Comments on: Gizmo Lovers Logo Finalists

By: And The Winner Is… | Gizmo Lovers Blog

And The Winner Is… | Gizmo Lovers Blog — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:00:54 +0000

[...] logo, while the solid colored variant can be used on printed materials. Somewhat amusingly reader unteins pretty much summed up my thinking in his comment on the finalists post.The design is clean and simple, and is very clear from a distance. It scales [...]

By: Dot

Dot — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:49:10 +0000

I like #7. The robot conveys the idea that the website will assist you in your TIVO tasks.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:06:57 +0000

I vote for #3. Good 3D effect. It is nifty.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:44:25 +0000

I like #3. Good 3D effect.

By: Scott Urman

Scott Urman — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:53:03 +0000

I vote for number 3. The 3-d effect is nifty.

By: David

David — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:09:18 +0000

I like 3 and 7. 3 stands out I think because of the 3D. But when it is by itself I think it might not look as good. It looks good next to all the other similar ones. I like 7 because it is cute and simple and memorable I think.

By: MegaZone

MegaZone — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:41:13 +0000

Stile – 2&3 are by the same person and 4&5 are by another person, 1, 6, & 7 are all by different people. In other words, five different people created the seven entries I posted.

By: unteins

unteins — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:56:27 +0000

I say #1.

Step away from the computer screen, say 3-5 feet at least and I think it is the only one that reads cleanly from far away. I think that is a key component of any logo. If you want to use it on anything other than a website especially, it needs to read from a distance. I am picturing t-shirts and conventions, that sort of thing.

I think the clever small banner ad design of #3 could easily be adapted to work with #1. None of the other designs has a the contrast and punch needed to be a solid logo in my opinion. I also don’t think any of the typography in the other entries is well matched to the logo.

#1 seems to have gotten the basic concept of a bold, memorable logo and also nailed the fine details such as type that compliments the logo. The 3D effect looks good to me for the webpage, with the flat version being excellently suited to business cards, t-shirts, etc.

#1 could use a bit of polish, but other than that, it is, in my opinion, head and shoulders above the others.

By: Kathi

Kathi — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:57:42 +0000

Number 7!!!

By: Cory

Cory — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:26:30 +0000

All interesting feedback so far. I think the reason they look so similar is that MZ provided some pretty specific ideas – for example, the G with the gears – in his original post. I think MZ can confirm that none of them are from that same person.

By: Stile

Stile — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:22:12 +0000

Ooops, sorry…I just noticed your post asking for what we liked or disliked.

Well…1, 2, 3, and 6 are all pretty much the same. I honestly get the impression they were all submitted by one person trying to rig the election, so to speak. 4 is close enough to 1,2,3 and 6 to be cousins. That really boils down to three real entries, and out of the three, I prefer remote, robot, and gear in that order. When you say gizmo, any good gizmo is going to have a remote. A robot IS a gizmo (and may even have a remote), so gets a close second. As for the gears, they just make me think of Inspector Gadget…and he’s cool and all, but this is GIZMO Lovers, not GADGET Lovers.

By: Stile

Stile — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:12:51 +0000

Number 5 is alive.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:01:31 +0000

Number 3 looks like the best to my eyes.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:34:29 +0000

Number 3.

I like the 3D, and I love the little banner ad. Very cool. I do like the tilted heart in number 6 though, so I might be inclined to tilt the heart at an angle, i.e. sometimes gadgets break my heart a little. Or something.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:11:39 +0000

No offense to the artists (because I couldn’t make anything that looks even half way decent), but I do not like any of the submissions. How about a HDTV (with legs and arms) sucking face with a Blu-Ray player.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:32:24 +0000

#1 — and I agree it needs a few tweaks to clean up the heart edges

By: MegaZone

MegaZone — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:28:15 +0000

Wow… I think you guys are actually making it harder. I’d like to know what you like, or dislike, about the designs that made you pick the one you did.

I think that no matter what I go with some people are going to be unhappy with my choice.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:50:32 +0000

#7 most definitely. Keeps the feel of the TiVo Guy.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:53:49 +0000

I vote for number 7

By: Harvey

Harvey — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:54:10 +0000

I agree completely with Janet. Although Number 7 did not steal my heart (a young woman did that years ago) Number 7 does have the most originality.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:46:19 +0000

I vote for number 3

By: Janet

Janet — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:55:56 +0000

Number 7 stole my heart! You need originality and #7 gives it to you with a punch!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:39:53 +0000

I’m sorry you didn’t like mine.

Out of these, 3 is definitely my favorite.

By: Scarymike

Scarymike — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:45:03 +0000

I personally like number 3.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:06:09 +0000

I vote for 3,7,1. In that order.