And so, there were five.
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I didn’t realize that it was tough to deliberate on the entries, especially the slogan. All of the slogan are equally representative of what the OFW represents, except for one big fan.
And so, here are the five finalists!
Oopps! Sori! Walo pala sila!
Yes, given that these are all the entries that we received, they are all finalists in themselves. We are currently deliberating on each one of these entries at the moment. Unfortunately, we’re back to square one because everybody seems to hit the mark.
So, why don’t YOU tell us why Entry # so and so should BE the winner for the LOGO and for the SLOGAN. Judge them separately. You can hide your personality, I won’t tell anyone. 
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October 21st, 2007 at 2:00 am
Logo is “sacred.” It should represent something. Every element, every image, must mean something. Logo should be VERSATILE. For example you resize it to 1×1 inch, the image details must still be recognizable. It should be versatile enough that if you turn it to black and white, it will still have the same impact. Some of the high-impact logos have 2 to 3 symbols.
Example:
Microsoft: it’s just a 2-word combination meaning small (micro) and software (soft). Generally, affordable software…software for the masses. Bill Gates aimed to put a computer in every home.
Windows: it’s just plain image of a window…meaning, a window to the world…a window to new opportunities…a window of etc., etc…
Coca-Cola: “Thinking that “the two Cs would look well in advertising,” Dr. Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, suggested the name and penned the now famous trademark “Coca-Cola” in his unique script.”
http://worldsbestlogos.blogspot.com/search/label/CocoCola
It’s not just the meaning but how the slogan is presented in an easily-remembered play of words.
see other examples…
http://worldsbestlogos.blogspot.com/2007/08/adobe-systems-logo-history.html
With these criteria, I vote for slogan and logo #1.
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October 21st, 2007 at 3:08 am
to anonymous,
thank you, that was nice. However, did you also check my criteria? (It’s in here: http://reynaelena.com/2007/09/05/project-ofw-logo-contest/)
“The whole idea is simple. Create a catchy slogan and a sleek logo that captures the spirit and best expresses and exemplifies what an Overseas Filipino Worker is all about.”
Given these criterias I set out, how would you rate them?
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October 21st, 2007 at 3:15 am
@Logo is “sacred.†It should represent something. Every element, every image, must mean something. Logo should be VERSATILE. For example you resize it to 1×1 inch, the image details must still be recognizable.
have you tried resizing all of them and see that if the logos are still visible even if it shrinks into a dot? Are you insinuating that the rest of the logos are not sacred? should the contestants put crosses and wings just to make it sacred? or are you just saying it because you want your logos to be sacred? LOL and by the way.. logos for web design are not measured in inches but in pixel LOL
@Some of the high-impact logos have 2 to 3 symbols
Not all High Impact logos are beautiful in the eyes. No matter how many the symbols are still if they convey something to the readers they would still be meaningful. don’t tell me that microsoft’s logo is beautiful because it isnt. and please this is not a multinational company… bolahin mo lelang mo!
@It’s not just the meaning but how the slogan is presented in an easily-remembered play of words.
are you serious? eh kung ang slogan pala ay ilagay Ko na “BAWAL ANG MANG-GAYA” O KAYA “mabuhay ang mga tupperware” or dili kaya “fUCK you” EASILY REMEMBERED MGA Yan. Walang meaning mga yan. so ibig sabihin dapat lahat ganyan ang slogan? dapat ganyan ang manalo? Kungdi ka naman engot at kalahati!
Ms. Alpha-Numeric, this contest has a specific criteria na sinusunod. at yung criteria mo ay hindi kahit kailan pwede. Mag-papangap ka lang, halata pa. Kilala kita, kitang kita sa construction ng words at sentence mo kung sino ka.. do I have to compare comments? I can’t believe this. you will do everything just to be above others. just let others talk would you? let the people speak at hindi ganyan ka na nagpapanggap na anonymous well kitang kita sa use of words mo kung sino ka.
This contest is not about money. This contest is for unity and sportmanship and the fact that the Queen set a standard and criteria… NOT YOUR CRITERIA. ikaw lang ang nakita kong contestant na bumoboto ng super dami… kaya nga inilagay ng reyna itong second round kasi nakita nya na yung mga katulad mo ay madaya sa boto at puro IP address mo lang ang nalabas. madali lang bumoto ng madami, tanggalin mo lang yung cookies makakaboto ka na ng paulit ulit. O kaya pumunta ka sa computer shop o kausapin mo mga ka office mate ng husband mo.. very easy. Kung pera lang kailangan mo Ms. Alphanumeric bibigyan kita kapag nagbakasyon ako diyan sa Pilipinas sa 2008, please lang pabayaan mo lang pumili ang tao ng karapat dapat…
All of the criteria you mentioned above are for corporate puposes, for advertising, for PROFIT AND MONEY!!! this contest is none of the above. that’s why your criteria does not apply.
nakaka-disappoint ka Ms. Alpha-Numeric… ang tanda mo na ang dumi mo pa rin maglaro… sa internet pa lang ito, how much more sa totoong buhay? I deny mo man kung sino ka, pihado ako lahat ng makakabasa ng comment mo iisa ang magiging conclusion sa identity mo. And I will bet my clitoris on that! Try me.
