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[Ignotus Peverell <igno.peverell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Slightly off-topic for a logo but I'm enjoying our friend U+1F601 here: 😁

https://unicode-table.com/en/1F601/

- Igno

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Mimblewimble] Logo Contest
> Local Time: November 14, 2017 2:05 PM
> UTC Time: November 14, 2017 7:05 PM
> From: casey@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: Fola Adejumo <fola.a@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> mimblewimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mimblewimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I wasn't super excited about the hats. They fit with the theme, but didn't strike me as being very well done.
>
> I've selected the 6 finalists, the top 4 from the polls, as well as one of my favorites, and one of the designers who submitted a few creative designs.
>
> I gave the finalists instructions to consider the brief and a few pointers for ideas that weren't explored in the first round, so we'll see what happens.
>
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 4:30 AM, Fola Adejumo <fola.a@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> None of those really appeal to me, look a bit gimmicky.
>>
>> The only two I thought were cool are the ones attached. Even still, I don't think these are strong enough for grin the currency.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> From: Mimblewimble <mimblewimble-bounces+fola.a=hotmail.co.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Matej Ramuta <matej.ramuta@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: 14 November 2017 08:35
>> To: Ignotus Peverell
>> Cc: mimblewimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Mimblewimble] Logo Contest
>>
>> Hi all!
>>
>> There are some logos where designers put more work into designing it for this specific purpose - I'm talking about the ones that hint to the Harry Potter theme:
>>
>> - https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/171
>>
>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/171
>> [Design #171 by Psyraid™ | Mysterious new cryptocurrency needs a creative logo](https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/171)
>> 99designs.com
>> /
>>
>> - https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/42
>>
>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/42
>> [Design #42 by iniaja | Mysterious new cryptocurrency needs a creative logo](https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/42)
>> 99designs.com
>> /
>>
>> - https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/57
>>
>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/57
>> [Design #57 by j23 | Mysterious new cryptocurrency needs a creative logo](https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/57)
>> 99designs.com
>> /
>>
>> - https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/151
>>
>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/151
>> [Design #151 by Kisidar | Mysterious new cryptocurrency needs a creative logo](https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/151)
>> 99designs.com
>> /
>>
>> 171 looks very promising to me. Was it declined because it didn't work at smaller sizes?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Matt
>>
>> On 14 November 2017 at 03:43, Ignotus Peverell  <igno.peverell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> To be more specific, many designs integrate very little or nothing at all from your description and could work for any project or company whose name start with the letter G. They're very geometric for little apparent reason, even though we do have a lot of personality!
>>>
>>> And I apologize for being negative, I truly appreciate the money, time, and effort that has gone into this contest.
>>>
>>> - Igno
>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> Subject: Re: [Mimblewimble] Logo Contest
>>>> Local Time: November 13, 2017 8:27 PM
>>>> UTC Time: November 14, 2017 1:27 AM
>>>> From: casey@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> To: Jackson Palmer <hello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> mimblewimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> I agree with the overall sentiment that the results aren't amazing.
>>>>
>>>> Simplicity and recognizability are assets to a logo, but it would be nice if there was more pop. However, "something more creative" doesn't provide much direction to a designer, I think.
>>>>
>>>> At this point in the process, I'll pick six designs, likely the ones that were upvoted the most. After that, there's a final round of designs. We could use that as an opportunity to ask the 6 finalists to do something completely different, and if none are good, we can still go with one of the original six. How does that sound? I can send a message to the finalists, so if anyone has any ideas for wording/direction that might produce good results, I'm all ears.
>>>>
>>>> Everyone might want to check out some of the icons I declined, many of which I declined for not working at smaller sizes, being too strange, or not having a recognizable shape. There might be some good stuff in there though:
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/171
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/167
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/154
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/148
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/151
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/142
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/141
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/139
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/136
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/129
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/108
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/107
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/98
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/94
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/88
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/83
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/81
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/60
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/57
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/42
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/29
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/34
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/21
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/12
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/13
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/10
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/3
>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/2
>>>>
>>>> (if it says "withdrawn by designer", the full image is still in the page)
