Tinsley ResearchLogo Design Contest

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#2 Thank you for incorporating the map icon in the logo. I think these colors are a bit busy. You might try limiting the color pallet, and removing a few of the outer islands to simplify the design. Thanks!

Here are the map links again for reference:

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=Tinsley+Island,+CA&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?q=Tinsley+Island%2c+CA&mkt=en-US&FORM=BYFD#ToggleTaskArea

I would like to see examples that incorporate this design/concept into the logo. Thanks!

Another concept to consider is the segmentation or classification of the map. This is touched on in design #2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmentation_(image_processing).

Thanks, Brendan. I like the incorporation of 3D into the icon very much (#13, #14). You were probably not aware of this, but these icons look very much like a 3D volumetric model of a cell, with the red central island as the nucleus (other eg here > http://www.bitplane.com/go/products/imariscell). This is an interesting and nice twist. For other designers, I am still interested in 2D options as well.

Contest has been shortened by request.

I have just uploaded three images of the island being used as a reference for the logo. A raw screenshot from the satellite view, and two segmented images. This more accurately represents the geography of the island (than the google map view), so please us this going forward.

Thanks!

<http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=38.037749,-121.494412&spn=0.007081,0.018282&t=h&z=17>

These look really great! Thank you. We have to go with the new set, because the original map is simply inaccurate (geographically). I really liked the 3D relief version in #14, but this model is not as clean or striking applied in #16, #17. I think the smoothed (filtered) versions work better than the raw (with rough edges). I like the fact that we are using a realistic and accurate segmentation, but perhaps we can also experiment with a few more abstract or stylized examples based on these objects?

Thanks you for all of the submissions. Please respect the original concept design submitted by Brendan. I will not rank submissions that do not differ materially from this design unless they have a unique style or are of exceptionally high quality.

Thanks for the contest Ian that was a fun one, well done Ink Tank.