There was no small feat as 25 countries were represented in Lampo’s logo restyling competition – 284 Solutions were submitted in total and we have now the approval from the shortlisted Creators to share with you their “almost winning” proposals.

Let the Creative Solutions parade begin! The order is arbitrary.

“19th century lord dress inspired logo” by joeltonong

“Colosseum: beauty, history, perfection ” by 5ummy

“Logo restyling” by nubaza

“Logo restyling” by alemeux

The one that stood above all in the eyes of the Italian zippers producer was created by Tumitu – we will have to wait a little bit more to see the winning Solution but … we can see a short video version of his interview. Special thanks to Federico Cembalo for post production.

A while ago we’ve hosted a Pitch from Tecnolink for a poster campaign. 86 Solutions were submitted in response - all of them were appreciated but only 5 hit the shortlist.

The winning Solution created by gug is a mystery to us as well but we can now share the other 3 with you (obviously because the Creators submitting them gave us their approval).

As usually we congratulate them and we invite you to give constructive feedback :)

“Tecnolink - the ideal partner for your IT problems. So you can get your rest at night!” by tumitu

“IT crash: the biggest fear of any SMB. Feel safe with Tecnolink!” - this is the theme picked by maestroosram. We present 2 out of his “most common fatal errors” posters:

“IT solutions the way you like it. See for yourself www.tecnolink.it” by StrakPlan.

Interesting Solutions isn’t it?

This important message is for all of you who use your computer to tell a visual story – from web-designers to video producers. Are you an artist with technical mastery over digital tools? A computer graphics passionate with digital media experience?

Are you familiar with any of these?

∞ Web-design
∞ Mobile applications
∞ Digital Audio – sound tracks and effects
∞ Digital Still Images
∞ Moving Images Language
∞ Digital Video
∞ Storytelling with Animation (including 3D)
∞ Digital Characters Creation
∞ Advanced Photorealism

If yes – for sure you will want to know that www.BootB.com has loads of super captivating digital pitches in the pipeline! If you didn’t register with us yet, make sure you do so that you can start capitalizing on your passion.

This is only one of the crushing but true statements Hugh Macleod does through creative cartoons. While surfing around the web we ran into his blog and we thought you might want to see some of his art drawn on the back of business cards.

Simple words and some scribbles – this all he needs to express complex subjects like emotions, business challenges, angst, love.

“Merit can be bought. Passion can’t” – we couldn’t agree more! This is just one of the many precious tips Hugh Macleod is giving from his own experience to those who want to be more creative in art, business or whatever. If you are interested to see more check http://gapingvoid.com/.

Enjoy and let us know what you think!

Interested to you know where you stand, how can you improve your ranking or just curious how it works? Answers to all of that are available on the Top Creators page - the list is refreshed every Monday!

You’re not yet among the 150 most successful BootB Creators? What are you waiting for – there are many open pitches waiting for your creative input. Now is a good time to shake the Top!

Keep checking it regularly and work on moving up in the rankings!

Last year in October we hosted the “Spiritin.com Website Design” Pitch. Not ∞ but 8 brave creators took the challenge. We were told that apart from a great solution, the brand has gained a friend – the BootB butterfly called Luca Panzarella (also known as Lucalo:)

In the mean time his great solution was implemented and anybody landing to Spiritin’s website can admire his work. So here is how it looks!

Our congrats to the winner – he did a good job dressing up the “idols never die” website! Rumor has it another Pitch from Spiritin.com will come in this year – so get ready!

Turin, end of November 2009 on a Saturday afternoon - we meet Tumitu, the winner of the IULM Pitch, and his lovely family in a cozy antique coffee shop. We order a cup of bicerin, traditional Piedmontese coffee drink, and the conversation starts…

All of you were able to sneak a peak at the first positions of the latest Top 150 BootB Creators thanks to the new dedicated block on our home page. However we are now ready to share with you the full list.

Breaking news: a storm has hit Top 10! Except for Denarts and Armint who are holding tight on their first two positions all the rest were seriously affected - we have 5 new entries! By the way did you notice the international winds blowing through the TOP? Kazakhstan, Mexico, Malaysia, South Africa and many more…

A tiny encouraging secret for those in need of consolation – Creators ranking high have two winning pitches in their portfolios and a couple of tens of kept solutions. With all the interesting pitches opening every day and your impressive “creativity luggage” how hard can it be to hit the top next time?! Tumitu has showed us all it is possible – two wins in a row have put him straight on the 3rd position.

Now enjoy the list and keep up with the good work!

You already know Tumitu is the winner of the “Logo restyling” Pitch but now the time has come to share with you who were the challengers. Other 4 solutions have made the shortlist and IULM gives tailored feedback for each.

Let’s start!

Back in august IULM -University of Milan- had started a Pitch asking a logo restyling for its Master in Tourism Management course. Does it ring any bells? Sure it does for some of you since 192 creative solutions were submitted in response.

One idea has stood out and today we are thrilled to applause both the winning solution and its author: Congratulations Tumitu! Well deserved!!

As usually we are bound to learn more about all our Butterflies, so an interview is coming up! As of now we can only tell you that Tumitu is currently working with… numbers, numbers and again numbers! He describes himself as being an eclectic who cultivates his deep passion for creativity after working hours. Interesting isn’t it?

Stay tuned to learn more!