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Internet of Things - logo for meetup group

briandouglas needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.

A winner was selected from 88 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.

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Winner - rbiizulmujib

Great designs, really responsive to feedback, and quick turn around time on requested design modifications.

- briandouglas

How briandouglas started their logo design journey

Who are you known as?

IoT Belfast

Tell us a bit about who you are and the people you reach

I'm one of the organisers of the following meetup: IoT Belfast.
http://www.meetup.com/iotbelfast/events

To me Internet of Things is characterised by 3 things:
- hardware
- software
- connectivity
A decade or two ago it was referred to as "Machine to Machine". I.e. one computer talking directly to another, as opposed to a human typing in commands or input.

Most of what you seen in the media about IoT is nonsense. No one wants a connected fridge. Follow @InternetOfShit on Twitter to see what I mean. The best IoT projects often go unnoticed by the end user. They make important stuff happen as if by magic, with no human intervention.

We meet monthly in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Common themes include:
- Electronics
- New wireless networks for IoT (LoRa and SigFox).
- Big Data analysis (from thousands of sensors) using cloud computing
- Cyber Security.
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0

I view the purpose of the group to be about bringing people from different industry sectors together, and creating a melting pot of ideas and skillsets that will hopefully spawn new business and create jobs.

I do not want the word "meetup" incorporated into the logo.

What industry do you think your business is most related to?

Technology

What colors do you want to see in your design?

Reds

Blues

Designers choose

To give us an idea of the overall feeling of your brand, let us know which styles you lean towards

Classic

Modern

Mature

Youthful

Feminine

Masculine

Playful

Sophisticated

Economical

Luxurious

Geometric

Organic

Abstract

Literal

Design inspiration

I like this one better than puppy warrior, it's too busy by comparision. The design is playful, but not silly.

Text is too small and it's a poor choice of font, too hard to read.

While I like this, it's too busy. I'd have to make sure it's always quite big. E.g. it wouldn't really fit at in the bottom corner of a presentation - which will be one use of the logo.

I really like this, but I'd prefer something a little less corporate and a bit more fun.

There are aspects of this design that I like and it appeals to my inner nerd, but it's a bit too childish for a meetup.

Other notes

The logo will be used on a white (or light coloured background). Eventually I'll want a version for a black background, but not at this stage.

You may get a sense of what I like from http://www.codingfury.com, which is my company website (I'm currently updating it).
Obviously, I'm not looking a facsimile of my company logo.

The meetup is a social gathering for industry professionals to come together. Approximately half will be software developers, 1/4 will be electronics engineers, and the last quarter will be managers, designers etc.

A serious logo is fine, but I'd quite like something a tiny bit playful.