-= Design Our New Logo & Win a XFX GeForce GTX 285 Black Edition Graphics Card =-

ripped · 25 Apr 2009 at 00:49

The “C” blatantly needs to be a Pac-Man

Coolasmoo · 25 Apr 2009 at 00:59

Keep it clear and simples guys

TriedandTested · 25 Apr 2009 at 01:01

L33 said:
As a sort of cross between my last 2 designs:

Inazuma · 25 Apr 2009 at 01:04

I'm not a fan of the speed dials

Edward01 · 25 Apr 2009 at 01:35

tang0 said:
lol don't mean to **** on anyones parade here but i get the feeling that no one on here knows much about design, maybe with the exception of a couple of people

Surely a big company like ocuk needs a striking professional logo made by professional designers, instead of one made by some random board member

edit: well i suppose you've done well with the one you've got now which looks like it was knocked up in paint

hehe, I think most people here are better trained with photoshop than they are with any vector drawing program!!

Besides I think some of the designs are pretty damn good.

oneale90 · 25 Apr 2009 at 02:04

really like that !

nimz · 25 Apr 2009 at 02:10

Damn its late and i should be in bed or browsing teh pr0n! lol!
ah well...

I think these may be a bit TOO corporate ??! :-S

Shamikebab · 25 Apr 2009 at 02:14

Some of those are ace!

Jambo · 25 Apr 2009 at 02:22

L33 said:

I like this idea but I think a different font would be better. A 'fatter' font.

Just a reminder for some people too so you are not wasting your time.

Spie said:
1 - The New Logo must contain the red, white and blue colours that suggest but not necessarily show the Union Jack flag.

electric ant · 25 Apr 2009 at 02:51

Some quick concept ones using different colour schemes. EPS available
Not sure which one i prefer yet

Heofz · 25 Apr 2009 at 04:50

2nd attempt: How about something like this...

Modelled fully in 3D so any aspect can be changed in seconds, from text, 3d-angle, camera lens perspective, fonts, lighting, shadows, textures, materials, rendering styles, colour schemes... anything. Vector format can also be easily rendered, and it can look as cartoony or as photo realistic as you desire :cool:

Any constructive criticism would be appreciated

Edit: final submission here: clicky

Angilion · 25 Apr 2009 at 06:01

tang0 said:
lol don't mean to **** on anyones parade here but i get the feeling that no one on here knows much about design, maybe with the exception of a couple of people

Surely a big company like ocuk needs a striking professional logo made by professional designers, instead of one made by some random board member

edit: well i suppose you've done well with the one you've got now which looks like it was knocked up in paint

Two choices:

i) Get hundreds of designs from dozens of people, some of whom are very talented, for the trade cost of the card, plus gaining more goodwill from established repeat business customers, which is worth a damn sight more than the trade cost of the card anyway. If you don't like any of the designs, it costs you nothing and you can go on to option (ii) anyway.

ii) Pay more for a professional to do the job.

OcUK's choice seems very sensible to me.

Angilion · 25 Apr 2009 at 06:10

Heofz said:
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Any constructive criticism would be appreciated
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I like that. It's subtly clear that it's a CGI image, which is relevant to the business. That's a nice touch. The company initials are very clear in the logo. The symbol and colours used fit in with the initials and imply overclocking.

My only criticism is that the union flag looks strange without the correct colours and becomes too hard to distinguish at logo size, especially on the black background.

Nimzicki · 25 Apr 2009 at 08:22

L33 said:
As a sort of cross between my last 2 designs:

They are nothing like your other designs, you've just taken parts from other peoples logos and put them together.

spitzoid · 25 Apr 2009 at 08:28

Nimzicki said:
They are nothing like your other designs, you've just taken parts from other peoples logos and put them together.

If you look back I bit further I think you'll find you are not entirely correct. His first entries were fairly similar to this i.e. rev counter + 4 letters. I don't think developing ideas is against the rules...as long as it is not a blatant copy.

RoboCod · 25 Apr 2009 at 08:34

!

This is exactly something I had in mind, it's simple and effective, now my favourite so far

Nimzicki said:
They are nothing like your other designs, you've just taken parts from other peoples logos and put them together.

And the problem with that is? Isn't that the idea of good design? Scrap lesser ideas and evolve working ideas :confused:

Kenai · 25 Apr 2009 at 09:01

Bit of extra colour maybe to better meet the Red/White/Blue requirement?

I have to say though, I'm liking nimz again, especially his fan based ones. They say 'computer company' a lot better than rev counters.

Nimzicki · 25 Apr 2009 at 09:04

Captain Planet said:
This is exactly something I had in mind, it's simple and effective, now my favourite so far

And the problem with that is? Isn't that the idea of good design? Scrap lesser ideas and evolve working ideas

Yes, if they're a progression of your own or when working with others.

spitzoid · 25 Apr 2009 at 09:10

another one from me...

Samione · 25 Apr 2009 at 09:26

how many people here actually designed a logo? and by that I mean went through an actual design process of brainstorming, initial ideas, research, development etc. seems to me people are jumping straight to photoshop/illustrator, can't believe someone put dripping paint in their logo. does anyone use pencil and paper anymore?