MISC Logo Contest: $40 to the winnar

inspectionstare · 12-30-2008, 04:15 PM

Alright guys,

I need a logo made. I'm willing to pay the winnar of the contest $40.00 us via paypal.

Here's what I want it to be:

It should say

"Sam the Gladiator . com" in whatever way looks best

I want that gladiator helmet picture below as the 'emblem' or whatever.
And I really like the font on the gladiator picture attached (if you think something else will look better then give it a try though). I'm open to basically anything. I do, however, want the logo being a fun, kind of cartoonish, epic looking logo.

I need this done by January 3rd. The person who designs the best logo gets $40 bucks. Post the images of your work in this thread. Upon me paying, I need the photoshop files and freehand files so I can use them to create tee shirts and crap.

inspectionstare · 12-30-2008, 04:17 PM

inspectionstare · 12-30-2008, 04:29 PM

Let me know if you want to participate

JamesYancey · 12-30-2008, 04:32 PM

ill pass

Raw D0g · 12-30-2008, 04:44 PM

This is just a brief sketch of my work..keep in mind..If you are interested Send the 40$ and i will spend more time on it..

awesomness · 12-30-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fi5cher

This is just a brief sketch of my work..keep in mind..If you are interested Send the 40$ and i will spend more time on it..

I chuckled.

loney · 12-30-2008, 04:54 PM

Im doing something at the moment, don't know if it'll turn out any good.

CAPump · 12-30-2008, 04:58 PM

yes I know, beautiful

pm me the paypal email

bgurltryall · 12-30-2008, 05:04 PM

Any logo should be created as a vector, not a rasterized image.

The helmet image is only 100dpi. It needs to be at least 150dpi to have a hope of looking decent in any printed medium. A more preferable size is 300dpi.

If you wish to increase the size of a rasterized image you will suffer a loss of image quality not experienced with a vector image.

I'm not sure if you wanted to use the actual photo of the helmet, or a vector recreation of it, but just in case.

Usually when you're creating a logo it's helpful to know a little background about the use of the logo. What is the target audience of the site? What do you want to logo to say about the site? There is more to logo design than creating a pretty image.

Projectxlol · 12-30-2008, 05:06 PM

What size do you want it?

gotspeed22 · 12-30-2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgurltryall

Any logo should be created as a vector, not a rasterized image.

The helmet image is only 100dpi. It needs to be at least 150dpi to have a hope of looking decent in any printed medium. A more preferable size is 300dpi.

If you wish to increase the size of a rasterized image you will suffer a loss of image quality not experienced with a vector image.

I'm not sure if you wanted to use the actual photo of the helmet, or a vector recreation of it, but just in case.

Usually when you're creating a logo it's helpful to know a little background about the use of the logo. What is the target audience of the site? What do you want to logo to say about the site? There is more to logo design than creating a pretty image.

you sound pretty intelligent in relation to this subject.

loney · 12-30-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgurltryall

Any logo should be created as a vector, not a rasterized image.

The helmet image is only 100dpi. It needs to be at least 150dpi to have a hope of looking decent in any printed medium. A more preferable size is 300dpi.

If you wish to increase the size of a rasterized image you will suffer a loss of image quality not experienced with a vector image.

I'm not sure if you wanted to use the actual photo of the helmet, or a vector recreation of it, but just in case.

Usually when you're creating a logo it's helpful to know a little background about the use of the logo. What is the target audience of the site? What do you want to logo to say about the site? There is more to logo design than creating a pretty image.

x2. I'm just making one now because I'm bored as hell and can't be bothered using Illustrator. And mine is turning more into an image than a logo.

chris07119 · 12-30-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgurltryall

Any logo should be created as a vector, not a rasterized image.

The helmet image is only 100dpi. It needs to be at least 150dpi to have a hope of looking decent in any printed medium. A more preferable size is 300dpi.

If you wish to increase the size of a rasterized image you will suffer a loss of image quality not experienced with a vector image.

I'm not sure if you wanted to use the actual photo of the helmet, or a vector recreation of it, but just in case.

Usually when you're creating a logo it's helpful to know a little background about the use of the logo. What is the target audience of the site? What do you want to logo to say about the site? There is more to logo design than creating a pretty image.

i always liked the word 'rasterized'

bgurltryall · 12-30-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gotspeed22

you sound pretty intelligent in relation to this subject.

I'm a graphic designer by trade

dickhordishay · 12-30-2008, 05:09 PM

Forty whole dollars? Tax-free??

