Hi! Here's an idea I had - right now, I think the "feel"/aesthetic is fairly neutral - color and line quality can change that to softer, etc. Any other changes, tweaks or ideas that you'd like me to try, please just let me know :)
Here's another idea I had with the steam from the coffee coming out of the cup in a chaotic way. I thought the style being in a simulated watercolor adds a tongue-in-cheek humor
I like your ideas. Can you pump some vibrant color into it for me? I honestly can't decide which I like better, entry #16 or #13. #13 needs a little "something" but I just can't put my finger on it. Sorry to be vague with you on that one.
I welcome your thoughts.
I posted some profile info on the contest page to give you some insight into my blog.
Hey Krista - thanks for the feedback! Yeah, wasn't sure what the feel was for the blog, so I thought I'd start subtle/soft and go from there. :) I'll have changes soon. thanks again! josh
the "chaos" part is a little rough - just wanted to get it submitted to see what you thought of the concept. If you like it, I could rework it completely.
#18 - cool. I'll re-work. Just wanted to "stake my claim" on the idea :) #13 - absolutely! I'm workin on color palettes and tweaks - just take a little time is all. I'll have a new round of revisions by tomorrow hopefully - if that's okay.
hey - actually about #13 - did you like that loose/sketchy style still? I can bump up the color - I was thinking more of a solid fill. Looking at it again...the soft water color effect might not give you that immediate "punch" you'd want for a website.
no worries - right now I'm working on making the the coffee spell out chaos (#18) - I can get it to look like coffee...it just stops being super legible. (...that's one thing that clients all seem to want in a logo - that it can actually be read! hahaha)
Yeah, I know what you mean. There's just something about it, it doesn't pop. Maybe we should go back to chaos written in the spilled coffee as in #15 and #16.
also, I was thinking that "misery ( loves) company might be too negative--don't get me wrong I love sarcasm and snarkiness--but for the long run maybe a different slogan, or just an image or blank even. like "are we there yet?" , "coffee saves lives". or just the heart symbol, or anything else you can think of.
yeah - I think the pooled coffee allows for better reading.
I was wondering if "misery..." was to pessimistic - I'll try and think up some more - I think the space on the mug is a good way to add extra text/info, without having it look like extra text, know what I mean? Kinda like a freebie. What about the "I heart My Kids"? I thought that could go both ways - positive, but also like "I just love my kids...as they're knocking over my mug..." (I work from home and watch my 3 & 4 year olds until my wife gets home at noon...so this one is near to my heart - haha)
I was working on the other idea, but there are still 3 days (4 counting today) left in the contest. Only the Top 5 ranked designers can submit in Phase 2, though.
I like the color in #61; we're getting closer to what I had in mind for this concept. You are in the top 5 with this design (#61), although I know we are still considering a few versions of your earlier designs. I just want to rank one logo for each designer, hope you understand.
That was a mistake that Ivan in customer service is supposed to fix. Why did you pull all your designs? I've been waiting for your revisions. I gave you a spot in my top five and now I only have four designers to choose from. I'm still interested in what you have started.
Sorry - thought you extended. Contests that extend have a really low rate of finishing, so some designers prefer to pull the entries rather go through a reset. I'll re-instate if you're still interested.
sorry for any inconvenience. My only excuse is that designers (particularly freelancers like myself) have some diva (or whatever the dude equivalent of that is) tendencies :)
I was about half way through my revisions when I pulled them, so I'll have them up soon. (looks like the contests "open phase" until Ivan fixes the issue anyway)
thanks - and again - really sorry for the misunderstanding. josh
#131 changes up the color palette to make it little more current - if you don't like it, it's an easy change. Tried the slogan.
#132 / #133 new color palettes. I also tried to bring some color into the text itself, rather than just the mug.
slogan: I thought it'd be funny use the tired, old "World's Greatest..." idea/look and twist it. I stuck with the classic/stereotypical font. Adding "-ish" to best makes it a new slogan. It's funny, because it's skewed from what people normally see/expect. It's humble in that you're saying you're not the absolute best / "Martha Stewart", but you're up there and trying. (I think it's the "real-ness" / "relate-ability" of blog's like Pioneer Woman's that make them so popular) Anything else you'd want to see or ideas you'd like me to thnk about, just let me know. thanks josh