Design a Logo and Brand - Dear Watson Consulting

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $1040
  • Entries Received: 162
  • Winner: suryanawelly

Contest Brief

Dear Watson Consulting is an Information Technology and Business Process consulting company based in Melbourne, Australia.
We provide IT infrastructure, application development , business process support, business training and related services to small and medium enterprises in Melbourne.

We require a logo, font selection and colour palette which will form the basis of our style guide and will be used on all professional documentation going forward and will be designed using the general the themes of
• professional consulting,
• business process and BPMN 2
• information technology
• small and medium business
• Microsoft technology
• Sherlock Holmes (optional)

Specifically the submission must consist of the following
• A short description of the logo presented and how it relates to the themes above.
• A new Dear Watson Consulting logo which must be designed in a vector graphics format such as SVG which is scalable to any resolution
• A colour palette of at least six colours with Pantone, RGB and CMYK values which will be used as the basis for colour choices on Dear Watson Consulting material
• Select a typeface and text styles which complement the logo and colour palette including font, weight, size etc for use in standard documents, letters and PowerPoint presentations.
• Examples of how the designs should be used and not used and include examples of use in documents on websites and in presentations and alternative styles for different content backgrounds, sizes, indoor or outdoor use etc (Optional)

You may also optionally submit examples of the following if you feel this is needed to effectively communicate your vision of the brand.

• page layouts/grids
• brand tone of voice
• copy-writing guide
• imagery examples
• iconography
• Web navigation and button hierarchy
• Web coding examples or suggestions

The principals outlined in this submission will form the basis of our requirements for our style guide, this style guide will be used as the foundation for all Dear Watson Consulting branded imagery, documents and web content.

Example documents or presentation files are to be supplied in Microsoft Office 2013 compatible formats

The final logo must also be supplied as a separate file in a suitable vector graphics format which can be easily imported into graphics software such as inkscape.

The final submission must be free of any third party copyright and by entering you agree to release all rights and material of the entry to Dear Watson Consulting in the event that you are selected as the winner.

The skills required to complete this work are primarily graphic design skills, some copyrighting or web design skills may also be required for examples and additional content.

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Public Clarification Board

  • Nashtastic
    Contest Holder
    • 8 years ago

    496 entries.. what an effort - great job everyone. Still considering the winner, wont be long.

    • 8 years ago
    1. bujarluboci
      bujarluboci
      • 8 years ago

      please stay away from these logos
      http://www.gtgraphics.org/genericlogos.html
      these are very common and generic logos that are used mostly by 80% of "designers" here

      • 8 years ago
    2. prelldesign
      prelldesign
      • 8 years ago

      Jep.. and that's very sad..

      • 8 years ago
  • Nashtastic
    Contest Holder
    • 8 years ago

    Hi everyone, 485 entries at the time I wrote this - wow! thanks everyone for your hard work - I wish I could pick more than one! Anyway I have narrowed down to 2 or 3 logos I like best - I will make my final pick sometime later today. Cheers DWC

    • 8 years ago
    1. HarisKay
      HarisKay
      • 8 years ago

      Please do not forget to have a look at my next entry, showcasing the requirements. Thank you

      • 8 years ago
    2. HarisKay
      HarisKay
      • 8 years ago

      Please do not forget to see #490, cheers.

      • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my logo & Card #488. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my logo #486. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • PyramidsGraphic
    PyramidsGraphic
    • 8 years ago

    #474 #450 #456 Thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • prelldesign
    prelldesign
    • 8 years ago

    Before you choose.. Check this site.. http://www.gtgraphics.org/genericlogos.html

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check #483. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • sanzidadesign
    sanzidadesign
    • 8 years ago

    Please check my logo design #479 #478 #482 #481 #480 thank you

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check #477. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my project #471, #472, #473. thanks

    • 8 years ago
    1. sgsicomunicacoes
      sgsicomunicacoes
      • 8 years ago

      feedback

      • 8 years ago
  • amandeepsngh042
    amandeepsngh042
    • 8 years ago

    See #469

    • 8 years ago
  • prelldesign
    prelldesign
    • 8 years ago

    Hi.. I have all things created what you need.. Pls check all slides.. here #459
    thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • amandeepsngh042
    amandeepsngh042
    • 8 years ago

