Work for FREE! (I suck at design!)
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- sarahfailin-3
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i really appreciate y'alls feedback and attention on all this. we're a rinkydink nonprofit with barely a thousand dollars to our name currently, and so this means a lot for us. I think we're doing better with this than a lot of groups do with similar resources (or even more resources...).
The interest and slight ability I may have in design is seriously because of you all and what I've gleaned from all the lovely content, crass opinions, and random bullshit shared on this forum. Seems like maybe I'm the only one on here who's not a real designer of some kind, but for better or worse I can say I was educated on QBN.
- hmm, seeing it here i think the kerning needs a little work. i really want those I's to be stacked. should i give up on that?sarahfailin
- It’s always nice when those little details can workGnash
- Oh my eyes
kerning much!
And the name is too fucking long man, plus staked like that looks busygrafician - This version was good, just needed a bit of kerning work
https://imgur.com/zS…grafician - Don't forget to evaluate how friendly this will be small screen/favicon/onlin... use, and create the necessary versions.evilpeacock
- @graf, I also like the vertical one, but don't you think I need a horizontal version? Isn't it typical to have multiple versions?sarahfailin
- the name isn't gonna change, y'all. sorry we didn't consider graphic design when choosing our name...sarahfailin
- Yeah, well, you can still short it "The Curiosity Co." maybe?
And yes, the symbol is top, I think it works very well!grafician - Not sure I understand your meaning here. Shouldn't I have a horizontal AND a vertical orientation for our logo?sarahfailin
- I posted 2 versions, horizontal and vertical lockupsgrafician
- Yes, you should have a "stacked" and horizontal treatment. you can also do abbreviated versions based on the "bug".evilpeacock
- GuyFawkes0
- lol i already used this for my band before... https://i.imgur.com/…sarahfailin
- nb1
Design by qbmmittee!
- Nairn0
re: colours and textures - Keep It Simple, Stupid. You can do that sort of shit in application, but imo keep the logo itself as simple as possible, for various usage cases.
I'd also keep colouring fairly minimal here - perhaps just black or grey with some kind of slight hint of colour warmth. 'The Democritus Society' doesn't sound like the sort of thing that wants frivolous decoration or coloration. imho, obv.
When it comes to pattern overlays, because you have the gradient on the orbit, you're probably better off going with a layer set with an adjustment to only show through on 'the dark', rather than creating a mask and going that route. Agani, that imples keeping the mark itself simple, and then applying fancy shit on an ad hoc basis in situ.
- BaskerviIle0
If you're looking for an easier way, you might want to find an orbit icon from somewhere like the Noun Project:
https://thenounproject.com/searc…
- Miesfan-1
- sarahfailin-1
Gotham is a cool font for this! I do like the double-layer o atom you made Ben, but it's unfortunately not accurate to the Bohr-model.
I'm still trying to make it all transparent so I can lay it over a multi-colored background. I'll head back to the youtubes and see if I can learn how to do this.
I appreciate all of your help and and attention to my simple design! thanks again QBNers!
- i guess this is called "knockout text" ?sarahfailin
- opp i figured it out! pathfinder tool...sarahfailin
- rootlock-1
- sted-2
Nice, nice.
I like whats growing here :)
- sarahfailin-2
Ok! so I got it all figured out except for how to "knockout" the atom... Can anyone help? Illustrator file here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ogstfg…
i made a separate workspace below the one Ben made w/ a green background. all the letters are knocked out except for the atom O
- Miesfan-2
[img]https://i.imgur.com/aFCYoFg...
- grafician-11