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Hello forum,

I'm looking for a logo for Bitcoin Savings & Trust.  I know we have a few designers in the crowd and looking forward to what comes of this.

Objective:

• Build a logo for "Bitcoin Savings & Trust" including all of the text.
• Make it professional looking and include either a Photoshop or Illustrator file of the final product.
• Make a tiny but noticable refereance to "Pirate" from the old name of the service.

Reward:
The winner will receive the following:

• 50 BTC
• My respect and first dibs on graphic work for the projects I manage.
• Priority service and instant access to all of the services I manage.

Post your creations in this thread or PM them to me.

Good luck and enjoy.

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The winner is....

http://screenshotuploader.com/i/01/HiAw1xvKv.png

Designed by Kristian Designs @ http://www.kristiandesigns.com/

Thanks to everyone that sent in artwork and participated in this challenge.

It's about to get exciting again...

-pirate@40

I'm looking forward to seeing some of the designs.

Sucks nobody has submitted yet, I played around in Illustrator to get this:

https://i.imgur.com/EqyTa.png

Maybe someone who actually knows something about typestyles and stuff could fix it.

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6913/44516704.png
Shot at 2012-04-17

I wrote pirate brand as well as the guy on top..I can change it around though

hey pirate this is a cool contest, just one question....

Can we have multiple entries?

thanks. :)

Still haven't quite found the middle ground for the parrot's head that's not too cartoony but also doesn't look like a falcon, but my current WIP.

https://i.imgur.com/0BPp2.png

Ooo nice, if you can't get the whole parrot right to your satisfaction, try using just the head.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2o3x3VvC81qdkipyo1_r1_500.png

Classic vintage typeset, with the nautical compass watermark
Png, B&W on transparent.

Vector graphics done in Inkscape, infinitely re sizable without loss of quality.

Yes

With an added pirate cap to hint to the fund's noble heritage

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ooedch9N1qdkipyo1_500.png

My first entry. Went for bright colors on this one.

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8118/btc.png

This one's my fav so far.

Posted for an associate. Not my design:

http://dollar-trader.com/images/bitcoin-logo.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/VcVPE.jpg

I don't know about you, but it seemed like no one else was even trying.

Make the coin a Casascius coin and you might be onto something.  ;D

Next design more professional look.
The B from bitcoin is masked, out of the shape of a sail.
Giving a subtly hint the the name of the service below.
Hope you guys like it.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5311/btcflag.png

A couple more revisions. I'll pass along any design ideas..

http://dollar-trader.com/images/pirate.jpg

I like the first one for the style, but honestly I have to question the mindset behind OP for asking for a pirate to be associated with people's savings/trust. The only thing better than that would be if he turned out to be a scammer. I mean, come on people.

The logo designer, not knowing anything about bitcoin (until now), asked the exact same question... :)

First one is looking really nice

I like the first one above too.

I'm sure pirate will be using a lot of letterheads.  :P

My next entry.

https://i.imgur.com/K11ZRl.png (http://imgur.com/K11ZR)

Second one has little bit different with a pirate skull in the logo. In this logo the black bar represents a black pirate hat.

https://i.imgur.com/iFwjOl.png

Hope you guys like it and comment always welcome.

Edit: Added others logo's here with new link from imgur in stead of imageshack

https://i.imgur.com/rePd3l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FWN1Gl.jpg

And you run a company in bitcoin where you hold people's money? Yikes.


Quoted for comedy gold. That is "imageshack" and some places are blocked/disallowed so it shows the imageshack logo. I always encourage people to use imgur.com instead if imageshack.us. I used to support them, but not anymore.

We may have a new bitcoin convert. The logo designs I posted are by Kristian. He's in noobie jail..

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=56284 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=56284)

Hey, if you are trying to be sarcastic, you need to try a lot harder.

nice designs. I think sticking with either the ship, parrot or compass are the best references without being disconcerting.

Just wondering... is there a deadline for this contest?

I am considering making a design, but haven't heard about this until today... trying to gauge if I'll have the time...

Have you read the thread title?

Haha. I read the whole thread, but clearly missed the title. Thanks!

https://i.imgur.com/6Fd3L.png

Posting for a friend.

