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Creative brief

I’m looking for a logo that I love at first sight that takes my breath away and I’m offering BONUS AWARDS to get it.

It should be fresh, exciting and independent (as in, not “corporate”), but it should also convey professionalism. My business is mobile marketing so it should incorporate a mobile phone graphic in some way. I love the graphic on my site now, but it is an iStockPhoto image and I can’t use it.

The logo will be used on my website, business cards and in marketing materials like PowerPoint slides, handouts and also letterhead / envelopes.

The logo must work well with my existing website since I just got that redesigned. I want a green/black/white logo. If another color is necessary I would be fine with yellow. The green color on my site is #459400.

It’s for my company, Mobile Marketing Profits, which provides mobile marketing education and consulting services to corporations, marketing professionals and entrepreneurs. I have a book, The Mobile Marketing Handbook, which will be published this fall. I love my book cover because it combines the perfect blend of something unexpected (the fish) with something stable but still interesting (the fonts). I like all of the font styles used on my book cover.

You can read my full About page that gives a bit more detail and insight into who I am. You can also see my book cover at the site. http://mobilemarketingprofits.com/about/

My target market is marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and other businesses in the mobile industry.

I like horizontal logos and like to see Mobile Marketing Profits all together. When it breaks into separate lines I seem to really dislike it. However, if you have a great idea, go ahead and give it a shot. I’m open to either having .com in the logo or not.

I don’t like the “computer” typeface that is supposed to seem modern but makes me think it is from the 50s indicating the future (which was the 80s.)

Even though on my current website my “logo” seems to be the whole banner and it is block of black text I do not want a block of black with the logo embedded in it.

I want to love my logo so much that I never get tired of seeing it and I’m hoping you can create it for me.

BONUS AWARDS:

In addition to the monetary award I will also be blogging about the logo process and getting feedback from my Twitter followers, so your designs will be seen and voted upon.

I will put a permanent link from my site to the top 5 designs.

The winning designer will also get a “Logo created by …” line on the back of my business card for the first 1000 cards I use and a permanent link to your crowdSpring profile in my site footer.

Update 29-Jul-08, 1:59am GMT

UPDATE:
Thank you so much for your submissions. As you can see I give feedback and buyer scores on EVERY design that is submitted. I appreciate your effort.

Update 29-Jul-08, 2:23pm GMT

I know I said originally that I didn't want a reverse logo - I have officially changed my mind. When I envision using my logo I keep seeing it as black banner on my site, as a black box on my business card. So, please consider me a fickle buyer...sorry. All logos' buyer scores stay the same and if I choose yours I will just likely ask to have it placed in reverse. Any new logos, please offer a reverse logo.

Update 31-Jul-08, 1:15pm GMT

Just a heads up that I will be away from my computer most of the day so my usual response time with feedback and comments will be delayed. And may even come after the closing of this project. Regardless, I will still score and give comments on EVERY submission you give.