CONTEST DESCRIPTION

In this free contest, your task is to design a logo for HOT TLDs. HotTLDs specializes in Brand Protection Services. Their niche is identifying high risk domain names owned by unauthorized 3rd parties being used for unauthorized purposes. TLD stands for "Top Level Domain" (e.g. worth1000.com is a generic .com TLD). They then work with the Brand on a solution to stopping the activity and recovering the stolen or "Hot" domain names and the web traffic. Mission Statement: To de-obfuscate the domain name landscape and help Brands control cyberspace just like they control traditional media space.

The design will appear on business cards, website, marketing/sales collateral, presentations, letterhead, tradeshow booth, product give-aways, etc...

PRIZES

• The top entry that the client chooses will receive $200.
  


• The top voting winner will get 100 credits.

CLIENT RULES

• Logos must contain one of the following options "HOT TLDS", "Hot TLDS", "HOTTLDs" or "HOT-TLDS". This is cAsE SeNsItIvE.
  


• The logo can contain any number of colors. The logo will be viewed by business professionals so please choose appropriate colors.
  


• Entries may contain gradients.
  


• The logo style must be web2.0 and professional, but with a fun feel. Something that will give their clients the feeling that they are a young company with lots of knowledge/expertise and common sense to take care of their most valuable asset, their brand. Their target audience are male and female, 18 + years of age, global, business professionals and executives
  


• Your logo should represent professionalism, expertise, authority, protection, knowledge, awareness, razor sharp focus, stability, young, fun, yet wise and well learned.
  


• They recover "Hot" property. Flames are OK, but should not be egregious. Think cutting edge/razor sharp. They also deal in web traffic, so some kind of traffic theme is fine. Some examples of logo's they like are StyleHive, ROXIO, bruyneel and Zippo.
  


• No nudity, nothing racy, evil looking, animated, people, cartoons or anything child like. Also, nothing related to a computer, a keyboard, or anything that might scream 1999 computer age clip art.
  


• No Times New Roman or any variation of that type of font. Clean, block lettering is preferred. Please upload your font to your corporate files area.
  


• Before entering this contest you must read this thread.

GENERAL RULES

• Please upload your vector file (.ai or .eps) or high resolution photoshop files with all layers and elements intact (.psd), to the corporate files attachment area at the time you submit an entry (you will be prompted after uploading your image).
  


• Do not enter slight variations of your logo as separate entries. Enter them as a single entry.
  


• Fancy background presentation is not allowed. Solid color backgrounds, that's it.
  


• Please leave some white space at the bottom of your entry so the worth1000 watermark doesn't overlap it.
  


• Any questions about what is desired by the client may be sent to corporate@worth1000.com.
  


• The client will be granted the full rights to all aspects of the submission of their choice as a work-for-hire in exchange for the prize mentioned above.