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jthomas · 10-12-2005, 20:24

EDITED: please see latest post on next page(s)

mike_m · 10-12-2005, 21:38

oh dear. Sorry but you really need to scrap the whole 'brain' image... It's just off putting. Not usually this harsh, but you need to go in a completely different direction with this.Something less.. literal.

pgo · 10-12-2005, 21:58

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Originally Posted by mike_mitry

oh dear. Sorry but you really need to scrap the whole 'brain' image... It's just off putting. Not usually this harsh, but you need to go in a completely different direction with this.Something less.. literal.

Definitely.

jthomas · 11-12-2005, 01:17

i was afraid i'd hear that...(sigh)

here's what the poor guy has currently: >link<
he has a surprising amount of business.

jt

pgo · 11-12-2005, 01:30

Wow. That's a pretty awful website!

I'd focus on the wave thing...or maybe not a literal "brain" but something suggesting thought, mind, head...something like that. Also, the broadband thing - communications, speed, data, etc.

There could be a bunch of associations. Just brainstorm them for a while, write down words for 5 minutes that have anything to do with brans, waves, brainwaves, or broadband.

jthomas · 11-12-2005, 02:12

thank you so much! it's so nice to attack this from a different and fresh perspective.

pgo · 11-12-2005, 03:15

No problem.

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Originally Posted by pgo

...write down words for 5 minutes that have anything to do with brans, waves, brainwaves, or broadband.

Haha, whoops. I meant brains not brans.

datahound · 11-12-2005, 05:37

looks like a terd with an arial.

emil · 11-12-2005, 06:03

Yeah, it's too explicit. Try something more subtle.
Also maybe think of the actual representation of brainwaves, something like this:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...icial%26sa%3DN

EDIT: Found this, too. You could find some interesting ideas on this page, as well.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...icial%26sa%3DN

jthomas · 11-12-2005, 15:58

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Originally Posted by emilpaun

Also maybe think of the actual representation of brainwaves, something like this:

he wants to stay away from the medical look. maybe that's why i'm so stuck.

what do you guys think about a top view of a brain, with the split in the middle, and instead of being a brain, it's 2 B's, in the same shapd, back-to-back? (Brainwave Broadband) i'll try to get one sketched. this is my second project in illustrator, so it'll take me a bit.

pgo · 11-12-2005, 21:25

A wavy line doesn't have to look medical.

emil · 12-12-2005, 02:25

So a brain isn't medical look?

I thought you could find inspiration in some of these...

jthomas · 12-12-2005, 02:49

you're absolutely right. both sides of the arguments are good points here. by the way, emilpaun, those links were helpful, and did actually inspire an idea for me. thank you.

this is an area where the client may have dug himself into a hole, because he chose the name "brainwave" but wants to stay away from using "brainwaves". unbelievable. he's right though. almost all the "brainwave" companies are medical and have "brainwaves" incorporated into their logo. you don't see many with an actual brain. (probably for good reasons. too literal you say, right?) man, this was supposed to be quick and easy. ugh. i most definately cannot deliver this guy a quality website with the logo he has though. that's my only motivation.

i'm in such a stinking brain freeze. aah!! great. the word "brain" is sneaking into my vocabulary. i can't escape it. i'm taking a day off from it.

samuelerics · 14-12-2005, 08:17

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Originally Posted by pgo

Wow. That's a pretty awful website!

I'd focus on the wave thing...or maybe not a literal "brain" but something suggesting thought, mind, head...something like that. Also, the broadband thing - communications, speed, data, etc.

There could be a bunch of associations. Just brainstorm them for a while, write down words for 5 minutes that have anything to do with brans, waves, brainwaves, or broadband.

lol you sound like my art teacher! lol...

(speaking to the author of this thread.. > ?? haha..) - but yeh its effective... very... it gives u a variety of options... i'd agree with the "focus on the wave thing"... i had that in mind before reading tat... so tat might be effective.

jthomas · 21-12-2005, 23:01

Ok, finally got rid of the brain! Thank God!

I haven't picked a font for the company name yet, so there's no ID on it.

