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Old 01-13-2008, 02:02 AM $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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I'm looking to create a logo for a website and print art related to a renovated arcade project I am doing. I have created a MAME arcade and have acquired the domain levelretro.com for the project. Some initial thoughts I had regarding the name were that I would make the website look like an old school arcade game and since virtually every arcade has the something to the effect of Level 1, Stage 1, Act 1, etc. between the various levels of game play I was thinking I would make a play on the words. Here is a quick peek at something along what I was thinking:

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My idea was to make the words incorporate both an arcade style font and an older retro style font. Any purist here will obviously note that the block font in this example is more 1950's then 70's-80's when arcades became popular but I was just using it as an example. If a 50's era font were to catch my eye then fine but I was thinking it may be better with something more resembling a disco or pinball style font of the 70's....either way, that's for you guys to help.

This logo will be used on the website but I will probably also incorporate it into the marquee of the arcade machine so the dpi needs to be appropriate for print. This particular contest is for the logo creation only but I'll also be keeping my eye out for someone capable of assisting me in other graphical projects for my company www.protective.net . Thanks and good luck!

This contest is not being posted on any other website.
Color Scheme: Surprise me   Type of Design: Logo   Desired Dimensions: Unknown   Desired Filetypes: AI, PDF   Prize: $50   How prize will be delivered: Paypal   End Date: When I find something I like or 2/12/08   
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Old 01-13-2008, 10:17 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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The real size I have it in is 1277x448 by and 300res.
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Old 01-13-2008, 03:50 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Something quick:


Something fun:
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Old 01-14-2008, 12:49 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Good start guys. I would prefer something that works well on a transparent background and I generally am of the opinion that "less is more" even if it is for an arcade website.
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Old 01-14-2008, 03:58 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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The background was just an example concept.

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Old 01-14-2008, 01:34 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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here's my entries

hope u like it, ofcourse feedback is necessary for improvement.
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:28 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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I've chosen Univers for LEVEL because of it's clean modern ideals. I feel that it offers a strong contrast to Retro, which is being displayed in Bauhaus. Although Bauhaus is an older typeface, when compared to the arcade era, I feel that it well represents the nostalgic sense we are trying to convey. The color scheme and gradients were inspired by a number of old arcade machine photos.


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Old 01-14-2008, 09:20 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Will you accept a .psd file?
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Old 01-15-2008, 01:35 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Here is my entry, Colors can be chnaged of course.
Everything is 100% mine!
I did this based on a 8x10inch scale, Res 300.
Can be resized anyway you would like




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Old 01-15-2008, 11:53 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Old 01-15-2008, 07:06 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Old 01-16-2008, 06:23 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Here's mine:

If you like it I can change it to any way you want.
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Old 01-16-2008, 06:25 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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The background was just an example concept.

Just a note, the the colors can be changed to your preference.
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Old 01-17-2008, 03:32 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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here is my shot at it. This is only the second time i have posted in contest... soooo. hope you like it. Just a meek old starving college student...lol
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Old 01-17-2008, 03:44 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Old 01-17-2008, 03:49 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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well... steve i like yours the best. It has a real "ready to game!" attitude to it.... as for feedback from the contest guy.......none. :I
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Old 01-17-2008, 05:58 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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well... steve i like yours the best. It has a real "ready to game!" attitude to it.... as for feedback from the contest guy.......none. :I

Thanks man, thats what i was going for.

As for yours, since you commented mine. I think you should bring them more together, instead of them just being text, bring it more graphical.

It looks like 2 lines of text thats it.
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Old 01-17-2008, 09:12 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:31 AM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Thanks all, there is some good stuff out here! I'm currently out of state on business until the weekend so I haven't had the opportunity to provide individual feedback but be assured I will.

My early thoughts..... steveorm3l definitely has the right idea with regards to adding an image mark into the design to make it stand apart but I feel that it is a bit busy for what "I" was looking for but it is clearly the best and most complete that I've seen thus far...... Text/font wise I believe blakehaven is on the right track and I tend to agree with the insight behind his choices, I'm not certain if I like the modern font on Level rather then an arcade font quite yet but this is a very good start.
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Old 01-17-2008, 02:34 PM Re: $50 Arcade Logo Contest
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Thanks all, there is some good stuff out here! I'm currently out of state on business until the weekend so I haven't had the opportunity to provide individual feedback but be assured I will.

My early thoughts..... steveorm3l definitely has the right idea with regards to adding an image mark into the design to make it stand apart but I feel that it is a bit busy for what "I" was looking for but it is clearly the best and most complete that I've seen thus far...... Text/font wise I believe blakehaven is on the right track and I tend to agree with the insight behind his choices, I'm not certain if I like the modern font on Level rather then an arcade font quite yet but this is a very good start.
So im guessing ou dont want an image in there?
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