The Design Narrative™Logo Design Contest

Thanks so much for the submissions so far. Some notes for guidance:

1. In general, I'd like the designs to be less industrial, less corporate.

2. In general, designs should have more "character". They should "demonstrate the hand of the maker" similar to a handcrafted piece of furniture vs. furniture from Ikea. To help, understand that the site will focus more on the designers (people) and their process, rather than the finished product.

3. RE fonts, I'm leaning towards a serif font "with a twist". e.g. I like these fonts at itcfonts.com:

Bodini: http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/_tryfont.htm?ProductId=662864&VariationId=662866 (choose the "SeventyTwo Book" variation from the dropdown)

Galliard: http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/_tryfont.htm?ProductId=215541&VariationId=224200

I love that these fonts have a history to them that I can relate when talking about my company and logo. I also love the way they look.

These are pay fonts, so I understand that you may not have them. Try to use something similar, and I can always swap it in the final logo.

I am also open to seeing some designs with more script fonts. e.g. The logo for my site at http://www.zerelladesigns.com is Gigi from ITC (http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/_tryfont.htm?ProductId=149491&VariationId=161441)

Thanks again for all of your hard work!

RE colors: I'd like to see more monochromatic entries. The rainbow effect in #4, #19, #21, #24, conveys "multi-dimensional" pretty well, but the aesthetic is not working for me. Can you resubmit with a monochrome pallet?

So far I like the ochre color in #13, and also like the look of white on color.

Thanks again.

We've decided to stick to a wordmark logo, rather than a pictorial/icon + wordmark. Please submit workmark logos only. You can try making an icon - but stick to the initials "DN".

One idea we would like to see is the company name in the forefront with a watermark behind using the letters D and N. Please don't use the D or N on their own - they must be used together. For a watermark-type look, the font can be more stylized, but not overly feminine.

Try to use a font like Galliard (http://www.fonts.com/FindFonts/Detail.htm?pid=425836&/cgi-bin/MsmGo.exe) and for the watermark/initials, something else would be acceptable.

Refer to the contest brief for an inspiration logo we like.