PACKS Rescue - logo contest 2/26

PACKS Rescue - A nonprofit, social enterprise called PACKS Rescue (People & Animals Collaborating Kindness, Sacramento) PACKS is a unique startup helping people and animals in a low income neighborhood in Sacramento, California.

The buyer requested a logo featuring silhouettes, showing the interaction between dogs, cats, and people. Below is my first draft. If it is chosen, I will need to refine the silhouettes.

New Media School logo contest - 2/19/09

New Media School - A new online education resource for niche education topics (specific to the digital world).

I created a simple text-based logo, using a graphic that resembles a digital readout on video and audio equipment. The logo can also be used horizontally, by just using the initials.

I've been interviewed!

As everyone probably knows, I spend most of my free time on crowdSPRING.com entering as many logo contests as possible. I make a few extra bucks here and there, but the best part is how much my design skills have improved after almost a year of competing in these contests.

Recently I was chosen by the folks at crowdSPRING to be interviewed on their blog. I am incredibly flattered by their request, and thankful for the opportunity to get my story out there. :)

CLICK HERE to read the interview!

...and, as a little added bonus, there's a 2-sentence blurb about me in the Chicago Reader! :) ....read it HERE.

Syracuse Stage - round 2 - 2/1/09

Syracuse Stage - a not-for-profit theatre that is the only fully professional theatre in Central New York. Client requested a fresh, contemporary, simple logo.

My 2nd entry in this contest....

Another GUT logo...

After receiving feedback on my last 2 entries in the "Know your Gut" logo contest, I decided to give it one more try. For my latest concept, I used the yin yang as a symbol of balance and wholeness, and the leaves as a symbol of alternative methods of healing.

last few logo entries for January!

KnowYourGut.com - a website that helps people with their health issues in a personal, easy-to-understand way (focusing on alternative healing). The buyer wants a bright, fun, modern logo with "personality".

I created a bold logo and enclosed the word "gut" in parentheses to represent the inside of the stomach.




Syracuse Stage - a not-for-profit theatre that is the only fully professional theatre in Central New York. Buyer is looking for a simple, contemporary logo that can be used across a variety of platforms.

For my first entry, I simply modified a font to make a simple, yet interesting logo. For the second entry, I took a more abstract, creative approach. Since theatre is all about the people involved, I used a thin line to represent a stage, with the gray representing performers, and red for the audience.

Logo contest entries for January 26th

Deja - a new product coming out, targeted towards a female audience. Buyer requested a strong, text-based logo...feminine, but not "frilly".

I entered 2 concepts. The first one I played with the font to make something unique. I flipped the "a" and used it to represent the "e". I also adjusted the accent marks to give them a little more shape (they were previously just rectangles).

The second concept, I reflected the 2 accent marks and dot from the "j" to create a flower/windmill type shape.

Contest ends in less than 24 hours...crossing my fingers! :)