Millennials/Gen-Xers and young Boomers who are passionate about social justice issues. They have access to broadband, possess disposable income to donate to causes, are technologically savvy and users of social networking, and are suburban/urban.
Color Preferences
I am willing to consider a broad color palette, though I am not fond of primary color combinations that are are reminiscent of elementary school, even if they are popular in Web 2.0 right now.
Our Ideas and Additional Information:
I'm not very keen on the idea of using imagery of real film, as this company will be primary digital.
Themes
Modern
Adventure
Style
Wordmark
Stylized type that may include small abstract or pictorial elements.
Pictorial Mark
Literal or representative imagery is used to symbolize the brand.
Abstract Mark
Abstract shapes and symbols convey an idea or feeling.
Famous Logos displayed under fair use to enrich the general publics' knowledge of graphic design.
Applications
Web
Print
Signs
Television
Clothing
Diamond Contest
We're sorry, but this contest is presently open to a limited pool of designers.
I am so happy to see your contributions here and much appreciate the creativity shown by everyone. The reason I put numbers two through five in the Not Interested pile was that I'm not as interested in the film sprocket concept because I won't be shooting any real film -- it will all be digital. Number 9 looked a little Halloween-ish to me, like cemetery gates, so that's why I set it aside. Number 7 just didn't grab my interest. Hope this feedback helps everyone. Feel free to go in different directions. I'm not wedded to one approach at present.
I like the range of ideas here. I've loosely ranked them but I don't want to drive anyone to think I definitely want something exactly what's currently sitting in the top slot. I'm still open to new ideas and thinking about what you've sent. Grateful for your creativity!
It may be helpful to know that as we go along, I find I am less interested in logos/marks with direct film imagery in them (cameras, film sprockets, etc.). The emphasis of Citygate Films is not that it is a production company, but rather that it specializes in influencing the culture through the tool of "filmanthropy." In ancient times, the gates of a city were where the leaders met to trade, administer justice, make laws, etc. So what happened in the city gates influenced that town. Today, media is largely in that place. I hope that Citygate will make a useful contribution to the larger, international conversation about human rights, social justice, mercy ministry and the responsibility we all have in the grand scheme as mere individuals. Perhaps that information would be good for you all to have now, too. Thanks again for your time and interest!
I love strong colors, especially red. Would appreciate seeing some marks in that color range. I like the idea of logo #75, for example, but the pastels don't draw my attention. I also like the cleaner font styles of #87 and #6. Also, please note the proper company name is Citygate Films. The "g" is not capped and gate is not plural.
Thanks for continuing to submit entries to my contest! I'm grateful for your creativity.
Wow -- lots of great submissions right at the deadline. Makes it hard to choose! What I did was pare down the submissions to just those I could seriously keep, as opposed to those whose direction was good but not quite there yet. I know that feedback must be hard to read in some cases, but please don't let my difficult task of making a choice obscure my gratitude for everyone who participated.
I know that you might not have done this on purpose SecondScout but this logo is sold elsewhere and it has become lately a very common shape: http://www.nrmtoolbar.net.au/
Check the stock icon sites, you will find it almost in the same setup.
