Hi, thank you for your submissions! (#43, #44, #50, #51) We really like the color and 3D styling of #43 and #44.
#50 and #51 are less sleek than #43 and #44, but the text in #50 may be slightly better than in #44 due to the gradient. On a black background, though, #43 has better text than #51 because it's easier to read.
We're trying to get other ideas besides a fancy Q icon, so can you think of alternative icons which keep the same style as #43 and #44?
Mare, thank you for these excellent additions. (#52, #53, #54) We really appreciate the totally new concepts in #53 and #54, as well as the slight improvement on the text of #44 in #52.
The idea of #53 is particularly intriguing. From far away, the icon looks like a burst of light coming through a strange blue object, but up close you can see all the detailed structure -- very cool. We're thinking that it might look better if the shape was spherical instead of a rounded cube, what do you think? Also, feel free to try the same concept with other shapes, or combining this strange shape with some other nice elements. Maybe make something asymmetrical and see how it looks.
#54 is also cool-looking and well-done, and has a nice color pair, but the shape of the icon feels a little "fat". Maybe it needs to be thinner and longer? Perhaps looking more like it's blowing in the wind, or streaming like a jet. Just some ideas.
Also, please test to make sure that these designs still look as good on a dark grey background as they do now on white. This is necessary for our intended usage.
Anyway, we're really excited to see how you can make these even better. Thanks!
Can you make #55 use silver instead of orange? Blue and orange look too "dirty" together but silver and blue might look amazing with that logo. Very cool 3D look!
#56 does look better on black than #55 on white. The text looks especially nice, with that shadow. Would still like to see different colors (either silver/blue as mentioned above, or maybe some other combination whose luminosities are different enough to achieve high contrast). Thanks!
Thank you for continuing to present us with new designs as well as refining your existing ones. You submitted so much that it took us a while to get through it all! :-)
First of all, we forgot to request in our earlier comments: Can you please include our slogan ("No Uncertainty") in your logos?
It's tough choosing between #53 and #84. First, we're not sure whether we prefer a sphere or a rounded rectangle, but are there any other shapes you can suggest -- something more unusual? We like how #53 has more and finer elements, which improve its appearance. The blue shadow in #53 also makes the logo feel a lot less empty. We aren't sure whether we prefer the company name to be a solid color (#84) or a gradient (#53) but that's a decision we can always make later (right now we're leaning towards gradient).
#86/#87 is a cool shape, and #86 looks especially good on the black background because of the nice icon shadow. Can you do more with this shape? Perhaps twist it somehow. Make it make more of a statement about our company (maybe something scientific). Also, it would probably look better if the surface was more "polished", i.e. more glassy or reflective or liquid.
#88/#89 is also a really interesting shape, very suggestive of electrons orbiting a nucleus. Obviously, that concept is very appealing to us. Can you embellish it somehow? We feel that it needs some small, subtle details. Also maybe make the three orbitals less well-defined and more fuzzy or transparent towards the rear. Another cool thing to do is to add some sort of "digital" feeling to part of the icon, maybe by gradually pixellating part of it… just an idea. Please experiment with this logo, as we definitely want to explore ways of mixing the concepts of "physics" and "digital" together.
#57/#58 is still interesting but it looks a little jagged, especially at the bottom. The idea of a simple sphere is also not too exciting, unless perhaps you make the entire logo be the text "QUANTUMCODE" and replace the letter "O" with the sphere. Not sure how well that would work unless the font & text styling are REALLY good, but you may want to experiment with it.
The nucleus in #82/#83 is interesting, not sure how well it works inside that particular icon though. Also, the gray fiber bundle in the bottom right is a nice attempt at adding some variety, but it doesn't feel very natural.
There are some terrific ideas here from you, some of the best we've seen in this contest so far. We've had to move some of your logos to lower ranks just to avoid discouraging other designers! We're hoping to see your designs refined and polished. Thanks!
Thanks for the updates, Mare. As you can see, four of your designs are in our top 10 list. We really like your 3D abilities.
These four logos are what we will be focusing on. What we'd like to see now is for you to refine your good ideas so that they look completely coherent. Make them tell a story about our company. Polish the text and the logo so that they look good, not only by themselves, but also as part of a complete layout. Imagine your logo being used in a business card, and especially on a website. Would the logo look like it belongs there?
In terms of text styling, #43 and #88 have the best. We'd like to see you use that text for all of your logos, of course including the slogan this time. (But please offer other good text ideas if you have them.)
#162 has a good icon, but we're worried about how it looks on a dark background; the white tips in #163 and #66 don't look too appealing, but simply putting the logo on black like in #85 feels empty. What can you suggest? Also, can you keep trying different shapes? This logo is currently in 2nd place, and we think what's holding it back is that we haven't seen a breathtaking shape for it yet.
We'd like to see #112 in two varieties: One with "polished" surfaces (more reflection, more brushed metal, etc.), and one that looks more "organic" somehow. We aren't sure how, but that's why you're the designer :-)
In #170, the balls coming out of the large shape give too much symmetry to the icon. It resembles the letter Q too much, which is something we are trying to avoid. Also, the little white tips on the balls have too fine detail, which will get lost or blurred when this icon is printed on a business card.
We'd still like to see what else you can do with #86, as it has a nicely organic shape.
With less than 24 hours left, we're really hoping to see some amazing updates from you. Thank you!
Most of all, we are still looking for a NEW shape for #162, other than a sphere or a rounded cube. What can you offer us?
#259 isn't too bad, but it needs something more. It also needs a more polished, more "glassy" or more liquid texture.
Will you be doing anything new with #170 or #112? We'd really like you to try our suggestions above.
Also, the more we look at it, the more difficult the text is to read because of the shadow. It's probably better, for now, to leave the shadow out, and use the text style of #43, with very subtle lighting & effects.
Please don't stop designing. There are only a few hours left and it's going to be a tough race. We hope to see more from you before the end. Thank you!
All i CAN say is i just hope you will go for unique and original style. Any of my icons can be modified, and i really didnt had the time to make your wishes come true. Good luck with your choosing, hope you are satisfied with LT.
Thank you for all of your hard work. Now that the contest will be in judging mode for the next few days, we will be going around and asking our favorite designers to finish up any ideas they have for us. You are definitely one of them. Will you be willing to continue working with us?
Absolutely. We've ranked you No. 1 for now, to give you some time to submit new ideas. We hope to have a winner definitely picked by the beginning of next week. We're looking forward to seeing your final designs. Thank you!
I have some time now and i will twist the shape and post some diferent options please let me know if you see some shape that you like. And thank you cause i would probably never learn to make this shapes, in other words you have opened a brand new style in my logos :)
Thank you! A couple of these work very nicely: #292 and #294 are our favorites. However, #295 and #296 don't look so good on dark grey, so we're wondering if #294 will be usable. Also, we'd like to see #292 on dark grey, to confirm that it works too. The other logos are a little too neon-bright, although #295 might look okay if the blue text was a lot easier to see.
(Glad to hear that you've learned a new technique by making these :-)
#297/#298 doesn't make much of a statement and is a little too symmetric, so we'll pass on it.
#299/#300 are really a step backwards, as they are more cartoonish instead of being more realistic.
So, looking at all of your entries during the contest, it looks like we have several strong logos from you. You're definitely in our top 3 right now, and we will be doing a lot of thinking over the weekend. By the middle of the week, we'll have an answer.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work. We'll be getting in touch with you soon!