[Project Complete] Cabin Care Logo $175

[cabincare]

Admin code added by Abby - 62L35999ET777880B

What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
A cabin icon with some type spelling Cabin Care.

What type of product or service do you offer?
Vacation home caretaking and handyman services in a beach house/ country cabin sort of vacation/resort area.

How long have you been in business?
New business

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
Introduce ourselves as competent, trustworthy and reliable

What are your long term goals?
To build a long lasting clientele.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer?
August 4th EOD


Audience Profile:
Please describe your existing audience
Families and retirees, upper income levels, but not extravagant wealth, this is a fairly "down-to-earth" vacation community.


Perception/Tone/Guidelines:
What type of logo would you like?
We have purchased a templateoutpost template located here:
http://www.gliddendrive.com

We want a logotype "Cabin Care" and cabin icon that is sophisticated, simple, but would not look out of place in a hunting lodge.
This logo will be used as 1- color line art, website, business card, invoices and letterhead and driveway signs.


Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?)
If we use color we will be focusing on Forest Green, or Dark Blue (Forest & Water) Although Black is the color to be used on the website template mentioned above.

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
see the "cabin" at the website http://www.gliddendrive.com super simplify that type of a house to an icon.

Communication Strategy:
What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business?
competent and trustworthy

What is your tagline or slogan?
We don't have on yet.

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
Professional, competent trustworthy

Where will your new logo be used?
website, letterhead, business cards, yard sign vehicle logos

Competitive Positioning:
Who are your competitors and what do you think about their logos?
Closest competitor is a guy who goes by "Ye Olde Norwegian" We do not want to be "Ye Olde" that is definite.

List competitive URLs if possible
none


What sets you apart from your competitors?
Husband wife team, younger.

State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your company:
We'll keep your place safe and warm.

Project winner will get awarded print jobs. Leterhead, business card, brochure, invoices, and driveway signs.

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v1

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v2

[cabincare]

I am looking for something a little simpler and a little more modern. Line art type idea. Thanks!

[cabincare]

Hi - I wanted to elaborate. I like the cabin icon - maybe have it be a little simpler. Don't like the cursive writing in the first one and the second one's font is a little staid, but better than the cursive. Thanks for doing these so quick!!

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v3 A little more modern

[nhr]

Hello:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO/CabinCare_nhr.png

Thank you.

[cabincare]

Wow great response on this job. Thanks for the enthusiasm.

I think that #6 is getting closer, I'd like to see the icons with no holding shape. The simple shape of a cabin will be interesting unto itself. Less fine-line to the icon no holding shape. see "cabin reference urls below to reference what a "cabin may look like to us"

#7 The iconographic direction of the cabin is the right idea. I would also leave the holding shape off, As far as the design of the icon, the cabin is looking very olde school houseish, http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/806/enid.jpg
this isn't good. Save that icon though because sooner or later a old schoolhouse antique shop will want a new logo. go more into a direction like this: (what a cabin/vacation home looks like to us)
http://doorbell.net/re/101503.jpg
http://www.portsidebuilders.com/Door_County/NewConstr/DC-NewGallery/Modgllry2/Jurss1.jpg
http://www.portsidebuilders.com/Door_County/NewConstr/DC-NewGallery/Modgllry3/Mazurkiewicz1.jpg
http://www.greystokes.com/Cabins/Upper_Kootenay/Photos/Main.jpg
http://www.greystokes.com/Cabins/Granby/Photos/Main.jpg

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v4

[nhr]

#7 The iconographic direction of the cabin is the right idea. I would also leave the holding shape off, As far as the design of the icon, the cabin is looking very olde school houseish

Thank you for the feedback. My revision coming today.

[cabincare]

Hi - I was looking at other logos on designoutpost. There is something a little too formal about what I have seen here (my brother is also commenting, so you have lots of input). I really like the tone of the Katrina and beyond - Design Idea # 1. It seems creative and not stock. What I've seen here so far seems a little formal. It is really hard to descirbe this sort of thing. But, I have this idea of a more curvy cabin logo and the words cabincare flowing into one another in an integrated logo/company name design. I also would love to pick up the midnight blue colors in our website template - www.gliddendrive.com. Hope this helps.

