North Coast SignsLogo Design Contest

Hihi :)

Here are my first entries for your contest.. Strong, professional and timeless design!
My consept is the "N" pointing to north.

Hope you like it and feedback is appreciated.

Thank you,
Anne

Hi Anne - Thanks for the submission. Like the basic logo, and prefer the darker blue color. Although I appreciate the icon, not sure it quite clicks for me. If you want to take a shot at something in a similar style using elements of the coast/beach - (dolphin, wave, sun, birds, surfboard, etc.) as an alternative, I'd be interested. Other colors to fit the image as appropriate (i.e. yellow or orange for a sun) are still open for ideas too. Thanks!

Thank you for the feedback :)
Here is another approach - #62

Thanks,
Anne

Thanks! I like it. Nice fresh look. Let me soak it in for a bit and I'll let you know if I have any other direction to offer. I appreciate the quick work.

Thank you very much!
Please feel free to contact me if there is anything you want me to do different or if you have any suggestions :)

Regards,
Anne

Hi Anne - I like the progress on your designs. Thinking about how this might work in different applications, I'd like to ask if you could try starting with #128, take away the seagulls and the drop shadow, and adjust the three bands in the icon to solid colors - bottom stripe a solid blue - middle stripe a solid red or orange (red/orange?) - and the top stripe a bright yellow or yellow/orange. Thanks again!

Hihi :)

Thank you very much for your feedback and suggestion..
I will upload some new versions for you as soon as finished!

Regards,
Anne

Hi Anne - Great assortment of options to consider now. These are looking better to me. I'd like to see if you can do a combined version for me - take #234 and change out the upper left corner of the icon from red to the yellow used in #227. I'd like to see it both with and without the tagline if you could. Thanks!

Hihi :)

Here are combined versions of #234 & #227 with and without the tagline:

#238 - #239

When I use gradient with yellow and red (in the same shape) it will look a bit more orange, then when I use only solid yellow.

Thank you,
Anne :)

Another version with more yellow and less red - #240

Thanks. I know it feels a bit picky at this point, but would you might doing just one more using #240 but make the upper left corner solid yellow? The exact same yellow as #227, but without the shading would be great.

Sure, no problem! Its not picky at all.. Thats what Im here for :)

But Im not quite sure I understand you correctly, because when you say upper left corner, do you mean the hole shape or just the left corner of the shape? If you mean only the corner it will always be gradient or a shading down towards the bottom of the shape if Im making any sense..

If you want solid color the hole shape must be just yellow, and it cannot become another color at the end.

Thank you,
Anne

Thanks for clarifying. I meant the whole shape. No gradient in any of the three colored components that make up the icon. Make sense? :)

Aha.. Thank you.. Coming right up :)

Thanks. I will probably be logging off soon and may not check back until morning, so don't worry if I don't reply right away. :)

No problem :)

Here they are in solid colors - #242 & #243

Thanks Anne. I like it. The last thing I think might just help refine it would be to make the white space between the colors a bit thinner. Maybe cut that line width about in half? I'd keep the orange strip the same size and shape, and just allow the yellow and blue to come closer to it on each side.

Something like this one - #260 ?

#261 - Without the tagline

Very nice. Thanks again for the quick work - I think we're getting close.

Thank you very much :)
Here is another version too.. More web2.0 approach - #262

Hi Anne - Just want to let you know that I really appreciate all your work on this project, and I hope to be making my final decision by early next week. It will be a really difficult choice, but I am asking many friends for feedback. I hope you have a nice Christmas and will talk to you soon.

Thank you very much! Its been a pleasure to work with you :)

Merry Christmas to you too!

Regards,
Anne