Hi ilkay, thanks for your submissions. We don't think the child holding the toothbrush is the image we're going for. In order to be more inclusive, we were thinking a child's silhouette would prevent cornering certain racial or ethnic types. Also, we'd like to more with a theme that portrays growth, rather than just size difference. Kids in ascending order, an older child's shadow being cast from a younger child's image. Please avoid colors such as pink and purple. We'd prefer stronger blues, greens, and light grey. I do like how the "small to TALL" is a different typeface than the "pediatric dentistry". I don't quite like the scrolly font, though, used in #10. Thanks for the submissions. Hopefully this info helps and we look forward to more ideas.
Thanks for working with the shadow idea we presented. We're wondering if you could rework the image and font in a few ways. The triangle-shape and ground that forms the roots of the tooth image looks a bit out-of-place. Here's an idea we'd like to toy with. Could that triangle-shape be designed to look like the dorsal fin of an orca whale emerging from the water. Our practice is located in an area with a lot of marine wildlife. Also, the font is still not working for us. We'd like to stick to the blue, green and silver grey color palate. I'd like to try going away from the real smooth looking font. Perhaps a more crayon style font with some slight irregular edges would be nice to see. Thanks.
Hi ilkay, entry #23 is definitely a step in the right direction. Thanks for trying out that idea with the dorsal fin. A dolphin isn't really what we had in mind, but rather an orca whale (aka killer whale). So if you want to try that inside of a dolphin, it'd be interesting to seem that rendition. Another thought would be to make the triangular and base image that forms the roots of the tooth in the shape of Mt. Rainer and the surrounding hills. Mt. Rainer is a prominent landmark in our area of Washington State and might work well in place of the orca whale. I would recommend looking up images of Mt. Rainer to try to best capture it's outline. Looking back at entry #12, I could imagine a mountain and surrounding hills replacing the grayish triangle and base. Also, I like the arm positions in entry #12 better than in entry #23. But I also liked how in entry #23 you use a boy and girl and the girl has an arm extended out in excitement. Could you incorporate both those images together and keeping the tooth image clean without a stray arm extending into the tooth. Thanks.
Hi, Thank you for your comments. I'm glad to see your decision to extent the contest. I will try to incorporate both entries in the ligth of your comments and send you assap. Regards. İlkay.
You did a great job working with the ideas we presented. Your silhouettes are very appropriate and exhibit a great range in ages and size. Entry #49 is something we can try working with but a few suggestions for revisions: Can your silhouettes be made more in the likeness of your silhouettes in entry #12. The different shades of grey make the design look too busy. And maybe only two kids instead of three. Also, the font and colors need to be adjusted. There are too many colors involved for all the words. I think the colors and layout for the font used in entry #23 is better, but maybe make the "small" & "tall" less fuzzy and a bit more defined or sketched. As for the depiction of Mt. Rainer, it definitely is close, but it still lacks the identifiable silhouette of the mountain's outline. I do get the sense that the subtle tooth image got lost in the design, but if there is a way to make that more prominent (perhaps with the silhouettes all being one shade of grey), that would be better. The foothills don't necessary need to be included as a layered look, but rather to improve the identification of Mt. Rainer. If you think you got something that works, we'd love to see it. If it just seems too improbable, removing the foothills would be permissible. Thanks.