DJS2 · 12-30-2008, 05:12 PM

OP if you're going to pay for a profession logo go to deviantart. This is a horrible place to ask for this kind of thing. Also you need to provide A LOT more information. Putting a few stipulations and saying "use your creativity, blah blah" is my biggest hatred as someone who does graphic design for fun.

pointeo · 12-30-2008, 05:18 PM

First time using my CS3 skills, hard to tell i know.

RipThaJacker · 12-30-2008, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inspectionstare

Alright guys,

I need a logo made. I'm willing to pay the winnar of the contest $40.00 us via paypal.

Here's what I want it to be:

It should say

"Sam the Gladiator . com" in whatever way looks best

I want that gladiator helmet picture below as the 'emblem' or whatever.
And I really like the font on the gladiator picture attached (if you think something else will look better then give it a try though). I'm open to basically anything. I do, however, want the logo being a fun, kind of cartoonish, epic looking logo.

I need this done by January 3rd. The person who designs the best logo gets $40 bucks. Post the images of your work in this thread. Upon me paying, I need the photoshop files and freehand files so I can use them to create tee shirts and crap.

Did you even put any thought into this? Do you have permission to use that image... no lol.

Projectxlol · 12-30-2008, 05:42 PM

This is not a logo, I just felt the sudden urge to use Adobe Photoshop again.

Inb4copyrightinfringement.

bgurltryall · 12-30-2008, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RipThaJacker

Did you even put any thought into this? Do you have permission to use that image... no lol.

x2 I knew there was something I forgot to mention. Just because you find an image on the internet, doesn't mean it's a free use image. Unless the photographer/ author/ alternate copyright holder has expressly stated otherwise, they hold all rights to its use.

smalltime · 12-30-2008, 05:56 PM

I thought the title said MISC Lego Contest. I was all pumped up to enter a lego building contest. Now my day is ruined.

inspectionstare · 12-30-2008, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgurltryall

Any logo should be created as a vector, not a rasterized image.

The helmet image is only 100dpi. It needs to be at least 150dpi to have a hope of looking decent in any printed medium. A more preferable size is 300dpi.

If you wish to increase the size of a rasterized image you will suffer a loss of image quality not experienced with a vector image.

I'm not sure if you wanted to use the actual photo of the helmet, or a vector recreation of it, but just in case.

Usually when you're creating a logo it's helpful to know a little background about the use of the logo. What is the target audience of the site? What do you want to logo to say about the site? There is more to logo design than creating a pretty image.

yeah i figured recreating it as a vector would be assumed.

I definitely don't want the helmet just copied and pasted. I figured it could be traced however using freehand or whatever other program a graphics person would use.

As far the purpose of the site:
It is going to be a promotional site for my personal training business. I go by Sam the Gladiator as a brand image for myself. The site is going to have a lot of vloging and also be a gateway to gaining clientele for training.

Does this help?

inspectionstare · 12-30-2008, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fi5cher

This is just a brief sketch of my work..keep in mind..If you are interested Send the 40$ and i will spend more time on it..

I also chuckled. haha

inspectionstare · 12-30-2008, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJS2

OP if you're going to pay for a profession logo go to deviantart. This is a horrible place to ask for this kind of thing. Also you need to provide A LOT more information. Putting a few stipulations and saying "use your creativity, blah blah" is my biggest hatred as someone who does graphic design for fun.

Never even heard of that site. Looks good though. Should I just post on the forum?

MDizzle11 · 12-30-2008, 08:14 PM

for time constraints (I had already spent 2 hours on it) i did not finish the graphics on the work "gladiator"
I will however if you want that

brbdeadlifting · 12-30-2008, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fi5cher

This is just a brief sketch of my work..keep in mind..If you are interested Send the 40$ and i will spend more time on it..

This **** had me laughing so hard.

bgurltryall · 12-30-2008, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inspectionstare

yeah i figured recreating it as a vector would be assumed.

I definitely don't want the helmet just copied and pasted. I figured it could be traced however using freehand or whatever other program a graphics person would use.

As far the purpose of the site:
It is going to be a promotional site for my personal training business. I go by Sam the Gladiator as a brand image for myself. The site is going to have a lot of vloging and also be a gateway to gaining clientele for training.

Does this help?

Sorry, since you mentioned Photoshop files as well, I wasn't sure how familiar you were with vector vs raster.

Your answers are helpful. What is your targeted clientele? Appealing to pregnant women would require a different style than appealing to teenagers, for example. If your clientele is more diverse, on the other hand, you wouldn't want something that limits your reach by being too trendy or young.