I created a page at http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/poll.htm so you can view them all next to each other.

We need your help in choosing a winning logo for a contest we had. We need EVERYONE'S vote (please) to determine who gets awarded the prizes. I could only include 15 entries so I picked the 15 I thought were eligible.

Prizes are as follows:
1st $100
2nd $25
3rd $10

I also had some ideas but I did not submit mine as entries. My creations are at http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/davet1.gif & http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/davet2.jpg. Please let me know what you think about the entries.. and the one's I created. It's time for your feedback, instead of mine :D.

I also have a layout at http://primaryserver.net/shared/newsite1.jpg. I know the layout is a rip from newedgenetworks.com, but I just wanted to put something together real quick to show you what I was looking for as far as color & style. The entries from this logo contest might not replace the current logo, but it did give me some excellent ideas on how to create my new one. Below is from the original post... so you can determine which entries came close to what I was looking for.

>>>>>
I am going to redesign my site within the next few months & need a logo. I will design it like http://www.newedgenetworks.com/products/ & http://www.ensim.com/solutions/index.html. Please notice both these sites have the same theme, style, colors, layout & a similar logo.

I will be using the blue's, light blue's, grays, and reds just like the above sites. My title bar & links will be light blue with dark blue roll-overs. As for the logos on the above sites, I like the fact that they are simple, the text is in black & there's an inviting semi-high-tech accent.

So whatever entry you submit, please visit the above sites and see if that logo would look good on the site.

Here are some logos I like, some are not necessarily web hosting, but I do like the designs:

http://www.interactiveonline.net/logo/Logo_10.gif
http://www.ensim.com/images/ensimlogo150x88.gif
http://www.newedgenetworks.com/_gfx/logo.gif
http://www.interactiveonline.net/logo/ecali.gif
http://www.interactiveonline.net/logo/Logo_24.gif
http://www.tophosts.com/images/logo/logo-onwhite.gif
http://innerhost.com/images/toplogoleft.gif
http://www.everyone.net/graphics/logo_wht.gif
http://www.edgehost.com/i/top1.jpg
http://pixelbrick.com/images/top1.gif

Good Luck with your entries :agree:

-Dave T

Just to make life a little easier on everybody....I have lined all the logos up side by side...shoulder to shoulder.


LOGO DESIGNS WEB PAGE (http://thelogocompany.net/logopoll.htm)

Good luck everybody.

Simon

you sure thats the right URL? i cant connect, cant connect to your site either, the whole of thelogocompany.net seems down :(

Originally posted by SimonMc
Just to make life a little easier on everybody....I have lined all the logos up side by side...shoulder to shoulder.


LOGO DESIGNS WEB PAGE (http://thelogocompany.net/logopoll.htm)

Good luck everybody.

Simon

To many! By the time I get to the bottom I have forgotten the top ones!

Ok, I just kept the wondows open:)!

I created a page at http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/poll.htm so you can view them all next to each other.

when does the vote end?

poll ends in 3 days

cool
thanx davet

SimoneMC2 is my favorite :)

Just wanted to say this.

I didn't have mutch time to create anything and the other contestants are really good, so i don't think i will have any chance.

But i do want to say that i like this competition, there has been so many competitions i entered now, that just stopped being alive.. for some i really worked hard, those peoples should be banned inmidiatelly.

?

I choose #1 (chaps1.gif). :D

creedance #4

very nice logo, and probably the most 'webhosting' feel to it.

Greg Moore

thanx akashik

Creedance 1 is my favourite as well.. but i still voted for my own 1 :)

:stickout: thanx ic3d,i didnt vote for anyone yet.
not even me,anyone else voted for his own logo ;)

Progex #2 is clean and professional, I like it.

I bet about 90% will vote for his own logo :)
Iam just being honoust here :)

humm,i dont see why should 90% vote for any logo
even mine.
lets keep this fair and not affect ppls votes ;)

Personally I think this one (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/davet1.gif) is the best, but wasn't included in the poll :( It's simple, I like the colors, and the dot on the "i" looks really cool :stickout:

It's his own logo secludo

And creedance, u r right :)
But i don't know anyone here @ WHT so i can't force anyone to vote for me, besides that, davet will choose the one he likes best, i don't know why there is a vote on actually.

