Fun logo needed for Austin's best tech conference

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DevOps Days Austin is a conference in Austin that happens every year to help spread the philosophy of DevOps. DevOps is Developers (dev) and Operation Engineers (ops) coming together under a common banner--devops. Our audience is composed of software engineers, open source developers and other professional computer engineering staff. DevOps Days Austin is a community driven conference and functions almost like a non-profit in that the tickets are low cost and we emphasize doing good in our community over making money.

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Hi! DevOps Days events happen all around the globe and each city creates their own brand. We need a logo for Austin. It is important to us to maintain some unity with devops days at large but feel free to be creative with that. DevOps Days Austin has a "mascot" which is a calavera skull (attached) and we need a logo that can incorporate it but that can also stand on its own. To be clear, we want an Austin-specific treatment that aligns with the global brand and can be used with/without our mascot on websites, signage, cards, shirts, etc DevOps Days Global Brand > http://dev2ops.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DevOpsDays_sticker-253x219.jpg Austin mascot > https://www.dropbox.com/s/8laxybr9mf4qlqs/mascot.png?dl=0 We really like the 'PRIZAMPED' style and a logo in that style incorporating the calavera mascot and/or gears would be a good place to start. Here is a screenshot of the PRIZAMPED logo > https://www.dropbox.com/s/rz4ktf9ov3ekunb/Screenshot%202016-03-17%2014.42.51.png?dl=0 What we dont want: - Something too serious - Anything with the Austin city skyline

Every design category has flexible pricing for all budgets. Logo design starts at $299.