GeddupLogo Design Contest

Some good work already.

Some quick feedback from what we've learnt so far:
1) Shapes and fonts - interested in 1920's & 30's blending art deco/futurism/bauhaus with the web. Fonts like Kabel for example. If you have seen the Hunger Games, you might know what I'm talking about.
2) Shapes and fonts - Not interested in web 2.0 shapes and images - stripped barren icons and monochromatic images.
3) Images - want to evoke freedom, giving you control (in your mobile), and taking the weight off your shoulders - that is why its called Geddup. Images we have considered are leaping or flying figures and upward arrows - but hey a zeppelin or hot air balloon might be better alternatives...
4) Would be happy to see some different takes on a logo - putting it all in a badge whether it's a circle or something else...

Hope that helps - and thanks for all your ideas.

Summary for your collective thoughts:
#12 by zrox - clever. Simple and scaleable. Also, has potential for movement - the "G" can be remodelled as a cylinder. Downsides - it's blocky.
#23 by rafa17 - neat and visually attractive (it's the curves). The figure is on some kind of joy ride - clearly that's fun. Not sure about its flexibility. Also, left without a real G from a practical perspective.
#97 by nalapraja - shows promise but needs work. Positives - the lightness of the image and integration with the G. Downsides - doesn't look complete, needs more contrast to be truly scaleable.
#90 by Aminro - beautiful, balanced image. Positives - easily scaleable. Negatives - cliched? Doesn't really push the idea of lightness.
#61 by grafismo - again an attractive image. Positives - the implied speech balloon and possible G. Like the connotations but think it might fall short for depth. Looking for a closer link to Geddup if possible?

What we would like to see:
1) Any new ideas - starships...funk, jazz or soul...any new perspectives on getting up
(need some inspiration - consider that Mantegna painted this in 1480... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mantegna_Andrea_Dead_Christ.jpg)

2) Fonts - we've suggested the roaring twenties, but could equally be the swinging sixties. Looking for the freedom and hope associated with those periods that was translated into beautiful clean design.

Hi! when you state that are not interested in web 2.0 shapes and images, do you mean gradients and reflections? Flat colours? Thanks for any useful clarification.

Web 2.0 effects (shading and 3D effects etc) are great - it's the faceless shapes and images that have been overdone. Think the 3D lime green bubble man. That is why #23, while a good design from a movement perspective needs work. The figure needs some distinctive characteristics to set it apart.

Thanks for the question...

Not to worry CreativeHouse - I'm keen for creative ideas.

As the project becomes clearer our thoughts have turned to fonts. If you are interested, we've loaded a file into the Contest Brief ("Possible fonts for Geddup").

In any event, I'm really liking some of the ideas that are being developed. Having spent time studying what has been happening in other competitions, both now and in the past, think that the variety and depth reflects well on the designers that have tested their skill on this one.

Thanks to all the designers that entered the competition. Appreciate your ideas and efforts.