Logo Design Contest

Freeport Shakespeare Festival

by FSF 2010

Contest received 120 entries and the contest holder has awarded a winner.

Winning entry by McPixlGraphics

Group by designer

Congratulations to winner McPixlGraphics ! They were awarded the contest prize of $100.00

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#43431 by McPixlGraphics

WINNING ENTRY

#41596 by Bakshi

#41618 by McPixlGraphics

#42271 by RibMan

#42406 by RibMan

#42409 by RibMan

#43290 by timothynturner

#43291 by timothynturner

#43395 by McPixlGraphics

#43429 by McPixlGraphics

#43673 by mahmur

#43734 by damichi75

#43774 by RibMan

#43775 by RibMan

#44000 by MissLucky13

#44055 by codin

#41594 by Bakshi

#41610 by McPixlGraphics

#42012 by Bakshi

#42020 by RibMan

#42028 by Bakshi

#42053 by Bakshi

#42582 by Denoréaz, E

#42967 by Bakshi

#43292 by timothynturner

#43411 by McPixlGraphics

#43703 by unreal

#43772 by pelayo2001

#43902 by ktsoap

#41593 by carminwong

#41602 by carminwong

#41612 by McPixlGraphics

#41616 by McPixlGraphics

#41617 by McPixlGraphics

#41767 by rmcmann

#41774 by Bakshi

#41818 by Denoréaz, E

#42034 by Bakshi

#42405 by RibMan

#42594 by NemesisQaine

#42911 by mt80

#43260 by carminwong

#43685 by arimpo

#43702 by unreal

#43769 by pelayo2001

#43936 by MissLucky13

#43990 by MissLucky13

#44008 by MissLucky13

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

Thank you! We like the movement/flow/wave of the letters and the light on dark is interesting. Had you intentionally cut off the head at the top, or is this the result of some glitch in the system? Could you play with larger letters and smaller Shakespeare head? We appreciate your work.

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

TO EVERYONE SO FAR: Thanks for the responses. We are impressed by the immediacy of your work. Some general thoughts as we go through this process: First, less emphasis on Shakespeare's head (we like it, but make it less the focus and more the accent) - try if possible to avoid overuse of the heavy, period font. Use a "shakespearean font" for the word Shakespeare if you want, but not for the whole title. If you use Shakespeare's head, can you make it a more interesting version of him? We are not married to totally black and white, but the use of primary colors - e.g., bright yellow, blue and red, is not what we had in mind. None of the ideas so far have captured the "festival" nature of the event and Freeport itself is an interesting, coastal town. So perhaps find a way to make the festival specific to Freeport. This is not an easy process and we are grateful for your work!

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

One more note: if you want to incorporate some color, make it dark greens and golds. Black and white so far is looking good, but we want to keep our options open! Thanks!

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

Wow! Thanks to everyone for their patience while the site was down. We were SO BUMMED that we couldn't comment on people's designs right away. Anyway, we will make some individual comments in a little while, but we wanted to thank you for taking some time to think about things and come up with stuff that looks really fresh and interesting!

Bakshi Creative

Hi... seems like there is some problem uploading.. anyone else having problems?

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

AHHHHH! This is such an exercise in frustration. We are so bummed that we can't see the new designs. So, so sorry! Hope they get the problem fixed soon. I'm sure it is frustrating for all of you as well. Stay positive and thanks for so much hard work!

Denoréaz, E Creative

I came up with the idea about a figure of an actor that comes out of the book. The message is that you can bring his old stories into the real life and alive. I hope it goes well...

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

To everyone: We know that we have said this individually, but we are grateful for your patience during the downtime. It was hard for us not to see your work during that time! However, now that we have seen what you are submitting, we are relieved to know that there is interest in this project. One note for all designers: this logo really has to "POP" - it can't be a passive logo that just "feels good" - it has to say professional, polished and have a real knock out to it. Donors are our biggest audience right now, if they don't do a double take when they see it, then it's not working. Thanks again for everyone's amazing ideas.

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

We really thank everyone so far. We have changed the ratings to #5 on a couple of the ones that are going in the direction we like. But we don't want to discourage others from continuing to submit their ideas. Thanks very much!

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

To everyone: Thanks so much for all of the new entries. So many people have put in a great deal of thought and effort into this process. For new designers who are just now submitting, please make sure you look at the other entries and their ratings before submitting your work. And also, please read the previous general comments. We need a logo that will attract large donors and corporate sponsors. We need a logo that will look great on a website but will also look fresh on a banner that hangs across Main Street. It has to be clean and send a clear message. Some of you have achieved that and we are thrilled to have such a wonderful variety from which to choose. The contest still has a few days left. We will be taking the top five and submitting them to a larger panel for the final selection. The contest closes on Wednesday, we will have a winner selected by Friday. Thanks for your patience and perseverance!

shadow Creative

@damichi75: your entry #43056 is based on a clip-art (from ClipartHeaven) which is strictly forbidden. The clipart I`m talking about can be found here: http://www.clipartheaven.com/show/clipart/people/general/shakespeare-gif.html Here`s a comparisson between your design and the clip-art: http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz277/shadowimc/Shakespeare.jpg

shadow Creative

Any doubts?

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

We will contact admin about the clip art pieces. This not only pertains to damichi75 but also pertains to mcpixl graphics. We did an image search for this last night and came up with the same thing.

damichi75 Creative

Shadow i have updated the desing according to the specification applied by the contest rules

shadow Creative

@McPixlGraphics: @damichi75: The rules are clear: "It must NOT (read carefully): 1. Contain clipart of any sort (licensed or not). ...... We reserve the right (and will probably exercise it) to permananently ban any designer who submits a design that violates the above rules." I think admin doesn`t read these comments.

shadow Creative

It`s worth knowing that everybody may use clipart without being punished. This place will become a ClipartHeaven (.com)

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

Thanks George. We are trying to keep it real. Yes there have been some issues, but we feel we addressed them without getting personal. When we have something critical to say, we have tried to do it privately. There have been many great entries and it's going to be a tremendously difficult decision, especially since we have a group of people making the final choice. So thanks everyone for your perseverance. We will announce a winner by the end of the week.

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

Thank you to everyone who entered this contest. We will be making a selection by Friday afternoon.

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

Thank you to all who entered: We have narrowed it down to five entries. Our board is meeting on Wednesday, July 8th. We will announce the winner after our board meeting. Thanks again for your patience.

FSF 2010 Contest Holder

We have a winner. Thank you again, to everyone. It was such a hard decision. The board worked together to choose the best one for our needs. Good luck to all designers in their future efforts!

Freeport Shakespeare Festival

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