Competitions

Greetings Designers,

I can’t believe the month has flown by already! I feel so blessed that I was able to have this experience with all of you!

There is so much great talent here at Logosauce. I have already told so many about this place and all of you. I can’t wait to award the winner, and write about this experience for other photographers who will need your help in the future!

Please be patient with me. There are several nice logos, but there are 5 Designers that have really left me with a very challenging task ahead.

I don’t want to forget anyone, but I wanted to say thank you to a few who did something that really stood out!

Best…

Repeating Background- Esther (eflair) 73716 last design element was stylish and made for an intriguing repeating background, one of the things I asked to see and few showed!

Text Arrangement- Mohammad (julaine) 73165

Progression (from first logo to final)- Santiago (santesa2) who went from 72152 to 73632 and 73759 Thank you for channeling your inner Diva!!

Original Design Element- Joshua (lep) 72270 Your Alpha design work is simply exceptional!

Combination of Concepts- George (geobish42) 72899 You are truly a Logo God, few can combine concepts with the same skill as you show in your portfolio!

Popular Simplicity… there were two that stood out. Biljana (bibi) 73178 and Mike (bozzer) 73614 both designs were given a considerable amount of attention for their clean, elegant designs.

Consistent Quality of Concepts- David (David.Clabon) David, your various concepts were well thought out and as a group the most consistent in regards to quality! (When you find the Designers in the market that limit the number of concepts they will present to you; some as low as 3 concepts, I would have no worries with coming to you for a logo. I know I would leave with something exceptional every time!)

Optional Elements- Francesca (shine) 72698 Thank you for your cross design!

Never Say Die!- Xavier (xaos) You were by far the easiest to work with. If I made a suggestion often the same day I would see the updated design! I have to give you props… Our tastes are SO different but you kept working and working till we had a concept that had the best of both of our styles combined! There were times I just thought he is never gonna “get me”… but darned if you didn’t keep working till you did! Thank you, you have the best attitude!

Communication- Daniel (dduvic) You were by far the best at communicating with me about your design concepts! I never had to guess what you were attempting to convey, what a relief! 72910 P.s. “You Dat!”

Presentation- There were several of you that showed me how the logo would work on cards, backgrounds, etc. I THANK YOU!!! But there was one that made the logo look as if it were floating off the page. Dwain (pinkie) 72873 this was a dynamic look for a very simple concept! Photography is the art of capturing light and your presentation was so appealing.

Creative use of Initials & Whimsicality- Adam (adam palmquist) 73623 PS. Everyone loved 72195

Dark Horse!- Aensa (vegasus) I reached out to Anesa because Anesa had designed for other photography contests. Didn’t know what to expect and had actually glossed over the first design 72862 because it was posted after a couple of days of designs that were not even close to what I was looking for, color schemes that I would never consider and all I kept thinking was Designers are submitting designs and not even reading my Contest Description, how foolish is that. Well Aensa, I was the fool! I never really gave your designs the credit they were due because I assumed you hadn’t read my description submitting Blue & Gold logos that looked like they were for architectural firms not a female wedding photographer. But I committed to carefully considering every single logo that was submitted and what you ended up offering me was by far the Classiest Logo of the Contest! If you don’t win, know you were the closest to it!

Aensa’s logo was initially hard for me to see (wrong color) and then was more difficult for me to visualize because I wanted a logo that had a repeating pattern and I had no idea (Aensa didn’t submit one) what this would look like in my everyday use. When Aensa posted 73665 I was amazed.

Again, Thank you to everyone who took time out of your day to design a logo for me. I told you about my contest Dark Horse Aensa because I wanted you all to know I have enjoyed every singled design and considered each carefully even when some seemed so far off, I didn’t think the Designer read the Contest Description!

What fun this was!!

God Bless,

Kelly

Please continue to submit new designs or modifications to designs…

We put the logos out to about 250 people to ask for their comments on the best fit for the business. With one full day out, I must admit I am surprised! The five logos that are getting the most attention in no specific order are…

http://www.logosauce.com/logos/72862

http://www.logosauce.com/logos/72373

http://www.logosauce.com/logos/72336

http://www.logosauce.com/logos/72383

http://www.logosauce.com/logos/73178

A side note- The text layout gets alot of talk but the bubbles (design element) is not liked. http://www.logosauce.com/logos/73165

Honorable mention goes to http://www.logosauce.com/logos/72270 but it seems to get referred to as a Christmas option. This is odd as I saw this as the front runner. It is still a favorite.

