Logo Contest for Project Curie - Calling All Designers!

in contest •  8 years ago  (edited)

Dear Steemit community,

We would like to announce a logo contest for Project Curie. As you may be aware of @curie's daily curation posts - the team would like to have something that stands out, representing the spirit of the project. So what's up with Curie?

The name was suggested by one of our curators @liberosist, inspired by the works of both Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. In his own words, @liberosist enthusiastically said:

"The most surprising (or maybe not) discovery in researching about great minds is that behind every great success is mostly luck. There's obviously a lot of effort involved, but there are many who are just as smart and work just as hard, never quite had the luck."

With that in mind, we do not want to restrict anyone's creativity. The logo just needs to be original. It could be in symbolic-form, text-form, or both!


Submission, Judging, and Contest Prize

  • Submit your designs in the comment / reply section by 12.00 PM UTC Time (14 September 2016).
  • You may submit as many designs as you like.
  • Top 10 designs by amount of votes (not comment payout value) will be selected.
  • Project Curie members will deliberate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place based on the selected designs.
  • 1st place: 50% of SBDs generated by this post.
  • 2nd and 3rd place: 25% of SBDs each generated by this post.

Disclaimer

  • Make sure designs are original.
  • Project Curie members reserve the right to forfeit submissions that are misleading.
  • We may stick to one logo, or rotate among the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place logos in anything Project Curie related.

Clarification update

  • Ties in number of votes are counted as one position in the top 10 designs.
  • Winning designs will be announced in channel #curie (https://steemit.chat/channel/curie) at 6.00 PM UTC (14 September 2016).
  • Community voting will determine the Top 10 designs! Revised due to unexpected volume of submissions.
  • Logos which are only available in low-res raster, or non-editable format will be disqualified.

Have fun and we can't wait for your awesome submissions!

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I think its important to incorporate steemit into the logo as its a sister project and both are intertwined.

Again a simple design which can be more powerful and easier to use across all media.

light version

Thoughts on the logo:
Icon: support authors aka cautiously raising a little plant; the seed is there (post + author) it just needs some help, and water and 'light ' > light = attention = project curie
colors:
green: synonym for growth and helpfulness
black: seriousness, reliability

dark version

neat design @sascha!

I can only agree! :-)

The best design for the project in my opinion!
Definitely UP vote ;D

I really like this logo because it is about nurturing the growth of content creators, by shining some light on their work. Very nice.

This is really creative, however I feel like the loss of readability isn't worth the symbolism of the magnifying effect ..

What if the magnifying glass were over say a school of tadpoles/minnows and the one in focus is magnified ? No loss of brandname readability and gets the same message across (clearer imo). My $0.02 ...

It's one word. 5 letters. I don't think there is a loss in readability .

I like your idea but its more like a depiction of a story rather than a logo. A logo needs to offer some playfulness and still be simple and direct to the original mission. I am not saying mine is perfect but I believe it adresses all the main points of a logo concept.

Is that a monocle btw? Figuring out whats the stringy stuff

here is without the tail thingy. the string can also turn into a chain if we want



Yes a monocle with a fish/whale tail.

I chose that instead of a magnifying glass in order to keep the design cleaner. I also considered the "curation" aspect of rather "high quality material" and the british monocle seems to fit quite well

This is so insanely good!

@modernbukowski thank u that means a lot :)

Looks great! A bit on the dark side IMO but I like it!

@firepower it can be adjusted when its processed into digital form :)

your story linked me to this!
thumbs up mate

thanks a lot @babochilac :D it means a lot :) stay tuned for more of my updates :D

I'm abstaining from voting on entries here because my votes are being followed, and I don't want to skew the results..

But if I could, I'd pick this one - its really nice and clean and minimalistic .

@ausitbank thanks very much and i would urge you to vote anyways since many other people are in the same boat and Curie might miss out on good options simply because people like me dont have a large following. Regardless, i appreciate your support!

another variation as requested on my page:

Here's a variation on this

with all these concepts I'm trying not to be super "on the nose" with all the whales, fish, marie curie stuff. Hope you guys enjoy them.

I really like the first one! Good luck!

thanks very much, appreciate it!

I really like the 3D one

Some really profesional designer behind these logos. Great work!

This one is also nice! :D

I would like this more if it was cropped a little and had a more dynamic colour as the background. But the concept is great.

