For some fun, whoever wants to design a logo, send them to me, I will put them on my website, and make sure Dave gets a look at them. Doubt he is looking to change though.
-curtis
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For some fun, whoever wants to design a logo, send them to me, I will put them on my website, and make sure Dave gets a look at them. Doubt he is looking to change though.
-curtis
I have to agree. It brings me back to the San Fernando Valley of the mid 70's, and looks like a sticker I would've gotten (at Val Surf) to put on my skateboard...
I agree completely. Time for a contest for forum members only. Send me your logos. If I like one and decide to use if for Ascend, the lucky winner wins their choice of a pair of CBM-170s or a CMT-340 center. The logo should be simple but to the point. Design your logos so they would look good on a speaker grille.
Legal stuff: All submitted logos become the full property of Ascend Acoustics, Inc.
Good Luck and send your graphic files to me, davef@ascendacoustics.com
Good Sound To You!
David Fabrikant
www.ascendacoustics.com
Guess I was wrong!
Hmmmmm....who do I know that is a graphic artist....
-curtis
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Lol! I know what you mean, it could stand to be improved.
I would like to see the contest modified so that existing owners are excluded from participating, as they already have their speakers.
(well.. that and maybe because it would narrow down the field of competition!)
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Yeah the logo on the speakers is pretty flimsy, its just a cheap sticker. It doesnt really bother me though. I think that a logo made out of metal would look really nice on ascends.
Sounds like fun - time to dust off the graphics apps and pull out the pen and paper. I've never cared much for the current logo either. What's the deadline? Will there be a grill trade-in program for existing owners? :)
I'm thinking of a grill logo in the Spinal Tap tradition. You have to ask yourself how much more black can it be? The answer is none, none more black. Simple. Elegant. Cheap.
DaveF, I'll take the CMT-340C. You have my delivery address on file.
It certainly has never bothered me that my three year old has peeled "that" logo sticker off all the speakers.
I'm glad Ascend is seriously considering changing their logo. Whatever the winning design turns out to be, I think it should definitely be made with metal or a hard metalic plastic.
JH
MRose- Does that logo go to eleven? I'm sure Dave and Jason would want a logo that goes to eleven.
This thread is making me laugh...
In all honesty, a tooled metal or plastic logo would be LESS expensive than our current logo. Of course, the tooling fees would be initially high but, in most cases, well worth it.
Our current logos are sourced locally and are quite expensive. I will be happy to have something new.
Hmmm, as far as a deadline goes... February 28, 2004. Winner announcement in early March.
Regarding a grille replacement program.. we will just have to see about that, all of you must first like the logo :)
Have fun!!!
Good Sound To You!
David Fabrikant
www.ascendacoustics.com
David,
Quick question to help direct the logo development. What impression do you wish to impart onto your customers? (e.g. top quality, high tech, stylish, etc.)
Things like this are fun. Brian Bunge of Rutledge had a contest to name their new speaker on Audiocircle and not only did they get a good name, but several more good names that could be used for future products. Seems win-win to me. Companies get a fairly cheap source of creativity and customers get to participate in the product.
Hi everybody, I've been a lurker for a little while, and this contest got me off my butt and made me join up. I just sent you a design dave, and again, I appologize for it's simplicity. Well, I just wanted to say hello everyone and happy new year, and good luck in the contest.
How is the redesign going? One of the Ascend logos on my 170 came off (probably pull off by my 2yr old). Before I either reglue it on or remove all of them, I was wondering if there might be a new design nearing approval.
Scott
Scott,
Unless David has changed his mind, the contest will go until the end of Feb. I imagine it will be at least another month after that before there are any items made with the new logo.
I sent mine in... 1 day short of the deadline. Wooohooo!
Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. -Albert Einstein
I'm excited to find out the results! I would also love to see some of the entries when it's all said and done.
Just sent mine in... and I agree, it would be interesting to see what others did. A forum vote would be cool too.
Just sent mine in too.
I finally finished my designs. I hope that Dave meant to have them in on the 28th as oppose to before the 28th.
Anyone know when they might announce the winner?
Winner announcement in early March according to David. That's if someone wins...
Win, Lose, or Draw...I'd love to see all the designs that everyone submitted.
Hello!
Just want to say THANKS for all the wonderful logo submissions! No winner announcement until the end of the month so... if you haven't submitted yet... keep them coming!
We will definitely post our favorites but please give us a few weeks.
Thanks!
Good Sound To You!
David Fabrikant
www.ascendacoustics.com
I'm working on my submission and I was wondering if David was wanting something that could by CNC'd out of metal or something that would be printed then with an embossed plastic covering or whatnot?
Do both! Increases your chances.
-curtis
am i allowed to show my submissions? I like creative criticism ;-)
I don't recall a rule against it.
-curtis
i'd be afraid i would ruin my chances [:I]
I'm still wondering if the contest was lengthened because Ascend didn't approve of any of the entries. Still, this contest has been a fun challenge.
Or, if the new website is not ready to fly yet?
The end of March is drawing near......
I made my submission, I'm just wondering if we have a winner or not [:D], any word yet?
Let's just hope that the chosen logo is worth the wait. My beloved Cincinnati Bengals released a new logo design this week, and the fans (including myself) already hate it. At this point I don't care so much whether or not one of my designs win, just that everyone likes the new design. Although I have held off on completing my system with the center channel...
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Because I am an age 22 college student who works at a coffee house and am attempting to save for an engagement ring. That being said if I don't win it I'll order one very soon after a winner is announced.
i didn't understand you were meaning that.... you didn't make it clear....
or you could do what I do.... help your g/f to understand they home theater equipment is more important than diamonds [:D]
Just inform your GF that the diamond industry is the biggest marketing scam of all time, and that in reality, diamonds should be no more expensive than a box of rocks as they are, in fact, very abundant stones (we're talkin' huge warehouses full of stored diamonds, folks). The evil DeBoers cartel controls the industry so tightly, resulting in an incredibly inflated pricing environment. (They didn't achieve that power by being ethical or benign).
Right now, there are a couple companies that are just beginning to research & manufacture diamonds that are indistinguishable (even by precise microscopic testing methods) from "real" diamonds. Give it a few more years, and perhaps we will finally see some reasonable prices (promising your then wife a diamond ring 3 times the size you could afford to buy her now!).
It's a win-win, you get your equipment now, with a promise of a much greater gift for her later!
Gregisme, I hope that De Beers has no idea of where you live! [:D]
The irony is, she's the one that bought me the other four speakers (2 170's and 2 200's). She was getting ready to get me the center when the contest was announced and I told her she might want to hold off. Yes, that was a mistake but I knew that if she bought me a 340, and then I won another, then I would be forced to then purchase another so that I would have 3 340's in the front. I would feel really bad if she had bought me all of these speakers and then I left her. After all, with three 340's who needs a wife?? (strong words for someone who hasn't even heard a 340 yet)