I agree with the overall sentiment that the results aren't amazing. Simplicity and recognizability are assets to a logo, but it would be nice if there was more pop. However, "something more creative" doesn't provide much direction to a designer, I think.
At this point in the process, I'll pick six designs, likely the ones that were upvoted the most. After that, there's a final round of designs. We could use that as an opportunity to ask the 6 finalists to do something completely different, and if none are good, we can still go with one of the original six. How does that sound? I can send a message to the finalists, so if anyone has any ideas for wording/direction that might produce good results, I'm all ears. Everyone might want to check out some of the icons I declined, many of which I declined for not working at smaller sizes, being too strange, or not having a recognizable shape. There might be some good stuff in there though: https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/171 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/167 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/154 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/148 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/151 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/142 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/141 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/139 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/136 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/129 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/108 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/107 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/98 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/94 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/88 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/83 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/81 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/60 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/57 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/42 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/29 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/34 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/21 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/12 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/13 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/10 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/3 https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/2 (if it says "withdrawn by designer", the full image is still in the page) On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Jackson Palmer <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 on not being impressed by the results... unfortunately most designers > on 99Designs are recycling icons and type styles over and over, so there is > never a lot of originality present. Is it possible to do another round of > designs or work with an individual designer to produce something a little > more inspired? > > Cheers, > *Jackson.* > > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017, at 04:35 PM, Ignotus Peverell wrote: > > Sorry for being so late to the party. To be honest I'm a little > disappointed by 99designs, while most results look professional, they're > not very creative. I just voted and if I had to pick I would go with this > like Casey, but remove the '80s 3D glasses color style :-) > > https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious- > cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/115 > > > - Igno > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [Mimblewimble] Logo Contest > Local Time: November 13, 2017 7:11 PM > UTC Time: November 14, 2017 12:11 AM > From: [email protected] > To: Sze-Hung Daniel Tsui <[email protected]> > [email protected] <[email protected]> > > The symbol ₲ is the best logo in my opinion . The rest of the logos are > too company driven . > I first saw the symbol in this maillist . > > So pls consider using ₲ directly kr somthing built on this . > > > > On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 at 10:09 PM, Sze-Hung Daniel Tsui < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Voted! > > I think #118, #114, and #37 are a good fit for being a standalone currency > symbol. > > I like this one as well: > https://images-platform.99static.com/cJHTT3eEYbE5gVh4d4KJEwNQoVI=/ > filters:quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90324/ > attachment_90324326 > > > > > On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:57 AM Fola Adejumo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Great contribution Casey, thank you, > > > My personal faves are: > > 1) #37 https://99designs.co.uk/logo-design/contests/ > mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/37 > > 2) #114 https://99designs.co.uk/logo-design/contests/ > mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/114 > > > 3) #150 https://99designs.co.uk/logo-design/contests/ > mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/150 > > > However, I'm not sure I strongly like any of them, they look like a > company logo and don't look like a currency. I prefer to err towards more a > currency look and feel. If they could make it simpler with more of a > currency look that would be much better. > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Mimblewimble <mimblewimble-bounces+fola.a=h > [email protected]> on behalf of Casey Rodarmor < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 12 November 2017 02:19 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Mimblewimble] Logo Contest > > > > > > Also, keep in mind that we have an opportunity for further tweaks in > the final round. If there's a logo but you don't like the color, > background, or would like a minor tweak, do note that in your > comments! > > On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Casey Rodarmor <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > Derek and I are running a logo design contest on 99 designs for Grin. > > The logo that wins the design contest isn't guaranteed to become > > Grin's logo, but should produce one or more strong options. > > > > There have been a total of 171 (!) submissions to the contest. I've > > narrowed them down to 16, which seems like a manageable number to > > choose from. You can see them all here: > > > > https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious- > cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries > > > > You can see the ones that I've declined, click on the garbage can > > icon. If you see something good in there that I declined, please feel > > free to ping me with the #. > > > > The next step in the process is to choose 6 finalists, whom we'll work > > with to produce the final logo. > > > > I've created two polls with 8 entries each. It would be super awesome > > if you voted on your favorite logos and leave comments with what you > > think: > > > > https://99designs.com/contests/poll/a166a7025a > > > <https://99designs.com/contests/poll/a166a7025a> > > Help me choose my new design! > <https://99designs.com/contests/poll/a166a7025a> > 99designs.com > I’m running a logo contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 171 > designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your > feedback. > > > > https://99designs.com/contests/poll/7838cc187c > <https://99designs.com/contests/poll/7838cc187c> > > Help me choose my new design! > <https://99designs.com/contests/poll/7838cc187c> > 99designs.com > I’m running a logo contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 171 > designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your > feedback. > > > > > > > > My personal favorites at the moment are: > > > > https://images-platform.99static.com/SAVeygZMmUtao8owc4OWfNu5rrU=/ > filters:quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90313/ > attachment_90313030 > > > > https://images-platform.99static.com/r2UFUYvxrINzb9sFzWpgf-EufCc=/ > filters:quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90312/ > attachment_90312850 > > > > The first is nice because the shape is so minimal. It could be used as > > a currency mark on its own, similar to $ or ฿. The latter I like > > because it's simple and strong. > > > > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! > > > > Best, > > Casey > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mimblewimble > > > > mimblewimble in Launchpad <https://launchpad.net/~mimblewimble> > launchpad.net > [email protected] Policy: You must be a team member to > subscribe to the team mailing list. 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