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MidwestAdam
04-13-2007, 11:10 AM
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Hello! This logo is for a very fast-growing site featuring interviews with Hollywood stars. While some obvious imagery comes to mind for a film-related logo, I've spelled out the details of its goal below.

Note: This is critical. The logo dimensions must be very horizontal. It should be about 740 pixels wide with a height of about 110 pixels. I want it to span the whole page at the top of the site. Once a final logo is selected, I will need art in various formats (full size, a smaller width version, full color, black and white, transparent, white background, orginal file, etc.).

Design Outpost Creative Brief Worksheet

Project Summary:

What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
HollywoodChicago.com

What type of service do you offer?
Film content.

How long have you been in business?
This site launched on April 12 without a logo.

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
A professional, authoritative and respected look.

What are your long-term goals?
To be a regularly published film freelancer and/or writer.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer?
April 20.

Audience Profile:

Please describe your existing audience.
Film lovers, rabid fans of my interview subjects and friends and colleaugues.

Who would you like to add to your audience?
Editors at respected and relevant film publications.

Perception/Tone/Guidelines:

What type of logo would you like?
I would like this logo to be professional and authoritative. I don't want this to look like a blog. I want it to look more like a publication.

Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? If so, why?
Potentially orange (like the orange in the headlines; see here (http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/2007/04/adam-brody-jon-kasdan-interviewed-in.html) for an example).

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
The "Hollywood" font obviously comes to mind. You might want to play with that. Also, the "take one" image comes to mind. I am also very open to you creating your own relevant icon that is totally new and fresh.

Communication Strategy:

What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business?
This is a site producing powerful, compelling and highly unique content with Hollywood's biggest stars.

What is your tagline or slogan?
"Humanizing the silver screens."

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
This content is top notch and compelling to a broad audience.

Where will your new logo be used?
On this site, potentially with business cards, potentially with e-mail signatures and potentially on signage and branded items.

Competitive Positioning:

Who are your competitors and what do you think about their logos?
The bazillion sites publishing film-related content.

List competitive URLs.
http://www.hollywoodsnitch.com

What sets you apart from your competitors?
HollywoodChicago.com delves deeper than most film critics by humanizing the stars who make the silver screens possible.

Targeted Message:

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

MidwestAdam
04-13-2007, 08:27 PM
Is anyone working on a first design? Please advise. Thanks!

pracus
04-14-2007, 12:41 AM
:)

MidwestAdam
04-14-2007, 09:07 AM
pracus,

Interesting design. Can I see a horizontal version of this? As a reminder:

Note: This is critical. The logo dimensions must be very horizontal. It should be about 740 pixels wide with a height of about 110 pixels. I want it to span the whole page at the top of the site.

For you and other designers, check out the current HollywoodChicago.com (http://www.hollywoodchicago.com) main page. I want the logo to span the width of the entire green header where the text "HollywoodChicago.com" currently appears. Thanks!

imot
04-14-2007, 01:33 PM
Hi MidwestAdam :)

Here is my entry. Let me know what do you think :yes:

MidwestAdam
04-14-2007, 02:10 PM
imot,

I like your text layout and direction. I'd like to see a couple changes:

1) Please make "Hollywood" orange instead of "Chicago". I'd like to see which pops out to me better.

2) I see where you're going with the popcorn icon but I am concerned with it feeling a bit amateur. I want a more professional air. Can I see a couple other choices on the left with the same text layout? Perhaps try a derivation of the "Oscar" trophy, the "take one" sign and one other image that's iconic of movies?

Thanks!

pracus
04-14-2007, 02:20 PM
:)

pracus
04-14-2007, 02:23 PM
. :)

imot
04-14-2007, 03:24 PM
Hi

Thanks for the feedback, here is an other option

http://www.myoujou.com.ar/outpost/hc02.gif

MidwestAdam
04-14-2007, 03:51 PM
imot,

Excellent! I like your last design the best thus far. I've taken a few informal surveys and request these changes to hone in a bit more:

1) Change the orange to a gold color. The orange doesn't say Hollywood. Gold better says Hollywood (i.e. the Oscar trophy, shiny, glitzy, etc.). Please make the gold "shiny" (with a gradient or some other visual effect to make it shine) like this color: http://www.angelinafan.com/images/in-oscar-we-trust_313x450.jpg

2) I have been told "the silver screens" (in the tagline) is a mistake. Please change it to "humanizing the silver screen" (singular rather than plural).

