A year ago this website design was using a dark colored theme. It was the second theme and I chose black because it represents mysteriousness. Then I had plans to change the WordPress theme to match the forum skin. I had everything done except for one more thing which is a nice professional logo. If you do a search in Google on “logo design” or any other similar keywords, you’ll find so many companies or individuals trying to convince you to buy their their work. Fortunately I found Gary Simon, a talented professional logo designer who has been designing websites, logos, business cards, icon sets and etc through another famous Malaysian blogger named LiewCF. One custom logo design cost $99.95.

Other than designing logos, you can now see and learn how to design websites & logos from Gary Simon video tutorials. It has over 8 hours worth of video tutorials featuring 3 full website design projects and 5 full logo design projects covering from start to finish in Adobe Photoshop. You get to follow along and don’t miss a single step. Video tutorials is one of the fastest way to learn something because you can always pause, rewind and even slow down the playback speed.
Gary Simon is really nice and kind to offer 1 logo design that normally cost $99.95 and 5 free accounts to his video tutorials (now cost $49.95 per account). Interested? Continue reading to find out how you can win one for yourself.
I’ve decided to make this giveaway a little different this time. Since this is about logo and web designing, you should already have a website. To participate, all you have to do is to write a short review of this blog site (Raymond.CC Blog) and post it on your website. Once you’ve done that, paste the URL of the review to the comment box located at the end of this article and let me know if you’d like to take part in the custom logo design or video tutorial account. This contest will be open for a week and winners will be announced on 19th January 2009.
If you’re being selected as the winner for Logo Design, I will give Gary your email address and he will email you with a login to his custom backend system. You can then login and fill out a form with details about the logo you want Gary to design.
As for the selected winner of video tutorial, you’ll get to login to the members area to either download the videos organized into downloadable sections or watching them through streaming Flash. All videos are in full 1024×764 or 1024×640 resolution. You do not need to worry about the quality because it is very crisp and clear! I know nothing about designing logos and websites using Adobe Photoshop but I’ve learned so much from the video tutorials.

It was REALLY tempting to keep the logo design offer to myself but.. oh well, I might as well give it away and make one more person happy. By the way, while waiting for the results you can visit Gary’s blog where he offer free video tutorials for random stuff like how to design favicon, how to design a douchebag (no id) and more.
[ Visit Gary Simon | Video Tutorials @ how.todesignyour.com ]
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Gday from Australia, Raymond, and thanks for considering my article for the videos – good stuff. So many videos to learn from — much more effective than trial and error. I was pleased to learn I can download them for later use. Well done to TheContestBlogger for the logo. Maybe with these tutorials, I may even be able to design one for myself!
Thanks again man.
Damien
Thanks both of you..The Video was Amazing..
I still have to see the Rest.
@ Contectblogger Can we see you logo Design..
Show to us Man..lol
Hack: I think Gary Simon himself will contact you with the details. I have received email from him.
Thank you Raymond and Gary for making all this possible. May 2009 be a good year for both of you, thanks again!
ohhh My Gosh…I won…Thanks Ray…….you can contact me at info@hackpoint.net
Wow! Thanks Ray! :)
Sorry this has taken a little longer than expected. I am out of town with very limited internet connection.
Here are the winners.
Logo Design
TheContestBlogger
Video Tutorial
HackPoint
AhTim
Damien Kane
Ivan Stambolic
MINO
Just wanted to know when will the winners be announced?
If I win, I’d like the logo! damienkane.com
Hi Raymond,
Kindly approve my comment and accept my participation for the free video tutorials account with this blog review post:
thecontestblogger.com/2009/01/16/raymondcc-blog-computers-made-easy-review/
I hate to say this but Akash above seems to be stealing my post. I don’t accuse blindly, instead I present you with the facts:
1) His blogspot blog consists of only 1 blog post in year 2009.
2) My dot com has been established since May 2008.
3) See the screen shot? My screen shot is much clearer than his.
4) Lastly you can see the tone in my review, I am a fellow Malaysian myself where else I am pretty sure Akash is an Indian
5) If you need the last piece of proof, I can name the premium image sharing account service which I got for free. Akash, what’s the service name again? Also I mentioned I am a long time reader of your blog, I am sure you can find at least 1 other comment by me dating about a year ago (by the name BobbyT)
P.S. My last comment wasn’t approved, I am not sure why.
