Unique new concept: Refugee Works: jobs for refugees

Contest holder: dannydenhartog
Category: Logo & stationery
Status: Ended

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Start date: 09-11-2015

Ending date: 21-11-2015

Total budget: € 100.00

WINNER

darina

It all started with an idea...

A short, interactive guide helped them discover their design style and clearly captured what they needed.

Needs

Need for logo and company style. Should match DNA of company.

Main USPs/ values of company:
Personal contact, social, professional (matching between employers and refugees), entrepreneurial. Individual matching. Empowering people, looking at strengths and skills of refugees instead of looking at them as a 'problem'.

Please also comment on company name Refugee Works, is that the best name?

Company description

Refugee Works believes in the potential of refugees. If we empower and train refugees, they will make great and valuable employees and even may start own businesses.

Refugee Works is unique in that it is co-owned and operated by refugees. The first jobs that we will create will be the jobs @ Refugee Works.

We aim to create the perfect match between refugees and employers, hereby looking at the talent and drive of refugees and the needs of Dutch employers.

The ultimate dream and goal of Refugee Works is to be redundant, to live in a society where there is 0% unemployment, both for ordinary Dutch people and refugees.

Target group

Refugees and employers

Colors, favourites and other requirements

Designer:

darina

Hi Danny,
Great initiative! It’s very interesting project. I’m sure, it’ll be successful!

Here is my first proposal for the logo. Please, let me know what you think and if I’m on the right direction.
I’m open to provide you revisions or to create new options.

Best!
Darina

Hi Darina, like it! Definitely in the right direction, can you create a few other options as well? Why did you select these colors? Any specific reason? Nice evening

Hi Danny,
Thanks for the comment and high rating!
Yes, the colors have a special meaning. I’ve chosen the orange color to represent the Netherland, because it is related to the Netherland’s country, folk and history. I’ve chosen the charcoal color to represent the refugees, because it is a neutral color, but well distinctive and in my opinion it works well with combination of orange color.
Please, let me know if you have any other ideas or preference about the colors.
I’ll think about any other concepts and I’ll upload them later today or tomorrow.

Regarding the website templates, please check out these websites:
http://startbootstrap.com/template-categories/one-page/
Here you’ll find some templates for one page websites. You can download it for free, but you’ll have to make the customization by yourself, or to find someone to help you with the changes.

Here is another website with templates: http://www.weebly.com/themes/ This is a web platform where you can make the customization by yourself. You don’t need to have knowledge from css, html etc.. it is very easy to use it. Actually I’ve built my website via this platform.

Which font type I would recommend?
I think that the font style will depends of the website template which you’ll choose. But in my opinion, the sans serif fonts will be preferable and suitable for the strong look of the website.

I’m open if you have any other comments or questions.

Best!
Darina