Logo Design Contest

Egg & Dart™

by DH INC

Contest received 214 entries and the contest holder has awarded a winner.

Winning entry by RoyalSealDesign

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Congratulations to winner RoyalSealDesign ! They were awarded the contest prize of $500.00

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#210656 by RoyalSealDesign

WINNING ENTRY

#208919 by RoyalSealDesign

#205384 by RoyalSealDesign

#206696 by RoyalSealDesign

#207460 by RoyalSealDesign

#208511 by RoyalSealDesign

#205799 by RoyalSealDesign

#206005 by manzdesign

#206009 by dorarpol

#206013 by manzdesign

#209955 by zeyno

#205282 by operator50

#205381 by designbuddha

#205383 by Makaveli Designs

#205536 by dorarpol

#205538 by dorarpol

#205539 by dorarpol

#205572 by dsprod

#205598 by alocelja

#205698 by alocelja

#205707 by dorarpol

#205923 by RoyalSealDesign

#206033 by alocelja

#206268 by operator50

#206273 by operator50

#206283 by manzdesign

#206331 by KingJoker

#206352 by operator50

#206355 by operator50

#206362 by operator50

#207182 by operator50

#207665 by craiger64

#207990 by silversight

#208024 by TOPOFMIND

#209931 by zeyno

#209966 by zeyno

#210164 by not2shabby

#205205 by geerre

#205206 by geerre

#205283 by operator50

#205298 by not2shabby

#205317 by kevin9999575

#205375 by kevin9999575

#205376 by kevin9999575

#205412 by Makaveli Designs

#205431 by JINKODESIGNS

#205457 by @driansen

#205487 by mwshorts

JINKODESIGNS Creative

What's the book about?

DH INC Contest Holder

Hi Jinkodesigns, We publish books in all categories and think the logo should be generic to cover present and future books. Egg & Dart is a decorative molding used in homes (check Wikopedia) but we also publish cookbooks and think the logo should have a broader meaning. Hope this helps. Thank you!

DH INC Contest Holder

Tracygl, Thank you for your submission. It's cute but not what we're looking for because we feel it's a bit juvenile and couldn't fit on the spine of a book cover vertically. We're looking for a design that is upscale, clever and it's probably a good idea to have it look like it's been a company that's been established for 100 years. If there's something modern that conveys that same message (we love Phaidon, Running Press publishing logos, examples because they stand out can be easly distinguished and recognized on a retail store bookshelf and they're different. I hope this helps. Thank you for your submission.

DH INC Contest Holder

I'm unsure of how to post comments - someone let me know if you do - but tracygl, thank you for the additional designs. The name over the molding seems like it should be reversed and the molding i would think should not be solid. I'm not convinced this will be a remarkable mark. On the other, the font is nice (more elegant and old school and typeset like) but the icon is still young. It's the same as the 1st submission with the exception of being in B&W and not color.

DH INC Contest Holder

Geere, Thank you for your submission. The font to me doesn't resemble a publishing house, it's heavy for a spine and it's without an icon that describes what this publishing house embodies. I don't know if my comments are clear enough so please come back with more questions. Thank you.

DH INC Contest Holder

Thank you Operator50. Close. I think it could feel more like a reputable, solid publishing house that has had many award winning books. It feels new and needs to be more "bookish".

DH INC Contest Holder

EGG & DART With the icon either above it or below is I think is the only way for this company name to fit on a book spine.

alocelja Creative

can this contest will be fully pre-paid?

DH INC Contest Holder

Hi Alocelja, were a successful corporation and of course will pay for the design we choose. This is the first time we've "hired" this way and will most likely prepay the next project after this first one!

DH INC Contest Holder

It's very cute but more food that book. Luke the slanted part.

not2shabby Creative

Hello contest holders. Re #205298 this is a dart frog just in case you wondered where my mind is coming from..

DH INC Contest Holder

Orna147-Konsolen.png 120px-Egg_and_dart_(PSF).png These are two egg and dart moldings, the first is a corbel and the 2nd is a molding. These would work well I think.

DH INC Contest Holder

i have one more avenue i'd like to explore. can everyone focus on a simple dart frog silhouette? horizontal text to be used under it on the title page of a book. (the text doesn't have to fit on the spine)

griffindesign Creative

Dear CH, Correct me if I'm wrong but the dart frog was not2shabby's original idea and therefore it is not appropriate to ask designers to submit entries based on another designer's idea. No disrespect intended but designer's work hard to come up with ideas that set them apart from the other submissions and so when a designer comes up with a concept that is unique and not something that everyone else would have thought of, that concept belongs to that designer.

operator50 Creative

Why would you want a deadly frog (as in poisonous darts) on the side of your cook books? An odd choice, imho... That said, I agree, it was not2shabby's original submission and he/she should be given a shot to pursue it.

not2shabby Creative

thank you, Operator 50..Griffin, all else who may have noticed..

Fama Creative

Is the contest over? :)

zeyno Creative

Dear CH, Please forward us to a better path with clear informations about your needs, for all the rejected roughs (note 1/5). Frog / Egg & Dart / Impact... What's missing? Would be greatly apreciated, if you have some time (before constest ends) to drop here and there on 1/5's some precious thoughts for us designers. Thanks in advance Best regards Z.

Fama Creative

Yup.... Here's the thoughts behind my submission. First of all the design is made to be more or less timeless. This is achieved by several factors. One is the choice of font - I went with Times New Roman because it's a typopgraphical classic that people instantly connect with style and class. Furthermore I took the classic egg and dart design, and gave it 30's spin - in other words the basic logo could easily be 80 years old. Then I gave it a twist and a touch of humor by adding the yoke to the egg so it had a more modern side to it as well. Finally I tweaked it so that I made sure it would work on bookcovers in a wide variety of colors. In other words, while my submission might seem simple there's been put alot of thought into it and I really do believe that I came up with something timeless, classy and appealing to a sophisticated modern costumer..... Sooooo, some sort of feedback would be nice :) - Kim

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