Things got a bit rocky due to my ignorance and for that I apologize.

It was a tough choice between all of the logos that made it to the end. To all who entered--thank you for all the great entries!

Rob

Ok I am reviewing all the entries still left now and will declare a winner as soon as I have finished. Thank you again for all the great entries and sorry for my lapses in communication.

Thank you for the suggestion mainero--very helpful. I hope this helps make things more straightforward for everybody. Thanks,

Rob

Hi All,

Here is the cut for Monday 10/22. All entries have been reviewed up to JaimeA: Individuosity Submission2 (entry 228251).

- SebbDesign: logo2
- thg435: logo (both)
- GMarc: ivi.v7, ivi.v5, ivi.v1 (both)
- Dangerouslane: Individuosity Much Earlier Than Midnight
- Clashmore: Individuosity (newest)
- Franklinsan: LOGO 1, LOGO 2 (newer versions)
- de-sign: indivi3r
- artuga70: idea
- Raghav Raghav: Logo Proposal

I left feedback on these unless I already left feedback that they were good as is. Thanks again!

Rob

Hey ivysaysouch - I can see that you're concerned about the way I'm running the contest. To be honest I am having a hard time keeping up with things due to my schedule. That is my fault. Aside from my poor response time, could you please be more detailed and describe specifically which part of the cut and feedback process you feel is not working well and why? This could help all of us out. Without details it is difficult to understand your position.

PLEASE NOTE--I did post ahead of time how I would be doing cuts and giving feedback. I use this process because time is limited. I can't give thorough, thoughtful feedback on each entry. It would take way too much time. It only makes sense to give feedback on concepts that have potential for the current project. If a concept is not accepted, it is not because it just needs a tweak or two. It is because it just doesn't fit. If it only needs tweaks, it makes the cut and gets feedback.

Also keep in mind that nobody is being forced to participate. If you don't like the concept of cuts and feedback, I understand. It's not for everybody. That is why I detail my process up front. If you don't like it then don't participate.

That being said, I have found that this method--although not perfect by any means--works out much better than you might expect. I see some outstanding designs emerging that I've very excited about. This process makes things manageable for me. People can read my latest update and have a pretty good idea what is going on immediately instead of having to read each entry. Everybody can see which designs are on the right track and which aren't. This helps out designers that have made a design that wasn't accepted. They can see where they might want to go in terms of concept should they see a design they like. I know that specific feedback would be way more helpful but again--I just don't have the time.

I know this process isn't perfect. If anybody has suggestions they are appreciated. I'm using what I learned from a previous design contest where the entries and feedback quickly became overwhelming. My feeling is that for a contest like this, SitePoint should introduce the concept of cuts into their process to help make the process a little easier to manage for all involved.

Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback and thanks for the entries! I will update in just a few.

Rob

I'll provide another cut and more feedback today. Sorry for the delay everybody. Thanks,

Rob

Here is the cut for Saturday 10/20:

- SebbDesign: logo1
- thg435: logo (both)
- GMarc: ivi.v5, ivi.v1 (both)
- Dangerouslane: Individuosity Much Earlier Than Midnight
- Clashmore: Individuosity
- Franklinsan: LOGO 1, LOGO 2 (newer versions)
- de-sign: indivi3r

Feedback left as needed. As always, thanks for the entries!

Rob

FYI a lot of logos I find appealing on this page:

http://www.fontshop.com/fontfeed/ar…of-web-20/

Kajeet
Zopa
Pando
tracklife
ShoZU
last.fm
Photobucket.com
Plazes
newsgator
TagWorld
newsvine.com
standpoint
DropSend
Podzinger

All entries have been reviewed up to GMarc ivi.i3 (entry 226039) as of Fri 10/19 @ 11AM EST.

Entries that have made the first cut:

- Gmarc: ivi.v1 (both)
- Dangerouslane: Midnight Individuosity
- Franklinsan: LOGO 1, LOGO 2
- Clashmore: Individuosity

I will provide individual feedback on the logos above. Feel free to submit new entries. I'll check back in tomorrow and do another cut. Great work to all participants. Thank you and keep the designs coming!

UPDATE - Wow I didn't give feedback yesterday because I didn't think there would be this many entries. I'll give feedback and make a cut today midday and then just continue to do it midday. Sorry for any confusion. I really didn't expect so many entries so quickly. Thanks for the great work!

@kroz - Do I need a western union account to accept those payments?