Logo for documentary web-video series / interactive documentary project

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• September 24, 2015 11:45 PM
   DonCampbell
    Project Holder
  regards: Cloud of many icons (see previous comment) Something a little like this: https://cdn.vectorstock.com/i/composite/81,61/speech-cloud-and-account-icons-vector-998161.jpg or this (rom Zillion designs) http://www.zilliondesigns.com/drafts/display/contest/1021349/draft/6dee9d5707d6eda96e786bc3e9df20104727030
  
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• September 24, 2015 11:28 PM
   DonCampbell
    Project Holder
  At the risk of annoying all participants, hers a new idea -- I love many of the designs you have all submitted, but I ask you to please consider an entirely different direction that has come up from my partners. Rather than boil down the meaning of the project into a single image, try a swarm of icons in red, blue & purple: ...hand tools, an ear of corn or wheat, a car, a bicycle, a shotgun, a pistol, religious symbols, the peace sign, the US flag, the Confederate flag, a deer, an eagle, a turkey, a dove, knife and fork, bread, a wine bottle, a beer can, donkey & elephant, a book, a camera, a microscope, a cellphone, a TV, a railroad engine, a jet airliner, a fighter plane, a battleship, a bomb, the space station, a rolled diploma, a sandwich, money, US map, a baby, a cane, a pill, a hypodermic needle, a filling station petrol hose, a baseball, a football, a basketball, a campaign button, a hand shake, thumbs up, thumbs down, the White House, the Capitol dome… I hope you get the idea -- a flock of images that represent the range of things that weight on peoples minds every day, and all pulled together (perhaps?) into one larger image: arrows pointing right and left, a ballot box, the US map or flag, the White House or the Capitol dome... I hope you will not feel abused by this sudden change in direction, but I have to respect the ideas of my partners in the project. Thanks you, Don
  
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• September 21, 2015 7:36 PM
   DonCampbell
    Project Holder
  Below are links to 15 images from the web that may spark your imagination. Please NOTE: these are stock or copyrighted, I do NOT have permission to use them. Some are too complex for a logo or too light-hearted for the project. Still, I hope they inspire your creativity. More than branding the "Bellwether" name, we want to convey the idea of choice, contrasting opinions, change, and decision-making. Think about elements such as a weathervane, crossroad signposts, ballot box and voting, or contrasting symbols -- an ear of corn (for agriculture) and hand wrench or spanner (for manufacturing) or the Democrat party's donkey symbol and the Republican's elephant. Thanks to all, excited to see what these images suggest to you. WEATHERVANE http://www.weathervanes.com/media/catalog/product/cache/3/image/420x487/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/0/3/03218.jpg (without the bird, but perhaps with the White House or US Capitol Dome?) WHITE HOUSE GRAPHIC http://comps.canstockphoto.com/can-stock-photo_csp18388508.jpg US CAPITOL GRAPHIC https://m2.behance.net/rendition/pm/13350541/disp/40e1e549dbd91480182e00fc7376df70.png http://previews.123rf.com/images/deskcube/deskcube1401/deskcube140100075/25252067-capitol-cupula-icon-capitol-building-washington.jpg EAR OF CORN https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/corn-icon-vector-3381735 & WRENCH OR SPANNER http://thumb1.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/344665/137705018/stock-vector-wrench-icon-137705018.jpg BALANCE / SCALE http://atticusfinch98.weebly.com/uploads/2/9/3/5/29351421/6575502.png?214 CROSSROADS SIGNPOST http://fscomps.fotosearch.com/compc/CSP/CSP929/k9290032.jpg ELEPHANT & DONKEY RACE – http://300randomicons.leightonhubbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LCH_300_icon_110612_ED.jpg HANDS SPELL "VOTE" – http://pat-gardner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pat_icons_vote.jpg CAMPAIGN BUTTON http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/39839966/6/stock-illustration-39839966-american-election-icon-button.jpg REPUBLICAN VS. DEMOCRAT BRAINS – http://www.istockphoto.com/vector/democrat-vs-republican-profiles-radiating-background-8406691 FLAG ICON – http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/5b/81/cd/5b81cd03-4586-dde4-6289-5d908119aad1/icon175x175.jpeg RIPPLING FLAG http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/host.madison.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/8e/f8eb3a2c-206b-531e-81cd-208120b10ad1/540dec5323a18.preview-620.jpg MINIMAL FLAG – http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/1d/37/cb/1d37cb98-1389-f654-86ff-41d474ba4f17/icon350x350.jpeg VOTING CHECKMARK – http://www.iconshut.com/901932608-votejpg-icons/dT1hSFIwY0RvdkwzZGhkR1Z5YldGeWEyVmtMbU4xZEdOaGMzUmxjaTVqYjIwdk9UQXhPVE15TmpBNExWWnZkR1V1YW5Cbnx1cj1odHRwOi8vY3V0Y2FzdGVyLmNvbS92ZWN0b3IvOTAxOTMyNjA4LVZvdGUvfHc9NDUwfGg9NDY0fHQ9anBlZ3w/ CONTRASTING CAMPAIGN SIGNS - http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/beta/lindsey/elections/images/election-office-icon.jpg BALLOT BOX – http://www.cornwallnewswatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ballot-box-3.jpg
  
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• September 20, 2015 10:09 AM
   DonCampbell
    Project Holder
  One theme to consider in a graphic element is the idea of choice -- that there are two sides, two directions to choose from, two options which are more evenly balanced in this one place than anywhere else in the US. Another is the idea that individual people, their voices and differing points of view, all come together to determine the outcome of an election.
  
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• September 19, 2015 5:19 PM
   DonCampbell
    Project Holder
  Another potential element to consider -- American map divided by a "crossroads" or ballot symbol roughly where Terre haute Indiana is located. Perhaps incorporating US flag imagery in map. And please, these notes are not prescriptive, just suggestions to spark the imagination.
  
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• September 19, 2015 8:45 AM
   DonCampbell
    Project Holder
  Greetings to all designers interested in Bellwether Logo contest. Try integrating a pictorial element, something that reflects the civic aspect of the project -- stylized US flag, political party icons (elephant & donkey), ballot checkmark, or silhouette/outline of the Vigo County courthouse -- or that echoes the ideas of balance, decision making and intersection of opinions -- such as scales or crossroads. The long horizontal layout seems to work, but don't be afraid of trying something more emblematic, a seal or shield, a flag that incorporates the text. I'd like to get more playful with these concepts. Thanks, Don
  
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