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Stover, Gadow & Tyler, PLLC

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105

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179

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Industry: Law Logo

Contest Launched: Apr 11, 2011

Selected: 1 winning design from 105 concepts

Winning Design by: AtifAziz

Close Date: Apr 18, 2011

Concept #93

Awarded as a winner

#65

#63

#59

#57

#55

#48

#47

#46

#37

#21

#20

#19

#18

#10

#62

#61

#60

#56

#54

#53

#44

#40

#39

#35

#34

#33

#32

#30

#14

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Project name

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Design Text

Stover, Gadow & Tyler, PLLC

Tagline

You deserve a brighter financial future. (want tagline in/out of logo only if it enhances design!)

Include this tagline in my logo.

Yes

Describe who/what this design is about

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Since 1991, our Mississippi attorneys handle bankruptcy, social security disability and workers compensation cases for families and business owners of our fine state. We have offices in Jackson (the capitol) and Hattiesburg (about 90 miles south of Jackson), Mississippi. About 80% of our business is personal bankruptcy, which consists of Chapter 7 (where you are forgiven almost all of your debts but you forfeit your assets) and Chapter 13, a.k.a. "debt consolidation" (where you pay back your creditors through a plan administered by a Trustee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.) The majority of our clients file a Chapter 13 case. (Chapter 13 case lasts from 3 to 5 years on average and earns a flat fee, predetermined by the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court.) It is a very scary and invasive time for the clients.

A favorite Bankruptcy quote is "The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor." (unknown)

We have clients from all walks of life, (currently a lot more educated, middle class people stomped on by the rough economic downturn) By the time they get to us, they're pretty desperate, sad and beaten. It's important that we send the message that we are dedicated, dependable and discreet professionals, there to help them; that we understand theirs issues and are capable of solving them; and, we are NOT like the suits and ties that are causing our clients so much grief. Clients need to know that Bankruptcy is a way to a fresh start or a new beginning. We stop garnishments and save cars, houses and all other types of personal property.

We differ from our competitors in that we feel we have a calling to help other people, not just make money off of them. Every attorney and every member of our staff goes over and above to provide the best possible experience for our clients. Clients always meet with an attorney at every appointment. We are casual, down to earth and human. The attorneys usually wear suits only to Court. We strive to be a happy, friendly, down to earth place where we greet each client with a genuine smile and empathetic warmth. We are dependable, discreet, respectful, friendly, caring, competent, dignified, smart and knowledgeable. We understand that bad things happen to good people all the time. We want to help mitigate their losses and assist them on the road to financial recovery. Clients are also counseled about credit, how money works and budgeting.

Our clients are those with money problems, in foreclosure, who just lost their jobs, are getting sued, are sick, hurt or disabled or just having money problems. Divorces, lack of health insurance, tax problems and student loans are major contributors leading to Bankruptcy. For further information, please see our website: www.wesstover.com

We are a casual, caring, diverse, hard working and fun loving group. We work very hard individually and as a team and want a logo we can be proud of.

Industry type

Law

What kind of design are you looking for?

Logo Type

Symbolic

Abstract Mark

Initials

Illustrative

Character

Web 2.0

How would you describe the effect in your logo:(Check all that apply)

Unique/Creative
Clean/Simple
Sophisticated
Modern
Traditional
Retro
Fun
Serious
Illustrative
Abstract
Geometric

What colors would you like?

One attorney was using orange, gray and black while the other firm used black and blue. It's hard to say, we'd like to see lots of different colors options, including black and white, to start, I think. Cost of printing is an issue for us so I doubt we could go "full color" but if 3 colors really worked in the design we'd use it. Our printer just charges for the particular hue, so a design could have several tints or shades and still be just one or two colors. Some type of warm brown with the right green on a cream colored or recycled paper could look great; we'd just have to see it first.

How many colors do you want in your design?

not sure

Do you have any additional suggestions or ideas?

Please no cliched, hackneyed, over used, silly symbols for lawyers. No ladies liberty or pillars or scales please.
We had thought of embossing some type of money/dollar sign on business card to get people's attention. Maybe try something solid or timeless to convey dependability. We want something relevant to us.

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April 22, 2011 9:58 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

It was SO difficult to select one winner from all of your talented and creative designs! Thank you all!!

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April 19, 2011 3:20 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Thank you all for your hard work! We are discussing the designs and will announce the winner within 24 hours!

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April 18, 2011 7:45 AM
MojoLogos

Damn I missed the deadline to post new versions!

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April 18, 2011 2:39 AM
SiteAdmin

Draft #79 and its variations by Aroma76 are derivative of #24 by seedesign, therefore have been taken down.

