logo for stackoverflow.com in Logo Design

Held by jatwood

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won
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Congratulations to the winner, pb_design!
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234
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$512
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A closer look at this contest

Created:
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:25:57 +0000
Ends:
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:25:57 +0000
Modified:
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:25:57 +0000
Last Feedback:
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:52:39 +0000
Comments:
20
Designers:
95
Feedback:
35%
Brief Summary

Jeff Atwood (that's me) of codinghorror.com and Joel Spolsky of joelonsoftware.com are founding a new programming community at stackoverflow.com -- but we need a logo. That's where you come in.

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  1. User
    Paul Annesley
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    Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:23:18 +0000
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    You're best off clicking through to each entry to see the comments/description from the designer, and keep track of your feedback to them there :)

    Good luck with the contest!

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    jatwood
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    Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:11:28 +0000
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    #15 Joel really likes this one and considers it "a logo that actually reflects a stack overflow"

    Per Paul's suggestion, I will add future comments specific to individual designs, to those designs directly.. but I will keep putting broad guidance here in the main area.

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    jatwood
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    Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:23:34 +0000
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    Reminder: a stack is a fairly one-dimensional structure!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_(data_structure)

    So if you have a design that looks like a rubik's cube, or a wall.. well, that's not quite what I was thinking of :)

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    mudeth
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    Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:48:20 +0000
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    sambeau, that's really cool!

    jatwood, you mean two-dimensional? It may be one-dimensional in computer-speak, but the visual analogue is two-dimensional, since a variable by itself is one-dimensional. Sorry for nitpicking. :)

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    sambeau
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    Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:53:05 +0000
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    Thanks Mudeth.

    I really thought I'd come up with a winner - and a different take on Stack Overflow (from a recursion angle). Before that I had done a generic looking stack (on fire) but thought it was unoriginal.

    Ah well.. Good luck with yours, though!

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    rcphq
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    Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:45:07 +0000
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    i like #95 (really expresses what getting stackoverflow-ed feels like). #89 is pretty simple and clear too

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    Terry Bogard
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    Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:25:05 +0000
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    i like #91 and #88

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    soapthgr8
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    Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:33:29 +0000
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    I like #113

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    jatwood
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    Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:30:41 +0000
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    I have awarded a handful of five stars now that I have a better sense of what I like and don't like.

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    jatwood
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    Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:23:35 +0000
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    I have confirmation from Leon Bambrick of TimeSnapper that he will offer complimentary TimeSnapper licenses to the winning designers and the two runners up! http://www.timesnapper.com/

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    wolv
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    Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:26:16 +0000
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    cool! thanks jatwood.

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    MrPositive
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    Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:36:19 +0000
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    TimeSnapper looks like a neat piece of software :) Thanks! (BTW: a little feedback #162 & #179 is more than welcome) Cheers!

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    urlingo
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    Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:39:10 +0000
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    Jeff and Joel, I need your generosity in 'star'ring the entries #221 and #206 :) Thanks!

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    indie
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    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:55:54 +0000
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    that is, the rounded corners on the logo might not show up on the dark rendering entry #275

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    alto maltés
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    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:16:54 +0000
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    Jeff & Joel, I would really appreciate some feedback on #229! (particulary a simple explanation why e.g. someone else's copy of my idea (that totally ignores the presence of mine) gets more stars... heh, ok, I know it's just a logo contest, but it still does require effort!)

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    JM Design
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    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:05:03 +0000
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    Can the CH *star* certain designs without logging on? just wondering because a number of my designs and others it appears automatically receive two stars that have been submitted within the time of the CH last logging into the system. I am new to this arena and would like to know. Thanks! :0

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    jatwood
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    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:41:19 +0000
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    thanks to everyone who participated!

    winner is #251 (pb_design) , with runner-up licenses to TimeSnapper going to #162 (MrPositive) , #141 (wolv) and #221 (urlingo)

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    MrPositive
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    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:54:34 +0000
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    Good job pb_design!

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    sambeau
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    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:25:04 +0000
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    Yeah. I think the best man won on the day - it was certainly my favorite :-)
    (Hmm.. now I have another use for my little doggy chasing his tail too, so I'm kinda glad he didn't win.)

    Kudos to pb_design!

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    pb_design
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    Thu, 01 May 2008 08:02:46 +0000
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    Jeff and Joel - thanks very much!

    Great competition all, thanks MrPositive and Sambeau.