Keep in mind, this is my second complete work in illustrator. (man that program is HARD!)

finbarr · 22-12-2005, 03:52

good illustration but looks a lot like 'mind control' if you ask me... a bit disturbing

Limbo · 22-12-2005, 04:19

mx · 22-12-2005, 04:58

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Originally Posted by finbarr

... a bit disturbing

yep. better than the brain but not there yet.

dorian · 22-12-2005, 06:55

needs to be simple and readable (identifiable) from a distance. this will not work at small sizes...
yes - it's more of an illustration that a logo and i also think its somehow disturbing.
also - the perspective needs correcting: the centre of the dish does not look right.

Narate · 22-12-2005, 07:27

Its all abit literal.

You dont have to smack someone in the face with a picture of a head and a picture of some broadband.

10-12-2005, 20:24	#1 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	hmmm... EDITED: please see latest post on next page(s) Last edited by jthomas : 27-12-2005 at 18:13. Reason: changed url

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mike_m Work faster microphone .. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,709	oh dear. Sorry but you really need to scrap the whole 'brain' image... It's just off putting. Not usually this harsh, but you need to go in a completely different direction with this.Something less.. literal. __________________

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jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	New idea...finally. Ok, finally got rid of the brain! Thank God! I haven't picked a font for the company name yet, so there's no ID on it. Keep in mind, this is my second complete work in illustrator. (man that program is HARD!)

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Limbo Baskin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,626	1984

22-12-2005, 06:55	#19 (permalink)
dorian i do lines Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Poland/Denmark Posts: 3,088	needs to be simple and readable (identifiable) from a distance. this will not work at small sizes... yes - it's more of an illustration that a logo and i also think its somehow disturbing. also - the perspective needs correcting: the centre of the dish does not look right. __________________ ...

11-12-2005, 01:17	#4 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	i was afraid i'd hear that...(sigh) here's what the poor guy has currently: >link< he has a surprising amount of business. jt

11-12-2005, 01:30	#5 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Wow. That's a pretty awful website! I'd focus on the wave thing...or maybe not a literal "brain" but something suggesting thought, mind, head...something like that. Also, the broadband thing - communications, speed, data, etc. There could be a bunch of associations. Just brainstorm them for a while, write down words for 5 minutes that have anything to do with brans, waves, brainwaves, or broadband.

11-12-2005, 02:12	#6 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	thank you so much! it's so nice to attack this from a different and fresh perspective.

11-12-2005, 05:37	#8 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 4,964	looks like a terd with an arial.

11-12-2005, 06:03	#9 (permalink)
emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 7,001	Yeah, it's too explicit. Try something more subtle. Also maybe think of the actual representation of brainwaves, something like this: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...icial%26sa%3DN EDIT: Found this, too. You could find some interesting ideas on this page, as well. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...icial%26sa%3DN

11-12-2005, 21:25	#11 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	A wavy line doesn't have to look medical.

12-12-2005, 02:25	#12 (permalink)
emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bucharest - Romania Posts: 7,001	So a brain isn't medical look? I thought you could find inspiration in some of these...

12-12-2005, 02:49	#13 (permalink)
jthomas coffee is not a crime Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 455	you're absolutely right. both sides of the arguments are good points here. by the way, emilpaun, those links were helpful, and did actually inspire an idea for me. thank you. this is an area where the client may have dug himself into a hole, because he chose the name "brainwave" but wants to stay away from using "brainwaves". unbelievable. he's right though. almost all the "brainwave" companies are medical and have "brainwaves" incorporated into their logo. you don't see many with an actual brain. (probably for good reasons. too literal you say, right?) man, this was supposed to be quick and easy. ugh. i most definately cannot deliver this guy a quality website with the logo he has though. that's my only motivation. i'm in such a stinking brain freeze. aah!! great. the word "brain" is sneaking into my vocabulary. i can't escape it. i'm taking a day off from it.

22-12-2005, 03:52	#16 (permalink)
finbarr who the fuck am i? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: london Posts: 2,508	good illustration but looks a lot like 'mind control' if you ask me... a bit disturbing

22-12-2005, 07:27	#20 (permalink)
Narate Royalty™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 3,242	Its all abit literal. You dont have to smack someone in the face with a picture of a head and a picture of some broadband.

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