Music City logo contest

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $162
  • Entries Received: 535
  • Winner: RealReflection

Contest Brief

EDIT 28 April:

We are extending the contest for the last time. Many great entries already, but often too complex to use as handy logo in different contexts, sizes and colors.
We will then go for something more simple:

Just the name MUSIC CITY, based on PRIMETIME font but with little modifications or little graphic add-on to give it a personal touch.

We deceided not to go for MC symbol (no real meaning), and not to use musical instruments (making the logo too complex)

The little graphic add-on can be anything to make the logo/name looking modern, dynamic, simple, pro and personalized.

After we get our final logo, we'll launch new contests to get graphic workss for our flyers, t-shrts,...

Thank you very much


I would like to get a logo for my new musical instruments and audio material retail shop, called Music City (located in Brussels, Belgium).

My shop is a generalist and modern musical instruments shop, having a high focus on 2 main sectors :
- electric guitars and fx
- synthesizers and electronic music/home studio gear

The logo will be a graphical creation with the letters MUSIC CITY

EDIT: Please note that, even if the name contains the word CITY, the graphical reprensentation/drawing of a "city" isn't wished !!!

I would like the logo to be modern and professional. It should give the feeling of my shop being a really pro company, reliable, serious, dynamic and modern. It should appear as a reference on the european music market, not just as a local little shop.

The shop targets of course musicians but the most important target remains common people, families, companies, institutions,…

Please keep in mind that the logo is for a buisness, not a music band or an underground music label.

The letters « Music City » should then be 100% clearly readable and visible, and not include kitsh, trash, funny or crazy elements. It can look cool, modern, but should remain pro and serious.

The logo should remain versatile enough to be used on different specific targets or promotion campains (rock concert sponsoring, techno flyer, music school mailing, familial promotion,…)

Including musical instruments or elements in the logo letters is ok if well done, but it shouldn’t be a priority. From what i know, most of shops logo attempts to include musical instruments in the letters of the name, often appear as kitsch, funny or handmade…

A logo not showing directly musical insruments or musical symbols is then perfecly ok.

If elements (inside the letters or in additional symbol/element) are directly showing musical symbols, instruments or elements, they should fit/show both main sectors of the shop (a guitar pick, or guitar strings, would for example only shows 1 of the 2 sectors)

Any references to general/classical music (music notes, music staff,…) are excluded.
Graphical representations of a city are not necessary.

Color choice is free but should remain within professional logo rules and exclude fantasy colors.

The font should be preferably big, bold and massive, at the opposite of handwritten-style or thin fonts.

Please find in attachment the font i currently like and use in my personal tests (Primetime). It can be used as a baseline, as it sounds perfect to me, but it of course lacks personal identity if no changes are made.

You’ll also find some graphic works and simple logo tests i made, showing the general graphic atmosphere i’m usually using. The logo should be able to fit within those kinds of graphical environments.

If your logo work is selected, it will be used in a really cool way within belgian and international music scenes ☺

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