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April 17, 2011 4:22 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear Firedgold, Thank you so much for your entry #65. It is simple, clean and elegant and everyone likes it. We really like that you added your own tagline because I think it really really works. The logo seems familiar...what did you use for inspiration? We'd like to see some designs using a different presentation of our name, like StoverGadowTyler Attorneys PLLC; SG&T Law Firm PLLC, STOVER GADOW & TYLER LAW PLLC or some other title that identifies us as attorneys. Could you show us something with a different group of colors? And maybe an example where it's not "shiny?" We are excited to see anything you'd like to send. Again, we appreciate your input and interest in out project!

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April 17, 2011 3:51 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

Rhymerx, Thank you for your incredibly creative take on our little project! the face in #63 is awesome! we'd love to see it softened up a little bit to see if that'd still work visually. Will you do one in your favorite color and add "attorneys" or "law firm" before PLLC? Thanks again for your help

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April 17, 2011 3:34 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

MojoLogos, Thank you for #56, 57 and 58. Your design development is outstanding! Out of the 3, #57 is the one we think works the best. We really like your idea to vary the name colors because it works to differentiate each and keep them pretty equally important. The curved line in #45 seemed a little friendlier so maybe you could soften the lines just a tad on the graph people? It might not work though; just a thought. We think the name presentation needs to change slightly by adding either "attorneys" or "law firm" so clients know what we do. Show us one like #57 in your favorite color maybe starting pale and being full strength color by the end? Thank you. We appreciate all the work you have done!

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April 17, 2011 3:22 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

Seedesign, thank you for your entries #52 up to #62. The design with the graph bars going up is a great idea but we still like #55 the best. Thank you as well for adding the identifying info at the bottom. Since that is so many words, we thought we might like to just change the presentation of our name to something like "stover gadow tyler law firm pllc" or "stovergadow&tyler attorneys pllc" so that the issue of what we actually do is in the title. Please feel free to try it in your personal favorite color scheme. We are open to anything until the end of the contest. Thank you again for all your hard work!

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April 17, 2011 3:15 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

Creativebit, Thank you #48. The cube is fantastic. Could you show us an example where the "S" is oriented toward top of design? So that all of the initials have an up and down orientation? We'd also love to see a couple of different colors or shades of colors used on the cube and the cube placement tried above/below/at end of the "StoverGadowTyler Law Firm PLLC" line. We probably want to see something that doesn't have the shiny reflection at the bottom. Thank you very much for giving us this piece to consider!

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April 17, 2011 2:57 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

ALL DESIGNERS: we would like to see some designs using a different presentation of our name, like StoverGadowTyler Attorneys PLLC or SG&T Law Firm PLLC or STOVER GADOW & TYLER LAW PLLC to see if it gives a more contemporary feel to the logo. Thank you for everything you've done so far! We are VERY impressed

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April 17, 2011 2:30 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear rhymerx, thank you for #47, 46 and #59. These designs are exceptional. We love the subtlety shown in the dollar signs and the arrow going up to the future! One attorney said we could change the slogan to "with our minds on your money!" Please check your messages because I only saw your message about your other designs today. This site has THREE different ways to communicate and it's very frustrating. Thank you for sharing your vision and talents with us!

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April 16, 2011 12:36 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

WOW!! These designs are PHENOMENAL!! Thank you all for the energy and enthusiasm you have brought to our little project. We are blown away by all the cool stuff we are seeing!

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April 15, 2011 12:14 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear MojoLogos, thank you for #43, #44 and #45. Don't think we've seen the "people" symbol presented that way before, and it's always exciting to see something new. The symbol seems a little heavy proportionally and it might look better if it was presented more like an upwardly moving graph, probably with the highest line, arrow, dot or whatever you chose, being on the right side (or end) of the name. What do you think? Maybe if you alternated the name colors and font weight like you did in your MerchantCore and EveryStreet designs? We appreciate your treatment of the PLLC and think you could try a shade of a color (or the gray of the PLLC) for the tagline just to see how that would work. ? What do you think? #45 is ok but we don't think the arrow pointing "backwards" works for us. Thank you so much for your input and creativity!

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April 15, 2011 12:02 AM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear seedesign, thank you for #40, #41 & #42. It's really cool to see how your designs have developed over the last couple of days and we like that you are using different color combos! We think #40 (top design in purple/orange) is dynamic, exciting, our favorite and solves the problem of the design being too static. The red, white gray and black portion of #40 would be as strong or stronger, we think, if the lines around the inner squares were white or gray instead of black. The diagonal going the other way in #41 and #42 works a little better, but we still aren't reading a reason for it except to add movement. Maybe if you put a star or sun shape or diamond shape in the rectangle, where the shape was one color and the negative space was the other color, it would give more movement to the design and relate to us more? We'd love to see something like that using orange, black, gray and white or maybe lavender, black, whit and gray? Thank you for your time and effort on our project!

