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dcd · 06-05-2003, 16:41

I hate creating logos. What do u think of these 2? Or do u have any suggestions of what I can do for a logo?

[img:ac70136096]http://www.digicandesign.com/Logos/dcd_black.png[/img:ac70136096]

[img:ac70136096]http://www.digicandesign.com/Logos/dcd_white.png[/img:ac70136096]

Dunno, I don't rekon they look professional, I just can't seem to create stunning logos!

andrewparker · 06-05-2003, 16:44

Erm, no they don't look professional and they are certainly [i:e72fcb0e14]not[/i:e72fcb0e14] stunning......

dcd · 06-05-2003, 16:58

K, I've taken those down, now this I'm happier with - what do you think?

[img:ec8931d3f3]http://www.digicandesign.com/Logos/dcd_marbles.png[/img:ec8931d3f3]

What do u think?

smallbeer · 06-05-2003, 18:41

That font looks kinda kiddie, like it should be on blocks. I kept looking for the A and the B.

dan · 07-05-2003, 04:42

Maybe you could stick with the pencilled text you already use and play around with that, would provide a link to your old design?

You could push it further and make it quite interesting, it doesn't all have to be sleek computer generated stuff, if you do more practical work maybe the hand done type would say more about you and your way of working?

If not, I'd agree with smallbeer that the typeface looks kiddie and the design would probably benefit from a change.

dorian · 07-05-2003, 07:18

Matthew:
a logo doesn't have to be 'stunning' - it should rather be disctinctive..! It is important that people can easily recognise a logo. It is also practical when it can be easilly 'reproduced', meaning copied on a photocopier, readible on a fax or scaled down to a really small size.
Therefore, I would advise you to try to develop a monochrome logo - and avoid gradients (i.e. in shadows).
You can always add a slpash of colour in the bg for example - but it would be handy to have a version that only uses one colour

(...)
I don't think it is the font that's 'kiddie' - it is simply because of the irregular arrangment of the balls... that reminds you of those playing blocks with letters on every side

[img:04d4398501]http://www.cenational.org/public/Resources/images/building_blocks.gif[/img:04d4398501]
if you notice - the font used on those is a serif font - normally considered to be elegant and traditional = not kiddie.... But it works there...

lucidcreations · 07-05-2003, 08:10

yep couldn't agree more

06-05-2003, 16:41	#1 (permalink)
dcd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canterbury Posts: 115	My Logo I hate creating logos. What do u think of these 2? Or do u have any suggestions of what I can do for a logo? [img:ac70136096]http://www.digicandesign.com/Logos/dcd_black.png[/img:ac70136096] [img:ac70136096]http://www.digicandesign.com/Logos/dcd_white.png[/img:ac70136096] Dunno, I don't rekon they look professional, I just can't seem to create stunning logos! __________________ Living in the Slow Lane

06-05-2003, 16:44	#2 (permalink)
andrewparker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 991	Erm, no they don't look professional and they are certainly [i:e72fcb0e14]not[/i:e72fcb0e14] stunning...... __________________ Andrew Parker --------------------- (Apple PowerBook G4 1.67GHz / 1Gb RAM / OS X / Safari )

06-05-2003, 16:58	#3 (permalink)
dcd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canterbury Posts: 115	Next!!! K, I've taken those down, now this I'm happier with - what do you think? [img:ec8931d3f3]http://www.digicandesign.com/Logos/dcd_marbles.png[/img:ec8931d3f3] What do u think? __________________ Living in the Slow Lane

06-05-2003, 18:41	#4 (permalink)
smallbeer I Ain't Losing Any Sleep™ Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 5,236	That font looks kinda kiddie, like it should be on blocks. I kept looking for the A and the B. __________________ That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch.

07-05-2003, 07:18	#6 (permalink)
dorian i do lines Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Poland/Denmark Posts: 3,233	Matthew: a logo doesn't have to be 'stunning' - it should rather be disctinctive..! It is important that people can easily recognise a logo. It is also practical when it can be easilly 'reproduced', meaning copied on a photocopier, readible on a fax or scaled down to a really small size. Therefore, I would advise you to try to develop a monochrome logo - and avoid gradients (i.e. in shadows). You can always add a slpash of colour in the bg for example - but it would be handy to have a version that only uses one colour (...) I don't think it is the font that's 'kiddie' - it is simply because of the irregular arrangment of the balls... that reminds you of those playing blocks with letters on every side [img:04d4398501]http://www.cenational.org/public/Resources/images/building_blocks.gif[/img:04d4398501] if you notice - the font used on those is a serif font - normally considered to be elegant and traditional = not kiddie.... But it works there... __________________ ...

07-05-2003, 04:42	#5 (permalink)
dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,672	Maybe you could stick with the pencilled text you already use and play around with that, would provide a link to your old design? You could push it further and make it quite interesting, it doesn't all have to be sleek computer generated stuff, if you do more practical work maybe the hand done type would say more about you and your way of working? If not, I'd agree with smallbeer that the typeface looks kiddie and the design would probably benefit from a change.

07-05-2003, 08:10	#7 (permalink)
lucidcreations Part of the 3 out of 4 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: cheshire Posts: 2,081	yep couldn't agree more __________________ Jase

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