Atlanta Silverbacks Retain Name; Launch Logo Design Contest

[Burmy]

This is my contribution:

NOTE: It was done in Paint, but I added a few touches ("SC," "EST. 1995," darker red, gorilla from previous logo in circle) that could work out...if only I was a bit more skilled...

[raysox]

That top one is pretty influenced by the Brandiose Clink Kong.

Brandiose's "Clink Kong" is far more photorealistic in its depiction of a gorilla. The gorilla in the Silverbacks logo I posted is more "cartoonish" in nature. If anything, I'd say that the submission resembles an angry depiction of the character Kala from Disney's Tarzan.

I said influenced, because it's almost like the designer wanted to make the same logo as Clink Kong but they knew they couldn't make the same design, so they tweaked almost everything but left the idea the same... Yes, some things will naturally look the same because they are the same animal. It's not in any terms a rip-off, but it's copycat designing. Look at items such as the shape of the eyebrows, the gleam of the eyes, the mangy fur on the cheeks, the depiction of the fangs, the way the chin comes up the side of the mouth, the shape of the nostrils... It's the same design without being the same design. There are just too many "coincidences" in my mind.

Maybe this will help get my point across:

This one tho

I'm gonna try to do a logo.

[chuckymack]

But he changed it 25%!

God, people are stupid.

[raysox]

Just submitted mine, I'll link it if they post it.

[Gothamite]

We should inform the team when they post stolen logos - they are obviously unaware of the source.

[raysox]

Oh I forgot to mention, I read somewhere in the rules the winner of the fan design contest would go up against one by the team in a vote.

5. After the December 3 deadline, a winner will be selected based on the logo with the most amount of Facebook “likes.” This logo will move on to a final round featuring three logos, with the other two being the current Silverbacks logo and a logo designed by the club itself.

[raysox]

Here's mine, if ya like it...like it.

[Drew22]

Raysox, the fact that you're losing to half of these logos is ridiculous. C'mon people.

[raysox]

Thanks Drew, I thought I read that voting would last till January, but I have till monday to make a come back. Vote if you like it!

[koreanjhee]

Raysox, I saw that logo, immediately went to vote and came back here only to realize that it would be you, Raysox, who would perfect it. Seriously, the time limit is dangerous, that logo won me over.

[raysox]

Thanks man! I thought I'd give it a shot even though I'm pretty far behind. But just as perspective, I have 52 and this one has 87

[Raysfan12]

Here's mine, if ya like it...like it.

I like this logo on Facebook as well. You have amazing talent and the use of creativity is great. As Drew said, losing to many of these logos is just plain ridiculous.

[rvrdgsfn]

I liked your submission Raysox. I'm agreeing with the masses, why isn't this winning?

[raysox]

Thanks guys, it means a lot. I'm pretty sure I just entered too late, but it's whatever. I'm a Rowdies fan anyway!

[Gothamite]

Strange that they would add logos as they go, meaning that some would have an extra week to gain votes.

[CS85]

I'm terribly sorry if this has been mentioned, but wasn't one of Fraser's vague concepts gorilla based and used the same colors? It may have been part of one of his tutorials.

Again sorry if this has been discussed.

edit: here's the video I was talking about.

[dmont]

The team is doing a really bad job managing the contest. Many of the posted logos violate the rules of the contest, ie plagarizing, using stock clipart gorillas, or not submitting in vector format. The one I entered was taken, copied, slightly altered, and resubmitted FOUR TIMES by a different contestant, and the team posted them anway. That's one way to split the vote.

The ones that are winning are sharing their images with a bunch of friends and begging for "likes". Good way to win a contest, horrible way to choose a crest.

My suspicion is that they're being so lax on the rules and running the contest because none of the fan submissions has a shot. It's all about generating traffic on their facebook page. The club-commissioned crest is going to win. As long as contestants keep sharing and liking, they're getting what they want.

[raysox]

Which one was yours? I know a bunch of them have copies

[Gothamite]

The team is doing a really bad job managing the contest. Many of the posted logos violate the rules of the contest, ie plagarizing, using stock clipart gorillas, or not submitting in vector format. The one I entered was taken, copied, slightly altered, and resubmitted FOUR TIMES by a different contestant, and the team posted them anway. That's one way to split the vote.

The ones that are winning are sharing their images with a bunch of friends and begging for "likes". Good way to win a contest, horrible way to choose a crest.

My suspicion is that they're being so lax on the rules and running the contest because none of the fan submissions has a shot. It's all about generating traffic on their facebook page. The club-commissioned crest is going to win. As long as contestants keep sharing and liking, they're getting what they want.

Makes sense, considering how half-added the "contest" is.

[dmont]

Which one was yours? I know a bunch of them have copies

The first one's mine, then I did an update and it's posted as number 7. The contestant Nicole Stone did four copies using the shape of the shield and the ribbon, also adding a cheap clipart gorilla. I complained to the team, but never heard anything back.