proofLogo Design Contest

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~~ Rank designs daily -- this will encourage participation.
~~ Rank a variety of designs to get a variety of entries.
~~ Ranking gets your contest noticed! Unless your contest is Private, 1st place entries are posted to the portfolio page: https://logotournament.com/portfolio
~~ Leave private feedback by clicking on a design. Feedback will be made public upon contest completion
~~ The more feedback you provide, the better results you will see.
~~ Designers are not offended by "Not Interested".
~~ Over-use of "Not Interested" discourages participation.
~~ Designers earn points for designs ranked 1st - 10th. We like to earn points.
~~ After your contest closes it will enter Judging phase. You can re-rank designs in Judging.
~~ While in Judging, the designer ranked in first place can submit revisions

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Thank you for the great entries so far! I uploaded a file that has some comments and logo examples. It's called CommentsAndExamples.pdf. I think you will find it helpful to give it a look.
best wishes,
Anton

Hi All,
I am very impressed by many of the logos posted. A little explanation about my rankings: The reason that most of the top logos are purely text is not that I am against other elements. It's because only the text ones have had the power of impact that I'm looking for.
One idea that hasn't been explored: I mentioned silhouettes in the file I posted some days ago. The logos I show such as logobird and zynga use *photorealistic* silhouettes to great effect in such a way as *not* to decrease the power of the logo. So some ideas might be:
- a logo with a silhouette next to it (like logobird)
- a logo in negative inside a silhouette
- a logo imposed over a silhouette (like JazzMafia)
And remember, I am *not* especially interested in red, and *not* very interested in a 1940's vibe (fedora hat, etc.)
Once again, thank you for all your great work!
Anton

Admin Note: Contest Extended. Client requested more time.