Hey Fracco - these are amazing man - love it! How about getting rid of the dollar sign and having the dragon holding a drink with a little umbrella in it, and sitting in a pile of dollar bills - like he had a pile of money and sat down on it. Keep the island showing though... just make it as if there was a pile of money in the middle of the island that he sat down in - that would be great :) One more thing... I like the blue shaded "TV" in #17... try making "Your Life TV" all in that shaded blue. That will look like water with ice cubes (the white "Refresh") in it! Yeah! That would be awesome - thanks for joining my contest!!!
Hey - No didn't make the puppet - just searched online until I found one I liked :) Oh yeah... just thought of one more idea... How about also putting a pair of sunglasses our buddy here... He'll be one "cool" dude in more ways than one! Thanks, I can't wait to see the updated version!
Love the updates Fracco! Along with the "sunglasses" version could you also do the following... I think we need to swap the drink and the money as the money doesn't catch my eye. I have asked the other designers to do the "tossing the money in the air" thing, and I think we really need to do that here as well so it can be seen. For the drink lets have it on the ground near his hand... maybe a red colored drink to contrast it out against the dragon's green body... the red and yellow umbrella looks good so we could stick with that. Maybe a little "sparkle" on the sunglasses too as a finishing touch :)
Good morning Fracco. Hey, took a "fresh" look at these again this morning and here are my thoughts... First off - stick with what I said on my last message to you late last night... Next... Let's change the blue gradient of "Your Life TV" to the orange/red gradient you used in #17, and also use that same orange/red gradient on the sun. I think that will increase readability of the logo text and help contrast a bit with the yellow in the dragon's belly. If you do all that then we just may have a winner here :)
Fracco - #37 and #38 are great - love the sunglasses, and switching the drink & money was the right thing to do. OK... I think these are my last tweaks and then we may have it... 1. Make Umbrella Yellow & Red 2. Change Yellow on Dragon ears to Red 3. Make the "F" in "REFRESH" overlap the letter "R" (F could be confused with a P as it is now...) 4. Put a Period "." between "Life" and "TV" (RefreshYourLife.TV is going to forward to my videos.) 5. Along with those 4 changes... Could you make an alternate version with a Light Blue Sky background? That's All! Still trying to decide if I like the "ice cube" look better or not... So please update #37 and #38 with changes 1 thru 4, and then also show both versions with a Light Blue Sky background... Then all I have to do is decide which "Version" I like the best!!! You're my favorite - thanks!!!
Hey man - in addition to the message I just left... I just noticed one more thing... You moved the position of his arm & hand on these... I liked it where it was in #22 and #23 much better. His arm, hand, money, and face are blending together now. Please put the arm & hand back where it was and keep "white space" around his face and hand... put the money in the white space above his hand, but without it touching his hand or his face. Oh... also... for the Light Blue Sky background... don't fill the background... just keep the sky area around the sun, dragon, trees... not around the logo text either... just around the island / dragon graphics. Thanks!!!!!!!
Changes uploaded, please tell me if I miss something, I´m really enjoying working on this project, tell me please if there is any other change you need to see.
Hey Fracco - I'm glad that you're enjoying yourself working on this - I'm enjoying working with you too - you are able to create visually the things I am thinking and trying to express, and that is what I need!
Ok now... #41 entry is my new Favorite :) Let's put all our efforts into finishing this one.
Let's try making "Your Life.TV" filled with white just like "REFRESH" to tie it all together.
Then... let's try incorporating my slogan "Make Money Having Fun!" using the orange/yellow coloring. Not sure of the best place to put it... either under the other text, or arched over the island/dragon graphics... play around with it and see what you can come up with :)
Changes with the slogan uploaded, I try to incorporate it on the top of the sky but it makes noise with the dragon, I think the best way to put it is behind the same name, in this way looks clean and in correct order, I play with it a bit to incorporate better.
Hope you like it, any other change needed please tell me.
Hey Fracco - I really like #44 - it is my #1 pick now. I like what you did with the Logo and how you incorporated the slogan with it... curved like a smile underneath :)
I will meditate on this and let you know if I think of anything else...
I'm very pleased with the results you've given me - this is just awesome! Thanks!!!
