Let's see your own logo
I really need one with my initials or my name on it. any ideas?
>>255651
damn it, that came out wrong.
Initials are DS
Sorry for quality
Just a Question guys...I am having the toughest time coming up with my own logo. Any tips?
>>255680
get pen and paper and start sketching anything that comes to mind. (use david airey mind map if nothing comes up). after you've made more than 50 or so pick the ones you like the most and do alternative versions of 'em. and after that scan the one you like and bring it to illustrator.
>>255609
Have you tried putting a gradient on all of those 'leaves' not just the front one?
>>255661
Try it with the connecting horizontal line higher
>>255698
>http://www.dariusrsanchez.com/
OP here
unfortunately this one isn't mine. I just found it
I'm really bad at photoshop or illustrator :/
>>255715
oops sorry for reposting the link
Name is Nfinite
Is it shit? does it read?
>>255739
looks like prank youtuber logo
>>255739
looks like a stick man with orange pants bending over to the left waiting for someone to anally penetrate him
>>255744
if thats what you see, that says alot more about you than it does the logo
>>255751
probably, but you asked our opinion :')
>>255753
fair enough, its supposed to be html brackets and my initals, i have tried a variety of layouts and im considering abandoning the idea, as its not really working i think
>>255754
im just shitposting tho, dont take my opinion too badly :p
>>255755
yea, but now i cant unsee the stickman waiting to be penetrated, its fucked!
>>255751
I see it too man
>>255757
filename
>>255739
my two cents on it
>aligned the angles on Y and D
> the bands could be thicker / have more padding away from the angles
> feel free to swap colors alternatively with each element - I like the colors, charcoal + orange is the scheme for my company actually =)
That rectangle above OM really bugs me, not sure if it has any meaning for you, but it doesn't transpire...
>>255759
thanks for the feedback, yes this looks detter, the problem is the rectangle is supposed to make the left bracket a T and the right bracket is a D, thus making TD TomeyDesign, the bracks on their own are eary manage
>>255757
still see it?
my last suggestion is to emphasize the expected ratios of the letter T (the images are a proof of concept rather than clean and precise - i gotta go now)
>make the 'vertical' charcoal rectangle longer and resize the T and D accordingly, so that they are slender and less blocky.
>It's ok if the white space in the the center alludes to a rectangle rather than a square
>>255763
>triangle!
sleek, but the T would have to be symmetrical onto itself
>i tried, but it breaks the original idea too much
>>255762
9/10 would hire
>>255739
>>255765
>>255761
>>255699
Literally why, it looks good, and it looks like he's used the golden ratio
You know nothing
>>255720
God, your parents must have hated you
>>255832
What gives you that idea?
>>255744
OH I SEE IT
>>255831
golden ratio doesn't make something automatically nice looking
this is what I meant
>>255873
The original looks better to me desu.
>>255754
Why not XML brackets?
Nothing special really, could use work. Initials are MS.
>>255907
dude you keep posting that crap over and over but you haven't improve it. it's not even isometric...
>>255930
Loved that game
My last name is Orange and I'm not very creative.
>>256018
Simplistic, which is a good thing. Pretty fine.
i prefer first logo.
OP what are your initials?
Anyone wanna give it a crack at mine?
CV
>>255843
the poster who said that thinks you are called Nfinite.
initials are Z and O the clouds make a Z.
>>256037
I really like this, saved for inspo.
My "Trade Mark"
www.abdushakur.com
I decided to use this as my signature for my art.
>>255651
At first glance I thought it was a joke that was subliminally hiding the word "dirty" before Sanchez. I'm being serious. I'm not trying to be deliberately funny.
>>255680
The way I branded myself
>>256055
was from a photograph I took with my cell phone
You see my logo
and the
>pic related
is the original source. I was walking to the mosque during Ramadhaan and I stopped for something on the corner of the street and I saw my shadow and thought it looked cool. A several months later, someone on DA said in passing, "That would look cool as a logo". so I ran with the idea, and made it on Inkscape.
I posted this thread on /wsr/
and I'll link it here because maybe someone here may have more knowledge of this matter:
>>>/wsr/54634
is there any reason to use a logo over a wordmark? wordmark would be much simpler and more readable OP.
>>256055
Looks like a male body part from a distance if you take the head off.
>>256055
Just my mpo.
>>256069
implying that wasn't intentional
>>256069
same
I'm not very good at art. I'm starting my first business. Could someone sketch a quick logo?
The name is combigas Yorkshire
It's for the gas industry
>>256162
50-100$
>>256167
No. Out of the kindness of your heart for a start up business. And I'm not some silicon valley company with barrels of money to spare I'm afraid.
