Comments on: LogoPond Awards winners 2008

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:18:40 +0000

My fave is the elephant one..

Regarding first place.. if I saw that logo, I would think its for a pet store or pet food..

By: David

David — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:34:37 +0000

Thanks for this post David, I have gotten a few comments/emails on judges comments also so I have sent an email out asking the judges to send me emails on the awards. Nothing compulsory as I over looked asking this up front but i believe a few will respond, so it should give an interesting view on how they felt about the entire event and process of voting.

By: Roberta Seldon

Roberta Seldon — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:23:16 +0000

Wow!! These are great– especially FIDO computers and Elephruit! I’m a fan of Raja Sandhu’s work.

By: roberto

roberto — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:34:31 +0000

I generally agree with the previous comments, especially the ones regarding the use of CMYK. Even I have used that hook in graphic design I’ve done for a local print shop, which shows what a hack I am!

The day one logo is very clever and nicely executed. A very mild criticism would be that the reference to the old flip clocks is a bit dated. The younger generation may not get it, save for the fact that they’ll have seen those clocks in movies such as Groundhog Day. It is something akin to referring to 8 track tape cartridges or vinyl LPs.

Joe Biden has related the anecdote that once when he used the phrase “I hate to sound like a broken record”, his young daughter asked “What’s a record?”

By: Kevin Burr

Kevin Burr — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:38:46 +0000

I think Sean’s CastlePrint logo is very clever. While the CMYK/overlay concept has been done before, Sean was able to take an old concept and bring it back to life in a unique and refreshing way. That’s not always easy to accomplish. In addition, not only does the center of the mark retain a castle-like feel, the center also resembles a shield to strengthen the concept even further. I say, “Job well done”. :-)

By: David Airey

David Airey — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:42:28 +0000

Tracey, John,

That’s one aspect of the awards I would’ve liked included too – comments from the judges. Voting was based on a score system, so individual thoughts weren’t taken on board.

Of the logos that didn’t win, I particularly liked those for Twins, French Property Exhibition, dache, SwanSongs and Escape Studios.

Chris,

There’s a certain elegance about elephruit that I enjoy too.

Daniel,

It’s quite a subjective process, that’s for sure. I imagine not all the judges would’ve agreed on the top 4.

Katy, Kelly,

Thanks for commenting. It wasn’t easy choosing which ones to give my top marks, but it’s clear there was quite a consensus of opinion for the most part.

Trish,

We’re all entitled to our opinions, and I appreciate you leaving yours. I actually like the Castle Print design, even though there are a host of CMYK designs around.

I agree about the comments, though I’m not sure how feasible this would’ve been, given the amount of submissions. Perhaps once the winners were selected, the judges could then be invited to leave their thoughts on just those few?

By: Trish

Trish — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:18:47 +0000

I’ll say what everyone has, but have left out – not a fan of Castle Print. It is clever but not nearly as creative as the others. I mean anyone who has worked their way up through production art has seen several variations of print industry logos done with CMYK. It is not a stretch to add the classic castle look within the CMY overlap. Not saying it isn’t a clever use of the color to tie in the company name, but it really doesn’t compete in pure creativity as much as the others.

Judge comments would have been cool. Like they did for the blog logo contest done here recently.

Trish

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:17:25 +0000

David,

There were quite a few really smart logos over there. Of these, I do like Fido best, and Day One is my second favorite. Maybe it helps if you remember those old clocks, though.

It must have been a tough job selecting the best ones!

Regards,

Kelly

By: Katy

Katy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:49:25 +0000

I love the Elephruit and Day One logos! Katy's last blog post...Yes, I have a Personal Life

By: Daniel Campos

Daniel Campos — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:29:19 +0000

David,

Logopond is so great! This ranking is good, but there are other logos better than these.

Anyway, they’re amazing and creative.
Congratulations for post.

Regards
Daniel

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