Animal StatueLogo Design Contest

Hello! Here are some hints for getting the most out of your contest:

~~ Rank designs daily -- this will encourage more participation.
~~ Ranking designs daily will also keep your contest from getting cluttered.
~~ The more feedback you provide, the better results you are going to see.
~~ Designers are not offended by "Not Interested"
~~ Over-use of "Not Interested" discourages participation.
~~ Ranking is a non-monitary means of showing apprecaition for designers hard work.
~~ Designers earn points for ranked designs. We like to earn points.

More detailed information on how to get the most out of your contest can be found here:
https://logotournament.com/forum/general_discussion/914

this will be used on a t-shirt, letterhead, business cards and a website. our primary evaluation will be for how the design translates to a sew-on label or heat-stamping process onto fabric. we were looking for something more 3 dimensional, perhaps in grayscale, to show more than silhouette. we want to show muscle definition using light and shadow, not just a black and white silhouette, but perhaps silhouette is more practical. your experience is the guide.

animal

• Main Entry: 1an•i•mal
• Pronunciation: \ˈa-nə-məl\
• Function: noun
• Etymology: Latin, from animale, neuter of animalis animate, from anima soul — more at animate
• Date: 14th century
1 : any of a kingdom (Animalia) of living things including many-celled organisms and often many of the single-celled ones (as protozoans) that typically differ from plants in having cells without cellulose walls, in lacking chlorophyll and the capacity for photosynthesis, in requiring more complex food materials (as proteins), in being organized to a greater degree of complexity, and in having the capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor responses to stimulation
2 a : one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings b : mammal; broadly : vertebrate
3 : a human being considered chiefly as physical or nonrational; also : this nature
4 : a person with a particular interest or aptitude <a political animal>
5 : matter, thing <the theater…is an entirely different animal — Arthur Miller>; also : creature 1c
— an•i•mal•like \-mə(l)-ˌlīk\ adjective

statue
• Main Entry: stat•ue
• Pronunciation: \ˈsta-(ˌ)chü\
• Function: noun
• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estatue, statue, from Latin statua, from statuere to set up — more at statute
• Date: 14th century
: a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting



animate

• Main Entry: 1an•i•mate
• Pronunciation: \ˈa-nə-mət\
• Function: adjective
• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin animatus, past participle of animare to give life to, from anima breath, soul; akin to Old English ōthian to breathe, Latin animus spirit, Greek anemos wind, Sanskrit aniti he breathes
• Date: 15th century
1 : possessing or characterized by life : alive
2 : full of life : animated
3 : of or relating to animal life as opposed to plant life
4 : referring to a living thing <an animate noun>
— an•i•mate•ly adverb
— an•i•mate•ness noun
animated
• Main Entry: an•i•mat•ed
• Pronunciation: \-ˌmā-təd\
• Function: adjective
• Date: 1534
1 a : endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive b : full of movement and activity <an animated crowd> c : full of vigor and spirit : lively <an animated discussion>
2 : having the appearance of something alive <an unusually animated piece of sculpture>
3 : made in the form of an animated cartoon <an animated film>
synonyms see lively
— an•i•mat•ed•ly adverb

Notice to all designers - anybody cought with traced images or clipart usage will be banned from the site!

53 ... 58 & 64 looks like Jay Cutler, the ex-Mr. Olympia I think. What do you think?
http://blogmuscle.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/jamfor.jpg

This is outrageous!!! 3 cases of photo tracing or using clipart already - that means 3 banned designers. There was another one who succeeded in withdrawing before being caught. Come on people read the rules, we are designers and yes - it takes hours and hours to draw your own design instead stealing some image and tweaking it for 10 minutes!

think Tshirt logo, sew-on. must have simple shape and border.

I didn't see the designs that were withdrawn or that went to logo court! I am sad to learn that so many designers had their account disabled for our contest. I am surprised they would take the risk? I think the hardest workers should be rewarded and they will be.

this is tremendous. I must stop to be sure to thank all of the designers for their submissions! so much talent! we wish to buy many of the designs!

Lets just keep in mind that when silk screening a design with a lot of gradients like most of them on here it will not look that great, it looks fine on the computer but you have to understand they are printed on t-shirts. You lose a lot of the gradient value when washing out the screens to prep for printing. Oh and not to mention you will not achieve the gradients from thread if the logo is digitized for embriodery. Just an FYI to all! And If you are wondering I was a silk screener for 10 yrs so I can back me words mates. G'day

thanks, juicy. we are trying to take that into account but we don't have your experience. we are making a small clothing label to start but also want to put the design on a website and letterhead/biz cards. perhaps you can reply privately to advise which logo designs would make the best all-around choice considering our usage.

some designs we like for the logo. others, we like for shirts. we may want to acquire several designs in time.

thanks,
L and Y

We're actually living in 2009 year (and we're near it's end) so I think we can put everything on T-Shirt considering the development of technology and etc...
And after all every logo can be reworked in a way so it's easier to be incorporated on different media. One version of logo for web, one more simple for T-shirts. After all most are grayscale/black&white logos .... it's almost the most simple design in the world.

I agree with Dolphin Press with the above statement.
Any design can be reworked to accommodate specific needs.

Yaniv S,
thank you again for personally inviting me to your contest, good luck with your new logo.
VIDI