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honestdave
11-14-2006, 03:00 PM
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Short Form:

we need to breath some new life into www.HonestForum.com

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2686/picture2yd9.png

We need a better logo and color scheme.


Long form

HonestForum.com
the number 1 community on the web for authentic jeans (there are TONs of fakes on ebay)

We have been around for 2 years. With this identity we hope to look more professional. We hope to continue to provide people with a great community http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/552/picture3ih1.png

We don't really have a deadline with this project

We have a audience of about 10,000 well dressed jeans loving people. They are 60% female. They are wealthy enough to spend money on designer clothing, but they are also very frugal and smart too. The ages are about 18-38


Perception/Tone/Guidelines:

We are not sure exactly what kind of logo we would like, just something that looks professional. We are not sure about the correct colors either.

As you see we have a number of brands, maybe it might be cool to make a black outline of those brand images.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2402/picture4zz5.png
kinda crappy...but you get the idea






What is your tagline or slogan?
"the #1 community on the web for premium denim"

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
Honesty, Being well dressed. Professionalism

Where will your new logo be used?
Everwhere on the site, on business cards, t-shirts


Competitors:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6030/picture5fv8.png
www.superfuture.com

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5395/picture6yj7.png
www.authenticforum.com

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2202/picture7aa7.png
http://boards.style.com





a single-minded word or phrase
Jeans!



IDEA 1. I think we should just have HonestForum.com next to a simple image of a person in jeans


IDEA 2. HF with a box around it.
http://img289.imageshack.us/img289/4512/picture3fr4.png


IDEA 3. modified bird design. main image from www.Defunker.com
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4266/hfrq2.jpg




Some more inspiration

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g265/predator6723/diesel_logo.jpg
the beautiful and simple diesel logo

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3452/ishackimagetq5.jpg
the beautiful and simple apple logo


http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/724/ishackimagerx4.png
this logo works great because it can be put on anything, hats shoes, etc



Basically:
I would like a simple and beautiful logo

honestdave
11-14-2006, 03:56 PM
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6522/picture1ua7.png

here is the black and white thing that i think is really professional looking

honestdave
11-14-2006, 06:16 PM
just found a crapton of web2 logos:

http://www.buzzshout.com/logos.php


http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7182/ishackimagetl7.png

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8712/599jq1.gif

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6112/366pp1.gif

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/5218/845gx4.jpg

i liked these because they were all on a nice color background.

Juvanescence
11-15-2006, 03:21 AM
Just putting out a simple mark, obviously any colour can be used.

BlueCherryGraphics
11-15-2006, 04:25 AM
v1 inspired by rivet/button from jeans

shnickerdoodle studios
11-15-2006, 06:42 AM
One from me...

Thanks,
Deanna

Fran
11-15-2006, 07:19 AM
:)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2150/honestforummh2.jpg

Fabian
11-15-2006, 08:26 AM
Hope you like it :)

splunking
11-15-2006, 10:22 AM
Here is an entry from me.

Thanks!
- Cindy

honestdave
11-15-2006, 08:37 PM
props to all. i like all the ideas!



and here is a tag of a pair of diesel jeans
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6495/picture1ow1.png


here is a tag design from one of our members
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l82/designerdesire/HFlogo.jpg



here are some jeans pockets.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8175/jeanspocketml1.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3065/2190186moj3.jpg

honestdave
11-15-2006, 09:05 PM
here is a mashup
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2798/mashupjr4.jpg




fonts i kinda think are ok from www.DaFont.com:

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2388/picture6ez0.png

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8343/picture7pn8.png

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9690/picture5qg1.png

Ratbaggy
11-15-2006, 09:06 PM
:)

djaka
11-15-2006, 10:41 PM
simple stitch
any comments are appreciated,
thank you
:)

bogglins
11-16-2006, 05:39 AM
:)

tini1
11-16-2006, 06:02 AM
Hello...:)

Paula23
11-16-2006, 06:30 AM
Hi Dave,
Welcome to Design Outpost :yes:
Please keep in mind that the designers are not allowed to use elements of eachothers designs.
They can use your mock-ups as inspiration as long as it's completetly different from the other designers concepts.

Thanks for understanding. :)

Fabian
11-16-2006, 06:47 AM
Needed to revise my last one :blush:

Blesseville
11-16-2006, 02:08 PM
http://www.blesseville.com/do/hfc1.jpg

Blesseville
11-16-2006, 02:10 PM
http://www.blesseville.com/do/hfc2.jpg

honestdave
11-16-2006, 04:38 PM
IDEA:

blue jean pocket. in color blue

inside white sans serif HF

inside below
"Honest
Forum"

and ".com" on the tag

Fabian
11-16-2006, 04:39 PM
version 3:)

Fabian
11-16-2006, 04:40 PM
version 4:)

Ratbaggy
11-16-2006, 05:25 PM
:)

honestdave
11-16-2006, 05:54 PM
oooh. ratbaggy i like that.

can you show me a mockup of it on a jean pocket

Ratbaggy
11-16-2006, 06:10 PM
yes. yes you can ...

