MobileRead Logo Contest: Let's vote!

Alexander Turcic · 01-21-2008, 03:38 PM

Hey everybody, we know we're way overdue for the results of the MobileRead logo and tagline contest, but we wanted to make sure it was done right. The number of submissions was so overwhelming (with over 90 logo and 140 tagline entrants) that we felt we needed to narrow it down to a somewhat more reasonable size (which was tough, thankfully, Bob and I are finally speaking to each other again).

As you know, the Amazon Kindle Reader is the grand prize for the best logo and $50 goes to the winner with the best tagline. But because we appreciate your kind patience in getting this contest together, we are also throwing in MobileRead t-shirts for the winners and the second and third runner-ups in each category.

And now... let the voting begin! First vote for the logos you like best, then visit this poll to vote for your favorite taglines. The polls will be open for the next few days with a final announcement before closing. And no cheating, ok?

PS: Remember, you can vote for more than one logo.

PPS: The winner will have a final chance to revise and improve the design. Smaller things, like font-type, can easily be adjusted after the contest. Keep this in mind when voting and feel free to share your suggestions.

CommanderROR · 01-21-2008, 05:00 PM

There you go, first stone has been thrown...

slayda · 01-21-2008, 05:54 PM

I don't like any of them. Let's stick to the old one!

vivaldirules · 01-21-2008, 06:04 PM

I feel compelled to say why I voted the way I did. I have to say I like fragments of many of them but none of them quite hits me right. I like the curvey wave thing (that's a technical term) emanating from the book on #1 but I don't like the book since it's a pbook which seems confusing since we're about ebooks. I like swirly ring thing (another technical term) on #7 but not the....book? forming the M - for the same reason. I have similar problems with most of the rest. The slate held in the hand in #20 looks exactly like what we're about so I voted for it. But it could perhaps use some embellishment, in my opinion. I feel a little bad making these comments after not submitting a design myself but you would not like to see my artwork, I assure you!

ste9hen · 01-21-2008, 06:11 PM

I feel slightly disapointed that at least 1 of my designs did not make it to the voting. The rules made it sound like all the entries would be voted on in the first stage. ive been waiting for weeks for the vote to start.

it was open to people in the uk wasn't it?

aapezzuto · 01-21-2008, 08:08 PM

The problem was that at no point did anyone expect there to be so much of a response. There were a lot of good designs that had 10+ variants. How do you vote on that without splitting the vote between several that are extremely similar? Im just glad we are getting rid of the thumb

montsnmags · 01-21-2008, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I feel compelled to say why I voted the way I did....

Me too. I voted for the one where the 'o' is the "wheel" of the robot-device, because I'm a sucker for a logo that has the added bonus of a potential mascot.

If it wins, I vote that next poll should be about our robot-mascot's name!

(I'm thinking "Wheelie", because I forgot to put my imagination on this morning

)

Cheers,
Marc

NatCh · 01-21-2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Me too. I voted for the one where the 'o' is the "wheel" of the robot-device, because I'm a sucker for a logo that has the added bonus of a potential mascot.

If it wins, I vote that next poll should be about our robot-mascot's name!

We had exactly this same discussion, montsnmags!

You've hit the nail on the head, aapezzuto -- the splitting between similar logos was specifically discussed in fact, but the massive response was, as Alex said above, the primary reason we decided we had to narrow it down.

We would have preferred to have a vote on all of them, but the shear number of them was more than we could pull off. Among other things, the forum software won't handle a poll with 90 options, and voting in so large a poll would be an exercise somewhere between futility and sensory overload.

If you want an idea of what that would be like, have a look here.

We simply had to narrow it down some, there just wasn't any way around it. Some of the criteria we applied were whether they met the stated requirements for submission, whether they would scale well (remember we need to use a logo at both large and small size, so they have to work both ways), things like that.

Note that I'm not referencing any particular submission here, I couldn't begin to keep the details on each of the 90 straight in my memory.

montsnmags · 01-21-2008, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

We had exactly this same discussion, montsnmags!

...

So...right...does that mean you're one of the voices in my head? I hope so, as it's nice to put a name to a taunting inner urge of destruction and transvestitism.

Cheers,
Marc (wearing the red, spangly pumps...natch, NatCh

NatCh · 01-21-2008, 10:24 PM

Nah, I'm the one who urges you to see how many grapes you can cram into your mouth at one time.

montsnmags · 01-21-2008, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Nah, I'm the one who urges you to see how many grapes you can cram into your mouth at one time.

Fffffnn hddrrrdd nn ssbvvnti sssssllx. NNN YRRR FSSSLL, NGTSS!!!!***

Cheers,
Marc

(***One hundred and seventy-six. IN YOUR FACE, NatCh! )

NatCh · 01-21-2008, 10:49 PM

Piffle. I've topped 200 myself.

(There always seems to be room for two more

)

curtw · 01-21-2008, 11:02 PM

never mind...

montsnmags · 01-21-2008, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Piffle. I've topped 200 myself.

Well, with deserved respect, you've only just started me on this. Anyway, technically, since you're a voice in my head, that means I must have topped 200 myself too.

I once had 217 stink bugs in my mouth, but that's totally unrelated. Funny story...I was down at the local park for an Anti-Plush-Toy Rally and fell asleep on my back with my mouth open during stink-bug mating season. Apparently they like a warm, moist cavity in which to procreate. That experience left a bad taste in my mouth, I can tell you, and thus my big campaign for the Compulsory Sterilisation of All Arthropods ("If it's exoskeleton, it's not on") Except for Horseshoe Crabs which are kinda sexy, and go nice with a late harvest Riesling and some herb-butter and some sitar music playing in the background...

Sorry, what were we talking about?

Cheers,
Marc

NatCh · 01-21-2008, 11:23 PM

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View Poll Results: Pick your favorite MobileRead logo entries.
Full	48	19.59%
Full	4	1.63%
Full	27	11.02%
Full	21	8.57%
Full	22	8.98%
Full	32	13.06%
Full	9	3.67%
Full	4	1.63%
Full	14	5.71%
Full	20	8.16%
Full	6	2.45%
Full	14	5.71%
Full	45	18.37%
Full	66	26.94%
Full	13	5.31%
Full	67	27.35%
Full	4	1.63%
Full	6	2.45%
Full	12	4.90%
Full	42	17.14%
Full	17	6.94%
Full	20	8.16%
Full	23	9.39%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 245. You may not vote on this poll

01-21-2008, 06:11 PM	#5
ste9hen Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: sony mobile	disapointed I feel slightly disapointed that at least 1 of my designs did not make it to the voting. The rules made it sound like all the entries would be voted on in the first stage. ive been waiting for weeks for the vote to start. it was open to people in the uk wasn't it? Last edited by ste9hen; 01-21-2008 at 06:17 PM. Reason: added line

01-21-2008, 11:02 PM	#13
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 863 Karma: 4457646 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle Voyage	Sorry... never mind... Last edited by curtw; 01-21-2008 at 11:12 PM. Reason: measure twice, cut once.

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01-21-2008, 03:38 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	MobileRead Logo Contest: Let's vote! Hey everybody, we know we're way overdue for the results of the MobileRead logo and tagline contest, but we wanted to make sure it was done right. The number of submissions was so overwhelming (with over 90 logo and 140 tagline entrants) that we felt we needed to narrow it down to a somewhat more reasonable size (which was tough, thankfully, Bob and I are finally speaking to each other again). As you know, the Amazon Kindle Reader is the grand prize for the best logo and $50 goes to the winner with the best tagline. But because we appreciate your kind patience in getting this contest together, we are also throwing in MobileRead t-shirts for the winners and the second and third runner-ups in each category. And now... let the voting begin! First vote for the logos you like best, then visit this poll to vote for your favorite taglines. The polls will be open for the next few days with a final announcement before closing. And no cheating, ok? PS: Remember, you can vote for more than one logo. PPS: The winner will have a final chance to revise and improve the design. Smaller things, like font-type, can easily be adjusted after the contest. Keep this in mind when voting and feel free to share your suggestions.

01-21-2008, 05:00 PM	#2
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	There you go, first stone has been thrown...

01-21-2008, 05:54 PM	#3
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I don't like any of them. Let's stick to the old one!

01-21-2008, 06:04 PM	#4
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I feel compelled to say why I voted the way I did. I have to say I like fragments of many of them but none of them quite hits me right. I like the curvey wave thing (that's a technical term) emanating from the book on #1 but I don't like the book since it's a pbook which seems confusing since we're about ebooks. I like swirly ring thing (another technical term) on #7 but not the....book? forming the M - for the same reason. I have similar problems with most of the rest. The slate held in the hand in #20 looks exactly like what we're about so I voted for it. But it could perhaps use some embellishment, in my opinion. I feel a little bad making these comments after not submitting a design myself but you would not like to see my artwork, I assure you!

01-21-2008, 08:08 PM	#6
aapezzuto Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 693 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: none	The problem was that at no point did anyone expect there to be so much of a response. There were a lot of good designs that had 10+ variants. How do you vote on that without splitting the vote between several that are extremely similar? Im just glad we are getting rid of the thumb

01-21-2008, 10:24 PM	#10
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Nah, I'm the one who urges you to see how many grapes you can cram into your mouth at one time.

01-21-2008, 10:49 PM	#12
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Piffle. I've topped 200 myself. (There always seems to be room for two more )

01-21-2008, 11:23 PM	#15
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Search me.

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