That's why I created it this way. Solid colors + solid edges = we can use whatever colors we want. It's basically a stencil. And it's scalable. :)

I adore this one. It's cute, light-hearted and I like that it's a literal-symbolic representation.

I mean I can't NOT smile looking at that.
Cute as the doge coin!

Thank you :) i really appreciate the kind words :)

This is fun!!!

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Here is my entry. I took the inspiration of Curie as luck, and went from there.

I did two fonts. You can ask me to change anything about it. The font type, the color, etc. If you don't want the stem, it can be removed. Anything can be changed. I made it all myself.

Thank you for your consideration. Please upvote if you like it :)

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I prefer colors similar to steemit logo...

I prefer the top one. (just clarifying my vote)

Yeah me too. I just made a slight variation. Thanks for the feedback. Appreciated :) Peace.

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I love this one!! Great job and i hope you'll win!!!

Thank you. Glad you like it.

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I like the idea, but right now it looks a bit like "Project Curse" to me

Jajaja I didn't notice it, but you are right. Maybe I'll try another one ☺

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Awesome. I'm not the best, but I'm trying to match with the emotional level that this project is bringing me. I had this vision.. and.. put my fingers into work. And this is what I got. Also I'm a hopeless fan of simplicity. Good luck everybody!

Version 1 at:

Version 2 at:

PS! I also have the original .psd sizes to make necessery edits if I get lucky somehow.

Hi, I saw some posters on a similar track but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. This is my submission and my process.

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Thanks :)

HeLLO! Here are two of the logo design i made. Can be mixed and matched around.
Hope you like it! Share with me your thoughts on these. Thank you!

I look forward to the submissions so that I can vote on. Great contest. Was there a reason not to use the new bounty tag for your post?

Thanks! Updated with the bounty tag :)

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

I can improve it further! But "you get" the idea...

Maybe a more minimal version is a better approach since it is obviously a "Curie" project!

I wanted something sleek and elegant that looked professional. I thought of the Horseshoe to represent luck and was going to use it for the C, but then realized the horseshoe needed to be up to still be full of luck so I used it for the U and then filled it with steem.
Here is a picture of the rough draft:

It's more than luck. Project Curie gives the creators a kick, too, by highlighting their work. And that's a big horseshoe, so I'll take it to be for a mule or a draft horse, so that can be a powerful kick! Good luck with this one!

I totally agree. Thanks, we will see.

I think this is a wonderful representation!

Thank you @matthewtiii!
I'll try to take those kids fishing soon, but we might have to settle for minnows by the driveway!

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟮

Hey, what do you think of these huh? Felt the Steem?

Wow love this buddy!

Thank you bud! Glad you liked it!

VOTE

Disclaimer - Since this post is rather late into submission timeline, I will be considering adding up unique votes in your personal post here: https://steemit.com/contest/@sharker/my-logos-2-variants-for-project-curie

All the best!

Thank you! I'm glad that you liked the logo!

Here is my proposal. That moment of discovering something precious and sharing it.

Here is the
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I really like this, as it is a direct inference of Marie Curie's work that she gave her life for ....


Just trying out something with input from @lemouth

  ·  8 years ago (edited)


simple version

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

This is my proposal logo for Proyect Curie.


  ·  8 years ago (edited)

Here is one of my submissions. @carlidos

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

That was a lot of fun to design. The logo is available in vector format (AI, EPS, PDF, etc.).
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Hi there!
I'm new on Steem it and wanna raise money for my education taxes.

Well, here comes a couple of logo drafts for you, @kevinwong, hope you like it!

This one is also good

I like this one, it reminds me of a logo to an aquarium.

hello! i think you are a writer but you a graphic designer too. your logo representing dolphin with steemit website. too good

Thanks for voting me mate. yeah i learn some graphic designing but i am not professional

i am also a logo designer and your logo is great . i see many peoples are posting pictures i think they don't know the difference between picture and logo. giving you upvote i hope you win

Thanks for voting me and you are right some people don't know difference between logo and picture.

Awesome project everyone, and some great submissions.

Here's my first:

And a variation:

Again, all my submissions were drawn in illustrator, and are scalable and editable.

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My third design series. Share with me your thoughts, please? thank you.