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April 14, 2011 11:46 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear rhymerx, Thank you for #39! the bird works a little better for the message we want people to have but it's a little too literal and does not need the olive branch. The font is great and we think your layout is elegant. Maybe you could make the ampersand smaller and in a different font to give it a stronger design. Thank you for your work!

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April 14, 2011 11:39 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear AtifAziz, Thank you for #33, 34, 35, 36 and #37! We are happy to experimentation with color and layout. We like #37 the best because it seems to be calming and dignified. The "shiny" effect on #33 might work since it references "brighter" but the treatment of the letters in #35 makes the design a little more dynamic. Thank you again for your work!

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April 13, 2011 9:47 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear rhymerx, Thank you for submission #32. What a great way to use the horse image!! we like it very much but still can't see the horse image translating well to a Bankruptcy, Work Comp and Social Security firm. But great concept and execution! Thank you

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April 13, 2011 7:37 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear MojoLogos, Thank you for your entry #29. All of your porfolio designs are ecellent but your design for Gastro Gurus was just divine and the bird in freebirdee is one of my favorite birds ever! What does the green ribbon like symbol mean? That their green is going up? I do like that idea but 29 doesn't say that clearly enough, if that's your meaning. The font is ok but we'd love to see you try something else. Most of the people we see are financially and emotionally broken so we would like to inspire hope with our logo. Maybe if you had some sort of ribbon symbol that started low and red but ended up higher and green or black? I'm not sure, but I'd love to see what you come up with! Thank you again for your entry.

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April 13, 2011 6:47 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear AtifAziz, Thank you for your presentations in No.s 25-28! I just don't think the dollar sign is going to work. We still like #10 the best but would like to see it in different color combo. Thanks again for your hard work and response to my comments. We appreciate you!

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April 13, 2011 6:42 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

seedesign, thank you for entries #22, #23 and #24. Thanks also for making the PLLC a small size since it shouldn't really be a focus for the logo anyway. Love the colors. We don't know what direction we want to go yet color-wise, so it's nice to see such a mix! of these, we like #24 the best but its still not quite there. I'm not sure if it's the proportion of the rectangle vs. font or what but #22 seems to work better than #23.

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April 13, 2011 6:32 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear studiome, Thank you for your entries! The tree in #18 and the horse in #20 DO evoke a sense of strength, our guys are more than that: they are human, approachable and caring. I appreciate you looking for a symbol we can use! Thanks for showing them to me on biz cards - they look great - but we'll do the stationary part after we get the logo nailed down. Your choice of font is good in both but I think I prefer the font in #20. Your treatment of the letters in your DPTC was really cool! and your design with the rings intertwined with the logo was exceptional as well. Thanks for your input!

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April 13, 2011 6:17 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear rhymerx, Thank you for submissions. #17 is interesting but I'm not sure about the diamond shape. It comes across as too unstable and the initials being jumbled kind of adds to that feel; it'd work for another industry just not so much for ours. I am unsure why #31 looks so dark. Is it something that happened when you uploaded? I really liked you french maid design with the tall elegant font! Thanks again for your input.

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April 12, 2011 3:53 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear Seedesign, thank you for #15 and #16! I like that you gave us an example where the firm name is presented differently. The font you chose in #15 is strong, which we like, but we prefer your choice of font in #16. What are the "claw" marks in #16? Are they there to make the design look more dynamic? Perhaps you could give us an example with a parallelogram instead? I'd love to see an example similar to #15 using different colors...maybe try orange and purple? or just something a little out of the ordinary? Thank you again for your work!

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April 12, 2011 3:42 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear Causkey, Thank you for your submissions in # 12, #13 & #14! The sun symbol is great! Can you try it with the color scheme from #14 or with another you think could work? we like the font but would love to see another one. For some reason your designs don't enlarge when I click on them to analyze details. do you know why? Thank you again for your work!

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April 12, 2011 3:31 PM
sabadow
Project Holder

Dear AtifAziz, Thank you for your sophisticated layouts in #10 and #11. Our particular industry is harder than most to capture symbolically so I know why many designers use the letters of the last names. Your treatment of the initials in #10 is sweet! The dollar sign's not really working in the brown square. Maybe try that symbol in another shape or even on its own with another color? I'm excited to see what you come up with. Thanks!

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Contest Winner	Concept # 93	$ 179

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