>>256168
you are not ready for starting a business than
>>256162
>>256174
Jesus. What. Because I can't Photoshop?
Either help me or stfu
>>256178
THANK YOU. SEE SHIT LORDS THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT
>>255873
Far nicer. It's how an H should be...
>>256179
You already got a logo you ungrateful thug. Either suggest improvements or stfu
Just made this. I'd like something similar but obvsiously....good.
>>256189
I wasn't sure if you liked the local reference in the last one so I left it out. Please get back to me with any questions or comments
>>256192
Protein in all 3 Sections. /fit/ 4 life.
Zyzz anal ptsd monster
This is in another thread but I did some almost unnoticeable adjustments and thought I'd re-post.
I also have a small format friendly version with a thicker outline and more breathing room around said outline.
>>255609
First time I saw this logo it looked good.
Further investigation reveals it to be kinda bleh,
Currently using this as my mark, already know it's shit. About to rebrand myself with new logo, website, etc..
Name starts with M.
>>255739
I like it. I think it reads
>>255759
>Anaphase II Design
>>256317
It's visually appealing, but it doesn't have any originality. What are you planning to replace it with?
>>255873
I really like this. The original looks good, too, but this seems inherently more professional.
/g/entooman here looking to hire someone to make me a logo. I'll want an SVG, favicon, and a regular PNG. How much would you do it for?
I am mostly likely going to want the logo to resemble a small animal.
>>256437
I'll do it for free. Give me the details
>>255739
Looks like someone bending over for me, otherwise it is good
bamp
>>256266
Still looks like it has a swastika there, especially from a distance.
>>257264
>shaking my head senpai design
kek
>>256189
I'm on my phone so I don't have access to illustrator but I made this sketch if you like it I can do a more polished one it has the C G Y like you asked
>>257297
It's done. Everybody go home.
>>257292
I see a blocky man waving his arms.
>>255609
nah
>>256178
Fucking lost
>>257292
check your eyes
>>256468
Oh man, it's so good and so bad at the same time. Overall, I like it. Good job.
>>255720
shit tier
>>256266
drop the BD portion
>>255661
Beautiful
>>256037
Clouds don't make a 'z', clouds just look like clouds
>gc
fucking shit, isn't it? ;_;
>>257905
It feels a little forced
The curve on the old one doesn't leave enough space for the bottom part of the 'g' to look natural, and the new one doesn't even look like a 'g' or a 'c' because of the 45º line, which neither of those curved letters have
>>257910
Alternative
>>257911
alt 2
Point being, try and think of more ways the letters relate to each other. Don't limit yourself to lower case either, especially with g and c it's a bit awkward to join them
>>257905
I'd say the new one looks more like '9S' rather than 'gc'
MW
R8
>>257912
>>258011
noice, also DUBS
>>258024
noice? you mean generic and uninspired as fuck.
>>258025
why so negative, bro? relax
>>258024
thanks for the , got some more tweaks to do, then gonna start on my website next
>>258025
what you posted is a bunch of random shapes, the two brackets in the logo are stylized html brackets made of folded paper, representing web and print design. i assume you didnt get that
>>256487
only logo here that isnt shit
Thoughts? Still really new to this
>>258206
slightly different version
>>258076
No
>>258215
Grayscale.
>>258222
now do a monochrome. proper logo works in monochrome, both black on white and white on black. if it doesn't it's shit.
>>258231
thanks that's actually helpful advice
Well, one of the first things i made... Not good at all but im gonna make a new one soon :)
>tfw when you can't post your personal logo on /gd/ because of how much your company has grown and you don't want it recognized on 4chan
Be gentle lads.
>>258742
>distraction == !?!
Okay sure
You got an iffy concept, very hard to get right
The shit-tier shadows aren't helping
>>258744
So nix the shadows/gradient in favor of more solid shapes? I had the concept of an exclamation point D combo first, the B-? and the !?! were improv trying to get the whole name in one logo.
Thoughts aside from "it's shit"?
>>258742
Interesting idea, but i don't think it works in practice. I'd move on to making new concepts.
>>257763
I probably should, but I really like it. Personal preference overriding good sense I suppose.
Halftone "fancy version"
>>258755
My issues are in red.
>I would make the word BAKER horizontal (not at an angle)
>Not sure why the R changes angle.
>Background lines unconnected.
>I would make the word "Design" follow the same angle that is coming off the base of B
>>256060
honestly, that's really really cool
>>258747
I'm not convinced that the !?! is a good idea tbqh
>>258784
Take it back a step further, why do you want your brand identity to be based around distracting? Turning heads makes sense for advertising, but the word 'distracting' specifically has negative connotations
>>258786
My reasoning was that clients would WANT their stuff to distract. Do you want your brand to blend in to the crowd, or draw attention?
