The Suckiest Logo Contest is Open

Posted on October 20, 2008
Filed Under Business & Startup, Graphic Design, Marketing, Special Events

Does your logo suck?

We won’t point fingers-you know who you are. When you started your business, you decided to cut corners in what you thought were the less important areas of your start up. Maybe you created your own logo in Microsoft Word, bought a canned logo template, or downloaded a freebie. Now that you’ve been in business for a while, you cringe when you see your less-than-professional logo staring back at you from your website, letterhead and business cards. You’re green with logo envy when you see your competitors’ designs.

Having a crude-looking logo is like showing up at an important networking event with no shoes on. You may be wearing a snazzy suit and be sporting an irresistible personality, but who is going to take you seriously? Like it or not, when people see your brand for the first time, they are judging you. If they don’t like what they see, they may never take the opportunity to find out how great your product or service is.

Signature Worx has a mission: to make the business world more attractive, one brand at a time. In celebration of the launch of our new websites and services, we are holding an exciting contest.

This is big, people! We are going to give someone a brand new professionally designed logo-for free.

All you have to do is submit your current, crappy logo. Once all submissions have been received, we will post them to our blog where our readers will snicker and vote on which one they think is the worst logo in the world. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but it is our readers that will decide which logo is the most deserving of being made over.

The worst logo (as decided by our readers) will be ditched for a completely new, 100% custom-designed Signature Logo. But there’s more. We realize that re-branding your business can get expensive. Even if you get your fancy new logo for free, you’ll need new business cards, stationery, maybe a new brochure, and possibly a better website to match your spanking new brand. Plus, you should be compensated for having been mocked by your peers after submitting your ugly logo. Therefore, the winner of the Suckiest Logo Contest will also receive their choice of the following:

a whopping 50% off business card, brochure, letterhead and envelope design services (printing costs are not included or discounted) OR
30% off a custom designed Signature WordPress Website

Any business owner with an exceptionally bad logo can enter. The deadline for submissions is October 29. So if you have friends, colleagues or clients who need a brand boost, then be sure to send them here to submit their sucky logo. To submit your own embarrassing logo, visit http://signatureworx.logocontest.sgizmo.com to post your entry before October 29^th.

What needs to be included in your submission?

Logo or other file (see acceptable list).
A brief description of your business.
Why you want or need a custom designed logo from Signature Worx.
Why you think people should vote for you.

What items are deemed as acceptable?

Logo files in any of the following formats: .gif, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .pdf, .doc
If a logo does not exist, we will accept an electronic copy of your business card or other collateral such as brochure, letterhead, etc., and/or the URL of your website.

If you aren’t brave enough to submit your own logo, or if you (or that friend) might be in the market for some other design solutions we offer, visit our new websites, Signature Worx Designs and Signature Worx Marketing. We have a ton of packages you may be interested in. And don’t forget to sign up for our Signature Specials newsletter. Who knows what we’ll think up next!

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3 Responses to “The Suckiest Logo Contest is Open”

Free Custom Designed Logo Up for Grabs : In The Worx on October 29th, 2008 3:01 pm

[...] got good news! We’re extending the submission deadline of our Suckiest Logo Contest one more week! That’s right, you get one more week, until midnight November 5th, to submit [...]
C.Moore on November 21st, 2008 2:36 pm

When will you be hosting this logo contest again? I definitely need a new logo and better branding.
Connie McVicker on November 21st, 2008 7:42 pm

Hi C.!
Thanks for asking. Actually I’m not sure, this was our first time having the Suckiest Logo Contest, but will probably be doing it annually.

In the meantime, you can check out our Signature Logo package at http://www.signatureworxdesigns.com/whatwedo/services-identity.html#logo or sign up to receive our monthly Signature Specials newsletter where we promote big discounts on our services… http://www.signatureworx.com/intheworx/signature-specials/

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