:D
well i dont know much ppl from here too,i just reg. a month ago i think.
and trully i dont care who wins,i just love the feeling of getting excited in such way.
thats way,i want it to be fair ,so if i lose ,i'll be satisf. with the excitment ,i just wish we could get more ppl to vote.:rolleyes:

and about why should we vote,i think someone maybe "AmricanD" said: "u knew the rules,u entered with ur own will,so why complain " :D well ,acually he didnt bring it like that,but has the same meaning .
anyway....take a seat,and pass the popcorn,and enjoy.:stickout:

I agree with secludo. As a graphic designer, I am very pick when it comes to graphics. Especially, print graphics. That one is the only one that looks professional to me. All the other ones have to much going on. I'm not saying this logo is perfect, cause its not. I think something with the ".net" needs to be done.

Originally posted by ic3d
It's his own logo secludo

Yes, it is. And if you read his post, he asked for criticism on it as well, and I like it the best of all of them.

Please let me know what you think about the entries.. and the one's I created.

Originally posted by DoobyWho
I agree with secludo. As a graphic designer, I am very pick when it comes to graphics. Especially, print graphics. That one is the only one that looks professional to me. All the other ones have to much going on. I'm not saying this logo is perfect, cause its not. I think something with the ".net" needs to be done.
first who said this logo is for print?!
second we heard about ".net" stuff after we submitted our work
3ed,its his logo ,and it has nothing to do with the contest :D

well,thats not his point,his logo is fine,but we were never directed to this direction,so its fine,but lets stick to the vote ;)

first who said this logo is for print?!

You've got to think ahead ;-)

second we heard about ".net" stuff after we submitted our work

What are you talking about? I'm talking about the ".net" part of his logo.


3ed,its his logo ,and it has nothing to do with the contest

Sure it does. If more people end up liking his logo, he might decide to use that.

Originally posted by creedance
well,thats not his point,his logo is fine,but we were never directed to this direction,so its fine,but lets stick to the vote ;)

Can't vote if the one I think looks the best isn't included in the poll ;)

guys guys,u came late this thread is supposed to be a part of a larger thread
there was no print part included
the .net was added by him after we all submit
and his logo is out of contest .i mean that prob. he's not going to use any of winner logos,its just a contest.
plz guys read the other thread b4 jumpin to concs.

Originally posted by creedance

first who said this logo is for print?!
second we heard about ".net" stuff after we submitted our work
3ed,its his logo ,and it has nothing to do with the contest :D

From orignal post at http://webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=80132

"I need it in a high resolution psd format that I could use on business cards, magazine ads & the polo shirts we're making for our co-lo installs. "

Originally posted by DoobyWho
I agree with secludo. As a graphic designer, I am very pick when it comes to graphics. Especially, print graphics. That one is the only one that looks professional to me. All the other ones have to much going on. I'm not saying this logo is perfect, cause its not. I think something with the ".net" needs to be done.

I agree, but am not too good with graphic design. Unfortunately I have to include the .net in the logo, since the guy with interactiveonline.com will not give up the domain & he's not even doing anything with it. I am in the process of obtaining a trademark for my company so we can the take it from him :D Unfortunately at this time the .net needs to be included.

Originally posted by secludo


Yes, it is. And if you read his post, he asked for criticism on it as well, and I like it the best of all of them.



Thanks for the feedback secludo :)

I do like the dot on the i on the first logo at http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/davet1.gif but I like the text on the logo at http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/davet2.jpg

I was thinking of adding the i thing to the 2nd logo, but wanted it to be yellow or yellow/orange, but I cannot figure out how to create it in yellow. The star-like object in the 1st logo was taken from attached logo below.

Anyone know how to create the star-like object in yellow? Or does anyone know of a good Photoshop tutorial that I can learn?

Best thing to do is play around. Draw what your invisioning on a piece of paper and think about what you could do to achieve that shape in photoshop.

And i didn't say get rid of the .net, maybe just move it all up on the same line.

its easy davet,let me do it for unow and upload it wont take seconds

okay 2 colo
those are 2 pngs u can add them in a new layer in photoshop,tell me is this what u want?

I like #1 from Chaps

davet if u dont know how to add it send me the orignal text psd,and i'll add it for u

Originally posted by akashik
creedance #4

very nice logo, and probably the most 'webhosting' feel to it.

Greg Moore

Yes, I agree this is one of my favorites too. I did like the web hosting look, but I am going to be offering the following services in the near future:

Security & Vulnerability Monitoring
Dial-up, DSL, T1 & up
Computer Sales & Repair
Software Sales & Training

So we're not just limited to hosting…

Kinda like when I first started my business, we were called Virtual Storefronts which limited us to ecommerce applications. We ended up changing our name to Interactive Online Corporation so we could have a much larger offering of services. :cool:

Originally posted by creedance
okay 2 colo
those are 2 pngs u can add them in a new layer in photoshop,tell me is this what u want?

