Comments on: Submit your logos for the City of Philadelphia http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:46:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Technically Philly » Our City of Philadelphia logo design contest winner: Sara DeMarco | Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2764 Technically Philly » Our City of Philadelphia logo design contest winner: Sara DeMarco | Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:32:09 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2764 [...] the city’s new logo — featuring that cracked ringer — was blasted and we issued a challenge for submissions that were better, we didn’t expect much to come the way of Independence Mall’s most famous [...] [...] the city’s new logo — featuring that cracked ringer — was blasted and we issued a challenge for submissions that were better, we didn’t expect much to come the way of Independence Mall’s most famous [...]

]]> By: Technically Philly » City of Philadelphia design contest submissions | Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2745 Technically Philly » City of Philadelphia design contest submissions | Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:01:28 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2745 [...] bad, our community could put together in five days of a holiday week a slew of better choices. So we challenged you. Others put out the word until last night, when we closed the [...] [...] bad, our community could put together in five days of a holiday week a slew of better choices. So we challenged you. Others put out the word until last night, when we closed the [...]

]]> By: Larry W http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2742 Larry W Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:48:28 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2742 Hey Mike, You make a good point. I'm cool with this being just for fun, and at the same time, there is a big advantage: Letting new designers who aren't with an agency and not a ton of name recognition a chance to shine. I decided to do one. Didn't take long, and I had fun doing it: http://luvataciousskull.deviantart.com/art/City-of-Philadelphia-Logo-149019106 That said, thanks to Technically Philly for doing this. It would be awesome if one of the higher-ups in City Hall picked this up. Hey Mike,

You make a good point. I’m cool with this being just for fun, and at the same time, there is a big advantage: Letting new designers who aren’t with an agency and not a ton of name recognition a chance to shine.

I decided to do one. Didn’t take long, and I had fun doing it:

http://luvataciousskull.deviantart.com/art/City-of-Philadelphia-Logo-149019106

That said, thanks to Technically Philly for doing this. It would be awesome if one of the higher-ups in City Hall picked this up.

]]> By: Mike http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2740 Mike Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:03:26 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2740 Just curious - why does my reply to your comment say that I am the author? Some dodgy coding going on there :-) Just curious – why does my reply to your comment say that I am the author? Some dodgy coding going on there :-)

]]> By: Mike http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2739 Mike Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:57:35 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2739 In that case, ignore my comments and the best of luck to you :-) In that case, ignore my comments and the best of luck to you :-)

]]> By: Mike http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2738 Mike Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:55:15 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2738 You'd be putting yourself at potential risk, let alone getting a low standard of work. Some light reading for you: http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/why-logo-contests-dont-work/ You’d be putting yourself at potential risk, let alone getting a low standard of work. Some light reading for you: http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/why-logo-contests-dont-work/

]]> By: Christopher Wink http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2737 Christopher Wink Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:53:48 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2737 Mike: If we were being entirely serious, we would, indeed, contact one of the dozens of fantastic design companies in town. Of course, we aren't being entirely serious. Rather we want people to offer a quick product that just might be tons better than the product the city had -- or so people who contacted us said. ...Think of it as a chance to show off your skills to prove the point that the city should strive for better. No? -cgw Mike:
If we were being entirely serious, we would, indeed, contact one of the dozens of fantastic design companies in town. Of course, we aren’t being entirely serious. Rather we want people to offer a quick product that just might be tons better than the product the city had — or so people who contacted us said.

…Think of it as a chance to show off your skills to prove the point that the city should strive for better. No?
-cgw

]]> By: Mike http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2736 Mike Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:50:18 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2736 I just need to let you know that this is the WRONG way to go about getting a logo designed. Why not - you know - contract an actual design agency? No good can come from this. I just need to let you know that this is the WRONG way to go about getting a logo designed. Why not – you know – contract an actual design agency?

No good can come from this.

]]> By: rjwhite http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2692 rjwhite Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:38:33 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2692 I decided to try a couple. http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/306592547/a-new-logo-for-the-city-of-philadelphia I decided to try a couple.

http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/306592547/a-new-logo-for-the-city-of-philadelphia

]]> By: Christopher Wink http://technicallyphilly.com/2009/12/28/submit-your-logos-for-the-city-of-philadelphia/comment-page-1#comment-2681 Christopher Wink Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:55:22 +0000 http://technicallyphilly.com/?p=7682#comment-2681 hah. Do it! And spread the word. Maybe we'll just start our own city.... with prettier designs. -cgw hah. Do it! And spread the word. Maybe we’ll just start our own city…. with prettier designs.
-cgw

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