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v4

[nhr]

:)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO/CabinCare2_nhr.png

[Paula23]

:)

[cabincare]

Message #12 Logo is perfect - thanks blue cherry - I think that is exactly what we want - I am going to get my brother's input as well - We'll let you know!

[cabincare]

Blue Cherry-
can you take the logo from #12 and mock it into the attched screenshot of the template we are using for our website? We are having a hard time imagining the colors in context.....


v4

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Sure; where will it be going on there?

[cabincare]

Hi - it will be going where the Bed and Breakfast title is now.

[Blesseville]

One from me...

http://www.medigraph.net/do/cc1.jpg

[Blesseville]

And a color alternative to match it with your template.

http://www.medigraph.net/do/cc1-1.jpg

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Hi,

You're right about the original colors; they won't work.

Here is the first of two alternatives; this one matches the yellow/orange tones of the template.

[BlueCherryGraphics]

This is another option where we use white for the website and then a dark orange for print.

[cabincare]

Hi - thanks, but I would like to see the logo as big as the Bed & Breakfast - i.e. running horizontally across the Webpage. I'm a little leery using yellow in the logo - yellow doesn't always turn out that well with sineage, etc. Could you try replacing the yellow with the midnight blue that is in the background of the cabin?

Thanks for all of your work - I think we're getting there!!

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v8

[gig]

I'm in :)

[cabincare]

Hi all - We have gotten some great design ideas so we will be closing the bidding for this project at midnight on July 26. Submit any last ideas. The winner will also get a lot of print media business from us. We will need our website put together ( copy is written), a 3 color brochure, business cards, envelopes, stationary, invoices, etc. We are going to be looking at a fairly quick turn-around for these things as we want to launch mid-August.

[gig]

Hi, Ichange the color so it matches with the page :)

[Titania]

http://titania.myown.com.ar/do/titania_cabin.jpg

[Blesseville]

How v.2 will look on your webpage.

[eziey]

:)

[cabincare]

Blue Cherry - One last request for you. Could you take the first logo (Message #12 in thread) that you did for us - with the cabin on top, replace the green with the midnight blue in the last logo you did, and do a mock-up of the website like was done in message #27 and 29? Thanks!

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Hi,

This is that image, but if we do that, the brown is going to blend w/ the background.

?

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Another idea...

[cabincare]

OK-
this has been an overwhelming experience, we can't believe how much interest in this contest we've recieved. We will be wrapping up the contest early, and we will pick a winner Friday by EOD. Winner needs to be free to crank out the print materials and customize the template we bought from template outpost.

Your availability will help us decide the winner, so reply and tell us what availability and timelines you could adhere to for making the mentioned print materials in the project description. We also would like a designer that could customize the website template.

Cheers,
John & Jenny :yes: :P

[gig]

Hi, I'm ready for print materials and customize the website template, thank you :)

[Blesseville]

I am available as well. :)

[Titania]

me too! :yes:

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Per private message:

1. Three color tri-fold brochure. The type is written and we will supply photos.
2. Stationary - i.e. business cards, letterhead, stationary, postcard

I could do first drafts of stationery by Monday. Postcard by Monday/Tuesday.

First drafts of brochure by Tuesday/Wednesday.

Logo files, as I stated, could be turned around almost immediately if I'm online when you decide.

[cabincare]

Hi - We have made our decision to go with Blue Cherry Graphics. The logo fits the feel of the area we are in and we immediately liked it. Thanks to all for your entries - amazing work!!

Jenny and John

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Thanks!

Just let me know which version and I'll finalize.

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v11

Is this the combination you want to finalize or no?

[cabincare]

Yes - this is the version that we want to finalize - thanks, Cabincare

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Hi,

Thank you for selecting my design.

Detailed information regarding your files, as well as download information has been sent to you by private message. Please go to the following link to find the message:

http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/private.php?

Thanks again,