THUS, WITH THE QUEEN’S PERMISSION, LET ME MAKE MY VOTE….
I VOTE FOR ALL THE LOGOS EXCEPT LOGO #1 AND #2.
ANY LOGOS AND SLOGAN THAT ARE TAINTED WITH MALICE, DECEPTION, AND GREED IS NOT WORTH REPRESENTING THE OFWS. ANY LOGO WILL DO EXCEPT #1 AND #2
BILI NA KAYO NG TUPPERWARE!!! I BET AFTER THIS DENY TO DEATH ANG ANONYMOUS O SI MS. ALPHANUMERIC! VERY PREDICTABLE!
AND BY THE WAY, YOUR LECTURE ABOVE SUCKS AND OUT OF CONTEXT.. DUN KA SA COCA COLA SUMALI!!!
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October 21st, 2007 at 4:00 am
Aren’t we, OFW’s, the tough ones who braved going to foreign lands in search for greener pastures for our families back home?
My vote for logo is a toss up between 3 and 7. These are the two entries that IMHO captured and exemplified the typical OFW - a Filipino who is willing to go and endure the pain of being separated from his family hoping to help give those at home a chance to have a better life…I’m leaning more towards #3 though.
For the slogan: Most of the OFW’s didn’t have a choice as to the actual place where they will get a job. We just know the country but the exact job location within that country isn’t definite until the last minute. MOst OFW’s too that I know of, don’t know what their “job assignment” will be when they go abroad - alam nila sa restawran or bahay pero kung busboy, waiter, tagalinis, etc…di alam. Still other OFW’s would be waiting for months for a call from their agencies and/or recruiters to tell them of their schdule for departure. Kapag tinawagan ka’t sinabing lilipad ka na kinabukasan, ala kang magagawa, kunin maleta at lipad! So, sa slogan, iisa lang choice ko from the start: Okey Fine Whatever, Wherever, Whenever!!! Yan ang totoong OFW, malakas ang loob, ready to go for it given the opportunity - whatever, whenever, wherever! Tindi pa ng recall…
I also like #1, creative siya, kaya lang parang nanunumbat… parang negative ang dating ng luha… To me, di nya na capture ang essence nga pagiging isang OFW. Masarap din naman maging OFW…yung makatulong ka sa pamilya mo, di mapapantayan ang saya nun sa puso. Kung iba ang criteria, iboboto ko ang #1 pero to represent the OFW’s…di ko nakita yung pride sa pagiging isang Overseas Filipino Worker.
Good luck sa lahat ng sumali…
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October 21st, 2007 at 5:44 am
ayaw ko yong kita mo kita ko na slogan, wala ka dapat pakialam sa kita ko. kita ko akin lang at hindi naman siguro duling o may lazy eye ang gumawa nyan no?
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October 21st, 2007 at 5:46 am
hindi po ako si anonymous a.k.a. Macau, China. Ako po si Kunshan, China at kakagising ko lang. LOL
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October 21st, 2007 at 6:11 am
As far as I remember, ang last comment ko eh nung nag-sorry ako. (check mo nga Reynz ang IP ng anonymous na nag-explain ng kung ano ang logo…ayan naman, kitang-kita, inulit nya ang message nya dun sa kabila na may “Macau, China” sa name) kung ako nga gumawa nyan.
Anyway, I learned that I have to rejoice always and not to complain.
For the sake of peace in this site, I am withdrawing my entries. I care more about my name than the prize money. I am not guilty of any of your accusations. And I don’t like war. Let peace begin with me.
Hindi ako marunong mang-away. Di ko kaya ang taray nyo. I’m leaving this site for good.
For all the good friendships, thank you. For those that only do harm, thank you.
Inang, I am sorry to end this way. If you still want to meet with me when you come back, just give me a call. You know my number.
Masakit ang iwan ko ang site na to dahil dito nagsimula ang magkaroon ako ng online friends like Bea, JC, Ros, Kuta, Diwa, Chuva and Pazing…and syempre ikaw.
Pero for peace’s sake. Goodbye.
Anyway, to all my friends, expect to receive an email from me and you can email me too anytime.
Again, thank you, Reynz, for the memory forever etched in my online life.
Sa payong tayo magkita.
Mabuhay sa lahat ng mga OFW. Kayo ang talagang hero ng bansa natin.
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October 21st, 2007 at 11:06 am
why o why????
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October 21st, 2007 at 11:34 am
!??? *don’t know what to say*
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October 21st, 2007 at 11:34 am
(kagigizing ko lang!)
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October 21st, 2007 at 11:46 am
What anonymous has said about the vector graphic is right. Every logo should be prepared using mathematical calculations so it can easily be resized without altering the shape and the colors.
Yes, it can be converted to raster graphics as in digital image or a collection of pixels and the result would be the same whether it is thumbmark100x 100 , or the forum size of 640 by 250.
