So You think you can Design a Logo? 8,000 points!

Realm-of-Fantasy  is proud to present our So You think you can Design an Logo? Contest.

With all the excitement about logos in deviantART lately,
we figured what better time than now to have the community design one.
So you think you can design a Logo? You think you've got what it takes?
Ok, well here's your chance to prove it.

RoF is growing larger everyday, and we have become the Largest Fantasy and Sci-fi Art Gallery on deviantART.
We feel it is time to re-brand to properly reflect the size, depth and genre of our group.
We thought what better way to celebrate this than to ask you to be apart of this, and have the redesign as a contest theme.
Your Fantasy artwork has inspired so many people through the years, and we would be honored if it was your artwork that defined us.

Your challenge is to show us your interpretation of a Realm-of-Fantasy Logotype and Icon. Incorporate Fantasy/Medieval aspects into your entry however you see fit. The possibilities are endless, you can let your imagination run wild! Show us your vision, have some fun with it, and in the process you could possibly win 8,000 deviantART Points!

We are looking specifically for someone in the deviantART community to develop our identity and branding through a logo and icon.
We did not want to outsource this project offsite, and feel very strongly that someone in our deviantART community design our Logo.
This group started here, and it makes sense to us that only one from the deviantART community design this groups logo.
Realm-of-Fantasy is a non-profit volunteer group here on deviantART with no corporate sponsorship.
We are not a company, and will be making no monetary gain off of this design.
We are simply a grass roots group of Fantasy Enthusiasts looking to re-image our identity.
Hopefully you can help us achieve this goal, and in the process wins some points.
So you think you can Design a Logo?


Your challenge:

To design both a Logo Type and Icon for the Realm-of-Fantasy Group.
We are looking for designs that are Unique, original, and has strong visual impact.
Something that people will instantly recognize, and relate to the group.
It does not need to be overly complicated.
Lastly they both need to look good at various sizes, so scalable is preferred.
We will allow Two Entries per person.
We want only your best work, but we also understand that you may come up with another idea.
So we will allow for only two submissions. Don't waste them.
Submit your entries to: So You think you can Design an Logo? Contest
Deadline for Entrees is 11:59:59 PM U.S. Eastern Time (GMT-5) on January 31st, 2015

Logo Type:
Our Logo Type design needs to clearly read: Realm of Fantasy
Needs to be scalable. Preferably Vector, but as long as it can be scaled it will be acceptable.
No jpg's.
It will be used as our groups title and as a banner on top of blogs and such.

Size: 2000x500 or something in that area.

Icon Logo:
Our icon design needs to be a unique symbol.
It can read  "Realm of Fantasy" title or abbreviation of it, but it must be an icon symbol and not just a smaller logo type.

Needs to be on a square canvas, but also work as a rectangle if needed.
Examples below.
Size: It will be used for two internet sites.
deviantART: 100x50 Group Icon
Facebook:160x160 Profile Icon

Both can be on backgrounds. As long as we get the source files and are able to alter said backgrounds if need be.

Things we are not looking for:

Overused Fonts
Copy of another companies/groups design


Grand Prize:

8,000 deviantART Points


Deadline:

11:59:59 PM U.S. Eastern Time (GMT-5) on January 31st, 2015

Some inspirational themes to consider:
Earth, fire, stone, forge, molten metal, magma, medieval

Rules:

   * All Contestants must join the Realm-of-Fantasy group in order to submit Contest Entrees to the Group Folder.
   * Entries must be submitted to: So You think you can Design an Logo? Contest
   * Entries must be your own work;
   * Entrants must be at least 13 years old;
   * Entries open to all Mediums;
   * Entries must be made for this contest, no previously created works.
   * Only entries with the date posted December 6th 2014 or later will be accepted;
   * Entries must state in the artist comments that it is for this contest;
   * Two contest entries sets maximum per Contestant ( 2 icons, 2 logos max);
   * Entries must adhere to deviantART T.O.S., and Realm-of-Fantasy Group Guidelines;
   * Prizes may be subject to change at any time.
   * Rules may be subject to change at any time.
   * this Contest Blog
   * Entrees must be receive by 11:59:59 PM U.S. Eastern Time (GMT-5) on January 31st, 2015
   * We reserve the right to alter any contest guidelines and rules including the contest deadline at any time.

Legal Stuff:

Logotype and Icon design must be made new and specifically for this contest.
Both Logo Type and Icon Logo need to be able to identify the Realm of Fantasy.
Please keep original files just in case we want the design but need to slightly tweak it when coding.

Design and prize reward will be considered a commission transaction.
Realm-of-Fantasy will obtain sole copyright and legal ownership of the winning design upon completion of transaction.
We thereby reserve the right from there on to use/alter the logo and icon as we see fit.
Basically, if you win we give you points, you give us the files and the design is ours now

If we do not find a design in which we want to use, we will not award anyone the Grand Prize.
Basically, if we don't find one we really like, no one wins
We reserve the right to divide points equally if we decide to go with one persons logo type and another persons icon.
Entries violating any deviantART T.O.S., and/or Realm-of-Fantasy Group Guidelines can be removed at anytime without notice.

The Judging:
Your work will be judged on the basis of Originality, Use of Theme, Technical Skill, and Usability.

The entire RoF Staff will be helping to select the finalists.
The final winner will be selected by alltheoriginalnames