Hello, Please find link below.
need-4-change-in-indian-democracy.blogspot.com/2009/01/raymondcc-blog-computers-made-easy.html
I am interested in custom logo contest, as we need to decide an election sysmbol for our newly formed party, which would be able to send message across public and Indian youth for their participation in forthcoming elections.
thanks
Typing in the two words: raymondcc review
brings my review at No. 1 rank in Google lol. Wonder how long that’ll last!
Ok Iam done Ray….
Here is the Link hackpoint.net
Please visit the site and answer one Question in the Comments.
Please Bro.
Thanks
” Ray the King”
My Site is HackPoint but i have never done a Review mate…..Which page do you want..Really wnat to win and have the Best
Cheers
Can count me in the game using this interview ;) (ahtim.com/interview-pro-blogger-raymondcc/)
–blog for dream–
this would be very interesting to learn for some one I have tried a little on my own but not to good. Thanks Raymond this was a very good Idea on your part to pass it along. If i win i will learn it with my son hope i win
Thanks again for all the great info you pass on!!!!!
Hi Raymond,
Would you accept if I write a review in Bahasa Malaysia? My blog is focused to BM-speaking Malaysian readers, with 600++ subscribers. I hope I could contribute a little traffic to this excellent blog, as well as getting a chance to win free design :)
Sorry Raymond, forgot to link it on my website: damienkane.com
I so want to try for the tutorials account…. but I don’t have a website to put a design on…. sigh…
Your blog is very nice
cool :-)
Mine here:
Thanks for your kind thoughts bro..Wow, what a coincidence. Currently I am looking for ideas to design my own company logo & website templates(Not expensive) for
my super boring, blank & dull site .. Sincerely hope this time I will have the luck to win something from Raymond CC.
Good luck to all.
thanks…i was looking for a logo for my website…so count me in
I could use this !!! (Thanks)
This is my blog post:
allblogcontest.blogspot.com/2009/01/win-free-custom-logo-design-5-video.html
This website has been inspired me so much. I hope that I can win the custom logo design because Im very bad with Adobe Photoshop and this logo things.
Yeah, count me in for this one, for the tutorial account, not the actual logo.
Hi.
Count me in.
alphatechplus.com/blog/
Heya Ray.. Cool Giveaway
I have a site but I havent developed it yet.. :(
Custom Logo Design seem interesting, i wanna try it. join me in…Hope Luck is on my Side xD
I am in for this price.
Hi Ray
check the link below
nelsonkuyela.com/computer-tricks/
:(
I really wanted this offer and free account. I’m really into logo designing and website design. Too bad I don’t any website…
Good luck to the other contesters
good luck 2 everyone
kapaljka.com/ostali_klubovi/shamballa2/index.php
Try my luck here and hope for the best. Thank you.
Oops! I forgot to put the URL
michaelchitwa.110mb.com/links.html
Thanks Ray, I made this site months ago and hope i get some sprucing up :) Keep up the good work. Your site is still the greatest!!! There\\\’s none like it…
Blogged about the contest at submityourcontest.com/win-a-free-custom-logo-design-5-video-tutorials-account-by-gary-simon/
SYC is a contest blog posting about various blog contests on a daily basis. Hope SYC sends you a few more entries.
Regards
SYC
That’s really great.
Well, my sister is a graphic designer since 1990 , not popular as Gary Simon of course, I could ask her;-)
My blog is very modest and humble, and I do not get any profit and income by blogging , but I’m proud to say that my inspiration source is YOU Raymond and only because of this fatc I’ll be eternally grateful to you Raymond.
I’ll try to write something both in Italian both in English I hope, without asking you for this wonderful prize
My best regards
That\’s great…!
I would luv one thanks Raymond, gl to everyone especially me. :|
I still have one more pending to be designed logo by Gary Simon. So that’s why I am giving it away.
I wonder why you didn’t use the offer to revitalize your own website’s logo, but oh well, I guess you’re too good of a person!
Anyway, good luck to all who might need this neaty thing!
Thanks for posting this up Raymond. Good luck to everyone here!
Yes..1st Comment