When I first had this idea, I did a quick search and discovered I wasn't the first designer to come up with the idea, so I felt pretty secure that it wasn't too negative. And the other "distracting" designer is UK based while I'm in the US so I wouldn't be causing too much crossover or confusion for their established base.
>>256018
logo 1 or 2.
>>256018
definitely 1, drop shadows should almost never be used to make something legible (as opposed to making it stick out further)
I've seen a lot of those threads and I gotta say, most of you would really benefit learning to tag.
I know, 99% of tags in the streets are fucking cancer. However, the essence of tagging is really cool inspiration for GDers. It's basically taking calligraphy and making it your own. A lot of what you learn from tagging can be applied to logos. It's got to be distinct, legible, have flow, etc etc etc.
Moreover that skill is fun to practice, and in the end you'll have a better handwriting. Having a nice handwriting is underrated.
I really recommend flip the script if you're curious (see pic)
>>258860
i rrreally need to look out for a calligraphy course
>>258860
>legible
That's debatable, I can barely read anything on that page.
>>258860
I gotta agree, and I'm one of the ones who would benefit from this. Every time I see good graffiti art I think "Damn, whoever did this has some real talent." You've inspired me to at least take a crack at it, we even have open graffiti areas in my city where I can practice with the real thing. Thanks anon.
This is my logo, I made for my twitch channel.
>>259076
Personal Logo, my initials are (obviously) O.C.S.
Any feedback would be awesome.
>>256019
Don't take advice from this website, people.
Simplistic is not a good thing. You're an idiot. Get a dictionary.
>>256037
could have made use of the negative space that the clouds make inside the "O" to form the "Z" instead.
My logo I finished a couple of days ago.
>>259117
I guess the idea is fine but you really need to clean it up and rethink the text
>>258771
So I get that you think I should level every thing out. But part of how I design, and the service I offer is unconventional, possibly even classic.
I do a lot of hand drawn fonts and cartooning. I think my logo should contain elements of that.
So the primary text waves, and the supporting text follows the paralleled angle while not waving - this sells the classic theme, I make a lot of stuff like this - not conventional but in the spirit of the genre, The logo speaks to "modern" interpretations, It's about mechanical/mathematical displays. The lines supporting the subtext and running through the primary text create a link - they are parallel.
And the Logo, it's pure unadulterated style art - designed for appeal, visual intrigue is a measurable characteristic. As A designer I want my logo to have a logo in it, to say "I can make a good looking one"
So what we have is this classic, hand drawn style, with modren styles and techniques running up and in to it. They may be at different angles, but their vectors are the same.
FIN
>>259129
Shit and now I see an "s" in the logo.
Fuck.
>>256266
sorry man that looks tres terrible
Just a personal mark like all the other cool kids are doing. I can't decide which since making it look like a flag seems like a cool idea but unsure if it works well. It's K & L btw
>>259150
Is the K meant to come before the L?
If so, ditch 2 and 4. And also ditch 1 and 3 because the misalignment between the heights is very awkward. The fact the K uses 45 degree angles and the L only has 90 degree angles is equally awkward
I'm not a fan of it tbqh
>>259151
So screw the flag idea?
>K uses 45 degree angles and the L only has 90 degree angles is equally awkward
Unsure what you mean here, the very nature of the character K will never have 90 degree angles.
That's alright though, I really don't like "personal branding".
>>259152
Honestly I can't make out the flag motif, the base of the L eliminates any representation it has to a flagpole
>>259153
And here I thought I was clever :(
Back to the drawing board with me.
Thanks anyway
initials SK
>>255609
http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Guide-to-great-logos-v1.pdf
>>256018
looks good.
i would even make it more simple by letting away the gloss point and the lighter outline around the pieces.
also, what rhymes with your name?
>>256055
cool logo. very nice story. like it.
maybe make the shadow smoother, loose the wrinkles and stuff.
>>256266
whats up with the lines in the background? they are terribly "aligned"
the wave in it is bad. make it more or leave it out
the A and the K seem smaller than the rest of the letters. especially when small
the S in Design looks like it falls over any second
nice swastika tho.
>>257797
that is bad on so many levels, i don't even know where to start
>>258860
what is the name of this book please?
>>259142
:( I'm not a graphics designer with close to 0 experience in illustrator, I just made them for myself... Why are they so bad?
>>259160
Looks neat, really really well done.
>>259077
>my initials are (obviously) O.C.S.
