Hello Steemians! I've recently found out that @curie is having a logo design contest. Since I am not really a professional graphic designer, I've searched for some tips on how to create a good logo design. ![curie_logo.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSty3hMNUiuQmbNhHMC3jZyTg8Z7UyMEcsJn7vAAv5G4T/curie_logo.png) Some of the important tips in this [article](https://www.inc.com/kate-l-harrison/10-best-tips-for-award-winning-logo-design.html) that I TRIED to follow are: #### 1. A good logo design should be strong and balanced. #### This could be why it was specified in the post that

logo has to be in DIGITAL ART format, CIRCULAR and FULL forms – ideal for use as display picture and on posts...

So, a circular logo it is! #### 2. A good logo design should derive meaning from the brand. #### I totally agree with this. Branding is very important for any business or organization, as this sets them apart from other existing ones. So our ideas of a logo should be based on what the organization is all about and why it exist.

Curie is a community witness and a meritocratic community curation project..

that aims

To discover and reward undiscovered but exceptional content by persistent creators with limited success. To empower quality curators. To develop a curation community on Steem. To build communities. To serve as a community witness.

Based on this, I think some words that I can use to identify @curie are _curation community, quality control, and growth._ Thus, the idea of adding a settings control icon or a button. I decided to use the latter.
I also decided to use a big letter C at the base. The letter C holds the upvote button, signifying the support of curation trail over good quality posts. ![logomaking2.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWj1JvWmdaZ6zcwyJHoS1Rmb5W1XG8b9oJape2Gjp4x7c/logomaking2.png) #### 3. A good logo design should use appropriate colors. #### Initial colors that I had in mind were blue and green, but I opt to just use green for the upvote to signify life or growth of quality posts in the community. I am still undecided on the color of the big letter C, whether I'd use the signature Steemit color, seafoam-green, or a blue color, to represent trust of the Steemit community to the Curie curation trail. I also did not want to use more than three colors, as I am not good at color combination. I might end up making the logo look complex and distracting. ![logomaking3.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQCCJcKDpXeXyHyS4CWsd9tUzU6Ap6QhkkmzuSKHDJRda/logomaking3.png) #### 4. A good logo design should be simple. #### Simple is not the same as plain. So while striving for simplicity, we should also try to make a logo that can catch attention. And following this tip...

A logo should be simple...easily recognized and clear, whether printed in color or black and white.

I decided to not add more to the C and upvote button design, and then tested it on black and white background. #### 5. A good logo design should use strong typography. #### I have learned this before in web design, that using clean and easy-to-read font is very important and I think this also applies to logo design. Sans-serif fonts are most recommended in web design since they are easy to read even in smaller screens. So here, I used Open Sans. ![logomaking4.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQzfWwctvYKvHbRMqYkXQd6msDXHVoWCR65jaP6rwFw3p/logomaking4.png) Another important factor in making a good logo design is uniqueness. Although, I'm not so sure if my logo design is unique enough to stand the chance of being considered by the Curie curation trail. :D Here are the final logo variations.. https://image.ibb.co/fdQvVn/variations.png If you like my design, please feel free to upvote my comment with my entry [here](https://steemit.com/contest/@curie/new-curie-logo-design-contest-calling-all-designers#@sassylori/re-curie-new-curie-logo-design-contest-calling-all-designers-20180212t102859127z) and if you want to support other logo designers, you may also upvote their comments with the logo entries in this [post](https://steemit.com/contest/@curie/new-curie-logo-design-contest-calling-all-designers). I am also betting on two other logo design entries on this contest - the ones created by @bryanlornemez and @fivefiveeleven, their logos look clean and professional. Thank you for taking the time to read this post.. Happy Steeming! @sassylori ![sassylori (1).png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmR8z2YZdaGJ94VUaX2JRHQFCASpkydiRjQ9PxKqTJBwMG/sassylori%20(1).png)