Thanks creedance, yes

What does everyone think about this one? Logo with Star (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/logonew3.jpg)

And on a layout at LAYOUT #2 (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/newsite2.jpg)

And the other layout I had at LAYOUT #1 (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/newsite1.jpg)

Originally posted by davet


Thanks creedance, yes

What does everyone think about this one? Logo with Star (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/logonew3.jpg)

And on a layout at LAYOUT #2 (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/newsite2.jpg)

And the other layout I had at LAYOUT #1 (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/newsite1.jpg)

The logo looks very nice, I like it a lot.

Originally posted by creedance
and his logo is out of contest .i mean that prob. he's not going to use any of winner logos,its just a contest.
plz guys read the other thread b4 jumpin to concs.

I don't see how it's being taken out of context or that I'm jumping to conclusions; he mentioned that he'd like criticism on his own logo as well, even though he did not include it in the poll (which I'm assuming is because of the 15 number limit). I think the logo he made himself is the best - I gave him criticism on it. If it were in the poll, I would have voted for it. I won't vote for something else because I don't like the other ones.

Originally posted by davet


Yes, I agree this is one of my favorites too. I did like the web hosting look, but I am going to be offering the following services in the near future:

Security & Vulnerability Monitoring
Dial-up, DSL, T1 & up
Computer Sales & Repair
Software Sales & Training

So we're not just limited to hosting…

Kinda like when I first started my business, we were called Virtual Storefronts which limited us to ecommerce applications. We ended up changing our name to Interactive Online Corporation so we could have a much larger offering of services. :cool:

humm,this is more like "dont choose it,i dont like it" :rolleyes:
i dont want to defend my design here,but .......hum,i'll leave it to the vote:D

I like the logo a lot davet, looks clean and nice. I don't know about the yellow thow..

I don't like the site layout at all, imho it looks like a 'i wanne be a clean site, but i don't know how to do clean sites' layout ;)
I don't like the colour theme there and the structure. Basicly is't nothing but some blue squares.. And the top right photo doesn't match at all.

Iam just giving my opinion here, plz don't take it as an offence, cause your logo is really really cool. So i think u can do the site a lot better as well.

Originally posted by secludo


even though he did not include it in the poll (which I'm assuming is because of the 15 number limit).

I did not want to include my designs in the poll, because there was a part of me that thought it might be unfair and I didn’t want anyone to cry :bawling:

Who knows, maybe I'll take the winners from this poll and create another poll which include my designs… just to see how they measure up :stickout:

Originally posted by creedance


humm,this is more like "dont choose it,i dont like it" :rolleyes:


Sorry, just MY opinion. :D

Those are some of the nicer sets I've seen posted (by all of you). Really nice work guys. All very clean, and wish you all the best of luck.

Originally posted by ic3d
I like the logo a lot davet, looks clean and nice. I don't know about the yellow thow..

I don't like the site layout at all, imho it looks like a 'i wanne be a clean site, but i don't know how to do clean sites' layout ;)
I don't like the colour theme there and the structure. Basicly is't nothing but some blue squares.. And the top right photo doesn't match at all.

Iam just giving my opinion here, plz don't take it as an offence, cause your logo is really really cool. So i think u can do the site a lot better as well.

Thanks for the feedback, that's exactly what I am looking for… FEEDBACK

I agree, the layout does have a lot of blue squares. I do like the light blue left toolbar with the top logo. The blue squares on the bottom have to go. I was going to replace them with something like http://www.interactiveonline.net/images/icon_web_hosting_click_here.gif & http://www.interactiveonline.net/images/icon_reseller_prices.gif but much larger than they are now.

I am not really sure about the center graphic either, just took it from apc's site for now just to get some opinions :). I would rather have some photo of the hallway of a datacenter. Like you know how they line up all their nice shiny black co-location cabinets or Dell 'walls'? Kinda like http://www.fastservers.net/HTML/images/noc_photo.jpg or http://webhosting.com/images/colo_cabinet.jpg.

Or better yet, maybe a flash intro or something like the following:
www.gearhost.com
www.Hostpacket.net
www.dynastyhost.com
www.newedgenetworks.com/products/
www.frontdrive.com

My logo is simple, I would also like to keep the left sidebars simple too. I like the light blue, with dark blue roll-overs. As for a center picture…not sure if I really want flash, but something inviting… and something that makes the customer think that we really know what we are doing :D

I will probably start a new post so I can get some suggestions on design.

