Mascot Design for an IT Company

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $99
  • Entries Received: 17

Contest Brief

Design Brief:
You are required to design a Mascot for an IT Company which will be used in Print Promotions, Animated Videos, E-learning content, in any internal event, etc.
You are free to work on both non human and human characters, doesn't matter. There are no restrictions to that. The character should be able to relate in some manner to the IT Guys. It should have that unique creative flavour to it.
Be as creatively simple - as you can. Simple Creativity - hits very hard.

Things to keep in mind.
There are two points you need to keep in mind though.
a). The character should be simple enough so that any body in the company from a peon to the CEO or Founder should be able to connect with it. Draw it. Have fun with it.
b). The character should be simple enough to be animated quickly. (This is very important to keep in mind)

Submission Criteria
You will be required to submit two things in a submission. They are:
a). The Character Development Sketches rough - your exploration sheets. These will be Pencil sketches. I should be able to see the character doing different things in different poses/views. Please see "example 01.jpg" , "example 02.jpg", "example 03.jpg", "example 04.jpg", "example 05.jpg", attached as a reference to this.
b).Character turn around sheet, for reference please see "Character Turnaround.jpg" , "Character Turnaround 02.jpg".

Please start by submitting rough sketches quickly - so that i may be able to tell you whether you are moving in the right direction or not. Fast turnaround is required. I will increase the budget may folds if i see interesting entries coming in.
Also, the top entries would be required to submit brief animated pilots.
Thank you and Good Luck!

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  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 10 years ago

    hey Kaitlyn - i am still in pursuit client. Please bear with me - as soon as i hear back - i will let you know. Thank you for all the hardwork and patience. Have a good day ahead!

    • 10 years ago
  • kaitlyn2monroe
    kaitlyn2monroe
    • 10 years ago

    What's going to happen now?

    • 10 years ago
    1. stants
      stants
      • 10 years ago

      If the winner is not selected in next 14 days, all of the top entries will share the prize!

      • 10 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Thank you so much for submitting your entry. I will get back to you pretty soon now! Also, please submit the other entry as and when you are done with it. Thank you

    • 11 years ago
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    1. stants
      stants
      • 10 years ago

      Best of luck in your freelancer's career!

      • 10 years ago
    2. kaitlyn2monroe
      kaitlyn2monroe
      • 10 years ago

      Good luck to you in your future works as well.

      • 10 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 10 years ago

    Read the contest brief carefully, Stants. Thanks

    • 10 years ago
    1. stants
      stants
      • 10 years ago

      My relations with this contest are over, as well as my interference with your personality!
      P.S. I always read VERY carefully :) That's why I know you just change/add this last sentence to contest brief. All the best! Stan.

      • 10 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 10 years ago

    thank you kaitlyn for understanding.

    • 10 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 10 years ago

    i must say you are very arrogant, and disrespectful towards other artists.If i want i can even report you. So next time refrain from using such uncomfortable sentences and taunts. One should not be so proud of his work - that he forgets where he started from.

    • 10 years ago
    1. stants
      stants
      • 10 years ago

      I'm sorry, are you talking about me!? Please show me where I said anything disrespectful to any of the others competitors? Oh and when you talk about disrespect, please have in mind yourself and how you want to cheat here, by announcing one condition on your contest and then add extra work according to select the winner :) You want to report me, please feel free to do so, but don't forget that you are against rules here,not me ;) I can report your contest as inappropriate. Where I started from, haha, you can't know that my friend, neither what was the cost to be what I'm now.
      With all my respect to other artist here,
      Stan.

      • 10 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Please let me know - who all are working on the two situations that i have asked for. Please reconfirm once. Thank you. :)

    • 11 years ago
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    1. hdginkay
      Contest Holder
      • 11 years ago

      can you give whatever you have done till now - so that i can show to client - thank you

      • 11 years ago
    2. kaitlyn2monroe
      kaitlyn2monroe
      • 11 years ago

      I've just sent you an email with the link. Hope you like what I've got so far. :)

      • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    i will let you know if something happens in your favour.

    • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    ok, then pls dont do it. thank you

    • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    yes according to you that is enough. If i were in your place i would also have said the same thing. But, the client wants to see the character in atleast two situations. i still think you have a great chance, if you can submit one of the 5 situations.Since you have submitted one before - i can present him two putting both of them together. It can be a small animation. See if you can reconsider this. Thank you.

    • 11 years ago
    1. stants
      stants
      • 11 years ago

      As I said before, if your client want's to see more- he/she has to pay more. The contest was for mascot design and that's what we all made. And as I mentioned already it's quite unfair to announce contest for mascot and then to ask for extra work regarding to select a winner.

      • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    but i would say someone who showcases how there character would look in a situation - has chances of gaining a little more confidence. Thank you

    • 11 years ago
    1. stants
      stants
      • 11 years ago

      Well, I already show my 5 sec. sample! I think is enough :)

      • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Stants - you had a great character, your submission is also under consideration. Thank you!

    • 11 years ago
    1. stants
      stants
      • 11 years ago

      OK, thanks!

      • 11 years ago
  • stants
    stants
    • 11 years ago

    Is there a chance for someone who do not willing to complete the two animated scenarios to win this contest? Just asking if it's worth to wait or you already know the winner- just waiting for her to show you the animations? Thanks!

    • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    ok thank you for confirming back. :)

    • 11 years ago
  • vicos0207
    vicos0207
    • 11 years ago

    please check # 24

    • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Hi, Please see my answers in line
    1. Actually no i don't have a preference about how long it should be. You are the best judge to show it.
    2. Actually i don't want the mascot to be interacting with any other character in the animation. Therefore, the best would be to make him commit some mistake and then show the correct way of doing it. Just an idea.
    3. If you choose Physical Security, one sub topic will be fine.
    Thank you

    • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    hopefully i am going to extend this competition - till i get the two situations animated. Based on these two situations we will decide the winner. Thank you all for the awesome work. :)

    • 11 years ago
    1. kaitlyn2monroe
      kaitlyn2monroe
      • 11 years ago

      Hey again, I have a few quick questions about the animated situations: 1) Do you have a preference about how long you want each clip of a situation to be? 2) Do you want the mascot to be fixing a problem or making a mistake? 3) For the physical security situation, would you like all three of the sub-topics or just one? Thanks in advance!

      • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    I have extended the contest. Thank you

    • 11 years ago
  • hdginkay
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Hello Everyone - please leave me a message saying who all can animate the mascot in 2D. I will need to see some 2D animation tests with the mascot that you have created. I am asking this so that i can finalise on the animator too.. for this ongoing project...

    • 11 years ago
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    1. hdginkay
      Contest Holder
      • 11 years ago

      ok

      • 11 years ago
    2. hdginkay
      Contest Holder
      • 11 years ago

      Thank you for your sample.I am definitely considering your animation. Waiting for approval from my seniors. :)I love it!

      • 11 years ago

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