We are designing some logos for Steve Shipley Author and the Blake Willis series. Deanna researched and contracted several graphic designers. Over the next three weeks, we are excited to share the results of their efforts and get your feedback.
An Interesting Process
It was an interesting process, and many thanks to Deanna for researching and finding several suitable candidates for logo design. From about a dozen designers and pricing all over the map, we ended up selecting one who looked great and very experienced. Unfortunately, she had some health issues and did not respond for a few weeks (plus she was booked until January 2022), so we took a different approach and selected several of the much less expensive proposals. We selected three in total from graphic designers who have done author logos and books covers previously. The most expensive of the three was a total write-off, and we stopped the process quickly, as her designs were less attractive and imaginative than I had done myself. But the other two worked out really well and delivered great value for the money.The two are quite different in design. Both gave us two alternatives we are trying to decide on and we want your help! The two original designs are ‘Detective’ and ‘Digital Fingerprint – Bullet.’
Next week we are presenting Detective Logo A and Detective Logo B (with Cityscape) options and a simple, one question Survey for you to help us decide which one is better. Then the following week, we will reveal the two alternatives for the Digital Fingerprint – Bullet logos and ask the same question. The next two weeks will be the semi-finals, and then the two winners of the semi will compete head-to-head for the overall winner.
The Semi-Finals and Final
We have plans to use all the logos, including potentially using one as the Blake Willis series logo. We will promote each survey on Facebook, LinkedIn, and a few other platforms, so look for them. It takes less than one minute to take the survey and your views are important to us.
Each survey event is as follows:
- Detective Logo semi-final – week of 18 October
- Digital Fingerprint – Bullet Logo semi-final – week of 25 October
- Overall Winner Logo final – week of 1 November
Surveys will be open as of each Monday of the week and close at Thursday midnight (Australia time), with the winners announced on Friday. Thank you in advance for your feedback and help! We will let you know when each competition starts! On Monday, we will present the candidates for the Detective Logo semis on my Steve Shipley Author Facebook page.
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