I wasn't going to post until the end but that was funny.  LMAO  ;)  ;)  :D  ;D  >:(  :(  :o  8)

Just finished up my entry, I hope you guys like it:

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/830/bstfull.jpg
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7116/bstcomp.jpg
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/69/bstboat.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/8480/bstmicro.jpg

I went with a captains wheel to give it that subtle pirate reference, and it let me get creative with the bitcoin logo.
In retrospect, I feel it gives it a comforting vibe that you're in control and steering towards new horizons with the bitcoin.
This logo could also be in a million different color combinations, but I felt the single color design really showed off it's adaptability.

Thanks,
Kevin

P.S.
There's more where this came from!

Some  great designs up in hurr.

This is my favorite monochrome logo so far. If pirate does need letterheads, I'd go with this one.

With ship & Bitcoin logo:

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2rv4lVvxr1qdkipyo1_500.png

I like the approaching ship form better then the sideways silhouette, as the approaching form relays more power and strength.
The sideways ship form is like: hey, there is a ship, how nice. The approching silhouette is like: hey, shit, this ship is coming for me and it's HUGE!

Or flying the well known Jolly Roger:

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2rvx7VEPQ1qdkipyo1_r1_500.png

Or it could mean "hey! that ship is sailing away with all my money!"

So better draw the ship coming with a lot of money, rather then leaving without a trace :)

https://i.imgur.com/CRe37.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zAJ1U.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/euBya.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/EyMrd.jpg

The IN of BITCOIN has a diferent collor, which compounded with the backwards PIRATE text and the TRUST bellow means "IN PIRATE (we) TRUST"
Now to explain why the Pirate is written upside down and inverted: It means the trust the users of BS&T have in Pirate is kind of a backwards sentiment :) Trusting a Pirate! lol?

My personal favourite
http://ocantinhodadama.clinicadosom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/500x500px-Logo-Bitcoin_SavingsTrust-6.jpg
The binary code around the globe after decoded gives PIRATE :D Wich compounded with the IN in a different color also has a subtle meaning of "IN PIRATE (we) TRUST".
The circle has a bit of a bigger space between the end and the beginning of the binary code to mark the spot where it starts.

I think the sail shape needs revising.. looks like a shark fin or something. Also you could consider a different sillouette shape, but I do really like the bold fonts and simplicity of this one. It exudes quality and looks like a 'blue chip' company logo. Make the revision and win!! :)

Thx for the feedback. Changed to a 'better' sail and added a little shine.

https://i.imgur.com/EyGLol.jpg

Or without shine

https://i.imgur.com/AxiVml.jpg

Also the full monochrome version.

https://i.imgur.com/EYHNCl.png

Wow, I was going to give this a shot, but seeing the excellent designs already I'll have to concede.

Impressive work!

psy:

I know I speak against myself but I really liked your clean white logo with the binary circle spelling out pirate. That is about as subtle a hint as one can give and exactly in the spirit of a digital currency.  I noticed that the binary script makes a cool flicker when I scroll on my laptop.

So how about making it a GIF animation that occasionally gives off that cool digital flicker like this?
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2tplaLmFs1qdkipyo1_r1_500.gif

I alternately erase the even and the odd rows of the binary script to create the flicker effect.

The flicker appears after 10 seconds. I did not want to make it annoying or too obvious. But its a cool surprise effect when you think you are looking at a static image and it suddenly, when you see motion from the corner of your eye and you wonder: what was that? And you look again and then you notice..

Awesome idea, JohnBigheart, really awesome.

BTW, it wasn't me who made the logo. It was a friend of mine. She already read what you wrote and shares my opinion also that it's really an awesome idea. In fact she read your reply even before I did :)

Johnbiggeart yours have been my favourite thus far.

Looking forward to seeing the outcome of this, good luck to everyone involved!

First of all I would like to thank everyone who submitted their work.  We have some great designers out there and loved watching the thread.

I'll be contacting the winner today and will post details shortly.


Thanks again for all the hard work.

The suspense is killing me.

+1.

agreed. lets see the goods!

A winner has been decided, just working out the details and paperwork (ewwww). 

The winner is....

http://screenshotuploader.com/i/01/HiAw1xvKv.png

Designed by Kristian Designs @ http://www.kristiandesigns.com/

Thanks to everyone that sent in artwork and participated in this challenge.

It's about to get exciting again...

-pirate@40