TTAC Logo Submissions Pt. 5

by Robert Farago

Published: January 20th, 2009

It’s the last day of our redesign our non-existent logo competition, and the submissions have been anything but non-existent. TTAC’s Best and Brightest have answered the call in force, demonstrating a depth of design talent that would shame, well, me. Given the volume of submissions, I’ve created a new category: Logo Contest (no points for creativity there). If you want to see all the designs, simply click on “News,” then select “Logo Contest” from the drop-down menu. As promised, TTAC’s crack [smoking] staff will wade through all the work to find the ten or so that best encapsulate The Truth About Cars’ editorial stance and style. Then we’ll put them to a popular vote. Meanwhile, thanks to all those who invested their time, effort and passion into this contest on our behalf. (Excluding the selfish gene theory.) It’s reassuring to know that the TTAC brand resonates so well with its owners.

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Like.a.kite on Jan 20, 2009

I look forward to seeing which will be of the selected ≤10.

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TheMagicTiki on Jan 21, 2009

These have all been great submissions, every one of them. You guys have quite a challenge in deciding the best. I really like the approaches that includes some subtle humor or fun in the spirit of what TTAC is all about... that's what I was going for with the license plate logo. #16, #25 and #36 all put a clever twist on the "uncovering the truth" concept that I really like. Having said all of that, my favorite of this set has to be #39. It's beautifully rendered, subtle, and stands on its own as a graphic. It would be just as effective in the TTAC brand colors, as a black and white (or grayscale) piece, and would look really cool on a t-shirt or ballcap.

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