“The New Media Market” Social Media Conference Graphics

I am not usually one to do pro bono projects, but I was asked by one of my Twitter friends if I could help them by creating a logo & header for their new Social Media Conference that they were putting on Illinois.  I am a BIG FAN of Social Media, so I agreed.

They gave me the title & tagline and pretty much gave me full reign to come up with the design.  I love that!  So here is what I came up with:

These first 2 images are drafts, so you will see that the images are not clear and the stock watermark is visible.  When I create graphics, I do not purchase any stock images until I get approval from the client.

The client liked the first logo image the best.  They said that the second one looked too close to the Coca-Cola logo.  They also said that they wanted the emphasis on “New Media” instead of “Media Market”.  So here is the final logo design with the tagline added:

One the logo was complete, I had to incorporate that into a header design for their Thesis Themed WordPress Site.  I decided to take the logo graphic of those jack looking things and use them within the background of the header.  I used soft transparent colors so they would blend into the design.

My final part in the project was to get Thesis set up for them.  I installed the header, added a nice blue colored background and then finished it off with customizing the navigation by incorporating the colors from the header.

So, there ya have it (as I always say).  A pro bono project that wound up being a winner.  My client and her team love the design and I felt good for helping them out.  They are planning on adding me as a sponsor, so that will be some nice recognition and possibly opportunity for new clients in the future – love that!

So, what do you think?  Do ya like or what?