squid.byLogo Design Contest

Logo Design Contest
Contests / squid.by

squid.by has selected their winning logo design.

For $325 they received 54 designs from 10 different designers from around the world.

Logo Design Brief

Client
United States
What We Do
Social collaborative video: a web-based service for users to collaboratively create simple videos.
Industry
Media
Color Preferences
The logo should show up well against a light blue, specifically RGB 105/210/231. I've been using two oranges (250/105/0 and 243/134/48) but am open to other colors that look good as well.

Looking for colors that suggest creativity, fun, and energy.
Our Ideas & Additional Information
The logo should include a squid of some kind--but the squid should be "cute" and "fun" without being *too* cartoonish or childish. I chose a squid as my mascot for several reasons, including the fact that (1) squids are unusual for branded logos and (2) I like the metaphor of the squid using its tentacles to pull video clips together (since squid.by is all about social, collaborative video.

For this contest, I'd like a logo that incorporates (a) a squid and (b) the word squid.by. Please keep in mind that after the contest is finished, I will create different versions of the squid to use throughout the website, perhaps by adding silly hats and facial hair! Please see the attached images to get a sense of what I mean. Temporarily, I've been using the squid from Super Mario Brothers.
Themes
Simple
Colorful
Luxury
Modern
Adventure

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Discussion

 
Client
Hello, everyone! Some general comments:

SMILES: Having looked at a few designs now, I prefer designs in which the squid doesn't have an actual mouth. However, it should still look like a positive and happy squid!

I'm enjoying some of the creative elements I've seen so far (clouds, play button, thought bubbles, shadow beneath the squid) and am hopeful some more come out for comparison/brainstorming!
13 years ago
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