Here is my entry to the #1UP logo design contest by @flauwy.
To make the logo, I created a thumbs up mascot in Adobe Illustrator and then used the thumbs up mascot as a blue print to draw the 1UP logo pixel art in Adobe Photoshop.
The Illustrator Thumbs up mascot I created for the logo.
The 1UP Logo
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Update
I have adjusted the space between 1 and up, bringing them closer as requested by @flauwy. And I also trimmed the logo, making it background-less.
Here are the updated logos
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Here are the 1UP Thumbs up mascot without the texts
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The Design Process
I painted the pixel art in Adobe Photoshop using the the mascot I designed in Illustrator as a reference.
Download the Illustrator and PSD files here
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