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[John Barresi]

Alright folks... Kitelife has been in semi-upheaval for several years now, and in the process of reinvention we've officially drafted the services of both David Hathaway and Spence Watson who have worked with (and tolerated) me to put together a very solid and effective format which is currently being built for our new web site (looking to launch in 30-60 days if all goes well)... We're certain you'll find it to be fresh, thorough and much more accessible (tasty) than our previous attempts.

With this, I think we're in need of a new logo to celebrate the transition into a modern news ezine.

I'm officially opening up a LOGO contest to draw on your collective talents and vision of what Kitelife is meant to be.

• Proportion should be wider than it is tall (maybe 2x1)
  
• Use only 3-4 colors, easy for printing, etc
  
• Bonus points for a meaning or sense of something in the imagery
  
• No fine details - simple and eloquent

EASY - All submissions can be posted directly this forum topic, or to our Facebook page!

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PRIZES:

Winner: Lifetime Subscription to Kitelife.com, and a kite yet to be determined from our prize inventory (fair value).

1st Runner Up: 1 year Subscription.

2nd Runner Up: 6 month subscription.

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DEADLINE:

All submissions are welcome starting NOW, through February 20th... We reserve the right to extend the drawing if necessary.

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TERMS:

As we review submitted logos, artists who have made a good visual impression with us may also receive a sneak peek at the new site to further their creativity.

Some consideration will given to artists who can provide their logo in AI format (Adobe Illustrator CS3 or higher), or those with logos that can easily be recreated using AI.

Final winners will be decided by the Kitelife staff, logo then becomes the sole property of Kitelife and prizes awarded (shipping at our expense).

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You might take a look through some of these references - http://www.tinyurl.com/logofodder

On your marks, get set, go - can't wait to see the first wave of ideas!

[Spence Watson]

I'll get the ball rolling and put in a few submissions. I have 3 designs with on-white and on-black versions of each.

Because of my position within KiteLife, I will withdraw myself from the competition to provide a more fair and balanced contest for the rest.

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[windofchange]

Here's something I quickly threw together. AI format, all vector. I always liked the way the bottom of the Rev kinda forms a dual line kite. Brings both types of stunt kite flying together.

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[Btreize]

Being new to the sport and fell in Love with it since i grabbed the handles months ago...
My contribution to this with the two logo sets is more of Gratitude and With Love
and thanking you for the smile you put on so many faces around the World..
Hope you consider it and thanking you for giving me the chance to be on this contest.

Logo Description:
Having so many kites types and families, all kites are kites and we should not favor only one type...As long as the fun is here and Joy is shared among those flying their box kites, deltas, dual lines or Revolution kites...
Simple color as per request and a tool representing a must for any types of kites in the world - The Stake
A little tag line for describing what is Kitelife...a place where everyone meets, learn and most imposrtant; Share their Love for kites.
One World, Many Winds...One People


White background for T-Shirts and any marketing materials


Black background for other uses (Website, Blogs, etc)

[John Barresi]

What a beautiful contribution, thank you.

Love the spirit of it... My only concern is the lack of kite imagery.

Keep it coming, we've had some great entries thus far!

[Btreize]

Hey thank you John for the comment..
I will try something else then

[Btreize]

So here i come again with another logo with some corrections from previous ones.
As John said, it lacked some kite imagery in it and i wanted first not to be too related to kite pictures as we have so many types out there.

Kites remind us all of our childhood which we tend to forget with the new designs, new technologies and materials we have now.
The new logo demonstrate the fun of kiting rather than all the fancy stuff related to it. A kid having fun with a kite and running towards Kitelife...he will grow up and touch new kites, new designs, learn new tricks, etc..who will be there to assist him?? Kitelife is your kite partner, not only business related but follows you from your first steps into kiting to the level you have in mind.
Whatever kite you fly, wherever you are in the world; Kitelife assists you...


That's my thoughts of what Kitelife is or should be..am fairly new to kite world and i have gathered so much from you here..so thanks to you dear Kite partners











ps: am a bit sad we don't have much post on this..from the many flyers out there, seems no one cares of the logos and history of the source they learn from

[John Barresi]

Now that is a fine entry! Lots of promise!

And honestly, you've made my morning with the back story. *sigh*

If you'd like to tighten up your entry even further, I'd have you look at lessening the width by possibly rearranging the text.

A really GREAT test is to back up from your monitor by about 10 feet, then see if the text is still legible.

Last thing, we really do need the .com portion included as well, "Kitelife.com" is how folks find us.

Regardless, this last entry is a solid concept to expand on.

[Roobarb]

Ok, I'll try:

[Btreize]

Thanks John for the comments.
Yes will try to tighten things a bit. But watching only one at once is better. than the 3 suggested colors together. Make it a bit bulky.
Did not know the .com was necessary but will work something out soon.

Also my screen is 32" wide so i need to backup 30' from it lol
I understand your point of view here..it's to know how it will appear for people when seeing it on a t-shirt

Thanks again John