[ProjectComplete]Due Sept 26th, logo for video conversion/hosting service

[riverpast]

Admin code added by Abby - 5TT58851PS4708044

Project Summary:

$150

What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
"box of video" (all lower case)

What type of product or service do you offer?
boxofvideo.com is a new website to provide video conversion and hosting service.

Users upload their video, we convert them to commonly used formats on the web (mov, rm, wmv, flash, ipod, and psp). The users are given the option to host them on our servers.

How long have you been in business?
Our company River Past (http://www.riverpast.com) has been in business since 2003. boxofvideo.com will be a new web site.

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
It should be fun yet professional.

What are your long term goals?
With all the youtube hype, more businesses are interested in having video available on the web. However, youtube is the wrong location to host the video, because if you lead a visitor to youtube, the visitor may never come back. We want to provide an alternative for businesses to easily get their video online.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer?
September 26th

Audience Profile:

Please describe your existing audience
River Past (http://www.riverpast.com) attracts general consumers and small businesses who deal with different audio and video formats.

Who would you like to add to your audience?
boxofvideo.com will focus on small business who has the need to post video online without a lot of technical knowledge.

Perception/Tone/Guidelines:

What type of logo would you like?

Simple, fun, and professional.
Please visit our existing websites - riverpast.com (http://www.riverpast.com) , heavymath.com (http://www.heavymath.com) and caminstyle.com (http://www.caminstyle.com) to get a feeling.

Note, I would like the boxofvideo logo to be a little more colorful than our over logos.

Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?)
Something vibrant and noticeable.

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
Just want it to be fun and professional.

Communication Strategy:

What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business?
Fun and professional. I would like our visitors to remember the logo years later even if they don't use our site.

What is your tagline or slogan?
None at this moment

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
Make your website stand out when professionally produced video.

Where will your new logo be used?
It will be used on our website and all of our printed material.

Competitive Positioning:
Who are your competitors and what do you think about their logos?
There aren't any real competitors at this moment. Youtube.com can be considered as one but we have totally different business model. Its logo sucks.

List competitive URLs if possible
youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com)

What sets you apart from your competitors?
Business model. Youtube is for young people to share video. boxofvideo is for businesses to convert and host video.

Targeted Message:

State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your company:

Help your website to stand out, visual and sound and all.


That's about it... good luck.
Thanks,
John

[Senter]

http://www.senterbrands.com/designout/BoxOfVideo1.gif

[Asparagus Productions]

Hi RiverPast,

Could you tell us what the prize amount is please?

Kind regards,
Asparagus Productions

[Senter]

http://www.senterbrands.com/designout/BoxOfVideo2.gif

[Blesseville]

:)

[riverpast]

Silly me...forgot the prize amount. It is $150.

Senter, that's not what I am looking for. Kinda look like a horn.

Medigraph's design is very good. Fun, funny (I like the little face) yet professional. I need to think about the color choice.

[nhr]

Little play with "play" button :)

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

Thank you.

[Asparagus Productions]

http://www.asparagusproductions.com/designoutpost/boxofvideo_001.jpg

[riverpast]

Senter,

Your second design is still not what I am looking for. Although there is a "box" in the name of the site, I would like to have something creative, instead of a real box in the logo.

nhr, interesting design with some potential, but it is a little too busy and it took a couple of seconds for me to realize the face in the play symbol. Please try to simplify it. And your color is a little too serious.

Asparagus, this design is too "normal". Not very catchy.

[nhr]

Revision:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO/box_of_video2_nhr.png

Thank you very much.

[djaka]

my initial submission,
any comments and feedback are appreciated
thank you
:)

[pracus]

:)

[shnickerdoodle studios]

One from me...

Thanks,
Deanna

[riverpast]

nhr,

I like your earlier design better. Red and green are not good color combinations. Please try red-and-black (classic attention-getting colors, and some other color alternatives).

shnickerdoodle

That's not what I am looking for.

djaka

That's not what I am looking for. That's too traditional a design to catch attention.

pracus
That's a very cute design! I don't like the color and font, so please try some different color combinations and different font.

I guess I am getting to know more about myself on what kind of designs I like, so here it is....

1. I like faces or some kind of facial feature in the local. Human react to faces, so this kind of logo catches more attension.
2. Font - please use traditional font, prefer in the "verdana, arial, san-serif" font family, and maybe tahoma. I realize there are other great looking fonts, but I use them for my web design, so the logo font need to match.
3. Color - prefer bright color with good contrast.
4. Other consideration - the graphics part of the logo needs to resize well. Keep in mind I may want to use the graphics by itself for some occasion. Thus, the graphic must be able to stand by itself.

So far, Medigraph and pracus's designs are the top contenders. nhr's has some potential.

[pracus]

:)

[Titania]

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

[eziey]

:)

[riverpast]

That's pretty quick, pracus.

Although I said I prefer bright colors with good contrast, I don't think the deep colors work in this case because the color is used as filling instead of the borders. Please try some light colors (light green, light blue, and light orange) instead.

Also, please move the "of" down a little bit to a more traditional position. The higher position doesn't work well.

Titania,

That log is a little "evil" looking. It gets the attention but I prefer happier faces.

eziey,

My first impression is that the logo was for some gambling related offering, since they look like the cubes in casinos. Sorry, it doesn't work.

[eziey]

:)v2

[pracus]

:)

[Titania]

http://titania.myown.com.ar/do/titania_boxofvideo2.jpg

[riverpast]

The latest designs are all TV designed, which I don't mind. After all "box of video" translates to TV nice. However, I would also like to see some other creative thoughts.

eziey, that's too "TV", and still not what I am looking for.

pracus, I think the color can be even lighter. the text is fine now.

Titania, it is much more friendly now. However, the face looks just too commonly used not not very unique.

[Blesseville]

Just minor revisions on borders and font.

http://www.blesseville.com/do/bov1-1.jpg

[Fabian]

:)

[riverpast]

Medigraph, I think my favorite is #3. Please change the color of the dots on the chin to blue.

Fabian,
Interesting design. I need to think about this.

[Blesseville]

Medigraph, I think my favorite is #3. Please change the color of the dots on the chin to blue.

http://www.blesseville.com/do/bov1-2.jpg

[riverpast]

I have decided on using medigraph's design.

pracus' design is very good too, but looks a little close to Tivo's logo.

Fabian's design is very interesting. If I had a few more days, maybe I can think of some way to morph it into a suitable logo. However, it is the deadline today.

medigraph, I prefer the old color better(in your 09-21-2006 post). I cannot decide on whether to pick #2 or #3, so can you send me files for both?

Sorry, I didn't list this in the project requirement. I need the following files:
1. Photoshop files, for the colored versions and b/w.
2. High resolution rendering of the colored and b/w versions. 300dpi. The graphic portion should be around 300 pixels. In BMP format.
3. Screen resolution renderings. The graphic portion should be around 100 pixels.

Thanks.

[Blesseville]

Thank you. I'll prepare the files ASAP and send you a link to download the files.

[Blesseville]

I sent you a private message (PM) with information to download the necessary files. You can check it here: http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/private.php?

Regards,
Cem

[abby]

Project Update: This project has been moved to the Revisions Forum.

Client please let us know you have downloaded the files. Thank you

[riverpast]

Fund received and considered completed.