Honorable mention goes to http://www.logosauce.com/logos/72195 So clever but I’m unable to use a bunny… too cliché

Honorable mention goes to http://www.logosauce.com/logos/73302 but since we shoot all digital now this tends to get the nod from the folks who used to shoot film.

***Again just the feel from the first day, I will update if a new logo breaks the top 5.

Raoul… do you have something more constructive to add to the Contest? Like maybe a Logo?

**FYI: Please do NOT submit logos with the following-

The brand will not be reflected with these element.

Thanks Kelly

-No Flowers

-No Animals

-No Logos Missing a Design Element (Font Only)

-Please No Crosses as the main element. We have realized it just serves to dilute the impact we need to show in the Photography Brand.

Hi Kam. I could tell you right now, which are my top 5 designs. This would accomplish 1 Positive thing and at least 3 Negative….

Positive

1) A nice pat on the back for the 5 that have done exceptional work, but I have already shared my excitement with those who have created Fabulous Logos in their comment section.

Negative

1) There are designers who really focused in on what it was I was looking for. These Designers “Get It”. It is not fair to them to then have other designers copy/mimic their creativity and ultimately put those in jeopardy of not wining based on their own originality. This also doesn’t help the Designers that are closer to #2. They didn’t figure it out… they will come real close to copying intellectual work.

2) There are designers that are on the verge of coming up with Original works on their own, I am committed to offering each logo the same honest feedback. I do not want to hurt this creative process. You know they are here @logosauce, the ones that have the same/similar logo or repeat the same art work for most contests hoping the art will “fit somewhere” rather than making art that uniquely fits the business.

3) I believe there is a broad scope available based off of the information I offered. Compared to Contests I have reviewed there is significantly more information to guide a designer on this Contest than any other in the past month. I have loved the uniqueness of every design EVEN if it wasn’t close to what I asked for. Only 6 days into 30 don’t yet want to stifle the creativity that still has time to appear.

4) There are those who simply have not read simple things, like my ideal color scheme, who my market is, the look I need to convey and that I need a design that ideally would have a lovely pattern to be used as backdrops on blogs or watermarks in photos that would exemplify and distinguish this photographer from all others. Some recreate the exact same logos without even reading the feedback given the first time I reviewed the design…

The Designers that read, think and envision “Get It” and I’d like to protect their work as much as encourage others to come to the same level. It will help my Brand and will offer them future portfolio designs that will come closer to appealing to others in my line of work.

Once this is done, I plan to post my review of the process on a forum of New Photographers who all struggle with creating an identity/logo. If all the designers at this point begin to merge their creativeness, these new photographers may not find a designer that suits them.

Kam- I do appreciate the sincerity in which you asked the Q. I don’t doubt that it was with the hopes of coming as close to my ideal design as possible. Thank you! But the one thing I prize most about this site is that these designers are from all around the world, and what I described may be very different from country to country. I want to have the benefit of completely unique talents/ideas. Not merge them into one. (Besides it would be nice if LogoSauce had the option to rank the designs so as they come in we could easily use a drop down menu to update that “Designs Status”… if you think that would help the designers. They could check back and see if their designs made the top or if they got knocked off by someone else.)

Thanks for the Advice and the Warm Welcome! Kelly

I must say I am jealous of the set-up you have here. As a photographer once the initial photo is taken we rarely get the kind of feedback this opportunity allows you.

I love that I truly get to be involved in the process as much or as little as I want. I appreciate every single design regardless of how over or underwhelming it may be. Each offering gives me the opportunity to realize more finely what my brand needs.

I absolutely respect the courage it takes to put yourself and your work out there in front of others.

In fact photog competitions are just a few a year. These competitions cost us shipping and print costs and you NEVER get feedback on why your photo didn’t make the cut so you really have little to no margin to learn from the experience. Rarely can you profit financially, even if you win.

Here, Designers get to actively participate and have weekly if not daily opportunities to hone your skills, get feedback, or simply showoff. How great is that?

I can’t thank you all enough for welcoming me into the process! I have told so many others and I have only had 3 days with you.

Thanks Again! Kelly