And thanks for the feedback… what are these things you call feelings? :confused: :D

:)

As a photograph i would use a duocoloured white blue image of the dell walls for example, and slighly blurred on the left so it looks like it vanishes in white.
On top of it i would add some high tech images, those small things that can give a hightech look. (if u watch some quality wallpapers u know what i mean).
Furthermore the photo needs to be really 3d (ehm hard to explane) anyway with a lot of percepctive in it.

Originally posted by ic3d
:)

As a photograph i would use a duocoloured white blue image of the dell walls for example, and slighly blurred on the left so it looks like it vanishes in white.
On top of it i would add some high tech images, those small things that can give a hightech look. (if u watch some quality wallpapers u know what i mean).
Furthermore the photo needs to be really 3d (ehm hard to explane) anyway with a lot of percepctive in it.

show me the way :angel:

Thanks for the suggestions! Many of them I have been thinking about but do not know how to create them. Yes, I know what you mean by it looking 3D, but My photoshop knowledge is limited to creating simple 2D stuff. :eek:

progrex 3., bottom graphic

Originally posted by davet


Sorry, just MY opinion. :D
i think ur openion got me out of challenge.:rolleyes:

davet i'll see if i have some time tonight to show you an example. :)

And to creedance, i knew i didn't have a chance from the beginning. Since this wasn't another $20 contest and since it was 5:30 am over here already. I quickly created something before going to bed and i tried to make it look a little special, since it wasn't $20. But i totally blew it :)

huh?
and what does this has to do with me?
u mean that i should nt :bawling:
:D

day 2
:rolleyes:
ouh well,just 71 votes out of 700 views,bring it on guys.

All just my OPINIONS....

Chaps#1 - Nice and clean. The second is better than the first because it splits the two long words, makes for easier reading. The tri-triangle gives the sense of motion, which implies interaction.

creedance#1 - Neat idea with the mouse on button, what's more "interactive" than that? The text is too hard to make out though...looks like 'intarnctiva' with that font. And the 'e' in online is rising to new heights.

creedance#2 - That orange square button looks pretty darn cool. Eyeball implies visual interaction which is a good tie in. The owner may want to consider using that button as a graphic on his site somehow. The text doesn't work though...I guess it shrinks down in perspective too much and is hard to read. Something about the color and font combo doesn't strike me as professional either. Not a critique, but I find it interesting how the top "Interactive" appears to angle away at a higher angle than the bottom "Interactive"...one of the visual tricks just due to the different color backgrounds I think.

creedance#3 - The 'e' in 'Online' should probably have a more complete bottom arc. That head is well done. He's too mean looking though. I like how the orange atomic particle with its grey orbits implies things are going on in the guy's mind, which is interactive. Clean design, I like that. Weird how the guy's face looks fatter with the dark background.

creedance#4 - This makes me think of Mindspring and old style internet companies. It's an interesting idea, but I spend too much time trying to figure out what that thing is and not reading the words. It sort of looks like a surprised guy with his arms out.

DWS#1 - Nice and clean. I like the subdued use of NET that still stands out. It might be too many letters in a row with the words together though. The watermark 'sample by...' is making it hard to read and judge. Nothing wrong with watermarks of course, but this one is slapping more letters in an area that already has a lot.

HelloThere#2 - This is my favorite in terms of creativity. I love the use of I and O in the on and off switch. And, of course, the switch is in the On position. :) The logo doesn't quite work for me though beyond that...the text is a little hard to read. I don't know, just missing some punch to go with the creativity. The owner may want to consider expanding on this idea and see what comes up. I think there is potential here.

ic3d#1 - Hmm. Looks like there was a good idea there that the artist didn't have time to flesh out. I would have made the 'online' straight block instead of splaying it. I'm not sure about the grey arcs.

progex#1 and #2 - The contrasting colors for the two words make it easier to read in each sample. Both have good color combos for their background too, I don't know which I prefer. The 'i' at the front makes it look like 'iInteractiveOnline' though.

progex#3a - I have no idea what the swirling blue/yellow pill is, but it looks neat. I don't understand why the blue and yellow lines don't meet up in the middle, it looks off. And the inner blue swirl shouldn't overlap the blue part of the capsule I don't think, although it might look empty/lopside there without it.

progex#3b - I don't know what the design is in front. This one doesn't do anything for me.

progex#3c - This 'i' in front doesn't look as odd to me as the 'i' in #1 and #2, but it is on the same path. I like the text on these three options, even though it is just block all the way through, the color change and the dot separation make it work. The subdued .net underneath at the end looks good.

s3an#1 - Nice and clean. Even though it has the same color choices almost as the earlier Mindspring one, it doesn't strike me in the same way. No .net of course. The orange blue square with the 'i' in it is good, but the blue half looks like it is missing something. You could put the 'o' of online in there, but the stretched out 'i' might make a round 'o' look odd. If it could be worked out, the i/o box could be a graphic for the site to tie into the logo.

