Logo Crit
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- fifty500
the client is paying what i ask them for, so it's all güd.
- rasko40
I'd consult the budget before you start thinking of all these redraw options and come up with something that works for both unless the client is paying for all the extra work.
- radar0
it will be easier to revise onece you have the stamp made - you can redraw a screen version from scans of the applied stamp.
- fifty500
but if it looks all raggedy n shit to begin with, then how much worse would it look once it's stamped? I guess i'll keep a clean version for stamping and make a roughed up version for screen.
- subversve0
i fit's going to be hand-stamped on everything, maybe it should have a hand-stamped look to begin with. it would give the logo more character, as well as conjure up an old world feel.
- mr_snuggles0
southern ontario represent! w00t, w00t!!
- rasko40
yeah thats understandable, do what you can, be good to see a tuned-up version
- fifty500
Rasko, I know where you're coming from and that's how I approached it at first. However this little bakery/café place is in a small town in Ontario, Canada (population = only a few thousand) and there are very few of the "wealthy types" around there.
After proposing a modern, contemporary feel (which is what I prefer), she said no, it has to be a warm, traditional country-style logo and she proceeded to show me all these pictures of friggin' wheelbarrows and wheat stalks and all kinds of country crap.
Anyways I agree with you that it should be clean, modern and contemporary but that's not her "style", as she told me. Too bad but I gotta do what the client wants.
- spendogg0
The n feels too clean - it needs some texture. It's not crunchy enough.
- fifty500
Thanks, I'll do what I can with the shading. The original concept didn't have those lines but I added them for that "rustic" feel but I guess I could change them.
- rasko40
I also have to add that I am questionaing your market positioning, because this is very staid and quite down market looking at the moment, it actually reminds me of the sort of thing you may find in a motorway service stop. Organic type café's /stores here are frequented by wealthier types and the identities reflect a more modern/contemporary feel.
- kev_charlton0
Yeah, i agree. the shading staggered would make it a bit more rustic.
smart logo fella.
- iluvhobo0
I would like the banner shading lines to not be so perfect. maybe stagger them..
- fifty500
yeah I tried leaves but the client liked wheat instead since she's a baker. i also tried dozens of different illustrations inside the circle (i know circles have no corners, btw) but she seemed to like the "n" the most. I spent hours drawing all these little birds too :(
- D_Dot0
Outside.
Nice work!
- TheAristocrat0
Have you tried incorporating leaves, sprouts etc... to the N in the circle. Adding a more organic feel to the "n" might help it mix better with the banner and also tie nature in a little tighter
- skt0
Sorry, I just told you what I thought didn't work. That was an n in a circle.
- fifty500
Oh well, I like it and the client likes it. I tried dozens of different trees, leaves, flowers, birds etc. inside the circle but none of them did it for the client so we went with this. That made her happy and that's what matters.
I like to turn to the NT community for advise sometimes but when it comes to critiques, most people say something stupid or blunt instead of saying what they like or what works or what doesn't. Would be nice if critiques were taken seriously around here.
- ross0
nature scorner™
i agree with skt. logo doesnt represent nature or corner.
I guess it doesnt have to.
one colour looks much better.
"n" doesnt look healthy, or greeny. it looks like a delivery guy "n" logo
- fifty500
Doesn't really say nature or corner. In fact a circle / oval is the only shape you could have picked that doesn't have a corner.
skt
(Mar 14 06, 06:40):(