eBundance Bookkeeping for Online Retailers Logo Design Contest

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6299 & 6301 BY ginalin SCORE: 3 Ooh, these are pretty. Not exactly what I was looking for (I want to express more rigidity, consistent with people's image of an accountant.), but very nice indeed.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6329 BY MachineMan SCORE: 2 Thanks for submitting. Please check my entry details again. I'd prefer to avoid identifying with the E in ebundance.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6333 BY uglyducky SCORE: 3 I *really* like your overall style. This one makes me think Golden Gate Bridge. Give me all of your brainstorming ideas. They don't have to be polished yet. I just want to see everything you have in your head. Please put them all in one entry, so I don't have to open them individually, but can say, "Hey, focus on that idea." EVERYONE ELSE - you can do this too. I'm not going to select one of these images as the winner. I will pick one logo in its finished state. Thanks.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6386 BY myeoffice SCORE: 4 The negative space is very appealing. Would you change ebundance to blue and the tagline to green? -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6455 & 6456 BY myeoffice SCORE: 3 These are of the right "flavor". I believe you have found an excellent font. Keep up the great work!

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6393 BY LogoMotives SCORE: 4 Very cool. I like the simplicity of the design, and the multiple layers definitely imply abundance. Can you do this one without the word outlining? You really are very talented. -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:--:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- In fact, I believe I'd like to see more submissions that LOOK SIMPLE and IMPLY ABUNDANCE. Those qualities together really express the personality of my business. -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:--:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6415 BY Phraktol Designs SCORE: 3 These are so different from what has already been submitted. That's what I like about them. You put trees into one of these, what about using a fruit or vegetable to imply abundance? As for the other, with the big E, that looks very cool but doesn't give me the right "feel". Thanks for participating. Nathon

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6474 BY Nicklarzn SCORE: 1 Please re-read my entry requirements and try again.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ATTENTION DESIGNERS You are doing such a great job, and I'm having so much fun! I'd like to see even more. Let me reiterate and add to my requirements so that your creative juices can really flow. HERE ARE MY RAINBOW TOP EIGHT QUALIFICATIONS: RED: I'd like to see more submissions that LOOK SIMPLE and IMPLY ABUNDANCE. Those qualities together really express the personality of my business. ORANGE: The word _ebundance_ has three visual elements I want to avoid highlighting: a) it begins and ends with _E_ b) _bund_ can be very symmetrical c) it includes the word _dance_. YELLOW: I'm cool with _ebundance_ OR _eBundance_. GREEN: Please sort by Score. Right now uglyducky has the only #5, so she's really who you are up against. The #4s are really on the right track, so take a look at them to see what I'm looking for. BLUE: Please use these exact colors: Primary (ebundance): Blue - Pantone PMS 2935 (Hex #005BBF, RGB 0/91/191) Secondary (tagline, other): Green - Pantone PMS 375 2X (Hex #54BC00, RGB 84/188/0) Others: gray, black, white PURPLE: Please confine the width of the entire logo by the width of the word _ebundance_. That means putting the logo above or below the words! Not to the right or left. TEAL: Take my comments about your specific entry literally. If I ask you to do something very particular, please do it. This will increase your chance of my picking your logo! SHADES OF GRAY: Give me all of your brainstorming ideas. They don't have to be polished yet. I just want to see everything you have in your head. Please put them all in one entry, so I don't have to open them individually, but can say, "Hey, focus on that idea." I'm not going to select one of these images as the winner. I will pick one logo in its finished state. Thank you! I look forward to what you come up with. Nathon -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-

i really appreciate the fact that you take active participation in your contest. thanks for all your input

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6488 BY myeoffice SCORE: 4 I really like the swoosh arrow. The balls don't work for me, though. What else can you do with the arrow? -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6490 BY myeoffice SCORE: 3 You know, I like the idea of pulling disjointed together through something to create order. Maybe run it through a book instead of an addition sign? How can we express abundance with this design? -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6491 BY myeoffice SCORE: 4 Flying books! And lots of them. Now that is abundance. Of course, they also look like a school of fish. -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6495 BY myeoffice SCORE: 3 Cool image. Not what I'm looking for. I like the symbols more than the letter E.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6498 BY bornaraidr SCORE: 4 The arrows are definitely neat. Going back to your first idea without the arrows... Can you make the bars be in order of smaller to larger, like a growing bar graph? What happens to this design in grayscale?

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6430 BY bamcanales SCORE: 3 Hi Bevs, Thanks for joining! What I like about your logo here is putting the tagline as two lines of text, instead of one long one. Give me so more ideas. This pyramid E just doesn't work for me.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6500 BY uglyducky SCORE: 4 for the MIDDLE LOGO (tree) You really need to change your username to BeautifulSwan. That tree is so cool! Very abundant. Connotes, life, fruit, stability... plus it is modern and simple. Take that idea and run with it. How does the tree look if it is centered above the _bund_ ? Can the letter D be the tree trunk? What would other leaves look like (different circles or something entirely different)?

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6504 BY bornaraidr SCORE: 3 Thanks for trying out what I asked. Let's move away from the bar graph. What other ideas do you have?

It would be helful to settle on a design before going into b&w conversions, specific colors etc thanks--- gozzi

The entries that got a 3 rating, any comments on what they can do to improve them? thank's :)kick them up to a 5! ;-)

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- MAJOR UPDATE: I'm off of vacation and back at work, so I don't have as much time during the day to comment on your submissions. I'll get to them in the evening. ALSO: I cannot buy the domain www.ebundance.com/net, so I bought www.ebundanceflows.com . I'm keeping my business name and tagline the same, but I'm now adding a slogan! "eBundance Flows". Would you try something with that theme? eBundance Helping online retailers plan and manage cash flow eBundance Flows! Thanks, Nathon

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6527, 6534 BY ginalin SCORE: 3 Hi Ginalin, Can you explain the symbology here? I'm afraid b/c I don't see it right off that others will not. Can you clarify it? I don't know what I'm looking at.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6537 BY Phraktol Designs SCORE: 4 There are some elements here I really like: on the top logo: the blue stem and green leaf. very cool. don't like the focus on the letter E and I like the color wave through the letters. Can you show me that effect in grayscale? on the bottom logo: the tagline font is really cool, and the capital B does look good.

-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- ENTRY # 6550 BY design_vish SCORE: 2 I'm surprised by how much I like the yellow. So a yellow-gold highlight to my primary blue and secondary green is a welcome addition. I like the swooshing paper. What else can you do with the papers? Please take a look at the submissions with score of 4 to see what style I really like.