SimonMc#1 - The text is a little too spidery for me, looks a little fragile, makes it a little hard to read as if it was packed tight together. The center red circle looks off center in the outer circle, as if it is a tiny bit too far down to the lower right - is this just an illusion caused by the shading? Other than that, I like this one quite a bit. The red button separates the long words for easier reading and signifies the ability to turn on something, interaction. It also is tied into the red dots over each 'i' in the words and finally, with the 'io' in it, the button could serve as a representative graphic throughout the site in other places where the entire logo isn't called for. If the problems could be ironed out, this would be very good.

SimonMc#2 - Good color choices with the grey and red shades. Even though the red IO square breaks up the words for readability and is tied in with the squares over each 'i', this one doesn't quite work for me. I think the square has too much going on with the three bars extending out and the white corner crest.

Xatron#2 - For some odd reason, this one is easy to read even though the text is all block cap and slightly squished together. Must be good contrasting color choices. The red arc doesn't mesh well with the text for me, it is attached to the 'N' but it doesn't seem to flow.

Owner's Entry#1 - This is nice. It's clean and readable. Doesn't quite grab me though.

Owner's Entry#2 - Good, but #3 is better.

Owner's Entry#3 - You might have something here. The yellow flare over the fron 'i' is a nice visual spark and implies something is happening, things are going on. The larger block type is easy to read, the color contrast nice. The .net has been brought up onto the same line instead of being underneath like #1, but it is still readable...I thought that would have been too many characters in a row, but the dot before 'net' breaks it up enough that the same color is okay. And if it was a different color, it would be too busy with the yellow flare up front making it four colors total. It might be interesting to try making either the dot or 'net' yellow to match the flare and bracket the 'interactiveonline' part. I doubt it would work though because yellow is hard to read. The tag line underneath needs to be dropped though, to me that is definitely too much text in one place, gives me a headache. "Interactive Online" is enough of a description for a logo, adding "Internet Architects" doesn't really add anything I don't think. I like tag lines for company logos where the name isn't descriptive, like Amazon.com or something.

I were to pick one right now, I would go with Owner's Entry#3 minus the tag line or Chaps#1b.

If I were to pick for potential, I would choose SimonMc#1 I think...that has a more unique flavor than the above two choices.

Special mention would go to the button design in creedance#2 and the on/off switch idea in HelloThere#2.

Holy crap, I typed that much? :o


I just wanted to add that the two templates on display at the poll.htm page do not work at all with those logos. The colors clash terribly.

Thanks for the reviews, Lurker. :)

Sorry if I missed this, but when will this poll end?

so is the vote officially done now?

Originally posted by secludo
Personally I think this one (http://www.interactiveonline.net/logos/davet1.gif) is the best, but wasn't included in the poll :( It's simple, I like the colors, and the dot on the "i" looks really cool :stickout:
I like that one too. I don't care if it's his own. If he has to pay the winner of the contest so be it. but he should go with his own logo. I think it's the best out of all of them.

Sorry if I missed this, but when will this poll end?

:confused:

poll has ended

This definetly was an exciting logo contest that I have participated in, and I want to congratulate all the other participants for their outstanding entries.

Good luck in the future for any possible contests, and I wish all of you a good weekend. ;)

congrats on your winning logo progex!

congrats progex

congrats everyone:D

Originally posted by progex
Thanks for the reviews, Lurker. :)


No problem, didn't mean to spend so much time on it though. :)


You'd think with all that I typed in, more than one person would have said something. You're all thinking I'm crazy aren't you? :stickout:

gg everyone :)

So what happened to the REAL PRIZES.....how were they awarded?

Simon

SimonMc : he deposited his money to someone here and they paid the winners. ;) not bad haan

winners were paid through paypal.

Good on Ya Davet. Way to go. All competitions should be run this way. Money up front...then work.

Simon