Hello! Here are some hints for getting the most out of your contest as it progresses:

~~ You, the Client, are very important! Your active participation is the single greatest factor influencing this contest. Active participation by you, the Client, helps you get the logo design you want!
~~ What's active participation? It's updating the brief with more information for Designers to work with as the contest progresses, providing feedback to Designers on their entries when they're submitted, and ranking designs at least once a day.
~~ When you provide feedback to Designers, you increase the chances of getting the logo you want. More feedback = better results!
~~ Leave private feedback by clicking on a design. Feedback will be made public upon contest completion.
~~ Rank designs at least once each day -- this will encourage Designers to submit more entries!
~~ Ranking prevents your contest from going idle! Active contests attract more Designers.
~~ Ranking gets your contest noticed. Unless your contest is Private, 1st place entries are posted to the portfolio page: http://logotournament.com/portfolio
~~ Please note: if you're asking for a design that will require several hours to create, to attract Designers willing to invest that amount of time the prize should be at least $400-$500. All "Character" style logos fall into this category.
~~ Designers are not offended by "Not Interested." We'd like to know what you don't want so we can give you the design you do want.
~~ The first phase of the contest is the "Open" phase, and everyone can submit during that time.
~~ After your contest's initial "Open" phase closes, it will enter the "Top 5" phase; only the top 5 ranked Designers will be able to submit revisions at that time.
~~ The "Top 5" Designers are the first 5 Designers in a contest, not the first 5 designs.
~~ When "Top 5" ends, the "Judging" phase begins. The Designer of the 1st place design will be the only Designer who can submit revisions at that time.

More detailed information on how to get the most out of your contest can be found here:
http://logotournament.com/forum/general_discussion/914

You can also look in: http://logotournament.com/forum/contest_holder_discussion





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I really like the simplicity and the emblem. Maybe use different colors. Great work, I'm looking forward to seeing more.

I'm looking forward to seeing more designs incorporating CC into the logo. Fantastic work so far!

I'd like to see something with brown and blue combo as well...maybe throw a little pink in too.

I'm really loving all of these designs. Looking for some more eye catching logo and jump out at you that scream simplicity. As stated earlier, I'm looking for a logo that I can use for watermarks on my images or for print without using "Catherine Cline Photography". Looking forward to seeing more entries. I'm beyond please with what I've seen so far.

Folks, I'm loving all of these entries and it's very hard for me to rank them, as I really love them all. I just want to put it out there, I know I've stated that I'm looking for something that incorporates CC or CCP into the logo, I am, however, considering other designs as well. I'd like to see a little bit of everything. I like simplicity, elegant, feminine yet stylish and modern looking. Thanks!!!

I'm really loving all of these. I've seen some really cool CC & CCp designs, now I'm interested in seeing something that feminine yet classy and eye catching all in one. Thanks so much for your input, this is going to be really hard to choose, I'm loving everyone's input!!!!

I'm looking for more feminine colors and the word "photography spread evenly with "Catherine Cline". Great job so far with everyone!

Thank you everyone. This is going to be an extremely hard contest, I really do love all of your designs. I think I'm leaning toward pink/teal, pink/purple or pink/brown. Could you possibly show me some variations with those colors? Thanks so much, looking forward to seeing them.
Cathy

thanks everyone for your awesome designs! This is going to be extremly hard for me to pick today!!!! I really appreciate your time and your talented entries!!!
-Cathy

Folks, I'm having issues with the site since the upgrade. I'm not able to rank and I need to make changes. The site has extended my contest so that it can be fixed in time. If you have tried to contact me and I have not yet responded, I apologize, but I can not see them.
Thanks,
cathy

Hello Cathy C,

Please do not make specific comments on Designer entries in the "General Comment" area; this is a contest site, and as a result we're not working together as a team, but in fact competing against each other to win your business. If it's a general comment that can be applied to all, that's fine. We ask that you please go back and edit your comments that refer to specific designs to no longer post publicly. Thanks in advance for understanding and amending that.

Also: Designers are only able to contact you through their private contest thread. Click on a Designer's submission, and you should be taken to their private comment area. This is where you can post that specific feedback, and also hear directly from Designers if they have questions.

Whenever they post a question to you in that private contest area of theirs, you should be getting a notification via e-mail with that comment in it. if you're not getting that notification, please contact Admin via the "help" button at the top right-hand area of your screen. Thanks again for remaining flexible and patient throughout this contest.

We know it's been a big change, and we thank you for sticking with LT throughout this process.

Hi Jennifer,
I'm so sorry for that. This is my first time using this site, I wasn't aware that I wasn't supposed to post those kind of comments in here. I thought I was supposed to post my suggestions out to everyone. I'll go back and make the changes.
Thanks,
Cathy

Glad to see the comments are amended! LT Designers thank you for doing that.

Hi all,
I'm not really looking for a blue logo, not quite sure why all the entries are coming in with blue designs. I'm leaning more toward pink/ brown. I'd like to see some other colors.
Thanks,
Cathy

Loving all the work and effort so far from everyone. Looking forward to seeing a few more samples before the contest closes in 19 hours. It looks tough so far but applaud everyone for their ideas!! Thank you so much and hopefully we finish strong!

Less than one hour! Thanks everyone again for all your hard work and ideas! There is so much creativity on here it is amazing! I will try to watch closely until the tournament finishes up. Thanks everyone!

Appears the tournament was extended. There is now 21 hours left. Anyone with any other cool ideas feel free to post them up. Definitely liking the pink and gray combo, also something with a simple logo as well as the name. Thanks again everyone for working so hard!

Catherine,

Only the top 5 people ranked are permitted to upload designs during the Top 5 Phase, if you need see see revisions by other who are not top then you will need to shuffle those designers to the top 5...wait for upload and re-rank as required.

Scott