Logo Design Contest

National Havurah Committee

by National Havurah Committee

Contest received 42 entries and the contest holder has awarded a winner.

Winning entry by smurfygirl

Group by designer

Congratulations to winner smurfygirl ! They were awarded the contest prize of $75.00

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#2534 by smurfygirl

WINNING ENTRY

#1970 by smurfygirl

#1942 by googliebear

#1949 by smurfygirl

#2441 by eschultz72

#2057 by uglyducky

#2056 by uglyducky

#2055 by uglyducky

#1938 by smurfygirl

#1937 by googliebear

#1936 by googliebear

#1935 by smurfygirl

#1931 by googliebear

#2442 by eschultz72

#1934 by kreativitee

#1925 by googliebear

#2670 by ArtmosphereKS

#2526 by smurfygirl

#2632 by smurfygirl

#2631 by smurfygirl

#2743 by uglyducky

#2671 by ArtmosphereKS

#2672 by ArtmosphereKS

#2680 by ArtmosphereKS

#2685 by ArtmosphereKS

#2707 by uglyducky

#2708 by uglyducky

#2729 by kreativitee

#2516 by smurfygirl

#2514 by smurfygirl

#2446 by smurfygirl

#2445 by smurfygirl

#2440 by eschultz72

#2189 by kreativitee

#2145 by smurfygirl

#2142 by smurfygirl

#2082 by uglyducky

#1987 by kreativitee

#1983 by smurfygirl

#1982 by smurfygirl

#1951 by googliebear

#1933 by kreativitee

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Discussion:

National Havurah Committee Contest Holder

This first day's set of entries are very exciting and good. I do recommend that designers think about innovative and visually striking ways to update the "grasping hands" design element from our old logo.

National Havurah Committee Contest Holder

Some other members of our organization have had a chance to visit this site and take a look at some of what is developing. There seems to be a strong consensus developing AGAINST the use of "Hebrew-style" English lettering. This is not a criticism of any of you designers, at all -- you've done it as well as it can be done -- but a number of our board members feel it is unavoidably "kitschy." We definitely encourage designers to continue to think about innovative ways to update the "grasping hands" logo -- but we also encourage you to think about incorporating a tree (not just leaves, but an actual tree -- the Torah is also called Etz Chaim, a "Tree of Life," and our group are environmentally aware as well). This might be an alternative to the grasping hands, or perhaps they could be combined. Keep up the great work!

National Havurah Committee Contest Holder

One of our Board members has commented, "I would like to see a design in which the Torah Scroll was inside the hands, not surrounding them, and either "NHC" or "National Havurah Committee" was written in a circle around the outside."

smurfygirl Creative

Would you consider using a tree that is all branches, no leaves? I was thinking of possibly going that direction but wanted to first find out if you'd be open to it.

National Havurah Committee Contest Holder

Sure, go for it. Another idea I think would be interesting would be something built around the words "Havurah" in English and Hebrew -- the Hebrew letters for it are, from right to left, chet-vet-vav-resh-hey (looking at the old logo, along the top line, it is the first five Hebrew letters from left to right. "Havurah" is the strong and unique word in the organization's name, and some combination of the organization's entire name, and "havurah" in Hebrew (maybe on a scroll), might be another way to go (without or without the grasping hands).

National Havurah Committee Contest Holder

חבורה Above is the Hebrew (in the only letter set that reproduces here) that I would like to see integrated in. It is the Hebrew for the word "Havurah," and our website is www.havurah.org -- that is the "strong" word in our name, in my view, and could be made central to the logo.