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zimcoinc1
10-09-2008, 05:13 PM
(Admin code added by Palmer - #03638379S3808812H)
Logo Design Assessment

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To guide the designers in the right direction from the start, please complete the following questionnaire and copy and paste it in the first message of your logo project:

Design Outpost Creative Brief Worksheet

Project Summary:
What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
Ultimate Life Changes

Design Outpost Creative Brief Worksheet

Project Summary:
What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
Ultimate Life Changes

What type of product or service do you offer? Info and coaching on lifes cycles and inevitable changes. Being prepared and dealing with the chosen, unexpected and inevitable changes such as health, career, relationships, death and grieving etc.

How long have you been in business? Just starting

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity? Company and product branding

What are your long term goals? To become a go-to company for people, primarily baby boomers, who need help and advise when encountering or preparing for life changing events like how to make a successful career change or health changes associated with ageing.
I want to have teleseminars ,interviews with professionals in various fields and monthly news letter.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer? October 17th.

Audience Profile: Please describe your existing audience.
Generally people in their mid to late 40s and older. Mainly baby boomers who are or soon will be transitioning into the final phase of life and are experiencing life changing events like: Unexpected or desired career changes, loss of family and loved ones, age related health changes, empyt nest syndrome, numerous changes associated with retirement.

Who would you like to add to your audience? Anyone wanting to make a successful career change. "Untimate success formula"

Perception/Tone/Guidelines:
What type of logo would you like? ?

Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?) I was thinking of rich green and gold colors but am open to suggestion. Earth colors

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
Go to http://www.logopond.com/gallery and search "life changes". See "Dream Life Resources" near the top of the page and "End of Life Care" near the middle of the page. One is a green leafy tree with one leaf floating to the ground. Might symbolize changing seasons of life. These caught my eye but I'm open to suggestion.


Communication Strategy:
What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business?
Warm and fuzzy (earth colors). Soft flowing lines

What is your tagline or slogan?
Don't have anything specific but could be things like: Prepare for the inevitable changes, Life is about change, Understanding and managing personal change, seasons of our lives, embrace change, .......

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
You are going to experience life changing events as you travel through life. Be prepared or at least aware of the fact that changes are a fact of life and view changes as opportunities to enhance your life.

Where will your new logo be used?
Web sites, book covers, blogs, business cards,

Competitive Positioning:
Who are your competitors and what do you think about their logos?

List competitive URLs if possible
Haven't found any with logos that I like.

What sets you apart from your competitors?
I am coming from place of having experienced numerous major life changing events. I have some stories that a lot of people can relate to. I feel that a lot of people can benefit from what I've learned through my personal experiences. A lot of my competitors have advice but more from a text book level than from a personal, been there - done that perspective. I plan to gather lots of stories from people about how they have successfully delt with their life changing events.

Targeted Message:
State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your company:
Be prepared for change

Deadline Oct. 17. $200

Company info:
My site is under construction
http://www.ultimatelifechanges.com
Marc Zimmerman
36225 Mere Circle
Soldotna, Alaska 99669
EMAIL="lmz@acsalaska.net

Palmer
10-10-2008, 07:59 AM
Hello and welcome to Design Outpost. Please copy and paste the questions and answers from the following link to help the designers get started on the right track... http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7819

Thank you :)

glyphica
10-10-2008, 01:16 PM
:)

glyphica
10-10-2008, 01:19 PM
:d

zimcoinc1
10-11-2008, 08:56 AM
I like your ideas. The colors symbolize changing seasons. You might work some on the font style and sizes. My eyes are immediately drawn to "ultimate". When people see the logo I would like the main theme to be "Life Changes". How would Life Changes look in some sort of script font to be flowing and softer. I don't know what to think about the Ultimate font. It might be fine. Try making Life Changes bold and a little Larger than Ultimate and un-bold ultimate. I think you're on the right track. You might try Ultimate where it was in the first example and Life Changes under the tree with ultimate centered above it. Or...Ultimate to the lower right of the tree near the trunk (example1)and Life changes below the trunk and starting to the left of Ultimate with Changes and Ultimate ending at the same point. Or not. You had to increase the size of Ultimate to make both lines the same length but in doing that it places too much emphasis on Ultimate. I do like the balance and balance is important.
In general, I'd like to have the tree and "Life Changes" be the main focal points and to have the Life Changes font feel like it's flowing with the seasons. I like the line under Ultimate when using 2 lines.
You're on the right track. Example might be just fine. I'll try to get some other opinions.
Thanks

Paula23
10-11-2008, 11:12 AM
:)

zimcoinc1
10-11-2008, 11:47 AM
Looks really good! How would it look to stretch the trunk a little and move Ultimate to the right to line up with Life. I like the color change from green to yellow to brown to show the progression of the life cycle.
How would it look with the last yellow leaf detatched from a limb and starting to float toward the ground. You might need another limb on the right to do that.
Don't know about the heart. Is that meant to signify life?
What would you think about a green Life and then the color transition in Changes. Then what to do with Ultimate, maybe green or just leave it the way it is. Too many diff colors might not be good.