I look forward to your updates!

imot
04-14-2007, 04:40 PM
Thanks for the feeback...

One question... Which one you like more?
The one with the orange "take one" or the black one?

imot,

Excellent! I like your last design the best thus far. I've taken a few informal surveys and request these changes to hone in a bit more:

1) Change the orange to a gold color. The orange doesn't say Hollywood. Gold better says Hollywood (i.e. the Oscar trophy, shiny, glitzy, etc.). Please make the gold "shiny" (with a gradient or some other visual effect to make it shine) like this color: http://www.angelinafan.com/images/in-oscar-we-trust_313x450.jpg

2) I have been told "the silver screens" (in the tagline) is a mistake. Please change it to "humanizing the silver screen" (singular rather than plural).

I look forward to your updates!

MidwestAdam
04-14-2007, 06:04 PM
Thanks for the feeback...

One question... Which one you like more?
The one with the orange "take one" or the black one?

The first one (the one of the orange "take one"). Thanks!

pracus
04-15-2007, 02:46 AM
:)

imot
04-15-2007, 07:41 AM
Hi :)
Here is a revision:

http://www.myoujou.com.ar/outpost/hc03.gif

MidwestAdam
04-15-2007, 11:26 AM
Hi :)
Here is a revision:


imot,

I love it (the top version with color depth)!

Can you fix the tagline real quick by changing the "humanizing the silver screens" to "humanizing the silver screen"? It's a typo the way it is now. Thanks!

imot
04-15-2007, 11:43 AM
Sorry i forgot that :blush:
(There are 3 versions of the same logo, the top one: full color (cmyk), the middle one: 2 flat colors and the bottom one: 1 color (balck or whatever you want))

http://www.myoujou.com.ar/outpost/hc03a.gif

MidwestAdam
04-15-2007, 05:06 PM
Sorry i forgot that :blush:
(There are 3 versions of the same logo, the top one: full color (cmyk), the middle one: 2 flat colors and the bottom one: 1 color (balck or whatever you want))

imot,

Ah hah! In my view, your last presentation is perfect!

I am awaiting some feedback from a few people to make sure there aren't any more tweaks necessary. I will likely be requesting final art from you on Monday. Stay tuned. Thanks!

imot
04-15-2007, 07:52 PM
Great, IŽll be waiting :)

castell
04-15-2007, 08:36 PM
Hello,

Here is a look that is in congruity with your tagline and image you want to portray.

Humane, gentle lines.

http://www.visualadv.net/projects/recent/hc_prev1.gif

MidwestAdam
04-16-2007, 03:50 PM
imot,

I've had lots of people look at it and weigh in and everyone has positive feedback! Just one last tweak and we should be good!

1) Let's make the tagline silver with the font like in castell's presentation to reflect the "silver screen".

Thanks!

By the way, castell, I do like and appreciate your concept, but will be going forward with imot's design. I also appreciate all your effort, pracus!

BlueCherryGraphics
04-16-2007, 05:06 PM
Congratulations Imot.

This thread has been moved to the Revisions Forum.

Client, please post a note when you've received the final files.

Thanks!

imot
04-16-2007, 07:03 PM
Great!! Thanks for choose my design!! :) and thanks to BlueCherry too :)

Here is a revision

http://www.myoujou.com.ar/outpost/hc03b.gif

MidwestAdam
04-16-2007, 10:02 PM
Imot,

Perfect! I'm ready for final art.

This is what I need: full size and full color, a smaller width color version, black and white, transparent, orginal/editable file and any other versions you think I'm missing. Thanks again! I love it!

imot
04-17-2007, 10:40 AM
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04-17-2007, 11:37 AM
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BlueCherryGraphics
04-17-2007, 11:45 AM
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