Re: [location-iwg] Logo contest started

[Andrew Ross <andrew.ross@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the feedback and suggestions Jody.

Yeah, 620 logo entries so far with 48 hours to go. There's some really 
excellent entries. I have to confess I am looking forward to no longer 
having to review  and provide feedback on dozens of logos per day. :-) 
It's a good problem to have though.

Some of the ones you suggest I like too, however they likely wouldn't 
work well embroidered on a shirt, or other uses because of their high 
complexity.

Based on feedback people have provided I think we have a clear leader 
for our logo. I'll announce it as soon as we can.

On 08/25/2012 02:30 AM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> Wow these sites are always crazy for the graphic designers.
>
> Here are a couple interesting ones:
> - http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2334511_locationtech-logo/entry/5037584_locationtech/
>
> It is a gridded take on the sphere giving us a nice association with 
> eclipse; while the grid can symbolise us actually measuring the the 
> world. The font leaves me cold, and shadows on the font but not the 
> sphere look amateur.
>
> http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2334511_locationtech-logo/entry/5037084_locationtech01pr/
>
> - Similar theme (perhaps same designer) but much more colourful. Also 
> took the time to make the logo in grayscale and show it on a black and 
> white background.
> - two toned so more expensive to print
> - Nice sense of movement
> - This is the one I would pick as it feels alive
>
> http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2334511_locationtech-logo/entry/5037002_location/
> - the mandatory compass rose; combined with gears (that tends to 
> symbolise open source this year; as pear open source foundation vs 
> open hardware foundation shootout)
> - still not enough contrast to live
>
> http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2334511_locationtech-logo/entry/5038088_locationtech2/
> - classic google style pin-drop; a bit too complicated with the 
> embedded world
>
> http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2334511_locationtech-logo/entry/5038041_location-tech/
> - classic google style pin-drop to indicate location; this one has the 
> advantage of a sense of style
>
> http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2334511_locationtech-logo/entry/5038102_logo/
> - a simple pin drop; if I was going to go with a pin drop I would pick 
> this for the clean lines
>
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 3:13 AM, Andrew Ross wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I have initiated a contest to create LocationTech's logo on crowdSPRING.
> > The details can be seen here:
> > http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2334511_locationtech-logo/
> >
> > The prize is $750. The contest runs until August 27th.
> >
> > Andrew