.
An advice for everyone, make sure the logo is clear when you resize it to this:
http://www.pressclick.nl/dev/screenshots/sb.png
Text layer switched off, better gradient and inverted glass effect layer.
https://i.imgur.com/cZxmtJg.png
TFK
http://coreldesigner.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/glass-01.jpg
Ok I hear you, standard glass effect. I'm playing with the graph on top or beneath the glass layer. If you have some comments on that one I'm all ears. I'm also going to look into the orange bits too. But let's first check if this is what you've got in mind.
https://i.imgur.com/m8g8fMy.png
More glass effect.
https://i.imgur.com/ODr7Izq.png
Little tweak:
https://i.imgur.com/CIFMWuJ.png
Tweaking mode:
https://i.imgur.com/LKI8eKK.png
Orange accent:
https://i.imgur.com/xP8f7wN.png
TFK
> ...
> this is the insulting robot
> submitting logo contest contribution
> variant of previous design: color change
>
http://s21.postimg.org/9rs5rhpt3/SB8.png
> no further submissions
> this is the insulting robot
> submitting logo contest contribution
> variant of previous design: color change
>
http://s21.postimg.org/9rs5rhpt3/SB8.png
> no further submissions
Combined pretty much all you wanted and ended up with logo as shown bellow, that would look like https://i.imgur.com/E9v0Y8q.jpg
But then I got rid off coin and combined Bitcoin symbol and graph ... https://i.imgur.com/OZ9xXiC.jpg
And now I'm no longer satisified with any of my works, that graph totally ruined my inspiration.
But then I got rid off coin and combined Bitcoin symbol and graph ... https://i.imgur.com/OZ9xXiC.jpg
And now I'm no longer satisified with any of my works, that graph totally ruined my inspiration.
Just stick to my tips.
1. keep it round
2. glass effect
3. nice border
4. Shortin-opportunity graph
5. BTC sign
6. The text "shorting bitoins" is less important. it's about the round logo
7. dark blue + orange colors with something red
> ...
> this is the insulting robot
> submitting logo contest contribution
> variant of previous design: glass effect, color change, and logo placement modifications
>
http://s17.postimg.org/kvfrt2n8f/SB7.png
> this is the insulting robot
> submitting logo contest contribution
> variant of previous design: glass effect, color change, and logo placement modifications
>
http://s17.postimg.org/kvfrt2n8f/SB7.png
Ok. One more on your specifications.
edit: and the shiny, more 3d version. You could replace the badge on your BMW with it. Good for advertising the website while being in a traffic jam:
TFK
edit: and the shiny, more 3d version. You could replace the badge on your BMW with it. Good for advertising the website while being in a traffic jam:
TFK
I like this one, especially when you resize it to small size it looks good but you have to remove the Text and also do the light gradient glass effect better.
An advice for everyone, make sure the logo is clear when you resize it to this:
Text layer switched off, better gradient and inverted glass effect layer.
TFK
Here is the logo itself, in 2 colours and with/without gloss.
Orange, no gloss:
Orange, gloss:
Blue, no gloss:
Blue, gloss:
Orange, no gloss:
Orange, gloss:
Blue, no gloss:
Blue, gloss:
You're improving. However, you won't see the dashed lines when you zoom out. So don't be to detailed make sure it looks clear and not blurry when you zoom out.
Also the borders are very thin when you zoom out. Too much borders . Less is more
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