LutFi
10-11-2008, 09:07 PM
Version # 1.

I tried to give you a suggestion.

Past life in the left side, oval process in the center that represents ultimate point to make bright life changes to reach new golden Life in the right side.

Any comments will be appreciated.

:)

Thank you
LutFi

Paula23
10-11-2008, 09:49 PM
Thanks for the feedback:)
The heart was meant to signify love,life, etc..
I've replaced it with a leaf for comparison.
Let me know if this is what you had in mind.

Thanks!

zimcoinc1
10-12-2008, 10:22 AM
oops

zimcoinc1
10-12-2008, 10:46 AM
Re: Paula 23 version 2
Looks really good. I think I'd put the heart back in. The falling leaf is just what I had in mind.I like the second example but I don't think I'd go back to green in the word "changes". Maybe make "anges" all the same color and a shade of gold or yellow. I like the way you had "changes" in the very first example. I might be trying to incorporate too many color changes.
I think you were trying to balance the greens but you might not need to. I think it looks ok with the greens on the left and the browns and yellow on the right.

glyphica
10-12-2008, 11:54 AM
thanks for the feedback :yes:

giant
10-13-2008, 12:21 AM
here's from me ...
thank you :)

zimcoinc1
10-13-2008, 12:22 AM
Re: Glyphica version #3
Wow! I like that a lot better! The script font did the trick. Would "Ultimate" stand out better if it was bold. Try making "LIfe" green and "changes " transition from gold to light brown. I'm trying to convey the idea or feel of seasonal change. I wonder if that would work or just be too much color changing. The ideas are all so good I'm going to have to get some outside opinions to help make a decision.

zimcoinc1
10-13-2008, 12:27 AM
Re: Giant version 1
Thank you for submitting your ideas. I'm really impressed by all the good ideas people are submitting! You might try making the trunk 1 color and the uncolored leaves -2 yellow and 1 light brown. I think I see what you are trying to show with the 2 colors in the trunk but it might be better conveyed by having a color transition in the leaves. Could you try doing "ultimate" in a block font and "life changes" in a script font to see how it looks.

zimcoinc1
10-13-2008, 12:34 AM
1

giant
10-13-2008, 01:08 AM
here's from me again... :)

giant
10-13-2008, 01:09 AM
one more...
thank you :)

LutFi
10-13-2008, 06:01 PM
Version # 2.

Start out on the left with green with birth in young productive years the lower left.
Oval that made by 2 points represent the prime of live that connect past and future.
On the right with yellow gradually changing to brown near the end. The star being the ultimate destination.
The whole line is flowing to up to reflect the culmination of the process.

Thank you.
LutFi

Paula23
10-13-2008, 06:45 PM
Thanks for the feedback.
Yes I think keeping the text to a minimum of colors would
put more emphasis on the tree:)

glyphica
10-13-2008, 10:27 PM
:)

RedEye
10-14-2008, 01:35 PM
http://www.redeyegraphicdesign.com/OUTPOST/UltimateLifeChanges.jpg

plum74
10-15-2008, 02:19 PM
:)

giant
10-15-2008, 10:08 PM
here's from me again... :)

giant
10-15-2008, 10:26 PM
one more...
thank you :)

zimcoinc1
10-16-2008, 12:22 AM
Hi everyone! Thank you all very much for all the great submissions! I've been amazed at how good they all are. That has made the job of deciding very difficult because any one of them would have worked. I can't stress enough how impressed I've been with the quality of all submissions.
Anyway, I've decided to go with Paula 23, version 3
Again, Thank you very much. I wish I could have chosen all of them.
The web marketing coach I'm working with was also very impressed and is going to refer any of her other clients needing graphic work done to this site.

Paula23
10-16-2008, 09:18 PM
Files have been sent to the client.


Thanks Again Marc:yes: