Yes. Now it’s time to do the final step. I guess this is going to be the longest and the hardest post in the OLP so far.
For the start I want to tell you how we voted and what we did: We picked 6 drafts of which we think they have the potential to represent Spreadshirt in future, develop and evolve with us further. Of course there could have been a lot of other entries we picked. Many of you submitted great designs, very well executed, and I hope you put your drafts into the common shop-gallery so we can wear them and spread them all together as an “army of Spreadlogos”. But in the end we just have to make a decision and I think we did a good choice.
Picking the 6 entries was important to us to see how you and we see Spreadshirt: We picked 3 drafts that had a fresh and dynamic signet, a very clear and strong logo. We picked 3 drafts that we found interesting from the concept and the potential to develop further: what Spreadshirts approach, service and product represents in future.
Then what we did with the voting is: We of course tracked referrers and IPs and sorted them out. Nothing special. Anyone who really wanted to cheat could have done that easily. So we also took a close look on the timestamps and did a ranking day by day, from the beginning until Sunday and compared it. As already discussed, we kept the result also hidden just to make it more difficult to manipulate. Additionally, and this is the main part in my eyes, we did different “distributed” polls. Which means: we set up 7 different voting sites. One for our employees, for the specific countries (France, Germany, UK, US), for our end customers, and of course the poll here. okay, all this is not 100% manipulation proof, but we wanted to have a broader base, a common mood. And we received a very interesting, but quite clear result for the winner.
The winner is: TARZIONs Fingerprint. Congratulations!!
The idea of a fingerprint is not only a strong and excellent metaphor for Spreadshirts Service, but also represents the approach of Spreadshirt in future: we give our partners and customers the tools to represent themselves on unique products. The execution of Tarzion’s logo is flexible, unique and very special. We really are excited to have such a great new “signature”! It gives us the chance to develop Spreadshirt and to build up further a strong brand.
Tarzion: Your prize will be the BRAND NEW Cintiq Design Tablet PLUS 1,000 EURO!!!
The Complete Ranking:
1. Tarzion: 24,89 %
His fingerprint received from 15 up to 40 percent of the different votes. Except for the french vote he won all votes.
Your Prize: 1,000 Euro + Cintiq Tablet!
2. ortablaze 20,09 %
The flag symbolizes community, unity and grassroots. ortablaze updated his logo and showed us that the “i” is not the issue, but the idea is strong and unique. The flag was really strong in the German poll and close behind the fingerprint.
Your Prize: 1,000 Euro!!
3. xenhook 17,51 %
xenhooks “infinity” was leading the french poll. Very strong and nice idea together with the claim. And “infinite” possibilities for us to use and for Spreadshirt to go.
Your Prize: 1,000 Euro!
4. kneedropper 13,73 %
Kneedropper did a very well executed design: clean, strong, dynamic, simple. He won the color scheme award and also was very close in the OLP vote.
Your Prize: 500 Euro!
5. Evil Plonker 13,55 %
Evil Plonkers design is organic, simple and strong. It almost represents a “yin-yang” combination and works also like a stamp without the outline on different backgrounds.
Your Prize: 500 Euro!
6. missionX 10,23 %
In the entry of missionX we especially liked the “cluster” - similar to evil plonkers draft. Also look at the logo form in the right (!) corner. It could work as a “we” (spreadshirt/partners) “them” (customers) scheme that reaches into each other. Also strong to identify if you play around with it.
Your Prize: 500 Euro!
So, this is it. I think the Fingerprint is a very good chance to give spreadshirt a unique direction and to build up further a strong brand.
Give us some time to integrate it into the Spreadshirt Site. If you have any ideas how to do it, you are welcome of course to participate. Just kidding.
We all thank you for your participation! It really was a great experience. We will keep this baby alive — so celebrate with us, grab yourself a free OLP-shirt, put your designs in your shop, give us your shop ID and take the chance to spread your own spreadlogo!
i knew this one will win because of the longest description *ROFL* lets see how it will look like when it has been pimped.
Congratulations Tarzion. Very good choice! You had my vote because I think that you deserve it the most. You came up with the most creative and unique ideas from all of us and I really like this logo :-)
gratz everyone â
Congratulations on a job well done, tarzion!!!!
heeem …. So …. no ! I don’t dream ! It’s really me !!! … How to exprim my joy !!! That contest was a reall success (for me of course) and in the organisation… Have a logo which apreciate, his the most important thing ! What makes me very happy is to say me that there was about 1000 entries and really some good designer in !!!
Informations about me :
I’m 24, mane name is Maxime, I live in france and It’s my first reall success in my job… thankyou all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thankyouuuuuuuuuuuuu… !!! waaaaaaaoooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… :)) A big party is envisaged. And I will drink some champagne for all winners and participants at that beautiful contest !
Also prost !!!!! ;D
That’s so great… ;)))
Woohoo! This is really nice! Thanks a lot spreadshirt! And of course special thanks to the voters! You deserved it tarzion, i’m glad you’ve won! Congratulations to ortablaze, kneedropper, evil plonker and missionx again! I’m happy to see that the vote system worked well, and that you have thoroughly followed the evolution.
I repeat, thanks again! It was a great pleasure to participate to this awesome contest!
Yep, you ROCK sir!! 24 and the world is bright for you and your talent. Congratulations again!
MM
Hey! Tarzion you are french! Me too! You’re young too, try to guess my age!
Congratulations Tarzion & to all others….
also congratulations especially too Tarzion and the others!!. It gonna be a really nice logo!. You got my vote too. Have a nice party:)
Finally over, congrats Tarizon! I’ll take 2nd place anyday, specially that there are so many great designers who participated. I’ll just have to use my winnings to buy me one of them tablets…the intuos that is.
I have to say that this contest has been a great learning experience. Watching the diverse execution of designs for spreadshirt was quite insightfull. I think this contest did a great job bringing talented designers together and learning from one another. I think we should all exchange emails so that we can help out one another in the future.
Since Tarizon left a brief profile, here’s mine: My name is Mark, 24, from Chicago, USA.
Maxime? is that a girl’s name?
Thank you spreadshirt for the prizes and experience.
congrats to all of you, and well done tarzion!
like allways i’m not really satisfied, but that won’t shrink your success at all…
kind of funny you only had your own country ‘against’ you ;)
have fun and go crazy with that new tablet!
congratulations tarzion! and also congrats to all the other winners!
i can’t wait to see how the logo will look in use…
again thanks to the spreadshirt team for this amazing and suspenseful contest.
joe
I think I’m by far the senior here. My name is Johan, I’m from Finland, 37, wife and 2 daughters, the older one is 3, the younger just 8 months. My tripple suns, I orbit around them. And have run my own design "studio" (or whatever) for 9 years now.
Mark: I only just saw your "update" and it’s really good. If you had come up with it earlier, who knows… (turning the knife=).
Elwood: I also wondered how come Maxime didn’t win France. But if France only knew xen was French… Don’t get offended xen =) we all know nationality does count in these kind of votings…
So why, oh, why do I live in a country of only 5 million people at the far and forgotten corner of Europe! ;D Although Conan O’Brian just aired a one hour special of his visit here. I have it, so if anyone with very fast connections (it’s a whopping 350 megs) wants to see, contact me…
kneedropper -at- luukku.com
A strong brandmark. The only real contender among the final six (to my mind). I would have been sorely disappointed if any of the others were chosen. This is a strong identity. It’s more than just a logo, it’s the stating point of a unique brand. I look forward to seeing it applied and hope spreadshirt does more than just slap the logo everywhere. The rest of the brandstyle will need the same level of attention and follow through. Photography, illustrations, icons, type choice, layout etc. I hope the opportunity to do something proprietary to the letterforms is capitalised on. Do something understated but distinctive. I’d hate to see a generic typeface bolted on. The symbol is iconic and I hope its personality is carried through to the rest of Spreadshirt’s re-brand. I hope it takes on a ‘Midas touch’. Good luck.
just got back from a trip…
catching up on results of OLP contest.
I KNEW IT!…made the first comment when this idea was posted by Tarzion. i knew it was the winning ticket. a BIG congrats! and a handshake to you TARZION. BRAVO!
To Ami and the Spreadshirt Community. congratulation to your success in coordinating this contest. i guess we all learned and inspired from this experience. i certainly did enjoy entering my ideas into this contest. now that i’m back, I CAN NOW FOCUS ON MY IDEAL SPREADSHIRT SHOP,and incorporate somehow my drafts into my shirts.
once again three cheers! for TARZION, AMI, THE SPREADSHIRT COMMUNITY! and last but not least all the contenders and all entries!
HIP! HIP! HOORAY! :-))
HIP! HIP! HOORAY! :-))
HIP! HIP! HOORAY! :-))
Elanz
"I would have been sorely disappointed if any of the others were chosen." …nicely put, thanks… =) Luckily 3/4 of the voters disagree with you, so maybe we others still have some hope in the graphic industry!
@kneedropper: I’ve voted for you!!
My humble thanks for your support, b!
It’s awfully quiet in here…
jeah .. but we`re still here :)
How about that "show your desktop" thread. Never came to be…
Here’s mine. I guess I can’t blame my gear for not winning the grand prix…
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6430/i2dt3rx.jpg
Though as you can see, the rubber on my mouse is worn through on the right side, making it, eh, hard to control in fast corners…
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5276/i2mouse7nc.jpg
Hey I just found a company that got totally the same logo.
This is the link.
http://www.soundstagetheatre.com/splash.html
You guys should contact them cause you guys got the logo earlier.