Develop a Corporate Identity/Logo

Status: Closed
Prize: $250
Entries Received: 246
Winner: CreativeDWJ

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Contest Brief

I am looking to create a unique corporate identity for a startup website aimed at connecting contractors with clients:

At a minimum I need a logo or series of logos that can accomplish the following:

1. a stand alone logo (one that is identifiable without the entire company name),
2. a logo that also includes the name of the company: External Talent
3. a logo that can work as the favicon (logo next to website name)
4. a logo that can work on the upper left hand corner of my website (please visit https://xtal.work to see what I mean. Will need to replace the smartjobboard logo with my logo)
5. a logo that can work on business cards and other promotional activities
6. a logo that can work on letterhead.

I'm guessing that this will result in 2-3 slight variations on 1 master logo, but I completely leave that up to your discretion.

A little more on the website I am building.:

The website will be similar to this website, upwork, and other freelancing websites. The difference is that while most of the freelancing websites focus on individuals seeking freelancers, or very small companies seeking freelancers, my website will focus on connecting corporations with very senior freelance consultants (my target freelance consultant will be an individual that can command USD $200+/hour.)

In other words, think of a company with 500-50,000 employees that is seeking an Interim CFO, or a consultant to work on integrating two companies after a merger, or an HR professional that can help restructure an organization, etc.

In my head I sort of like the idea of using the letter X as a key component of the logo, as the name of the website is External Talent, and the website address is xtal.work. But again, I'm not the most creative person in the world, so I leave the entire design up to your discretion. I'm sure you will all do much better than I would!

Feel free to contact me with questions.

rick@xtal.work

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Public Clarification Board

Contest Holder
- 4 years ago
3. Color Scheme: I am open to any color scheme. The website will be updated to reflect the color scheme of the logo/ brand identity.

4. Clarification: the logo on my current site xtal.work is the logo of the company that assisted me with developing the website (smartjobboard). This is not my logo or my color scheme.
- 4 years ago
1. RedRose3141
  - 4 years ago
  oops no,i think my design is best design.
  - 4 years ago
eddesignswork
- 4 years ago
#413 #412 #411 Please Thanks
- 4 years ago
mtjobi
- 4 years ago
Sir please check #382 . Waiting for your valuable review...Thanks
- 4 years ago
JanBertoncelj
- 4 years ago
#371 Hello, I'm waiting for your valuable feedback. greetings, Berjani
- 4 years ago
ProDesigns24
- 4 years ago
check #286 #288 #289 #290 #292. Thank you :)
- 4 years ago
scortina92
- 4 years ago
#361 #362 #363 #364 please check
- 4 years ago
igenmv
- 4 years ago
Please look at the entry #359 and #360 .
- 4 years ago
culor7
- 4 years ago
please check
- 4 years ago
joselgarciaf1
- 4 years ago
hello dear organizer, here I leave my proposal 100% original, please check and rate #347 #348 i hope you like it!
- 4 years ago
joselgarciaf1
- 4 years ago
working!
- 4 years ago
Contest Holder
- 4 years ago
5. Someone asked about logos I like. So here are a few- in no particular order:
a. Microsoft - it has an identifiable logo that is used with the company name or without
b. Facebook - simple logo, immediately identifiable and can also be used for a favicon, app logo, etc.
c. Yahoo - same as above, the Y can be used to start the entire name, or on its own.
d. Hilton - the key letter for the brand (H) wrapped into a logo
e. Amazon - the smile logo under the website or standalone is identifiable
I'm sure there are a lot others, but these are the ones I like on a quick search. I'll add more as I think of them.

In the coming days I will begin to rate some of the submissions, and give individual feedback. I will also continue to clarify things here and answer questions.
- 4 years ago
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1. CreativeDWJ
  - 4 years ago
  Please check #285 , thank you.
  - 4 years ago
2. EfficientD
  - 4 years ago
  please check #40 #45
  - 4 years ago
misicivana
- 4 years ago
Check #88 #151 #223
- 4 years ago
mdrayhanhabib0
- 4 years ago
Please check # 312
- 4 years ago
ProDesigns24
- 4 years ago
Check #286 #288 #289 #290 #292. Thank you :)
- 4 years ago
Contest Holder
- 4 years ago
1. the logo does not have to be based on an X. There are a lot of X logos out there, and I like the idea of an X logo, but I want the logo to be original. Some of the submissions to date have hit the mark on originality. Other options that are in my brain right now are a a. combination of the letters ET, or b. an icon that combines a business person and a corporate looking building (representing that the website connects people with companies). But like I said in first post, I'm not creative, so I am looking to find my creative genius in this contest.

2. There is some confusion as the type of logo I need. Maybe the better way to describe what I am looking for is a brand identity. An identity/logo that encompasses:
a. the entire word: external talent
b. the website: xtal.work
c. a stand alone logo that can be used as a favicon on a website (or another way to describe it is as the app logo for an iOS or android app)
- 4 years ago
Contest Holder
- 4 years ago
Thank you to everyone that has submitted entries so far!!

I'm going to answer a series of questions here that I've been asked.
- 4 years ago
spshahnaj
- 4 years ago
Hello dear, please check my entry #183 , #185 , #186 , #180 #174 if you need any change or modification feel free to ask me. Thanks.
- 4 years ago
nishat1762
- 4 years ago
sir please check entry #150
- 4 years ago
ariefmen91
- 4 years ago
Hi, how are you, I hope you're fine there.
I have created a logo for your website. I hope you will like it.
Please check my logo before you choose the winner.
# 154

Please let me know if you want a change from this logo.
thanks.
- 4 years ago
shrahman089
- 4 years ago
Hi There, Please check my design #135 Thanks
- 4 years ago
utsabarua
- 4 years ago
Hi, Hope you are fine.
I have made a series of the logo for your website. I hope you will like anyone from these.
Please check all my logos before you select any winner.
Start from #111 to #124 in a row.

Please tell me if you want any changes from these logos.
Thank you.
- 4 years ago
1. utsabarua
  - 4 years ago
  I give you the website preview of all my logos. Please check there.
  - 4 years ago
sherazi046
- 4 years ago
Smart jobboard name of your logo ??
- 4 years ago