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Logo for In Our Own Backyard
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steveliss buyer
Entry Awarded 4-Sep-09 4:31 a.m. GMT

I awarded aliceralph with $0 for In Our Own Backyard - 117 w/ Worn Text.
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Project Comment 27-Aug-09 11:58 p.m. GMT

I just spoke with the client - who continues to be impressed with the generosity from our community in this project. There's so much great work - they're having a tough time deciding on a favorite. I asked if the client would mind receiving PMs from participating creatives with suggestions on what YOU think is the best logo, and why. ... (more)
I just spoke with the client - who continues to be impressed with the generosity from our community in this project. There's so much great work - they're having a tough time deciding on a favorite. I asked if the client would mind receiving PMs from participating creatives with suggestions on what YOU think is the best logo, and why. It's natural for you to like your own logo - and if that's what you think is the best logo, feel free to say so. But it would be incredibly generous of you to point to a logo created by someone else, if you think that logo would work best for In Our Own Backyard. Some of you have already done this (the client shared this with me) - and that's really great and generous of you.

So - if you can take a few minutes and send a PM with your recommendation (either a link or entry number) - I know that the client would appreciate it a great deal and we would too.

Thanks so much!

Ross Kimbarovsky
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crowdSPRING admin
Project Comment 26-Aug-09 6:40 p.m. GMT

I spoke with the client yesterday and wanted to convey how much they appreciate the incredible effort every one of you has made on behalf of In Our Own Backyard in this project. It's truly humbling to see the wonderful concepts that have been submitted to help this worthy cause. A huge thanks to each of you for giving some ... (more)
I spoke with the client yesterday and wanted to convey how much they appreciate the incredible effort every one of you has made on behalf of In Our Own Backyard in this project. It's truly humbling to see the wonderful concepts that have been submitted to help this worthy cause. A huge thanks to each of you for giving some of your time to this project.

Ross Kimbarovsky
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steveliss buyer
Project Update 21-Aug-09 2:17 a.m. GMT

THERE ARE SOME PROMISING LOGOS TO DATE AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT AND EFFORT. IN LOOKING AT THEM A FEW THINGS OCCUR TO ME THAT MAY BE HELPFUL: 1. IF WE ACCEPT THAT GREAT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ARE BORN OF HOPE, NOT DESPAIR THEN IN OUR OWN BACKYARD IS GOING TO NEED TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TOWARDS DOCUMENTING SUCCESS STORIES ... (more)
THERE ARE SOME PROMISING LOGOS TO DATE AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT AND EFFORT. IN LOOKING AT THEM A FEW THINGS OCCUR TO ME THAT MAY BE HELPFUL:

1. IF WE ACCEPT THAT GREAT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ARE BORN OF HOPE, NOT DESPAIR THEN IN OUR OWN BACKYARD IS GOING TO NEED TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TOWARDS DOCUMENTING SUCCESS STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS AS WELL AS DOCUMENTING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO SUFFER. SO IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO CONSIDER LOGO DESIGNS THAT REFLECT THAT HOPEFUL SPIRIT. IF, FOR INSTANCE, A TREE IS PART OF THE DESIGN, PERHAPS IT SHOULD SUGGEST GROWTH AND POSSIBILITY, RATHER THAN GLOOM. THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT.

2. SPEAKING OF TREES, (THOUGH THE CONCEPT OF A TREE DOES MAKE SENSE) I THINK THE LOGOS OVERALL MAY BE A BIT TOO LITERAL. I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME SIMPLE, PERHAPS ABSTRACT, LOGOS AS WELL.

3. IN NONE OF MY INSTRUCTIONS DID I INCLUDE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTARY EFFORT AND THAT PERHAPS THE LOGO MIGHT REFLECT THAT COMPONENT OF IT. THE REASON FOR THIS WAS TO AVOID TOO MANY LOGOS WITH CAMERAS AND FILM STRIPS AND SHUTTER LEAFS AND THE USUAL CLICHES. STILL, IT MIGHT BE WORTH TRYING TO INCORPORATE THE IDEA OF PHOTOGRAPHY OR DOCUMENTARY WORK IN A LOGO. I DON'T THINK THIS IS EASY OR A PRIORITY...I JUST THROW IT OUT FOR CONSIDERATION.

FORGIVE THE CAPS...I WANTED FOLKS TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NEW INFORMATION HERE.

AGAIN, I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WONDERFUL AND VERY GENEROUS EFFORTS ON OUR BEHALF!

STEVE LISS
DIRECTOR -- IN OUR OWN BACKYARD (less)
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