mediabistro.com is hosting it’s first Worldwide logo awards open to professionals and amateurs alike, with a swish award party to be held in New York City.  The main condition of entry is that all logos were created between March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2010.  Each entry comes with a fee of $30 but the competition promises excellent promotional opportunities and the chance to have your design seen by a massive audience.

Confirmed Judges:

(the following details have been taken directly from http://logoawards.mediabistro.com/judges)

Armin Vit

UnderConsideration | USA

Born and raised in Mexico City, Armin is a graphic designer and writer now living in Austin, Texas. He has written for AIGA’s VOICE, Emigre, Eye, Creative Review, HOW, and STEP magazines, among others. He is a former faculty member of Portfolio Center and currently teaches at the School of Visual Arts. He has lectured on topics ranging from typography to branding in locations ranging from San Diego to Berlin. He is co-founder of UnderConsideration and its myriad sites. His last employment position was at Pentagram and now runs UnderConsideration’s Department of Design. He is also author of Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design.

Rob Janoff

RobJanoff.com | USA

As a young art director in the early Silicon Valley years, Rob Janoff worked on many high tech accounts including, most notably, a new start-up called Apple Computer. He designed the now famous Apple Computer logo and all of Apple’s introductory graphics and advertising. Janoff then worked on national print and television accounts for advertising agencies in New York and Chicago. Client brands have included IBM, Diners Club, Kleenex, Kraft and SC Johnson. Rob Janodd is currently giving presentations on the development of the Apple logo and the lore that has spread about this internationally recognized icon.

Calvin Lee

Mayhem Studios | USA

Award-winning designer, born and raised in Los Angeles. His focus, developing identity and brand recognition for both small and large businesses. Through Mayhem Studios, started in 2001, Calvin integrates strategic thinking with creative design to create effective messages targeted to his clients’ specific audiences. Solutions may come in the form of identities, branded collateral pieces, annual reports, brochures, logo design, advertising and interactive web sites. Mostly self-taught, armed with a library of design books, a penchant for hard work and sweating over a hot keyboard has resulted in receiving numerous international design awards and featured in several books including; 100 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers, Identity Crisis, Creativity Awards, American Corporate Identity, Big Book of Business Logos, Big Book of Layouts and featured on many design websites and blogs. Working with clients, such as Guy Kawasaki, Alltop to develop their branding. Calvin also serves as a member of the Platt College Advisory Board for the Visual Communications Department, and on the NO!SPEC Committee.

David Airey

DavidAirey.com | Ireland

Celebrated graphic designer from Northern Ireland specializing in brand identity design. David created visual identities for companies of all sizes, from Yellow Pages to one-person start-ups. His clients were from Japan, Nigeria, South Africa, Canada, England, the United States, and many other locations across the globe. His book is called Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities. He’s also the author of the popular blog similarly named Logo Design Love, which is regularly updated with news, features, and opinions from the world of brand identity.

Fa’eq Al’Olaiwat

MadinaB | Bahrain, Middle East

Strategic Brand Architect, Marketing & Communication Strategist and a multidisciplinary Designer. He is the founder of MadinaB Brand Consultants, ePromoseven Web Branding and lately, DarOttakwin for Strategic Innovations. Most of his commissions today involve the development of a visionary brand strategy, a business model to support it, a marketing strategy to carry it through and an identity to express it. With this strategic and creative fuel, he played a key role in building organizations such as Reef, Sakana, Labour Fund, LMRA, Etisalcom, Edamah, Bahrain Polytechnic and other important Bahraini brands. Faeq’s added value to any design project stems from his broad and deep cultural background (Western, modern, Arabic, Arts) and a gifted balance between strategy, creativity and technology. He has 18 years of engagement experience in industries such as Government, Financial, Real-estate development, Architecture and Engineering, IT, Advertising, Brand Consultancy and Retail.

Cian Walsh

Afterglow | Ireland

Cian Walsh is an Irish illustrator specializing in icon creation. He has worked for over a decade producing artwork & interfaces for a wide range of online and desktop projects.

Seven more judges will be announced shortly.

For more information see http://logoawards.mediabistro.com