Vote for presbymergent Logo Submissions
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We have received 15 entries into the Official presbymergent Logo Contest. Please vote for the logo submissions you think are best (you can vote again after 24 hrs). The voting will be open from today until Thursday night at midnight. On Friday, we’ll be awarding the prize packages to the top five submissions with the most votes. The panel of judges will be deliberating this week as well and you’ll hear from us shortly after the top five are chosen.
So, let the voting begin!
UPDATE: Please vote using the voting/polling module on the right hand sidebar of this site. Do not leave your vote in the comments section, please.
Comment by Bob Pearson on 5 May 2008:
I like 3 for its simplicity and ease of reproduction.
It is not very distinctive in it’s own right but that also is not a major problem.
We will need to infuse it with meaning over time.
Second choices are 2 and 13.
2 would be very difficult to reproduce in some uses and maintain its beauty
13 is a bit cluttered and would be hard to see from a distance or in small uses
it is also a bit boxy looking and we are trying to get outside the box as it were…
11 is fun but not very useable and perhaps too obscure in it’s visual impact
Comment by josh on 5 May 2008:
#12 or #1
Comment by Jake Bouma on 5 May 2008:
#14
Comment by Rev. Eric Ledermann on 5 May 2008:
I vote for #2 and #14. I think #2 is cleaner. Both could easily be altered for a variety of media (color printing, monochrome printing, video, etc.). I would like to see #14 make better use of the name “Presbymergent”. With some of the variations, how would the name, address and contact info be printed with the logo?
Comment by Maggie Leonard on 5 May 2008:
I like numbers 13 and 14!
Comment by Shawn Coons on 5 May 2008:
Too many good choices. I’ll have to digest this before I figure out my decision.
Comment by Drew Ludwig on 5 May 2008:
Is the creator of #14 willing to help me and my community with a logo?
That’s some good work!
Seriously though, my church needs a logo. Wanna help?
Comment by mihee on 5 May 2008:
i vote for 10 or 13.
Comment by C. Tate on 5 May 2008:
#14
Comment by LIZ WILSON on 5 May 2008:
#14 and variations on #14
Comment by Andy Lucas on 5 May 2008:
14. It has an organic feel that meshes with the nature of the emergent movement, but is strongly remniscent of the PC(USA) logo, which I think is a necessary piece of any logo we should have.
Comment by Brian Merritt on 5 May 2008:
#14 or the third one on #15
Comment by Paul Berry on 5 May 2008:
14. Big time. Really nice work.
Comment by Seth Thomas on 5 May 2008:
#7 and #14 for second. Very nice submissions folks.
Comment by Presbymergent Admin on 5 May 2008:
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Comment by Tyler on 5 May 2008:
looks like 14 is flat out dominating.
Comment by Tommy Brown on 5 May 2008:
14 and variations on 14 - good stuff - very organic!
Comment by Dannah on 5 May 2008:
Nice! I do like #14. It’s simple enough & looks different from the PCUSA Logo- but enough like it. I like it without a background best.
Comment by Jeff on 5 May 2008:
No question its 14.
Comment by Joel Tolbert on 5 May 2008:
Okay, 14 earned my vote… not too piggy backed, orignal, not too obscure, expressive, clean, and does good to get the vibe of the width and breadth of emergent/prebyterian. I did notice though that it is missing the simple, readable text “presbymergent”. SO, while 14 gets it, I also looked through all of them again for a good expression in text form, and for that I would vote #3, text only, under one of the clean #14 options. Does that make sense?
JLT
Comment by Home Rotix on 5 May 2008:
Yuck. Can we start over?
Comment by Tom Livengood on 5 May 2008:
I agree with Joel that #14 (especially the variation with the black background) is my pick. But text wise I much prefer #15 - it has some edge to it.
Comment by Tammy on 5 May 2008:
I like #14. I’m not sure if Presby-emergent needs to stand out a little more boldly or not. Once people get used to the logo and readily identify it with the group then it won’t be an issue. The art work is awesome. It feels Presbyterian… but fresh!
Comment by pete feltman on 5 May 2008:
14. especially the alternate directly in the middle.
Comment by Nancy on 5 May 2008:
wow - tons of work represented here! Several would weave both the roots and wings concepts together: 7, 10, 11, 13 & 14. awesome.
my vote goes to 10, I guess with 13 second place. why the slam dunk on 14? it’s creative but not especially outstanding because it’s all about emergent and not the denom connection.
Comment by Kendra on 5 May 2008:
#14 for sure - well done!!
There are some great contributions here!
Comment by Dannah on 5 May 2008:
I just got number 9. Went over my head the first time but too funny. But I didn’t read the free radicals part before.
Comment by Rex on 5 May 2008:
Wow 14 clearly looks the best. Very creative and professional with a true message.
Comment by Mike Murdock on 5 May 2008:
13 or 14
Comment by Sue on 5 May 2008:
I voted for #13. I would take the words out, and just use the symbol as well. I like #14, but it’s not very colorful. A brighter shade of green would give it more energy. It’s a great design, though.
Comment by wb on 5 May 2008:
I think it is important for it to reflect the national logo in some manner. I am very impressed with number 14 and its variations. I think staying with the green logo is the best.
My one concern is that this is very “hip and trendy” with the current emphasis on environmentalism in the world.
What is the longevity we are hoping for from this logo and/or presbymergent?
