Logo Crit
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- inkpink0
sorry nice mark but doesn't say "designer" to me, even if you're trying to be conservative.
concept needs a little twist or something extra special which people expect for a designer.
for example; the negative space/ inside of triangle = the point of a pencil... yeah been done but just making a... er... point (npi).
- Hombre_Lobo_20
@i_monk
thanks dude! your feedback means a lot, particularly as your logo is literally one of my favorite logos, love the subtle colours on the edge. Im a sucker for folded paper / layered logos.
Is it alex trochut inspired? there is a piece of work where he has some circles that have a bold (not faded or subtle like yours) outer shadow on one half of them, some blue some red. Dont worry your application is different and much more subtle.
Yeh im not a fan of try-hard quirkyness found in some logos.
thanks again!
- Hombre_Lobo_20
thanks all!
for those interested in using a monogram instead here is one test i did -
sadly it looks like an NC more than an AC.
- N C
Just keep the b&w clean one, with no gradients! Nice******** - ha, thanks dude!
sound graphic design advice from mr Grant mitchellHombre_Lobo_2 - Could incorporate a halftone pattern for a b/w versionali
- N C
- Hombre_Lobo_20
here is me trying to remedy the NC problem -
still doesnt work for me.
- inkpink0
I also think your font selection should better reflect the form of logo. The character are very round but your icon is crisp.
Ideally the A of Ash should mimic the icon, even just subtle.
- or put a slight round corner on the peak of icon, so it's not a crisp fold... might help look a little less Chevron/ corporateinkpink
- Hombre_Lobo_20
@inkpink
good points. yeh if i were a logo designer/branding expert, my logo/brand would have to be perfect and speak volumes about me and my skills and what i do. It would involve many phases of refinement! Im not that though, so it should be ok for web and motion. Thanks again dude!
- desmo0
When the icon is by itself, I see this
- whoah thats harsh bromrghost
- I actually thought that at first too.dbloc
- i wouldnt say its harsh, its an A shape!Hombre_Lobo_2
- i'm just hating on adobe...mrghost
- lol ghost :PHombre_Lobo_2
- NONEIS0
The only feedback I have for ya here is that this does not feel like a freelance identity (I have no idea what services you provide as it's just your first and last name...), It looks nice and clean though.
Maybe consider the type on the right a bit more – It feels like an afterthought compared to the mark itself and I have a feeling when you try and implement this a bunch of ways you might run into some issues with the size and weight of said type – next steps are to mock this up and start printing it out so you can see for sure...
- thanks a lot dude.
yeh print testing is an idea, im pretty sure it will be ok, but only one way to find out!Hombre_Lobo_2
- thanks a lot dude.
- dbloc0
original b&w is best
- Hombre_Lobo_20
i actually really wanted this layout to work, but it didnt -
- and practically printing that small wouldnt.Hombre_Lobo_2
- 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.
- inkpink0
if we're going there... but really, not the issue.
- ********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
- i_monk0
Hombre_Lobo_2: Thanks! The shape is something I've been using as my signature (on drawings and other personal work) for years, it's a highly stylized D and J. I got the idea for the slight colour blur after watching this:
I didn't quite capture the effect, but that's what I'm trying to achieve. (It's still in progress.) The folded paper thing was accidental, I'd been sketching it out and redrew the line a bit and it started looking like a shadow, and I liked the effect.
Go back to your earlier /\ logo, it was a lot stronger.
