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Vote for the JapanSoc.org Logo
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Nick
The contest was to design a new logo for JapanSoc.org, and as an extra incentive for you to put your creative talents to the test, a few of us stepped up to offer some small prizes to the winner. They are:- $10 Amazon gift card, courtesy of JapanSoc.com
- $10 Paypal for beer, ramen, or women ^^, courtesy of Instant Ramen
- $10 Paypal, courtesy of Shibuya246
- $10 Paypal, courtesy of Jamaipanese
- $6.75 PayPal, courtesy of Blog Link Japan
Make sure you visit those sites – or they won’t sponsor the next contest!
Here are the entries. Pick your favorites and vote in the poll at the bottom.
Deas, Rocking in Hakata:
Hao, Instant Ramen:
Tom, Six Mats
Mike, Gakuranman.com - logo 1:
Mike, Gakuranman.com - logo 2:
Chris, Nihongo Notes – logo 1:
Chris, Nihongo Notes – logo 2:
Chris, Nihongo Notes – logo 3:
Chris, Nihongo Notes – logo 4:
David, Shack in Japan:
Nick, JapanSoc.com:
Alex, Victory Manual:
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The winner will be asked to make matching “JapanSoc.org” text if their entry doesn’t already include it, and help out with banners, favicons, etc. The deadline is Wednesday at 10pm, Japan time, and the winner will be announced sometime after.
Now, before you rush off… remember these guys? Go visit them!
JapanSoc.com, Instant Ramen, Shibuya246, Jamaipanese, Blog Link Japan
Get Soc'ing at JapanSoc.com - #1 for Japan blogs, news and people!
Comments
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Deas 10:11 pm on February 15, 2009 | #
Vote for me!
(Ok, ok, vote for me if you think mine’s the best! 
)
Jamaipanese 10:12 pm on February 15, 2009 | #
good luck guys
Jordan 11:19 pm on February 15, 2009 | #
Not sure why there is any need for a change. I like the logos as they are now.
Nick 1:09 am on February 16, 2009 | #
@Jordan, this is just for the .org group, and it came about because I made a logo (see my entry above), but offered others the chance to do something better… and they did!
Mike 6:13 am on February 16, 2009 | #
lol. I got swamped with work and couldn’t finish my designs
If anybody cares, the sphere with the swirl around it should have ‘JS’ in the middle. Oh well.
Goddess Carlie 9:19 am on February 16, 2009 | #
*voted*
Now off to visit our lovely sponsors.
Chris 1:11 pm on February 16, 2009 | #
Glad my favorite one is winning so far
Looks the best for a .org logo I think.
Louis 5:05 pm on February 16, 2009 | #
Great selection of logos there. All have a different “feel”. Good luck to everyone in the running.
Deas 8:42 pm on February 16, 2009 | #
Ha ha – I’m beginning to get the feeling that I chose the wrong “feel.”
<- Green, with envy.
Nick 8:54 pm on February 16, 2009 | #
This is ever so exciting. It’s like a 72-hour horse race. Deas, you’ve still got time to make a cup of tea, fly to Fiji, snorkel with the dolphins, come back, rent a van, attach loudspeakers to the roof, and drive from Hakata to Tokyo rallying support with a groovy headband on.
Our Man in Abiko 9:51 pm on February 16, 2009 | #
A few thoughts. They all look far too, er, corporate. Don’t like the Chinese takeaway fonts on most, and the rest are dull. Needs to say “Japan”, but also “Must read/fun” Do any of these say either? Logo 2 comes close, but looks far too like a fried egg to me. I know everyone has worked hard on them and put in a lot of thought, but you talented folks can do better than these, can’t you?
Our Man in Abiko 9:53 pm on February 16, 2009 | #
Logo 2 of Michael Downeys that is.
Deas 9:57 pm on February 16, 2009 | #
Nick – I nominate that for “best comment ever.” At least, to date. On this blog. Ha ha.
Nick 12:05 am on February 17, 2009 | #
Chinese takeaway fonts?
Our Man in Abiko 12:38 am on February 17, 2009 | #
You know, the kind of typefaces you get on chinese takeaway menus trying to replicate kanji in alphabet form and ending up looking like a pot noodle packet. Maybe I’m way off base, it’s just I think Japan Soc is a great idea and is worthy of an equally great logo. I really, really don’t mean to be critical of everyone’s (unpaid) efforts, but the logo is the identity of the group. Get it right and you will win over loads of new readers and inspire the troops. Fudge it or do a half-arsed job and that is the image you will project, which does no-one in the group any favours. The cartoon character with a sock is good, though the pun is lame, in my humble opinion, but it’s along the right lines. We have got to think about our target audience. Who are they? I would suggest they are fairly young folk, fairly hip and vaguely into the culture/image of Japan but want to know more. They are probably in the big cities of Europe and the coasts of the States. They are not stupid, don’t patronise them with a fake Oriental look and please, please don’t bore them. Our Man’s suggestion would be to take something traditional, like a woodcut image of a samurai or geisha and subvert it with a hip manga interpretation. Just some thoughts from a slightly drunk cynic.
Nick 1:23 am on February 17, 2009 | #
@OurMan You should have said that two weeks ago when the entries started coming in and we were commenting on them.
Nick 1:25 am on February 17, 2009 | #
@OurMan My apologies, it looks like you did give us your opinion two weeks ago!
Mike 11:06 am on February 17, 2009 | #
Haha! It *does* look like a fried egg! Will you be having it sunny-side up, poached or soc-ed, Mr. Abiko? :p
Mike 11:07 am on February 17, 2009 | #
I just realised, I never uploaded the JS facebook logo to japansog.org did I? Complete failure on my part
Nick 12:19 am on February 18, 2009 | #
50 votes in with less than 24 hours to go! This one is going down to the wire! (I’m counting on a comeback
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Our Man in Abiko 12:30 am on February 18, 2009 | #
Our Man always prefers the sunnyside up.
JapanSoc’s new logo 1:11 am on February 18, 2009 | #
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Nick 1:59 am on February 19, 2009 | #
Congratulations to Hao of Instant-Ramen.net! He is our winner by an overwhelming margin and I’ll make it official in the next day or two!
Hao 4:25 am on February 19, 2009 | #
Oh hai ^^ I forgot it ended today but refrained myself from checking every 10 seconds and only checked it a few (hundred thousand) times!
Anyway pretty cool entries and I though there wasn’t too much time for logo discussion before, I’ll take into account Our Man’s opinion too. I’ve been reading all the entries on the group but I too am a little bit troubled about what the next steps for Japansoc.org are.
In any case, thanks to all who voted for me! =)
Jamaipanese 5:00 am on February 19, 2009 | #
congrats Hao
Chris 7:04 am on February 19, 2009 | #
Congrats!
Nick 12:23 pm on February 19, 2009 | #
Just for the record, I’ve emailed Hao about organizing final images and to get his PayPal address. I’ll contact the sponsors when I get that info so they can send him his winnings.
reesan 4:03 pm on February 19, 2009 | #
Does this victory mean that Hao, as a sponsor, will need to PayPal himself $10 for beer, ramen and er women?
Hao 4:38 pm on February 19, 2009 | #
I already sponsored my own beer, ramen, and err women, but the bill went up from $10 to a bit more ^^;
Thanks for the price guys!
http://www.BlogLinkJapan.com upped the sponsorship to $10 (thanks!) if you wanna change the total price Nick 
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