:)

honestdave
11-16-2006, 06:15 PM
haha nice.

but i shoulda written that clearer.

i meant to say. instead of a triangle shape, can you make that logo look like a jean pocket.



i think the main idea i would like to see is:
a blue jean pocket shape. in color blue

inside that shape a white sans serif "HF"

inside that shape, below the "HF" it should say

Honest
Forum


(one word under the other)

and ".com" on a gray little tag off to the side



Also another idea is for the HonestForum to be written in cursive writing to make it look similar to a lot of the "squiggle on the butt" pockets that designer jeans use

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7566/picture4sq0.png

Ratbaggy
11-16-2006, 06:20 PM
ahhhh righteo then!

my bad.

will post back soon.

Fabian
11-16-2006, 06:57 PM
Also another idea is for the HonestForum to be written in cursive writing to make it look similar to a lot of the "squiggle on the butt" pockets that designer jeans use

Did you mean something like this?

Patel
11-16-2006, 09:51 PM
hi just joining in ... I can make the patch a denim blue if needed

Patel
11-16-2006, 09:52 PM
:)

honestdave
11-16-2006, 10:47 PM
sweet....gettin closer.

shima, may i please see those on blue, rather than red.

thanks so much.

Fran
11-17-2006, 01:31 AM
:)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3314/honestforumpq3.jpg

tini1
11-17-2006, 06:22 AM
:)

tini1
11-17-2006, 06:23 AM
and another...:keeping it real, what you 'could see on a back pocketté ......love those jeans!)

Patel
11-17-2006, 07:37 AM
:)

Patel
11-17-2006, 07:39 AM
:)

honestdave
11-17-2006, 11:14 AM
thanks so much for all the work folks.

i like seeing all the different mockups

Patel
11-17-2006, 11:19 AM
The other option I thought about was to have red text and red stitching on a blue patch.

honestdave
11-17-2006, 11:22 AM
Fran, can you show me that same idea you have above, except with some other fonts. Maybe even some fonts that i mentioned on page one

Thanks so much!

Fran
11-18-2006, 05:57 AM
:)

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/83/honestforum1xf9.jpg

Fran
11-18-2006, 05:58 AM
different colors :)

Thank you

Fran



http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/32/honestforum2ey7.jpg

bogglins
11-18-2006, 02:03 PM
:)

bogglins
11-18-2006, 02:09 PM
:d

IDarwish
11-18-2006, 04:21 PM
One from me

Fabian
11-18-2006, 07:39 PM
Another one from me,hope you like it.

Patel
11-19-2006, 10:29 AM
Hi here is a rounder version of my patch. It also has the use of red as I spoke of earlier on. I could do the same for the other logo that has a distressed look to it.

Thanks,
Shima

honestdave
11-19-2006, 12:21 PM
wow props people. these are starting to look really good!

good work.

carlos(esparza)
11-19-2006, 04:45 PM
here's a more simple text based idea (responding to the initial inspirational examples you provided).

<img src="http://carlos.errorproductions.com/outpost/honest-forum.png">

tini1
11-19-2006, 05:37 PM
Hello Honest dave:)
Just double checking, is/when is the deadline for entries??? Thanks, Tini1/missy

honestdave
11-19-2006, 07:38 PM
no specific deadline.

IDarwish
11-20-2006, 06:45 PM
Changed removed the s on HonestForums. And added some different colors :)

Ratbaggy
11-20-2006, 08:39 PM
Hiya Dave,

still keeping some of the 'pocket' vibe, but also keeping it a bit diff.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Cheers,

Paul

Ratbaggy
11-20-2006, 08:44 PM
and with a different font ;)

IDarwish
11-21-2006, 06:05 PM
Some more changes :)

honestdave
11-21-2006, 11:13 PM
idarwish...those look really good.


anybody else want to submit anything.

i think its about time we close this thing up

IDarwish
11-22-2006, 07:31 AM
Thanks dave :) If there are any more changes just let me know and I'll have them done asap.

Imad

bogglins
11-22-2006, 07:58 AM
:)

Patel
11-23-2006, 01:32 PM
Here is one last post from me as i am out of ideas. The first one in Red. :)
Shima

honestdave
11-28-2006, 09:51 AM
props to shima
props to bogglins
props to ratbaggy
props to tini1
props to fabian
props to fran
props to bluecherrygraphics
props to splunking
props to djaka
props to mediagraph

i really appreciate all your help with the different designs.



I am happy to announce that IDarwish has won the competition.
I look forward to doing some revisions and finalizing the design.

IDarwish
11-28-2006, 10:10 AM
Great, thank you very much for choosing my design. Let me know the revisions etc. and I will have them for you asap.

Thank You,
Imad

IDarwish
11-28-2006, 03:54 PM
Files have been sent.