John Menzies needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Think Platinum
We are a small business focusing on Systems Integration using the TIBCO product suites for medium to large companies (Banks, Investments, Stock Market, Transport, Industrial, Energy, Commercial). Our core value is "Quality", TIBCO products are relatively simple to develop, but like Java, if it's not done properly, it will cost in the long term (do it right the first time!!). Our goal is to ensure that companies implementing TIBCO products maintain high levels of quality while maintaining efficient delivery of new solutions.
We have experience in implementing new, innovative solutions using bleeding edge products as well as some more commonly known products and tools. We also have strong skills in helping organisations grow and mature there own competencies and skills with TIBCO Products
The name of our business came from the merger of using Thought (to think) and Quality (platinum, better than gold).
Our customers and peers are professionals in the IT Industry. They are Developers in or Managers of teams responsible for systems that often transfer large amounts of money in, out and around the organisation, Customer information including life critical data, new business in the form of orders or even servicing Online Services. They are also Executives, Project and Portfolio Managers.
Companies we work with in the industry are:
http://www.tibco.com
http://www.windyroad.org
Competitors in the same market place as our business are:
http://www.aipex.com
http://www.ibm.com.au (Global Services)
http://www.lonispace.com.au
Being a small/niche market, we need to stand out. We need a design that is easy to remember, visually simple yet bold. Most competitors offer similar services, we need something that will communicate our goals and principles in certain terms. It would be nice if the logo was simple enough to be embossed into business cards.
I have no consideration for Fonts to use. We will need to add various texts such as address, contact details etc on various prints, the fonts need to be reproducible/known.
The design should consist of a stand alone logo and also a logo with our brand name over the top, brand name should not over power the logo.
Our primary requirement is for Business Card and Letter Head.
Letter Head should include the logo with brand name to the right, We will also include address and contact details on the letter head, entered in separate to the logo and brand name.
The business cards will contain the logo with brand name on one side and the logo with contact details on the other. The logo may be embossed into the cards also, if it's simple enough.
Colors used could resemble either the Blue of the TIBCO logo (not the exact blue) or Shinny Silver Grey of Platinum, make them bold, not loud.
Design sizes should be Full Bleed Size.
Resolution should be at least 300dpi
Color Space should be CMYK
Output file formats desired are: *.ai, *.psd, *.tif are *.tiff