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- Congratulations to the winner, secondgig!
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A closer look at this contest
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- Fri, 02 May 2008 07:58:46 +0000
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- Fri, 09 May 2008 07:58:46 +0000
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- Fri, 02 May 2008 07:58:46 +0000
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- Fri, 02 May 2008 09:20:21 +0000
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The company writes software for embedded devices like routers, car computers and custom electronics. Lots of options for theming. I'll provide regular feedback - I want to get this right first time!
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#35 Winning Design
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- Ian@ml
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- Wed, 07 May 2008 07:22:27 +0000
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Er, 'in a rule' should be 'in a room'.
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- Wed, 07 May 2008 07:07:59 +0000
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In this context, I meant 'concurrency primitive' as a device used to keep two threads of a program synchronized.
That probably still doesn't make sense to non-coders, so I'll use a real-life analogy:
Imagine a bunch of people arguing in a rule. So that each person's voice can be heard, they make a rule: before someone can talk, they must be holding a 'magic stick'. No stick, no talk. In this way, only one person can be taking at a time.
The 'magic stick' is called a 'mutex' in programming-speak.
No idea how you'd visualise or illustrate something like that, but I'd be interested to see if it can be done :-)
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- secondgig
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lan could you please give me an idea on what a concurrency primitive is exactly ?
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- Wed, 07 May 2008 02:27:16 +0000
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I think I'll leave #35 as it is at the moment , it's probably as far as I can take it without changing the symbol. I will do up a few more designs later on.
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#35, #36: Looking good. Definitely prefer the font from #35.
#37, #38, #39, #40: These look pretty good, but it's not the sort of style that I'm looking for. I'm thinking more conservative/technology-based. Also, no purple :-)
#41, #42, #44, #45: Wow, these look really slick. #41 is my favourite at the moment (colour scheme and layout are great), but the symbol - what does it mean? I need something that is recognizable - "lab beaker" or "sine wave" or "circuit board". I'm not sure how I'd describe the logo on #41. They look really, really nice though.
#46: I like the simple layout, but it's all a bit too cartoony. Try simplifying the symbol.
#47: Again, very cartoony.More general advice: no more beakers :-) They don't fit the 'conservative, professional' look that I'm after.
Thanks everyone!
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- Cannonfoder
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- Mon, 05 May 2008 20:22:41 +0000
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i wish people would stop using those silly atom thingies, try something new!!!!
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Eek, ASCII art didn't work out. Let me know if the above explanation makes no sense!
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#27: Looks good!
#28: Yep, that's more like it. The two right-hand ones are the best, with the layout as specified in the brief.
#29, #30, #31, #32: All looking good! My favourite of the bunch is #32. The only suggestions I could make would be on the left-hand side of the logo, bring the horizontal line with the circle down to the centre-line of the text (in line with the right-hand horizontal line). It'd work out something like a heartbeat or sine wave, like:
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|_|I'm also curious as to how it'd look with the font from #14, though I suspect that the current font is probably the best.
#33: See the comments for #17 - having the M in the logo symbol tends to be awkward. I'd prefer something abstract or technology based, possibly using the themes that I've mentioned above.
#34: I'm not sure what the symbol is meant to be, but again, taking something from the themes above should work well.
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secondgig: Thanks, much appreciated.
Sean: I'd like the basic layout to be roughly as specified in the brief - symbol on the left, text on the right in a single row. I need a fairly distinctive symbol that can be used independently of the text.
#16: Nice idea. Probably don't emphasise the X so much - and again, symbol on the left, text on the right. Symbol needs to be distinctive. A heavier font would be good, too (easier to read).
#17, #18: Interesting, I like the concept. It took me a while to realise that the particle pattern was an 'm', so probably change to something more recognisable. Roughly a 1:1 aspect ratio would be better.
#19: Again, I like the idea, but the font seems a bit awkward. Also lose the HTML brackets and find a better symbol to stick out the front :-)
#21: I don't like the gothic font, but the symbol is good. Something more technical would look better. Also, a bit of shading/highlighting would really show this off nicely.
#22, #25: Definitely too cartoonish for my tastes. Sorry!
Probably the key piece of guidance I can give at this point is 'professional'. I don't want something that looks cartoonish or childish - I want to give a slick, professional, slightly conservative appearance.
Thanks again!
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so what would you like me to change?
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