Poldhu Beach Cafe logo - £120

[lookstasty]

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Hi everyone.

Poldhu Beach Cafe is a located in Cornwall, SW. England. The cafe is to be found in a small cove called Poldhu on the beach, all this leads to the highly imaginitive name 'Poldhu Beach Cafe'.

We have a good summer trade selling the usual takeaway foods, ice cream drinks etc. Ths cafe has a small shop joined to it where we sell and hire surfing gear inc wetsuits, boards etc. This year we do intend to offer sit down evening meals, tapas etc.

I have come across a logo I like, just to give you and idea of what I'm after, Its for a record company called blue wave. I think it has a vintage ( probably the wrong description ) look to it which is great. Something similar to this that includes the wave, sun and surf would be fantastic, could you include a character such as the example shown? If it has this retro/vintage feel then even better. Whilst we are a cafe I dont think there have to be any food elements within the logo, would prefer to concentrate on the beach and surf.

The logo will be used on our signage, A boards and menus etc.


Can't wait for the results :tup:
Rich

[MOZ]

Hi Rich
I'm not an illustrator, but I'll get you something for this one!
MOZ

HERE'S MY IDEA (putting it in writing to protect the concept)

Picture a Coffee mug with a wave and a chicky like shown in your spec riding the crest on a surf board with a background like your spec.

What cha think??? I'll work it up

MOZ :tup: :tup: :tup:

[lookstasty]

hey Moz

Wouldnt have thought of it m'self, but that's why your a designer and I'm not.

definitely worth lookin at!

Rich :D

[lookstasty]

Hey everyone

just to start things off I've tried to do a logo based on the example shown of 'Blue wave' in the comp intro.

I know its an out and out copy, but if someone could do something similar to this then we'll be on the right track.

Whilst I said in the remit I wanted something that included a figure and a retro feel this was maybe asking a bit too much for a competition and would have better suited to an actual commission.

So lets keep it simple and bold. We need sun, sand & surf. Oh and strong colours for Xtra impact.

Hopefully this will widen its appeal as a comp.

Cheers all
Rich

[annia]

Wow you are a good logodesigner, rich :clap: I made an attempt yesterday to do a sketch for this logo too but I wasn't really happy with it :(

I don't think you requested too much.. Just the deadline might be a little bit tight for some of DO's Ilustrators > I saw most of them are currently busy with keeping other deadlines..

[lookstasty]

Why thankyou :blush: I think I'll stick to the day job tho!

For anyone who wants to enter but is too busy I can extend the deadline no prob's

Rich

[lookstasty]

Hi all

Anyone who wishes to enter this comp could you just post a quick "yes I'm gonna"

Thanks

Rich

PS. Happy to extend deadline if needed

[ejlain]

Hi Rich. I'll have something for you soon.

- Ed

[lookstasty]

Cheers Ed

[annia]

I think I will give it another try too :)

[lookstasty]

;) adda girl

[ejlain]

Hi Rich.
Here are my first ideas for your logo.

Thanks

Ed

[Aaron]

Gotta love these beach/surf competitions!

[CreativeETC]

HI! peeking out what's in here... we'll make a try...

jen

[Fabian]

This looks like fun im in :D

[beatz]

I'll make an entry soon - I love retro designs ! :)

[lookstasty]

Ed - We like the top left the best. Feel though that instead of this kind of abstract design would prefer something more in keeping with the example given or the entry by arthouse. Thanks.

Arthouse - its a good concept, bold, colourful and lots of impact. Love the wave and sun/beachball. I dont like the text for 'Poldhu'. Perhaps you could play around with this. I like the font for 'beach cafe', it does seem to dominate, I wonder whether its too powerful and unbalances the design as a whole??
That said I do like it a great deal, its an excellent start..thanks.

Rich

[annia]

Here I made an inital sketch for a vector logo I planned to draw from this.. do you like it?

[lookstasty]

annia - as mentioned in the comp' introduction the logo didnt have to include any kind of food elements. Really to concentrate on the sun, sand & sea theme. if you want to submit an entry that does include food we would rather have an ice cream in the logo, this would fit better with sun, sand and sea. Thanks..Rich

[annia]

sorry rich .. my fault X(

[ejlain]

Hi Rich.
Some more ideas.

Thanks

- Ed

[lookstasty]

Hi Ed


Like the bottom 2 a lot with my preference being the surfer. Im gonna show them around and get some more feedback for you later, keep an eye out for another post in a a few hours.


Thanks

Rich :D

[CreativeETC]

hi! here's our entry...

I'm very glad to join on this competition...