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October 21st, 2007 at 3:03 pm
As I have said in my previous comment, I am just a lurker and reader here. I love to read the real life hilarious stories that you are sharing because it makes my day at my very hectic and crazy office. I’m still here and leaving work in a few minutes.
I can’t help noticing the furious comments on your contest. But reading them gives me the same conclusion that one contestant caved in from her very own doing and I am surprised you Reynz did not bother to hit back with the “walang buto” comment. The comment was a little bit absurd. But I wished she did not withdraw because that is a lousy sportsmanship.
I don’t like #1, it’s very negative, but the recall factor of #2 slogan is good and yes, I checked the logo on the entrprenuer and it will be a toss who copied who. I like OK Fine Whatever, excellent recall factor. The rest they are very long and very common and Bayani is very overused word. I like the #2 logo, but Reynz be careful with copycats. To me, it’s #3 and #7.
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October 21st, 2007 at 5:45 pm
side comments:
1. kita ko nasa yo, hirap ko, kita mo?
parang masyadong tragic, malungkot dahil me luha, masakit dahil matalim, tsaka barya-barya lang, parang limos….hehehe, sori po.
2. ol for wan, juan for all
masyadong tipikal, parang logo sa tabloid, masyadong provincial.
3.taas noo
masaya, pero maingay, tsaka medyo kengkoy yung word na “sanlibutan”
4.iisang bangka:
okey, pero maingay pa rin, pg-reduce nyan, di na maintindihan
5.sa palad:
bakit kasi kelangan mag-siksikan?
6.global:masyadong advanced, di sya bagay isama sa mga entries
7.ok fine:
bakit skewed? pero maganda yung gusto nya sabihin kaya lang parang medyo wala sya pakialam.
8 puyat:
parang luksa, o namatayan, ang lungkot nya! tsaka pinipitas nya lang yung dolyar huh!
9 I heart:
hehehe…for the sake of joining de kontes…sori po ulit
10. pinoy world class:
i like it, the simplicity of it, its just the font, medyo mahiyain.
11, 12,….ay kalabaw! okey lang,….pinag-hirapan nya talaga….
13.kayod ng kayod:
okey lang…pero mas akma sa travel category,
hehehe, mama reynz, kilala mo na ako!
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October 21st, 2007 at 6:10 pm
1. kita ko nasa yo, hirap ko, kita mo? - ung luha parang di bagay, ayoko.
2. ol for wan, juan for all - agree ako dun sa recall na sinulat ni ching - pero agree den ako ki konstantin - parang masyadong cheap
3.taas noo - di lang sya maingay - masyadong mahaba parang nobena
4.iisang bangka: - maganda kaso yayariin to nang mga pinoy at sasabihing isang bangkay
5.sa palad: naiiba po sya - pero hmmm… di ba busy? di ko alam kung anong babasahin ko
6.global: hmmm… agree ako ki konstantin
7.ok fine: konstantin, di ba yun nga yung point nang slogan nya, walang pakialam ang mga pinoy kung saan mapadpad? tama ba ako? pero, maganda, parang kengkoy, parang bokya, pero agree ako sa mga sinulat tungkol sa recall
8 puyat: pawis yata, di puyat? hmmm… abstrak masyado, di kaya nang utak ko
9 I heart: dapat special mention to! hahaha pero di sya pede
10. pinoy world class: or lagyan naten nang comma like this: “Pinoy, World Class!” di ba gumanda sya? ano tingin nyo?
11, 12, 13: eto naman ay parati ko na lang naririnig na tawag sa mga OFW na minsan nakakapagod lalo na po yong bayani na parang insulto na nang gobyerno
Mahirap po talaga mamili. Ako po si kumasutra, wag pong magalit sa opinyon ko kahit na negatibo yong iba. Wala po akong balak na laitin mga ginawa nyo dahil ang totoo po nito, lahat nang ginawa ay magaganda naman talaga.
Good luck po!!!
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October 21st, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Logo no. 3, pinoy ang dating
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October 21st, 2007 at 10:27 pm
konstantin and kumasutra,
those comments are really helpful! thank you! I wish the comments are like this! thank you so much!
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October 22nd, 2007 at 8:54 am
If ever pong manalo ako, pwede po bang paki donate na lang nung prize sa mga street children?, pede po ba yun?
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October 22nd, 2007 at 4:42 pm
I wonder who’s next - wink:wink:wink na mag pu-pull out
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October 23rd, 2007 at 3:35 am
10,000 kiaw na naging bato pa!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 4:06 am
Partofyou, nakaka touch naman ang iyong kagandahang loob. Sha cge, follow ko na lang yung example mo…. ‘Teng, yung panalo ko rin if ever… donate mo na rin para sa meralco at utilities, este world peace!
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October 23rd, 2007 at 5:02 am
TUMIGIL KAYO! hehehe
Sabi nga sa Vatican, umuusok na nang puting usok! Meaning, we should be able to announce the winner even before the end of this week.
We’ve narrowed it down to three choices. Ang hirap kase mag-decide. Good luck sa lahat.
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