Trade Association Logo

Washington Collectors Association

Contest Holder WashingtonCollectors ?

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Project: Trade Association Logo

Industry: Miscellaneous Logo

Contest Launched: Feb 10, 2011

Selected: 1 winning design from 223 concepts

Winning Design by: KakoPouli

Close Date: Mar 06, 2011

Concept #203

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Creative Brief

Project name

Trade Association Logo

Design Text

Washington Collectors Association

Tagline

Include this tagline in my logo.

Yes

Describe who/what this design is about

Founded in 1920, Washington Collectors Association is a trade organization of professional debt collectors that serve the credit and collection industry in Washington State. WCA is the industry watchdog that monitors critical business, legislative, regulatory, legal and public relations issues within the state. The association membership is strong and growing and includes third-party collection agencies, creditors, asset buyers, attorneys, vendors and third party affiliates. WCA and its members are dedicated to the respectful and responsible recovery of consumer debts in full compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations. WCA promotes professional and ethical conduct in the marketplace and acts as the members’ voice in critical business, legislative, legal, regulatory and public arenas. WCA articulates the importance of a fair and balanced system that ensures consumer protection and allows an essential industry to function. WCA represents the growing and diverse industry of accounts receivable management. The collection of consumer debt owed to creditors, government and businesses is an essential economic function that helps drive our nations’ economy. As business and regulatory environments become increasingly complex, the association provides leadership for credit and collection professionals.

Industry type

Miscellaneous

What kind of design are you looking for?

Logo Type

Symbolic

Abstract Mark

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

Unique/Creative
Clean/Simple
Corporate
Modern
Traditional
Serious
Masculine

What colors would you like?

I am partial to blue and green, however black, silver, grey or maybe brown might also be nice. Surprise me.

How many colors do you want in your design?

not sure

Do you have any additional suggestions or ideas?

Visit www.wacollectors.org for association website......http://wacollectors.org/About_Us.asp - view old logo that looks like a round "seal"......http://www.azcollectors.org/index.htm - I kind of like the Arizona Collectors Association logo, how could that maybe translate into a version for WCA?..... Would like to see examples of a picture/outline/map of the State of Washington incorporated into the logo......."Washington Collectors Association" and the acronym "WCA" both need to be in the logo......Might be interesting to see if mountain/river/tree symbol is incorporated since we are known as the "Evergreen State"......Avoid use any old typical symbols related to money/coins/currency/credit/economy......3 ideas of thought to concepts>>......1) modernize current seal......2)incororate new state design with acronym and letters all spelled out......3)complete redesign, no state logo, but acronym and letters spelled out with new symbol/icon.........Thank you and I look forward to seeing your designs and providing as much feedback as possible.

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Comments

March 06, 2011 9:59 PM
room171

i have ide :)

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March 05, 2011 2:35 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

I would like to express my appreciation and thank all of you designers who have submitted designs for this project. You are very gifted and extremely talented individuals. This has been very hard to narrow down all the great designs and choose a winner. One design concept in particular has caught our eye from the very beginning. After careful consideration, we would like to announce that KakoPouli is the project winner. Please do not submit any further designs for us to review on this project. We will continue to work with KakoPouli offline in fine tuning his logo for us. Again, great job everyone on your ideas and submissions, we really appreciate your efforts!

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March 02, 2011 4:17 PM
SiteAdmin

Project has been extended for 3 more days. James

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February 28, 2011 2:36 PM
SiteAdmin

Project has been extended for 3 more days. James

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February 20, 2011 2:47 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

#181- I like this new and different version of the WCA

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February 20, 2011 1:39 AM
SiteAdmin

Draft #151 and variation by x3mart, and #149 by room171 are derivative of #54 by KakoPouli therefore have been taken down.

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February 19, 2011 8:00 PM
x3mart

I will work on the new changes and re upload in a few. Regarding the space you asked before, is aldeady on the last 2 upload

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February 19, 2011 7:04 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

#157- change color above the mountain to blue inside the state, keep everything else the same.

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February 19, 2011 6:57 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

#164- try something. You have an interesting break line between the the W&C. Can you do the same type of break on the horizontal bridge line inside the A? It could maybe be either on the left or right side of the bridge, whichever looks better. Also, have you created the logo previously mentioned whereas you extended the state map more out to the left? I was not sure because after a while all its hard to tell all the slight variations between similar logos. Thanks.

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February 19, 2011 3:35 PM
x3mart

#164-165 are the revision on #158. Thanks

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February 19, 2011 2:52 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

#158- how would this look in B&W? Thanks.