    See #451

    • 8 years ago
  • affineer
    affineer
    • 8 years ago

    #448 not to be missed

    • 8 years ago
  • unumgrafix
    unumgrafix
    • 8 years ago

    Please check #441 , #443 , #444 and #446 . Thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • swethaparimi
    swethaparimi
    • 8 years ago

    #442 plz chk

    • 8 years ago
  • ShahK1ng
    ShahK1ng
    • 8 years ago

    Please review and read the description about my new entry #403 Thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • unumgrafix
    unumgrafix
    • 8 years ago

    #397

    • 8 years ago
  • prelldesign
    prelldesign
    • 8 years ago

    #396

    • 8 years ago
  • Nashtastic
    Contest Holder
    • 8 years ago

    Thank you everyone for your submissions, I appreciate your hard work. I am now narrowing down my favourite entries with a 5 star rating - if you get 5 stars you are in the short list! please ensure your entry meets the brief! - I need font and colour pallete information to award the prize (only 1 submission currently meets the brief) if you are a 5 star feel free to submit additional entries to meet this brief.

    • 8 years ago
    1. amandeepsngh042
      amandeepsngh042
      • 8 years ago

      See #383 ............... hope you like it :-)

      • 8 years ago
    2. prelldesign
      prelldesign
      • 8 years ago

      Hi. pls check and rate my design.. #396
      thanks

      • 8 years ago
  • bujarluboci
    bujarluboci
    • 8 years ago

    Thanks for posting the brief,

    Dear Contest Holder,
    please stay away from generic logos ( http://www.gtgraphics.org/genericlogos.html ), overused and copied logos, to avoid future copyright issues.
    please dont make any decisions based on free photoshop mockups.

    Support originality, creativity and hard work of a creative designer.

    All the best with the contest.

    • 8 years ago
  • amandeepsngh042
    amandeepsngh042
    • 8 years ago

    See #383

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my project #329 & #330 & #331. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • thepurplestudioz
    thepurplestudioz
    • 8 years ago

    #366 #377

    • 8 years ago
  • kingdziner
    kingdziner
    • 8 years ago

    #376 .. Please check it sir ... :)

    • 8 years ago
  • kingdziner
    kingdziner
    • 8 years ago

    #375 ... Give me feed back .. :) thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • ShahK1ng
    ShahK1ng
    • 8 years ago

    Dear Sir, please review #373 your feedback would be appreciated. Best Regards

    • 8 years ago
  • ShahK1ng
    ShahK1ng
    • 8 years ago

    Premium Quality #372 Enjoy it & Please feedback. Thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • leoghelli
    leoghelli
    • 8 years ago

    Dear Contest Holder, please check the slide in #369. Thank you! :)

    • 8 years ago
  • thepurplestudioz
    thepurplestudioz
    • 8 years ago

    #366 unique idea hope you will like it

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my project #329 & #330 & #331. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • amandeepsngh042
    amandeepsngh042
    • 8 years ago

    See #354 ......... please feedback ??

    • 8 years ago
  • jarasaleem
    jarasaleem
    • 8 years ago

    #343, #344 ..

    • 8 years ago
  • affineer
    affineer
    • 8 years ago

    #339, #340 and #341 please

    • 8 years ago
  • jarasaleem
    jarasaleem
    • 8 years ago

    #332, #333, #334, #335, #336, #337, #338 ... your kind feedback ..

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my project #331, thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my project #329 & #330. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • Aboosh
    Aboosh
    • 8 years ago

    I've never used that "generic" logo thing before! **UPDATED: My logo explanation: #304 please

    • 8 years ago
  • sgsicomunicacoes
    sgsicomunicacoes
    • 8 years ago

    please check my project #329. thanks

    • 8 years ago
  • rk987140
    rk987140
    • 8 years ago

    #324

    • 8 years ago
  • golomolo48
    golomolo48
    • 8 years ago

    #321 #322 #323 PLEASE HAVE LOOK.

    • 8 years ago
  • mariacastillo67
    mariacastillo67
    • 8 years ago

    Please check #319 . Thanks.

    • 8 years ago
  • ShahK1ng
    ShahK1ng
    • 8 years ago

    I can design all your corporate identity with #274 same style & color scheme. Please feedback and tell me if it's any good to you. Thanks

    • 8 years ago

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