Logo Needed for Trade Show $100 [Archive]

slh

11-12-2003, 07:54 PM

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Event name: South East Automotive Trade Show (SEATS).

Brief description: This is an annual event consisting of a trade show and continuing education seminars for the automotive service industry. Attendees are made up of automotive repair shop owners & their employees (ie: technicians, managers, customer service reps….etc.) This event is hosted by two non-profit associations.

Logo concept: professional, contemporary.

Colors: Red, White & Blue ( however, final artwork needs to be two renditions: color and black/white.)

Deadline: On or before November 25th

Prize: $100

Thanks! We are looking forward to some great ideas!!

Virgil

11-13-2003, 05:21 AM

Hello :)

Here are my first posts :) I tried to keep the concept contemporary, professional :)

Best regards,
Gilles.

Virgil

11-13-2003, 05:23 AM

Another one ;) The blue and red curves drscribe an "S"

Gilles :D

AlexKogan

11-13-2003, 08:56 AM

Here's an entry. Same idea, different treatments.
Cheers! :)

Bill

11-13-2003, 05:21 PM

Here's my entry...

slh

11-14-2003, 07:58 AM

To all designers,
Thank you very much for submitting your GREAT ideas. Please keep in mind to use Red, White and Blue for the design.

Disturbreality, I am looking for something more unique and customized.

Gilles, I love the first design with the tire , However, this association is collision and mechanical shop owners. This is would be considered more for The Tire Dealers Association..... On the second design (very professional and contemporary) please take out S.E.A.T.S from inside the logo and let me see what it looks like.

Alex Kogan, Very creative....I loved #1-5 with a "metalic look." I'm not sure that everyone would easily recognize it (be able to read it as SEATS)...... Would you modify the title under the logo (maybe use capital letters for the first letter of each word.....just an idea.)

Pennyln, Original & clever, but something is missing ~ I'm sorry I can't quite put my fingers on it.

Thanks again everyone.

slh

11-14-2003, 08:01 AM

To all designers,
Thank you very much for submitting your GREAT ideas. Please keep in mind to use Red, White and Blue for the design.

Disturbreality, I am looking for something more unique and customized.

Gilles, I love the first design with the tire , However, this association is collision and mechanical shop owners. This is would be considered more for The Tire Dealers Association..... On the second design (very professional and contemporary) please take out S.E.A.T.S from inside the logo and let me see what it looks like.

Alex Kogan, Very creative....I loved #1-5 with a "metalic look." I'm not sure that everyone would easily recognize it (be able to read it as SEATS)...... Would you modify the title under the logo (maybe use capital letters for the first letter of each word.....just an idea.)

Pennyln, Original & clever, but something is missing ~ I'm sorry I can't quite put my fingers on it.

Virgil

11-14-2003, 10:54 AM

Hello :) ,

Here are the changes you requested. I also replaced the tire with a gear so I think now it could suggest "mechanical" (in the 2nd post). The gear is mixing now with the speed traces from SEATS...they get together well ;) .

Best regards,
Gilles. :D

Virgil

11-14-2003, 10:55 AM

2nd ;)

Tonya

11-14-2003, 10:57 AM

Of course, the date on here could be changed to coincide with the trade show.

<img src='http://www.frobo.com/graphic_work/seats/seats1.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

AlexKogan

11-14-2003, 12:02 PM

Darn GOOD idea, Tonya!... I was looking for something to represent both cars and car service, but it's never occured to me to use a.. a what do you call the thing? Spark plug?...

AlexKogan

11-14-2003, 01:31 PM

Another approach to the same idea. Much more legible now. ;)

Tonya

11-14-2003, 01:49 PM

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Alex_Kogan @ Nov 14 2003, 03:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Darn GOOD idea, Tonya!... I was looking for something to represent both cars and car service, but it's never occured to me to use a.. a what do you call the thing? Spark plug?... [/b][/quote]
Thanks. I searched my brain trying to come up with a single tool or part that I thought would really represent automotive work. It's amazing how hard it was to come up with something so obvious.

AlexKogan

11-15-2003, 02:09 AM

It's amazing how hard it was to come up with something so obvious.

Yeah, I've been on this for more er less the same time and still haven't come up with it :D It's interesting how limited one's head is when looking for directions on its own. :wacko:

Mark

11-16-2003, 05:08 PM

Nice ones Alex :tup:
I really like how you ceated the "e" with the wrench!

Mark

11-16-2003, 06:56 PM

Here's my submission... :)

slh

11-17-2003, 11:24 AM

Thank you for submitting new ideas and being patient with me.

Alex Kogan: I love you did to make the "E and A" clearer ~ very creative. I like #2-5. Please take out the gears and change the color of "southeast automotive...." to red. I look forward to seeing what that will look like. Thanks.

Markbeaudry: thankyou, but not exactly what I'm looking for.

dynagirl: your liscense plate idea is great. Something is missing and I don't know what.

AlexKogan

11-17-2003, 01:58 PM

Here's the changed version.

The #3-1 is the basic shape (which can be used for 1 color stamps or reliefs), the ## 3-2 and 3-3 differ in letter type for the "Automotive..." tag line. The #3-4 is an "extreme" high contrast version, which also results really interesting (IMHO).

If you're gonna silk-screening the 2 and 3 versions, you'll be printing 5 colors over strong color background (black, red, blue etc.) and 4 colors over white. The #3-4 version is 2 colors only over white and 3 over strong color background.

The 3-4 version (with the text in black) will also work better for b&w office documents and other monochrome media, while 3-2 and 3-4 are either to be converted in monochrome variations (actually, something like #3-4) or converted to grayscale.

Cheers! :)

AlexKogan

11-17-2003, 02:01 PM

Mark ;)

Your firecracker was a hit :D

slh

11-21-2003, 11:08 AM

Alex,

#3-3 is PERFECT! Thank you. It's exactly what I'm looking for: an eye-catching & professional logo. I will be using it on office stationary, post cards and newsletters....sometimes printed in color and sometime in black & white.
Please send me Adobe Illustrator or EPS files + jpeg format incase I need to expand it for banners.
Thanks again.

AlexKogan

11-21-2003, 11:28 AM

...err ...Am I the winner? :)

Palmer

11-21-2003, 11:36 AM

Sounds like it Alex. Congratulations :)

AlexKogan

11-21-2003, 11:46 AM

yeeee-haaah :D :wee: My first one here :D

I'll send the files today after work! ;)

got a good reason for :drink: today :)

graphxguy

11-21-2003, 12:48 PM

Congrats, Alex. Great design. :tup:

Raja

11-21-2003, 12:48 PM

Way to go Alex! Nice way to use negative space ;)

Your first of many more wins

:tup:

Mark

11-21-2003, 01:13 PM

Hey Congrats Alex!!!

I knew yours was the winner! Awesome work.
Since it's my Birthday today, I'll have a drink with you! :drink: and we'll both get smashed! :lol:

Michael

11-21-2003, 01:16 PM

About time too Alex :rolleyes:

:tup:

Virgil

11-21-2003, 01:16 PM

Congrats ALEX :tup:

And MARK, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :D

Gilles.

AlexKogan

11-21-2003, 01:35 PM

Thanks a lot, guys! :D Great work, TEAM! ;)

Mark, you're darn right! :drink: :drink: Happy B-day, pal!!! :drink: :woot:

(did I say I wasn't an alcoholic?! :wacko: