Challenge Summary
Welcome to the IdeaStorm Manufacturing Logo Contest. The goal of this contest is to create professional looking logo focusing on the Manufacturing section of IdeaStorm. The company is in the forest products sector and ideas are generated by Information Technology employees to drive more value for the company. This logo is tied to a innovation initiative.
Round 1
1) Initial logo design over a white and black backgrounds
2) Any note for the client about your submission
Round 2
1) Final logo design over a white and black backgrounds plus any checkpoint updates
2) Any note for the client about your submission
Primary Goal
The provided logo is the client's current logo and has been used generically accross the client's company, this logo symbolizes focused energy on idea generation.
The primary goal of this contest is to design a professional looking logo of IdeaStorm, focusing on the Manufacturing section of their business on idea generation, by utilizing their current logo and adding a theme of Manufacturing into it.
The manufcaturing section of IdeaStorm is more like an industrial factory and it looks like the typical manufacturing site where you see industrial buildings, smoke stacks, and covering a wide area space.
Logo Requirements
- Create a new logo that uses the client's current logo (ideaStorm.png, but recreate it as we don't have the layered version) and add the manufacturing/industrial theme to it.
- The existing logo should stay mostly if not all in tact, these includes the cloud and lightning image and the IdeaStorm text
- You may use the letters MFG or Manufacturing text for the Manufacturing theme
- This logo design may be used in many different mediums including the web, print, and apparel. So NO heavy gradients and NO tiny fonts
- Use logo-template.zip as base of your logo submission. We need colored logo above black background and white background, and also a greyscale version.
- Designs must be created as VECTOR artwork so they can be resized without a loss of quality. Make sure your logo quality is not diminished when scaled up or down.
- Fonts are open to designer. Include the name of the font and a link to where it can be downloaded/purchased. DO NOT include any font files in your submission or source files.
- Colors should complement the provided client's logo
Target Audience
- the target audience is a wide age range of IT Professionals.
Judging Criteria
- Enhanced logo must blend well with existing logo
- Color scheme is a good match for the current purple and yellow
- Easy conveys a manufacturing theme.
Submission & Source Files
Preview Image
Create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it.
Submission File
Please upload PNG/JPEG images in a zip file with all requested contest requirements stated above.
Source Files
All fully editable original source files of the submitted design as required by the contest under "Source Files" in the side bar. Your design should be created in vector format. You should provide two versions of your logo: one with fonts in outlined format, and one without. All fonts must be declared according to the font policies. We also require a PSD file version of the AI file as part of the Source file.
Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics, images (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors.
Please read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.