Logo Crit Please
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- JourNYC0
Scotch_Roman
True, a good crit does help from time to time. But would you want to crit every single time only to see the person who is unable to develop for themselves?
This idea of opening design for the masses has created an army of talentless people who think they can design (to my amazement even have an BFA / MFA).
Asking for crit on open forum is rather selective. You get crit from a kid fresh from BFA to someone old like my self. While, I refuse to give detailed deconstruction of the work, when I first see, I just have no comment. Why bother when the work is clearly bad and there is no real room to change. Editing bad work results is less bad work but still a bad work.
If someone tells you that just doesnt work, go back to the drawing board. That always helps.
- MondoMorphic0
Thanks for all the great feedback, folks.
What I didn't like about what the mark with the arrows pointing out actually was what it was communicating, but that's probably a problem with its execution.
- d_rek0
I approve.
(but being critical)
I think the arrows are a little heavy handed. The type doesnt' feel wholly integrated into the mark yet. It feels frail in comparison to the weight of the mark. It's a great start - after some refinement i'm sure it'll be great!
- luckyorphan0
How does it look when reduced? I wonder if you'd lose the arrows when it's 16x16.
- Scotch_Roman0
Really salisae? You're entitled to your opinion, but I don't think that's a fair characterization. I haven't posted up much work for critique here, but let's take a couple examples from recent memory. When I redesigned my business cards, a few people told me they thought the use of Gotham was old hat. I resisted at first, but ended up seeing the wisdom there and set the whole thing in Mercury.
I specifically used your recommendation about kerning in my logotype. After looking at it again I realized you were right.
When working on the logo for my church, I took so many criticisms into account that I can't even list them all here. Several QBNers were instrumental in steering me away from solutions that would've been too contemporary or too much like a golf course.
- i had no idea that you took anything into account. i only recall your resistance. my apologies._salisae_
- MondoMorphic0
The mark holds up pretty well when scaled down (which is great for a favicon), but the type is TINY.
- I have a logo, my full contact details and a picture of myself in my favicon.Nairn
- Scotch_Roman0
^ That being said sal, I'm well aware of what an insufferably stubborn bastard I can be. Sometimes I resist sound critique at first but then see the wisdom of it later on. And then of course a very large amount of critique coming from people on here is as useful as buttons on a handkerchief. All comes with the territory I suppose.
- JourNYC0
I think it doesnt look good. Very poor execution of an idea that lacks originality.
- Can you expand on that? Specific crits are usually preferred. Simply slamming something doesn't really help the designer.luckyorphan
- baseline_shift0
i think you are in danger of the points looking phallic.
- < that too.Scotch_Roman
- I was just going to say that. Take a few steps back from your monitor and you really notice it.rosem
- Scotch_Roman0
I'd play up the arrows and play down the stroke. Agree with Mau that right now it looks more like a Sheriff's badge than anything else. I'd also rethink your gradient. Rather than top to bottom, could it be inside out?
Agree with Dancer's thought about the type. Also, the kerning is horrendous.