Logo Crit
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- Hombre_Lobo_2
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recently graduated, this is a branding package for myself before i look for work. I mainly do graphic, web and motion design.C&C very welcome.
be gentle, its my first time.
- aanderton0
The logo part kind of reminds me of the breast cancer awareness ribbon.Other than that, it's simple, and it works so can't really fault it.
- utopian0
I like it, the weight of rule/divider seems a little heavy to me.
- thanks dude.
what if halved its height?
what would you do?Hombre_Lobo_2 - i have a bracelet that says W.W.U.D.
what would utopian do?
life of heroes! :DHombre_Lobo_2
- thanks dude.
- ********0
It's not particularly memorable but it's nicely presented. I like the A form and the type is very nice.
- thanks dude.
can i perhaps have your logo? its rather nice.Hombre_Lobo_2 - Sure. We can do a name swap if you like.********
- YAAAAAY !
house swap too.
wife swap? lolzHombre_Lobo_2
- thanks dude.
- Hombre_Lobo_20
@aanderton,
yeh i noticed its association with charity marks.i went with a folded paper mark because i think represents designers quite well, its craft orientated, its tactile, you can imagine a craft knife and pens on a desk easily...maybe thats just me :P
- No it makes sense, still looks good too. Just warning you that it was the first thing I thought of when I saw it though.aanderton
- oh yeh totally! just thought i share my love reasoning of paper logos! thanks dude :)
Hombre_Lobo_2
- Hombre_Lobo_20
heres the mark on its own (which i actually prefer to the logo, but feel the need to tie it in with my name)
- Hombre_Lobo_20
@maikel
yeh ill make a plain one and repost it. i totally agree that non-coloured / gradiented ones are a good idea when developing a logo. if it looks good plain with no effects added, then it will be great with some effects!
- 23kon0
type and space is nice
i agree with the weight of the divider - too heavythe A definitely looks like a ribbon rather than a bit of folded paper and reminds me massively of the cancer awareness ribbon too.
have you thought about using a more "paper" shaped bit of paper folded ....
But obviously the other way up and looking more like an A
- yeh the cancer awareness thing is a slag. Good advice, cheers dude.Hombre_Lobo_2
- BaskerviIle0
You need to have a think about why you need the mark as well as the wordmark. What else is it communicating?
If a potential employer ask you what it means, you'd better have a story behind it.
Also, if you do motion graphics, have you thought about an animated version? something that can top and tail your showreel?
In general it looks nice, not sure you need the dividing rule though. maybe think about other lockups
- animation of an origami folding of an A would be cool23kon
- Agree w/ everything here. The mark is fine, consider audience and narratived_rek
- thanks dude. good warning on the employer asking! yeh a motion tag is in the works! - well said. cheers.Hombre_Lobo_2
- detritus0
Not sure I understand the logic behind the outer shadow on the dark version—especially when it's not complemented on the partnering text and divider, or opposing white version.
- you mean the outer shadow alone on the A mark on the dark version?Hombre_Lobo_2
- are you saying i should remove it or apply the same to the text? that would make sense in terms of consistency.Hombre_Lobo_2
- I'm not saying either/or— it just stands out to me is all.detritus
- cool, cheers dude, i may tone it down or remove it.Hombre_Lobo_2
- Hombre_Lobo_20
@baskerville, good point on why do i need both the full logo word mark and the mark alone.
i would think that the mark alone would suite some situations that the full logo would not, but then i imagine the logo might be diluted. good point dude.
- chrisone0
I don't see a need for the divider.
- cool! fair point :)
will post a version without.Hombre_Lobo_2
- cool! fair point :)
- mrghost0
well, as you know... I'm not keen on ribbons and shit.
blue ribbons generally call to mind superior performance (first place).... you should know that also "in the U.S., a blue ribbon is the symbol of prostate cancer and colon cancer awareness." Please be discouraged by this to use anything at all that resembles a ribbon.
give it some form?? like this:
only $25
http://bit.ly/btuwBX- thanks dude!
i really wanted my logo to be classy and professional, so your wiki link is interesting.Hombre_Lobo_2 - fucking colon cancer.Hombre_Lobo_2
- thanks dude!
- BaskerviIle0
One other thought. If you go down the origami route then you'll be able to fold your CV/resume into the shape of your logo. That could be a pretty nice thing to be able to do.
Imagine the image above made of paper as part of your folio
- Hombre_Lobo_20
for those who thought the divider was too heavy, reduced in hieght to match type height -
i think you geniuses were on to something, i might prefer this one.
- egosmoke0
I really like it Hombre. Nicely balanced with the type, and the A is not overdone and has some nice details.
I agree with having a non-shaded/gradient version. Would be pretty easy to have the right half intersect the left.
- Hombre_Lobo_20
- for maikel, a non colour version.
ill remove the shading and post it also.Hombre_Lobo_2 - thx boss! I would say the average office will struggle to print that if you email it in, let's say, your cv.maikel
- Also, the ribbon in black will look crap if you try to screen print. Mind you if its for screen based aps you will be fine.maikel
- Also you cannot edge /stamp that... or grafitti it with a stencilmaikel
- very helpful points dude!!
practical advice, cheers :)
how about the post below?Hombre_Lobo_2 - i like the first one ;) the shadow gives it depth. nice.sea_sea
- for maikel, a non colour version.
- Hombre_Lobo_20
@maikel and egosmoke -
no colour or shading -
- yay!
much better that way. not as attractive as the other versions but IRL you need this variationmaikel - Yep. Liking it. No reason you cant have both, just different uses :)egosmoke
- Just maybe, the cut/stroke could be a little thicker? Its a little choppy at small sizes.egosmoke
- i like this one better :Dpango
- thanks all! good point maikel and egosmoke, need a clean print friendly version!Hombre_Lobo_2
- really pango? cool! it is a lot cleaner...Hombre_Lobo_2
- yay!