:D

Jen

[lookstasty]

Ed (ejlain) : Sorry I didnt get back to yesterday. Have shown the designs to a few friends, the bottom 2 are everyones favourites. The red in the deck chair design is very bold and the illustration excellent I'm not sure about the text, both the font and the rectangle. The illustration is quite free flowing, I wondered whether I might look better with a script font?

The surfer logo is superb, just feels that it lacks a bit of impact. The logo will be used for our signage also. However the building is white, if we were to use your logo design do you think it may need a coloured background to give it separation from the builing?

Rich :tup:

[lookstasty]

Hi Jen

Like the concept very much, but feel there would be a few revisions to make.

- the overall colour is quite muted, would prefer some bolder colours.

- the figure whilst sillouted against the sun we feel needs some detail (she looks a bit naked! :blush:). If you see the attached image, the figure contains detail whilst keeping the number of colours to a minimum. Would this be possible? Rather than blue, perhaps you could use the same light yellow that you have already used in the design, this way we could see facial detail, bikini etc. Also could you change the colour & shape of the surfboard. Perhaps make it a short board that comes to a point.

- Backgound & wave are excellent, no revision needed.

- Text. 'Poldhu' Not keen on this font, could you maybe show a comparison.

:tup: Tanks Jen

Rich

[lookstasty]

:help: Anyone else fancy 'aving a go................please? :help:

[Aaron]

I'll toss in my edits...

[lookstasty]

Many thanks Arthouse. Definitely very 'beachy'. will get some constructive feedback from partner and post later.

Thanks a lot

Rich

[ejlain]

Hi Rich.

A few revisions for you.

Thanks

- Ed

[lookstasty]

Hi Ed

revisions definately getting there. Would prefer to lose the wave as in the attached image. Thanks a lot. also could you move the oval containing "CAFE" downwards so it is not touching "Beach". Thanks Rich. :)

[beatz]

Hi,

here is a first suggestion - not exactly 50's retro but more 70's I think.

Feedback is appreciated :)

Thanks,

Frank

[lookstasty]

Hi Frank

:tup: Right direction. Only change I can see is small changes to the figure - forearms need to be smaller than upper arms etc, tiny changes.

will talk to other half and give feedback later....thanks.

Rich

[Castlemelody]

Greetings!

Castlemelody is interested to enter this contest. An extension in the deadline is welcome for further conceptualization, but we can manage if it stays that way.

Take care. We hope to come up with something soon!

:)

[lookstasty]

Hi castlemelody, will try for an extension - not sure how to get one!?!
Will contact the administrators

thanks rich

[ejlain]

Hi Rich. Some changes and some colors.

Thanks

Ed

[lookstasty]

Hi Ed

Thanks, prefer the blue. Cant think of anymore revisions necessary.

rich :D

[CreativeETC]

Welcome Castlemelody!

regards then.

:)
Jennifer

[Castlemelody]

Thank you so much, Rich.

Hello Jennifer! Thanks for the welcome.

:)

[Paula23]

thought I'd give it a go.
Thanks! :)

[Aaron]

A revised color scheme.

[Christian]

I'm preparing something really nice for this, just hope I can get it in on time! :D

[lookstasty]

Arthouse - Like everything, just apart from the wave. Fonts/text are great, also ball/sun is great. Is there anything you could do with the wave? Seems to lack form and definition.

Paula23 - WOW! Bold and lots of impact..its great. Would like to see the beach and cafe text moved up slightly. I love the font you've used, perhaps reduce all the text in size slightly.

Christian - welcome! any chance of a sneeky peek? :D

[beatz]

Rich,

any revisions you want me to make ? :)

Thanks,

Frank

[lookstasty]

Thanks Frank. Sorry I didn't get back to you. concept is v.good but feel that the arms are out of proportion. Forearms too muscular compared to upper arms, also arms seem too long. Maybe you could have a play with these.

Rich

[Eagle]

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Nice work, Paula23! :tup:

[lookstasty]

Deadline Extension

Contest extended until 3rd April. A few more days to get those entries in :D

Rich

[Aaron]

Implemented a version of my previous wave. Thanks,

[Paula23]

Thanks for all the positive feedback! I appreciate it! Here are the suggested revisions. Feel free to request more.
Thanks :)

[lookstasty]

Arthouse - I think that's much better with this wave, has more definition. No other revision necessary...thanks.

Rich

[lookstasty]

Hi Paula

Like it! Much prefer the yellow text against blue, looks v.effective in B&W also! Dont think there would be any further revisions needed, will show my partner on Monday and get back to you if necessary.

thanks
Rich

[annia]

is it too late for another entry?
I am still working on the Font

[annia]

okay here is a version with font added :)

[lookstasty]

Hi annia

First of all what you have done is v.v.good!