Ok contest community voting period ended! Here's a snapshot of the contest page frozen in time at 12.00 PM UTC @ 14 September 2016 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9bA1lYIwx-KckN1TjBVb1FlWEk

We would like to thank all participants. As the number of submissions has gone more than 120+ designs, we would probably deliberate internally to increase the filter size before internal votes, and also account for small-scale abuse by bot votes etc. However, we would honour the stated contest parameters reasonably. We will detail the process. Thanks again!

Disclaimer - Since this post is rather late into submission timeline, I will be considering adding up unique votes in your personal post here: https://steemit.com/contest/@sharker/my-logos-2-variants-for-project-curie

All the best!

Thank you very much!

Hello! I drew a little entry this eve. Wanted to keep it playful and show the themes of minnow-to-dolphin-to-whale, curation, chemistry, and luck! This design could also easily be colorized or stay black-and-white.


oh, and FYI even though this is a drawing, it is print quality at large scale - i drew it large and scanned at 600 dpi!

And I have a little post about it up now too! But perhaps I may have posted too late this round!
https://steemit.com/art/@storyseeker/last-minute-entry-for-project-curie-logo-contest

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I dig this alot.






I really like this one!

Thank you!

I am overwhelmed by all the talent here. You guys are awesome. The creativity on steemit is something to be proud of!

here is something i through together

Hope I'm not coming too late:

I love this! Even though it'll never be a logo. :)



Hello everyone! My entry:

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I just have to lol at this :)))))))))))))

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Awesomes, I might give it a go!

Give it a go buddy!

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close to flag it :)

Here are some of my sketches :)
Hope you like them will finish them off tonight or tomorrow.

Hello! Here is my submission for the contest. There is the full logo and the symbol, all editable vector graphics:



I typically don't add a background for customer proofs but I made this up for fun:

Here's my second submission:

Btw, these were drawn in illustrator, so are scaleable & editable.

I saw this just today. So pleased to see the birth of these collective initiatives for highlighting new talent here on Steem !! upvoted and following this development now !! Steem On !!

Here's another logo contest you guys should enter @jjepic @laissezfairedr!

I am not an expert using design programs, but I make one attempt ;-)

With help from my child (12 yo Aspergers) she has helped me make two designs. She has an eye for detail! I also have the full layered photoshop files for both.


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your interested in art it would be nice u check my blog out. perhaps u find some nice art that u will like :) <3 @safar01 keep it on

@kevinwong Maybe in addition to giving out winnings on this contest a list of the top ten (that did not win) could be selected and voted on in a separate post with some sbd going towards them and the rest to project curie :)

brilliant

Top 5 designs by amount of votes (not comment payout value) will be selected.

Is your contest not open to Sybil attacks? (rhetoric question)

Could you please restrict to voters that have a verification photo of themselves? Basically lets count each person's vote only once.

I've never seen this many logos in one thread. :D

Papa will see what he can come up with... but it will certainly be original!

Papa bless! :D

Competition will bring out best work.

Should we submit in the comment section or a link to it or both?

As long as it's visible in this comment / reply section :)

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

With such a name for a project, the logo should be radioactive ... ;)

Good luck to all participants!

PS: I am too bad in graphics to try to compete...

@lemouth - Try it out! You'd never know if you have a knack for designing, or maybe you end up making something that inspires another design :D

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

It is also a matter of time... I am sorry. If anyone else wants to pick the radioactive idea, he or she is more than welcome :)

Gave it a shot, see how you like it :) (black and blue shining hand)

Cool :) Very nice. So you think you could try replacing the blue ball by a uranium nucleus?

Good idea, might be a little tricky but i see what can i do.

Looking forward for more detail.

All details are already in the post :)

Project Curie : A Cure for the internet

Great move on part of the #curie team to have a contest and get submissions from the community! Some of the submissions are amazing! Good luck to all the participants!

I suggest we keep official nature of project by just using steemit logo and guidelines. Here is what I propose in web colors:

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Vertical vesrion in colors for print:
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concept inclds all versions, edits/change, vector files.

Log #1: Post payout in SBD 971.542, Rounded up to SBD 970 for ease.
1st place would be: 485.00 SBDs
2nd place would be: 242.50 SBDs
3rd place would be: 242.50 SBDs

All the best! Contest ends in about 26 hours!

that's really nice payout!! good luck to everyone

Hey kevinwong, this is such a cool idea! Do you have any socials where I can follow you? Keep up the good work man

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I love #curie team !!!! Will forward this link to some friends and my Twitter