Automotive Social Network Site Needs Branding

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT US:

The website is called MotorShout.com and is a site where people can:

Share and Satisfy their pasison for cars.

Research, review and talk about cars, both old and new.

Read the latest news from around the web.

See the hottest videos and photos of cars.

Talk with friends about cars.

Show off their own cars.

Receive email alerts of the latest news for their selected car manufacturers.

The site is still in private beta, so only invitees are using the site. You can access the site with the following details:

username: crowdspring

password: designer

Browse the site completely, and get a feel for it before designing.

HERE IS WHAT WE NEED:

A Logo for MotorShout.com

We need a logo that will not be too brash, but be recognisable. Something creative, but not cheesy (like most automotive designs).

We will also need a logo that we can design the website around. The current design on the website is only about 50-60% complete. We do like the current color palette, but are also open to new ideas. Only complimentary colors...eg. No Pink.

OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS:

Automotive enthusiasts

WE LIKE THESE DESIGNS:

Flickr.com

Kontain.com

Everyblock.com

43places.com

www.crowdspring.com

threadless.com

http://spacecollective.org/

http://cityvoter.com/

www.zune.net

All have a unique fonts, all have a simple element of color, and all are recognizable. NONE are cheesy.

WE ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE (or we don't want to see) THIS IN OUR DESIGN:

Logo should be MotorShout (not fussed on Capitals V Non Capitals. Up to you.)

Must have a tagline: Driven by the people

Must have a very unique font - but be VERY readable.

Must have an element of Color (not essential, but most designs should have something)

Don't Want:

Logo should not have .com in it

Nothing too Futuristic

Nothing Cheesy

Nothing Cliche (such as rotating wheels, blurs, tread marks etc)

See email attachement for what we don't want.