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February 19, 2011 2:51 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

Hi Designers. Great work coming in...it just keeps getting better. I have extended the project contest for an additional 3 days so I can fine tune with you some of the great logos here, as well as review anything that happens to drop in at the last minute. Thank you...keep up the great work!

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February 19, 2011 2:33 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

x3mart: Wow..nice!! #158-this new logo concept is excellent. I like that that it gives me options of where I can put text around the state map. Mountain looks good. New WCA concept is very modern. Let's tweak something to see how it looks. Using the #158 concept, give me just a tad little more of the state washington on the left side. In other words, show a little more of the the east side of the state...then come in with the WCA. Thanks...great work.

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February 19, 2011 4:22 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

Kakapouli- further clarification on #142 from latest suggestion, everything in the WCA that you see the inside white line coming to a point, make that point similar to the mountain peak points from the map.

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February 19, 2011 4:20 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

#105- Try this..in the map only, everything above the mountains, make it blue. In the map only, everything below the moutains make it green. Then give me a flip/flop version color of that. Thank you!!

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February 19, 2011 4:10 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

#142- Try this; Carrying on with lightning bolt tip theme from previous comments, let's see if this can carry through through the middle lines of the WCA. At certain end point of the WCA, rather than take the white line to the very end, stop it a little short, and put a pointy tip just like the end of point of the mt.caps. It might not even be noticeable, but give it a try. Thank you.

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February 19, 2011 3:49 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

#143- making edge line around WCA a little more darker (black)

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February 19, 2011 3:42 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

KakoPouli: Make the white line a little thinner. Try this also; either make the last mt. on the right bigger, or add another mt. peak above the one on the far right. I would like to see the left part of the "W" extended a little higher into the map. Keep same concept that of the new created mt. peak, the white line comes down and starts to form the white part of inside line of the W. Also, how does the white line look like if the WCA was more solid green?

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February 19, 2011 3:38 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

room171: #136- good, but I think the WCA letters are a little too skinny and need to pop out more. Can you edge some drop shadow edge to the map to make it pop more? Please re-check my previous comment about the map peninsula area. Thank you.

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February 19, 2011 3:25 AM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

x3mart: #140 #141- Looks good. I am curious to see you play with the mountain element, work with it a bit and see if you can kind of make a half pyramid/half mountain shape, so maybe bring the bottom left/right tips in a little, and push the peak a tad more to the top, gives it even more of an upward thrust appeal...also give the map a little depth with a drop shadow type edge...can i see what you can do with connecting together the WCA letters, similar to what KakoPouli has done? Also, give me the same concept, but a different font style that might be a little more bold and suiting. Thanks...good work.

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February 18, 2011 1:45 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

KakoPouli: #123-looks too busy with words all over the place competing with each other...balance is off with elements. #124-not bad, would like to see this in a different font style. #125-try this...the last little mt. in the map, have it's white line continue down then go up into the W and continue going up/down all around through the middle of the letters in WCA. So basically you would be inserting a middle white line inside the middle of the WCA letters. You might have to make the WCA letters a little wider in order to get the effect. Thanks. #121-try softer black lines around WCA. Go for It's too black...try going 50% less black, more on the grey side. Maybe have the edge line around WCA is little more subtle so it looks better.

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February 18, 2011 1:20 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

FiddlinNita: I just have not seen any examples of that tree thing working in any other way..previous comments have addressed I need to see more trunk of the tree, perhaps make it smaller, how about some color in this example? font/text is a little boring and plain. Thank you working on this.

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February 18, 2011 1:07 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

babai: #131- it's too busy looking crammed with WCA and other stuff. The pedestal concept does not work. Thank you though.

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February 18, 2011 12:51 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

x3mart: #129 #128 #127- lets work with this concept. Keep map, make the mt. not as striking to stand out. I do like how it kind of like symbolizes polarizing both ends of the state, and comes together at a peak like a sense of achievement. Let's drop the artsy WCA you put together, keep the W where it is at, then give me simple CA to the right of it. Have WASHINGTON all spelled out centered underneath the map and WCA, the collectors association centered underneath that. #118- don't care too much for the logo in that. River element is not noticeable or serves a purpose. #110-WCA logo just not working, nor does the mt/river element. #108- i like the mountain element better.

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February 18, 2011 12:41 PM
WashingtonCollectors
Project Holder

gtender: Hello. #109-Simple,nice to the point. Try collectors association a darker green. Clean up the map edges so those little islands are not showing in the puget sound area. What does this look like B&W?

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Contest Winner	Concept # 203	$ 600

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