My worry is that it's too cute and pretty and not right for the cafe. Its very bold and has lots of impact, which is exactly what we want. The fonts, especially for 'beach cafe' are great.

Things I would like to change would be the sky/sun colour combination, maybe use a yellow and something else. The figure I feel isnt right, she's too **** cute!! The surf board, would prefer a different colour.

I have a meeting on tuesday with my partner, I'll get some feedback and put together some more definite suggestions.

Thanks

Rich :D

[annia]

thanks for the feedback :) here is just a quick option to make her "not so cute" .. what do you think?

[lookstasty]

Hi annia, the eyes make a big difference. How about different hair? Thinks she needs to look more like a surfer chick, perhaps a characature (forgive spelling if its wrong!) of pamela anderson :tup:

Rich

[annia]

the last one looked a bit like Jackie O .. but I wanted to give her an 80s touch ;)
here is a Pamela A

edit: one version still and one in motion :)

[Paula23]

Well if it's blondes you prefer.......shoes are optional ;)

[annia]

here a color variation

[lookstasty]

this is gonna be tough!

Paula - its even better!

annia - definitely heading in the right direction. like all the elements, just maybe lacks some impact. The word cafe is lost behind the foot. Could you try 'Poldhu' in a different font, just not how easy it is to read for someone seeing it for the first time.

Thanks all

Rich :tup:

[MOZ]

Hi Rich
MOZ is back.

WOW you're going to have a tough time with this one ;)

Buy them all...great for t-shirts & merchandise :tup:

Well my coffee cup idea feel apart :( and after looking at all of these outstanding I was ready to throw in the towel.

But I put together this little beauty for consideration.

Went a different way...went for the wholesome 50's beach

Remember if it's not right for logo THINK T-SHIRT :tup: :tup:

Take care my friend
MOZ

[Castlemelody]

Greetings!

Thank you very much for the patience. Here is our entry to this contest.
Your kind attention is appreciated.

:)

[Christian]

:( I definitely won't have time for this contest, sadly only have gotten as far as the original quick sketch, sorry! :o But if anyone else wants to use this idea or its elements you're all welcome to! ;) Hopefully it won't go to waste!

[lookstasty]

Castlemelody - just had a quick peek and that looks excellent :tup: . I have to dash out to work now so will write something more constructive tonight.
Thanks Rich

[annia]

christian.. interesting to see how you draw the body :) its a pity you don't have time to finish it.. I would have liked to see the full illustration

I am working on a review.. coming along today..

[lookstasty]

Hi Castlemelody

Thanks for the illustration, its great. there are a few things we'd like change.

1. Surfboard has 3 fins, these should all be on the underside of the board, one is currently on the top side.
2. her lips are a bit full! any possibility of reducing them slightly.
3.Legs are just a bit skinny any chance of making her slightly curvier.

Apart from that its fantastic and v.happy with it.

Thanks

Rich

[annia]

here is my revision with another font

[Castlemelody]

Thank you very much Rich.
We had your comments and suggestions noted. We will make the necessary revisions soon.

Take care everyone!

[CreativeETC]

hi there!

:P

[Castlemelody]

Greetings Rich!

Please find attached the edited entry. Thank you very much.

:)

[lookstasty]

Thanks castlemelody. Much better, just prefer the white background as opposed to the light blue.

gonna be tough to beat! :tup:

Rich

[CreativeETC]

annia,

love that design.. nice :tup:

[Castlemelody]

Dear Rich,

Thank you for the comments. The background can be changed to white later.
That's no problem.

:)

Good luck to everyone!

[lookstasty]

Hi all sorry for the delay - BIG computer prob's :tdown:

Quality of designs has been fantastic, after a tough choice we have decided the winner is CASTLEMELODY !!! :tup: :tup: :tup:

the only revision necessary is to change the background colour to white from blue.

Will advise on file type and size tomorrow.

Thanks again for a great design. :tup:

Rich

[Castlemelody]

Hey Rich!

Thank you for getting back. Wow, a first win here! Thank you so much!
You are welcome to contact me via email.

To everyone, thank you too. Have a Blessed Holiday.

:)

[MOZ]

Congratulations
Beautiful job :tup:
You too have a blessed holiday
He is Risen :tup:
MOZ

[Castlemelody]

Moz,

Thank you very much.


Rich.

Did you get the design that we sent to you? Please tell us if you need anything else.
Thank you very much.

:)

[Castlemelody]

Update: Client confirmed receipt of logo. Mission accomplished. :)
Thank you very much!

[Palmer]

Allan PM me your PayPal email address.

Thanks :)