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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.

Stock Photography

Stock photography is not allowed in this challenge. All submitted elements must be designed solely by you. See this page for more details.

How To Submit

  • New to Studio? ‌Learn how to compete here
  • Upload your submission in three parts (Learn more here). Your design should be finalized and should contain only a single design concept (do not include multiple designs in a single submission).
  • If your submission wins, your source files must be correct and “Final Fixes” (if applicable) must be completed before payment can be released.
  • You may submit as many times as you'd like during the submission phase, but only the number of files listed above in the Submission Limit that you rank the highest will be considered. You can change the order of your submissions at any time during the submission phase. If you make revisions to your design, please delete submissions you are replacing.

Winner Selection

Submissions are viewable to the client as they are entered into the challenge. Winners are selected by the client and are chosen solely at the client's discretion.

ELIGIBLE EVENTS:

2014 TopCoder(R) Open

Challenge links

Screening Scorecard

Submission format

Your Design Files:

  1. Look for instructions in this challenge regarding what files to provide.
  2. Place your submission files into a "Submission.zip" file.
  3. Place all of your source files into a "Source.zip" file.
  4. Declare your fonts, stock photos, and icons in a "Declaration.txt" file.
  5. Create a JPG preview file.
  6. Place the 4 files you just created into a single zip file. This will be what you upload.

Trouble formatting your submission or want to learn more? ‌Read the FAQ.

Fonts, Stock Photos, and Icons:

All fonts, stock photos, and icons within your design must be declared when you submit. DO NOT include any 3rd party files in your submission or source files. Read about the policy.

Screening:

All submissions are screened for eligibility before the challenge holder picks winners. Don't let your hard work go to waste. Learn more about how to  pass screening.

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Questions? ‌Ask in the Challenge Discussion Forums.

Source files

  • Vector AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

Unlimited

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