Design - 2D Zombie Game Icon

Status: Closed
Prize: £25
Entries Received: 12
Winner: Bebolum

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Contest Brief

I'm looking for someone who can design an icon for a top-down cartoon style zombie game that I developed. Below are some details that I would like to be part of the icon, but feel free to do what you feel best as a designer.

About The Game:

The game is designed for Mac/PC and will be presented within the platforms App Store for free. The game is a top-down shooter zombie survival game. The user has the ability to choose from an arsenal of weapons such as pistols, shotguns and rocket launchers.

The game itself is fairly simple. Basic concept of running around, shooting zombies, wave after wave, opening up new areas of the map via spending game coins, buying/upgrading weapons with game coins.

The game design is fairly serious cartoon with a grimey, dirty overlay but with slightly high contrasting colours. It also has a slight hint of an arcade theme to it. For example, coins explode out of the zombies once you've killed them, and will fly towards the player. Player can also get combo moves, and skilled shots (such as headshot), that appear on the screen as text in a very arcade manor.

About The Icon:

The icon needs to be catchy and fun looking, but also needs to resemble the game in someway, whether thats the same colour palette or theme. It doesn't necessarily need to use the same graphics from the game, but it does need to be in some cartoon form. I don't want the icon looking completely flat, I know it's 2D, but try and emphasise using gradients, highlights and shadows (subtly). Also, the icon should be all graphic (no text, or title).

The icon needs to be 1024x1024 - 300p/i, but bear in mind that the end result size will be a normal sized logo (100 x 100), so it can't be too detailed else the end user wont be able to see it too clearly when its shrunk down. I'll need the full PSD when I've selected the winner.

I like the idea of having a icon border, but having the character (or something of interest) appearing, or protruding out of the border. Like this:

http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2011/03/02/4714924/gI_icon512.png.jpg

Notice how the character is protruding the border? It gives a nice strong impact, I believe.

Other icons I like the look of:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/nq9KPSwjoFyC0AMzNQP_1u14jE_AvgmpDBBLI19FgGIj7mkb47jfJ0sB3AjSglRWH8E

https://d13yacurqjgara.cloudfront.net/users/28889/screenshots/1256754/zombies-icons_1x.jpg

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150518033434/plantsvszombies/images/c/c8/Plants_Vs._Zombies%E2%84%A2_2_It's_About_Time_Icon_(Versions_1.0_to_1.4).png

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://chillingo.org/media/games/icons/512x512_game_icon.png&imgrefurl=http://chillingo.org/news/featured/&h=512&w=512&tbnid=0jsoQvbJhSyInM:&zoom=1&docid=U-llU087PhZGlM&ei=Ljx_VYjAJofj7Abx8YLoBw&tbm=isch&ved=0CCMQMygEMARqFQoTCIiPuqDLksYCFYcx2wod8bgAfQ

I like this look of this as a zombie:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/piktochartv2-dev/v2/uploads/5e4cc7e8-d70f-4eaa-827c-4fbef03b003f/582db212e179d7197f5e1517ff4aa4a600e10e06_original.png

Thank you :)

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“@Bebolum won the contest on 22 June 2015”

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Contest Holder
- 8 years ago
Logo has been selected. I still have more jobs for you. Please visit: https://www.freelancer.co.uk/contest/Design-Illustration-D-Zombie-Game-Main-Screen-237492.html
- 8 years ago
Contest Holder
- 8 years ago
Thank you everyone for your submissions. I'm now going to take some time to decide who the winner is. It's pretty hard as there are some really good submissions here. But please note, that I have a lot of jobs to post on here for the future, and I will be contacting you personally when the time is right.
- 8 years ago
DoctorRomchik
- 8 years ago
Please, chek #29
- 8 years ago
DoctorRomchik
- 8 years ago
Please, chek #28
- 8 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 8 years ago
  Feedback given.
  - 8 years ago
Contest Holder
- 8 years ago
Best icon is currently between @DoctorRomchik, and @Bebolum. I'm going to need some time to figure out what else it needed. But so far, good job guys!
- 8 years ago
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1. FoxWorld
  - 8 years ago
  If I were not be downloading the app, I would be more likely to download the app if the icon was one of @DoctorRomchik designs.
  - 8 years ago
2. DoctorRomchik
  - 8 years ago
  Thank you very much!)
  - 8 years ago
payni
- 8 years ago
Copied : https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/emSC2HqGy-ZmMmhgMFPOXeJHHAhR9Azaq_vS2-5Vvt4=s623-no
- 8 years ago
1. DoctorRomchik
  - 8 years ago
  Ha-ha-ha. Nice try. But I think everyone knows which of the pictures made earlier. It someone makes copies me, maybe even you. But why do you need it?Next time do not forget to recolor not only the head, but his hands also.)))
  - 8 years ago
DoctorRomchik
- 8 years ago
Tell me please you want to I add any raster effects to my design? Up to this point I have used only the vector.
- 8 years ago
DoctorRomchik
- 8 years ago
Please chek #20
- 8 years ago
DoctorRomchik
- 8 years ago
Please chek #19
- 8 years ago
FoxWorld
- 8 years ago
Can I do anything to improve my entry?
- 8 years ago
DoctorRomchik
- 8 years ago
Please, chek #16
- 8 years ago
akmbakarhasan
- 8 years ago
Rate please #15
- 8 years ago
akmbakarhasan
- 8 years ago
Rate Please # 01
- 8 years ago
DoctorRomchik
- 8 years ago
Please wait for my design.
- 8 years ago
adelita27
- 8 years ago
Stock image http://www.deluxevectors.com/vector/awesome-free-vector-zombie.html
- 8 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 8 years ago
  Thanks for this.
  - 8 years ago