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uglybassplayer
08-12-2007, 09:15 AM
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This logo is for a hotdog street vending cart business that I am starting up. Since my name is Frank, I came up with the name "Frank n' Furters". I'm starting with just the logo, but will eventually want to encorporate it into a website template as well. Please see the project summary below for more details.

Project Summary:
What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
Frank n' Furters, LLC

What type of product or service do you offer?
Hot Dog Vending Cart.

How long have you been in business?
New Business.

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
Attract customers to pull off the road to visit my cart.

What are your long term goals?
Eventually operate several carts in multiple locations, perhaps maybe even a "street cart" franchise.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer?
August 28th.

Audience Profile:
Please describe your existing audience
Traffic coming from & going to the Jersey Shore area. Truck drivers, etc.

Who would you like to add to your audience?
Fun and a tasty weiner!

Perception/Tone/Guidelines:
What type of logo would you like?
I have two ideas in my head: One is a big lovable "Frankenstein" like character wearing either a chef's or hotdog vendor's hat pushing a hot dog cart and holding a hot dog with a grilling fork.

The other is also a "Frankenstein" like character, but in the likeness of a hot dog.
Both logos would encorporate the "Frank n' Furters" name and "HOTDOG GOOD!" tagline.

Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?)
Not sure... Hot dogs are rust colored, red/yellow are traditionally associated with hotdogs, green seems to be typically associated with Frankenstein. I'm open to ideas though.

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
Big but lovable cartoon Frankenstein character pushing a hot dog cart or Frankenstein character in the likness of a hotdog.

Communication Strategy:
What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business?
Fun, street vending cart, Frankenstein.

What is your tagline or slogan?
"HOTDOG GOOD!"

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
Fun, street vending cart, Frankenstein.

Where will your new logo be used?
On the cart itself, banner, business cards, website.

Competitive Positioning:
Who are your competitors and what do you think about their logos?
Not aware of logos for other street cart vendors, but here's the logo that gave me the idea for the Frankenstein hotdog likeness: http://www.njsitedesign.com/logo.htm (See Frank n' Fries logo at bottom of page)

There's also an interesting lovable black & white Frankenstein character wearing a chef's hat shown in the table of contents page of the book "Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich" by Adam Rex. Amazon let's you peek inside the book. The chef character is on page four and can be located via this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0152057668/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-0227692-7409735#reader-link (click the arrows to the right of the book cover to get to the table of contents page).

List competitive URLs if possible
http://www.njsitedesign.com/logo.htm

What sets you apart from your competitors?
Great tasting hotdogs aside, most street vendors just setup a cart/umbrella and sell their franks by the side of the road. I'm trying to use the "Frank n' Furters" logo to attract customers and call attention to my carts.

Targeted Message:
State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your company:
HOTDOG... GOOD!

Bill
08-13-2007, 04:39 PM
Here's my entry...

uglybassplayer
08-13-2007, 07:29 PM
Thanks for the submission Bill. I like it... It looks pretty good.

Can you make a few changes?

- Add an "s" at the end of Furter
- Put the apostrophe after the "N"
- Add ", LLC" in small letters after "Furters"

Thanks,

Frank.

Anyone else care to submit an entry?

Titania
08-13-2007, 08:39 PM
i'm in! i'll post asap! :yes:

glyphica
08-14-2007, 02:57 PM
Hello, here's my submission. Let me know what you think. :) Thanks!

uglybassplayer
08-14-2007, 05:26 PM
Thanks Kekepania, pretty cool. I'd like to see at least a few more ideas before making a selection... Please keep 'em coming!

- Frank.

Bill
08-14-2007, 07:30 PM
revised...

glyphica
08-18-2007, 09:54 AM
Hello again, here's is another concept I had. :D

uglybassplayer
08-20-2007, 06:13 AM
Thanks again Kekepania, that one really caught my eye. Making a decision is going to be harder than I thought. We hosted a picnic this past weekend with about 20 friends and family members (comprising of several kids, quite a few 30-40 year olds, and 3 couples in the 65 and over bracket). For the fun of it I passed around all three logo designs to see what they thought of them, and for the most part it was pretty much split among the three. Some thought that Bill's Frankenstien too evil looking and that he would scare away kids. There were others though that liked it specifically because of that. Quite a few liked Kekepania's second entry, but some thought it was too busy and somehow needed to be simplified. Kekepania's first entry was also pretty well received... Lot's of positive comments about it. The few negatives I heard were "too many scars" and "he looks mean". I'm wondering if we could try it without the scar under the eye and the ones on the arm, and see if you could do something with the eyebrow so he looks a little more friendly.

Sorry to drag this out, but I'd like to wait another week or so to make my decision to digest the comments I heard by everyone from the picnic as well as to see if anyone else submits an entry.

Thanks again Bill & Kekepania.

Titania
08-20-2007, 08:12 AM
i'm working on this, i'll post asap! :yes:

nvoke
08-20-2007, 06:01 PM
let me know what you think :)
enjoy!

glyphica
08-21-2007, 10:01 PM
Hello,
Thanks for all the feedback. :) Here's my first entry with a more friendly eyebrow and a few less scars. :D

glyphica
08-21-2007, 10:04 PM
Hi again,
Here's version two with a couple lightning bolts taken away to help make it less busy, I also took a few scars away to make him look more friendly. :) Let me know what you think!

uglybassplayer
08-29-2007, 05:33 AM
First off I'd like to thank all three designers who have submitted entries. After reviewing the designs and consulting with family members and friends I have decided to go with Kekepania's version 1.2 (message #12)

Again, thank you all very much... I hope to use designoutpost.com soon for other projects in the future.

- Frank.

glyphica
08-29-2007, 09:56 AM
Thank you so much! If you don't have any more revisions then I can send you the files now. Thanks again! :D

uglybassplayer
08-29-2007, 01:13 PM
Yes Kekepania, I think we're good to go on this one.

Thanks!

glyphica
08-30-2007, 08:47 AM
That's great. :) If you could send me a private message or write to kekepania_design@yahoo.com and let me know what e-mail address you would like me to send the files to, that would be awesome. :D
Thanks again!

BlueCherryGraphics
08-30-2007, 04:00 PM
Congratulations Stephanie.

This thread has been moved to the Revisions Forum.

Client, please post a note in the thread once you receive the finals.

Thanks! :)

glyphica
09-10-2007, 09:49 AM
All files have been sent.

Thanks again!
:D