Comment by kitty lester on 5 May 2008:
another vote for the third one down on #15
Comment by Amanda Earp on 5 May 2008:
I love number 7!!
Comment by Margot on 5 May 2008:
I know it’s been discussed, but I really think that tweaking the Presbyterian Church USA logo [even beautiful number 14] is a copyright problem. You can check with PCUSA, but my guess is that a new presbymergent logo needs to be completely distinct from PCUSA. Not trying to be a downer, but it needs to be considered.
Comment by D.G. Hollums on 5 May 2008:
14 variations top left. blessings.
Comment by k. neal on 5 May 2008:
DEFINITELY #7!!! =)
Comment by k. neal on 5 May 2008:
DEFINITELY #7!!! =)
Comment by Stushie on 5 May 2008:
Just in case you want the symbolism of #12.
It’s a young tree of presbyterian blue emerging from a dead log of Calvinism, in front of a New Easter Sun. The tree represents the Empty Cross, the Trinity and new growth. Finally, the leaves are taken from Revelation, representing the healing of the nations.
Comment by Lorinda on 5 May 2008:
#7 is simply genius.
#9 is funny.
#10 is prophetic.
#14 is gorgeous. Truly. And…if you squint at the black & white version, it looks like an alien emerging from a tree stump. Very postmodern.
Comment by Michael on 6 May 2008:
don’t get a logo. it’s a bad thing. keep all these, and evey time someone asks you for a logo, pick one at random and sent it to them.
subvert the logo.
Comment by Troy Bronsink on 6 May 2008:
I think #1 and #12 are distinct enough to be a good start. we run into a crazy problem when the pcusa logo is so loaded with symbols that to repeat them is merely to say, amen. And no one does symbols anymore. Art and even barnd logo design can just as easily evoke something without making a 1-1 comparison. If 4 were more fluid/organic in shape and didn’t use the papyrus font, I’d say it was a 3-way tie.
If #14 had the spirit moving from the text into the world, it would make some since. but any more of that inward facing dove descending onto “us” stuff is not helpful.
#15 and #7 look like the cover of a 1999 youth specialties book, or a 2007 general assembly high school curriculum.
I agree with Michael and Home Rotix, we might need to determine why we need a logo and give more direction to designers. This is a great start and its good to have designers interested! Lets give folks their well-deserved awards but a contest deadline needn’t be the driving M.O. for developing brand identity.
Lets not put down the brush yet.
Comment by Ashleigh on 6 May 2008:
It seems 7 is one of the only ones that actually fit in a logo-sized space. So many of the others are great but are large enough to be book covers– it seems it’d be hard to appreciate their artistry as as smaller logo.
Comment by Eric Ledermann on 6 May 2008:
@Ashleigh - Oh I disagree. I believe several of them could be fit into a logo space on letterhead, notepads, pamphlets, and certainly a banner of some sort. Some of them might lose some clarity, but the impact of the logo I think would still be there.
Comment by Kimberly Knight on 6 May 2008:
14 number one choice
13 number two choice
Comment by Shawn Coons on 6 May 2008:
I love the reinterpreting of the logo in #14.
At first I liked #7, but then I wasn’t so sure about having the presby and mergent giving off such contrasting messages. I’m also not a big fan of incorporating the Emergent leaf in the logo. Emergent is starting to feel like a brand of some sort to me.
Comment by J Lynn Pflug on 6 May 2008:
#3 sez it all!
Comment by Nestor Maldonado on 7 May 2008:
# 14 for sure. It’s elegant yet dynamic. The tree-like cross is our calling to plant the seeds of each of our ministries. It’s closeness to the Presbyterian logo is essential.
Comment by Laura C on 7 May 2008:
I like #14, with Troy’s idea of the dove headed in the other direction…
Comment by Steve Wright on 7 May 2008:
14 is outstanding!
Comment by Joshua Dunham on 7 May 2008:
I vote for all the variations of #14. By far the best choice!
Comment by Jon on 7 May 2008:
I’m not presbyterian, but I am a designer and I feel bad for any group to have to choose from this pool of designs. Go back to the drawing board.
that being said… 14 isn’t terrible.
Comment by ryan pappan on 7 May 2008:
Thanks Jon.
Comment by Jim Kennedy on 8 May 2008:
# 14 is in a class by itself. “Beatiful”
Comment by Jeff Harris on 8 May 2008:
What’s the attraction to #7 ? Looks like it belongs on a gum wrapper or oil can. 14 is the best with a clear message.
Comment by John Vest on 8 May 2008:
How do you vote for the variations of 14? I like the ones without the text best.
Comment by Ashleigh on 8 May 2008:
Jeff,
Like I said before, I think most of them are too big. 5, 7, and 15 seem to be the only ones of reasonable size, and I like 7 the best of those.
I do really like 1, but I can’t tell what it is (it looks cool as a design, but isn’t a good logo, in my opinion), and I also really like 14, but again, there’s the size issue, I think. (But if I didn’t feel like 14 were too big, it’d probably be my favorite– I do like the concept)
Some of the others are ok, but several I’m not really attracted to at all.
As far as 7 resembling an oil can label, I think quality graphics are important, but can’t we critique art without hurling insults? I’m sure there are more constructive, less hurtful ways of criticizing others’ submissions.
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Comment by neil craigan on 13 May 2008:
not crazy about any of them, think we need a do over. If I vote it would be for #14.