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Freelance IT consultant seeking professional image makeover
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This customer received 45 logo designs from 15 designers. They chose this logo design from Gentle Spring Rain as the winning design.
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A$160
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45 designs
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15 designers
Logo Design Brief
I am an independent IT consultant / contractor with established clients. In many cases I sub-contract through other IT companies when performing work for external clients, in which case I am obliged to adopt these other companies' corporate branding. However I am becoming aware that my personal inclusion / involvement is adding significant value to these 3rd party companies' offerings, making them more attractive to their clients. I would like to capitalise on that value by developing my own "personal brand" - providing a means of distinguishing myself from other companies through whom I sub-contract. I figure a personal logo would be a good place to start!
I want a design which evokes concepts of "smart, sensible solutions"; "clean and concise". My "competitors" have a tendency towards jargon, and verbose, often meaningless brochureware. I would like to position myself as the "go to man" for the solution - pure and simple - once all of the posturing and postulating has been finished. (NB: I've used this as the tagline in the Logo Text box for this project, but I'm receptive to other suggestions!)
Finally (...do you believe that? :-) ) my particular forte is Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial databases. So if a logo can somehow incorporate the idea of maps, or the globe, that'd be brilliant (but keep this subtle - I'm not a cartographer and don't wish to convey that suggestion.) Something that suggests the connection between information and databases with maps and locations, perhaps?
Examples / concepts I like:
"Solution" - this is what I do! Often to ill-described, uncertain problems.
http://inlpcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Solution.jpg
http://www.technologysolutions.com.au/Media/Picture/Solutions.jpg
"Elegant design" - this is what I (like to think I) do :-)
http://jxxcarlson.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/nautilus1.png
http://static.squarespace.com/static/50c218bbe4b051c62091a3db/t/50c246fce4b00b53c64b8788/1354909437059/Nautilus_Shell.png?format=1000w
Updates
Hi everybody,
Just a quick note to thank each of you for taking the time and effort to consider my project. I've been amazed and mightily impressed by what I've seen.
It's now decision time for me. I'm going to take the next day or so to run my short-listed favourites past a couple of other people, to get their opinions, after which I'll make the difficult choice of a winner.
Thanks again - this has been a really positive experience for me. I'll be recommending it to others.
Cheers,
David
Added Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: Whoa - they're still coming in! This is amazing! I'd really like a couple of extra days to run these ideas past some friends and colleagues. This is great stuff - but like so many deadlines, this one snuck up a bit quicker than I was expecting!
Added Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Hi everybody,
I've been amazed and mightily impressed by the excellent designs you've all submitted to my project. Thank you very much for taking the time and making the effort.
The competition is closed now. I've had plenty of time to "sleep on it" - and I've made my final choice.
Thanks again to everybody involved. This DesignCrowd thing is great! It has been a buzz for me - I've enjoyed the experience, and I'm delighted with the result!
Cheers,
David
Added Thursday, October 09, 2014
Industry/Entity Type
Contractor
Logo Text
Solutions - Pure and Simple