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Jackson Palmer <hello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> +1 on not being impressed by the results... unfortunately most designers on 99Designs are recycling icons and type styles over and over, so there is never a lot of originality present. Is it possible to do another round of designs or work with an individual designer to produce something a little more inspired?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Jackson.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017, at 04:35 PM, Ignotus Peverell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry for being so late to the party. To be honest I'm a little disappointed by 99designs, while most results look professional, they're not very creative. I just voted and if I had to pick I would go with this like Casey, but remove the '80s 3D glasses color style :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/115
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Igno
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Mimblewimble] Logo Contest
>>>>>>> Local Time: November 13, 2017 7:11 PM
>>>>>>> UTC Time: November 14, 2017 12:11 AM
>>>>>>> From: itsamitsingh@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> To: Sze-Hung Daniel Tsui <danielt213@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> mimblewimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mimblewimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The symbol ₲ is the best logo in my opinion . The rest of the logos are too company driven .
>>>>>>> I first saw the symbol in this maillist .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So pls consider  using ₲ directly kr somthing built on this .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 at 10:09 PM, Sze-Hung Daniel Tsui <danielt213@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Voted!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think #118, #114, and #37 are a good fit for being a standalone currency symbol.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I like this one as well:
>>>>>>>> https://images-platform.99static.com/cJHTT3eEYbE5gVh4d4KJEwNQoVI=/filters:quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90324/attachment_90324326
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:57 AM Fola Adejumo <fola.a@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Great contribution Casey, thank you,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My personal faves are:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1) #37 https://99designs.co.uk/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/37
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2) #114 https://99designs.co.uk/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/114
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 3) #150 https://99designs.co.uk/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries/150
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> However, I'm not sure I strongly like any of them, they look like a company logo and don't look like a currency. I prefer to err towards more a currency look and feel. If they could make it simpler with more of a currency look that would be much better.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> From: Mimblewimble <mimblewimble-bounces+fola.a=hotmail.co.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Casey Rodarmor <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: 12 November 2017 02:19
>>>>>>>>> To: mimblewimble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Mimblewimble] Logo Contest
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also, keep in mind that we have an opportunity for further tweaks in
>>>>>>>>> the final round. If there's a logo but you don't like the color,
>>>>>>>>> background, or would like a minor tweak, do note that in your
>>>>>>>>> comments!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Casey Rodarmor <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hi all!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Derek and I are running a logo design contest on 99 designs for Grin.
>>>>>>>>>> The logo that wins the design contest isn't guaranteed to become
>>>>>>>>>> Grin's logo, but should produce one or more strong options.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There have been a total of 171 (!) submissions to the contest. I've
>>>>>>>>>> narrowed them down to 16, which seems like a manageable number to
>>>>>>>>>> choose from. You can see them all here:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://99designs.com/logo-design/contests/mysterious-cryptocurrency-needs-creative-logo-769896/entries
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You can see the ones that I've declined, click on the garbage can
>>>>>>>>>> icon. If you see something good in there that I declined, please feel
>>>>>>>>>> free to ping me with the #.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The next step in the process is to choose 6 finalists, whom we'll work
>>>>>>>>>> with to produce the final logo.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've created two polls with 8 entries each. It would be super awesome
>>>>>>>>>> if you voted on your favorite logos and leave comments with what you
>>>>>>>>>> think:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://99designs.com/contests/poll/a166a7025a
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://99designs.com/contests/poll/a166a7025a
>>>>>>>>> [Help me choose my new design!](https://99designs.com/contests/poll/a166a7025a)
>>>>>>>>> 99designs.com
>>>>>>>>> I’m running a logo contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 171 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>https://99designs.com/contests/poll/7838cc187c
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://99designs.com/contests/poll/7838cc187c
>>>>>>>>> [Help me choose my new design!](https://99designs.com/contests/poll/7838cc187c)
>>>>>>>>> 99designs.com
>>>>>>>>> I’m running a logo contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 171 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My personal favorites at the moment are:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://images-platform.99static.com/SAVeygZMmUtao8owc4OWfNu5rrU=/filters:quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90313/attachment_90313030
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://images-platform.99static.com/r2UFUYvxrINzb9sFzWpgf-EufCc=/filters:quality(100)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90312/attachment_90312850
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The first is nice because the shape is so minimal. It could be used as
>>>>>>>>>> a currency mark on its own, similar to $ or ฿. The latter I like
>>>>>>>>>> because it's simple and strong.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>> Casey
>>>>>>>>>
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