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ajclay
03-20-2008, 08:45 AM
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This (I think) will be the 10th logo contest I have held here at Design Outpost. This one is for a Landscaping Company I recently teamed up with here locally, below you will find the Q & A for what we are looking for. I look forward to seeing what your team can create! Once we get a few options I will provide pics of our work truck and trailer so we can see what it "would look like" in motion.


Project Summary:
What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
Hedges R' Us

What type of product or service do you offer?
We are a landscaping company where integrity is our best quality; along with customer satisfaction and dependability, we offer a large variety of services such as landscaping/lawn maintenance, design landscaping, sod placement, tree pruning, fence installation, concrete work and other exterior services available upon request.

How long have you been in business?
Since 2003

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
Motivate people to remember us by name due to a memorable logo.

What are your long term goals?
To try to take over the world, one yard at a time. (Seriously what does this question have to do with a logo?) Long term goal would be to have a logo that will last throughout that long term, until our goal was reached.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer?
It would be nice to have this by April 1, 2008.

Audience Profile:
Please describe your existing audience.
We will have our logo plastered all over our work trucks and trailers, so our audience will be anyone who is driving on the roads.

Perception/Tone/Guidelines:
What type of logo would you like?
Creative control is within the designer. Keeping in mind we are a landscaping company so there is no reason for sparkles or lame icons.

We need the logo for decals on our trailers and back glass of our trucks, work shirts, business cards, our website, invoices and any other business related items.


Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?)
Once again keeping with the landscaping theme we will allow the full creative control to begin with the designer. Once we see the colors we like (or in some cases dislike) we will provide specific feedback promptly.

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
We were thinking of a few ideas, but could not create the logo like we wanted it to look.

one idea...

Hedges
R'
Us

With "Hedges" curved and an outline of a tree around the words.

another was having a cartoon style Hedgehog holding an old style wooden sign that simply says "Hedges R' Us"

Those are the only ideas we had, but we are extremely interested to see who the designers would created for our name.

Communication Strategy:
What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business?
The main thing is to have a logo that can be as big as the side of a 10 foot trailer, but at the same time look just as crisp on a business card.

What is your tagline or slogan?
"One Yard at a Time"

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
Professional company that can be trusted to maintain their landscaping needs.

Where will your new logo be used?
decals on our trailers and back glass of our trucks, work shirts, business cards, our website, invoices and any other business related items.

skyvee
03-25-2008, 07:19 PM
:)

ajclay
03-26-2008, 04:56 AM
skyvee: First the good, I really like the wording... a lot actually, it is spot on with what we had in mind. (other designers please do not think that is the only look we will like) But that is the style we have used over the past year or so.

The hedgehog is not working for me tho. If a hedgehog is to be used it will have to be a cute/funny cartoon style animal. Perhaps try putting something else in it's place?

Thanks for your entry and I can't wait to see any revisions!

skyvee
03-26-2008, 06:42 AM
Here's another concept. Thanks forthe feedback!:)

skyvee
03-26-2008, 03:50 PM
:)

ajclay
03-27-2008, 04:21 AM
skyvee: Of the 3 versions you have created version 2 is the one we like the most. I am not sure about the light green color though.

nhr
03-27-2008, 05:32 PM
Hello :)

My interpretation of your idea:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DOO/HedgesRUS_nhr.png

Thank you.

ajclay
03-27-2008, 06:49 PM
NHR

Great concept, can we see the same with a different color scheme more of a forest green, and maybe a bit cleaner lines? It seems as if the letters are a bit fuzzy for me.

skyvee
03-28-2008, 05:04 AM
;)

nhr
03-28-2008, 05:28 PM
Thank you very much :)

Revision:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DOO/HedgesRUS11_nhr.png

ajclay
03-28-2008, 07:06 PM
skyvee: I knew I had seen a similar logo before, if you google search for "timberland logo" you will see that your logo is a bit too much like theirs... I knew I liked it for some reason!

NHR: I like the one with the white background. Is there anyway we can see the font with online one color and not a 2nd outline color? I think the green going around the lettering is nice but it still looks like is one too many colors in the lettering.


Are there more designers that are going to enter this contest?


Come on folks! :D

skyvee
03-28-2008, 10:15 PM
skyvee: I knew I had seen a similar logo before, if you google search for "timberland logo" you will see that your logo is a bit too much like theirs... I knew I liked it for some reason!


I'm glad you like it, ajclay, but I don't think my logo concept is similar to that of Timberland's.:)

ajclay
03-29-2008, 04:46 AM
I'm glad you like it, ajclay, but I don't think my logo concept is similar to that of Timberland's.:)
Ok, thanks for the entry.

nhr
03-29-2008, 04:27 PM
Color revision:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DOO/HedgesRUS12_nhr.png

Thank you.

ajclay
03-30-2008, 05:25 AM
RelevantStudio: Nice concept but the owner of the Landscaping company does not feel the logo represents him the way he wishes, he says "it seems too contemporary"

djaka
03-30-2008, 05:31 AM
:)

ajclay
03-30-2008, 06:58 PM
nhr: I like that one the best so far, can you add a one pixel border around the outside of the circle, as well as around the lettering in "Hedges R Us"?

in black. I know I just asked to have the border removed from the font, but now we think the one pixel outline will be enough to set it off.

Thanks!

djaka: We are not sure we like the double "R" concept. Along with the style is not for a landscaping company. (at least in our opinion. Sorry.)

nhr
03-30-2008, 07:26 PM
Here are versions with one (1) and (2) pixels:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DOO/HedgesRUS13_nhr.png

Thank you.

ajclay
03-30-2008, 07:30 PM
Thank you.

No, Thank You!

ajclay
03-31-2008, 04:39 PM
RelevantStudio: Of the 3 that you entered, we like V3 the best, care to give us a few color variations?

Others: Is there going to be more entries?

I hope so!

ajclay
03-31-2008, 05:53 PM
RelevantStudio: on my previous post, I said version 2 I edited it but wanted to repost incase you did not see my edit..

we like ver3

djaka
03-31-2008, 08:08 PM
:)

ajclay
04-01-2008, 09:56 AM
djaka: What a cute lil devil! Thanks for the entry!

RelevantStudio: Thanks for the edit!


Today is the deadline, we really wish to have had more entries.

If anyone else wishes to join in... That would be fantastic!

ajclay
04-01-2008, 01:57 PM
v3

Mods, end this contest.


RelevantStudio: Congrats! we have selected version 3 as the winner!

ajclay
04-01-2008, 05:07 PM
Thanks for choosing my design! Files have been sent to your email.

-Jon

Files received!

Thanks again Jon.

BlueCherryGraphics
04-02-2008, 08:27 PM
PROJECT UPDATE: move to Logo Project Archives.