Hey... I do think the slogan text needs to be a bit larger. The most important aspect of the logo to me is that the Main Logo "Refresh Your Life . TV" and the Slogan "Make Money Having Fun!" are easily readable when the Entire Logo is shown in a small size. It's OK to me if some of the cartoon graphic details aren't as visible at a small size, but all of the text must remain readable. Thanks!
Hey Fracco... well I didn't like the extra white space between the main logo and the slogan on you last version... but if you could get the slogan text larger while keeping the basic look of Entry #44 (Rank #1) then that would be great. I really like the way it wraps around the underside of the main logo text... I would just like to see it a little bit larger... that's all I can think of... otherwise it's about perfect for me - thanks!
Thanks for the updates Fracco - After comparing them... I think I'm going to stay with #44 as my favorite.
I thought it might be good to have the slogan a little larger, but after seeing how it looks I have decided it is better the way you already did it in #44 :)
I'll let you know if I think of anything else... but I think this is what I'm going to stick with.
Working on the last changes I notice a dollar bill outside the dragon noise in #44 I think is a bit confuse so I took it out on #57, #57 is the same as #44 but without the dollar bill outside the nose.
Fracco & Dalhazz - Way to go guys! I LOVE both of your designs, and I may actually decide to use 2 different logo's to promote my business - so whoever I pick for the win on here I am probably going to want both of your designs.
Hey Fracco - Yeah, I LOVE the work done - just awesome! You are very gifted with your artistry - I checked out your past work on your profile page and it is all top notch stuff. Do you have your own website or anything? I may want to contact you in the future for more work - not necessarily logo's, but just graphics to use on my website, for marketing, etc.
If I don't go with the dragon for my main 1st logo, I am still interested in getting these graphics from you. I would like to have cartoon character graphics of myself, the dragon, and my dog puppet. I just can't afford to get all that done upfront.
You did an excellent job of working with me and I need someone who has talent and can also communicate well with me. I think you may be that guy if you're interested... I just don't have the funds to do a bunch of work right now, but hope to be able to get more graphics in the next couple of months.
For future reference, my email is: refreshyourlifetv@gmail.com
I don´t have a website, a friend is still working on it. I usually don´t sell the non winner logos, cause I have a problem with a client that took the final files but never send the payment, if maybe I think in to sell outside the contest will be for a bit higher price than the contest price right now, you can see the level of detail in the whole design and it have many ours of work.
Will be nice to work with you in future projects if needed :)
Hey Fracco - YES - I like the option of showing just a wordmark without the graphic!
For Entry #74 - For showing the Entire Logo (wordmark & graphics) I would want to turn off the layer of the dark blue water circling around the island... just have blue backsplash and blue sky.
For showing just the Graphics of Island/Dragon I would want to turn on the dark blue water around the island, and of course turn off wordmark & backsplash.
For just the Wordmark I would show just like you have for #72.
Easy to do all of these options with the Layered File - Right? :)
Could you make the money "floating down" more like in your competitor? Show less bills & as if floating down?
You are making this a very very hard decision!!! Thanks though - that's ok!!! :)
No problem I can send you the vector file in dif. layers so you can pick the art you need. I mean: #72, #76 & #77 same vector file, dif. layers. For the .jpg image I can send you the variations to your personal mail.
You nailed it! You got the drive and determination to WIN!!!
You get the prize on this one :)
Dalhazz was really giving you a run for the money - but I think the dragon is the better mascot to appeal to a wider audience... Of course my friends & family like the one with me... but they already know me, so they are biased!!! I need a mascot that can appeal to anyone, and I think our buddy that you have created is going to fulfill that.
Way to go man! We'll be working together again in the near future - I am certain of that!!! :)
I really like the work I did for you, I really feel the potential of the dragon mascot is really high, he´s got an attitude and is a good and friendly attitude. Thats why I give my best. Plus the continuous feedback make the work done to be as you imagine when you decide to star the contest :) was a excellent work done between you and me.
When the contest be completed you will be able to download the 1st ranked logo from here, LT site (.eps file will be the layered file), and I´ll send you the .jpg variations to your personal mail
Thanks Fracco - I would certainly recommend you to anyone I know looking for a graphic designer :)
Yes, your talent along with my ideas, and your constant feedback and communication with me is what pulled it all together! We made a good team on this - I hope you are as satisfied with the result as I am :)
Time to get some lunch... talk to you again soon! Keith