>(obviously)
It's not obvious, those overlapping hexagons read horribly
why does the left curve of the 'S' have a flat side, but the right curve comes to a point?
Why hexagons? don't say 'because it looks cool'
Why are you using 3 different colors? How is your logo meant to read on a white piece of paper or a black background?
>>259160
i feel like the K wouldnt bug me as much if the bottom half was a reflected version of the top half. you'd have to scale/skew it to do that i imagine though
>>258755
if you like it that much lose everything that isnt that then.
>>259245
Ahh! I see! Well, yeah, I see what you're saying.
Welp after this analysis.. yeah that's pretty shit.. sorry
>>256178
This right here made my day
>>256266
Align it with the lines in the back or make the words evenly horozantal the more i stare at tie the angrier I get......
>>256468
Like it
>>257905
I like these especially the old one just needs the lines between the g and c worked with
>>259129
If gonna be angled should be even, the wave you have going should start and end same place (bottom of A and bottom of last R shouldangle same amount
>>259336
Do like the logo or i wouldnt even mention it
Here's my two letter mark
>>255720
did you also make a 1c-version for using it on letters and stuff?
>>255769
lel
>>256055
are you the guy who designed the isis flag?
fiddled around with my initials yesterday and came up with this. its not finished though, i need to write my full name below it but meh
>>259358
it's kinda cool
Most of what I do is related to Architecture, so I tried to combine my initials T & R into a roughly architectural and vaguely-eastern logomark.
>>259416
It looks neat but I don't see any letters in there, even with you telling me it's meant to be T R, I don't see it.
What kind of architectural stuff do you do? Commercial, residential, multistory?
>>259336
I think you're right about that.
My initials are VC. I don't really have any ideas for C. But so far is this shit?
>>257264
>we wuz kangz n shiet inc.
>>259440
how about something like this?
>>259463
Not very good
>>259463
meh
1) It lacks direction:
>It strives to suggest that it should be 3D (or more structured somehow), but it's not.
>All layers seem to be on the same level, and it's hard to guess C V unless you know already.
>Apply some material design or stick to 2D feel
2) It lacks personalization:
> does the strongly geometric bent (hexagon, sharp angles,congruence) reflect the work of the designer?
>We don't know because this newfriend here >>259440 hasn't told us
>regardless, it feels like a pharma logo
3) It has embedded pitfalls:
>I've nothing against square canvases, but this logo seems almost claustrophobic stuck in his own quadrant - and its own hexagon no less.
>It may not scale well on biz cards/websites/beer cozies.
>I've nothing against negative space (I love it actually), but using it for the V is not good. It'd rather have it as an actual element. Also, if the background is not a solid color, you lose even more incisiveness.
>Emphasize the V as *the letter* in a typefont rather than a v-shaped component, else it withers into a detail of the bottom layer.
>>259336
>>259435
Here's the x axis lateral versions side by side with the skewed versions.
>>256178
Hey, is that the Dachau gas chamber? I have been there.
>>258784
Magic tricks
first post on /gd/
going for the edgy fascist vibes
>>257905
That's actually fucking dope, anon.
> >>259555 check 'em
Logo is still bad IMO
>>259689
What in particular do you think does not work?
Any of these any good?
>Do the ones without my name work like that? By themselves?
>>255609
Sounds like a brand of consecrated sausage
>>259703
No they are all still bad. None are reproducible in 1 color, all are aesthetically ugly, they scream first time AI design.
Do you have a sketch pad? Have you tried freeing yourself from the boundaries of AI's tools?
>>259718
This is the current shit from all that shittier shit.
>>256037
I like it but how can the clouds be behind the moon/sun?
>>257905
I have to agree with >>259687
It works, not because it looks like a g and a c, but because it's a good mark.
You don't need to force your letters into the logo, create a good mark from the letters and it doesn't matter if they are legible.
Too many aspiring designers try to force the issue with the initials and end up with crap, to name a few:
>>259346
>>259703
>>259686
>>259416
>>259150
>>259077
dunno about this m8s
lay it on me lads
We do murals for businesses
>>259765
>>259767
Ty supreme leader
>>259440
>>259703
Since your name is veronica why not going for a more refined-elegant look? those abstract geometric logos work better on tech-related companies/apps. -pic related took me a few mins.
>>259871
or something like this. doesn't seem too difficult to do imo.
>>259765
not a fan of those strokes how it would look on black & white?
>>255653
The logo for the transfer program you did is very good. I really like it.
>>259762
>sidney opera house
my first though. looks fairly nice tho.
>>259762
Looks like an app icon, so if that's the look you were going for, gj
>>259871
I like this design, A LOT. Great work dude.
My logo when it was 2014 and then the one I use now.
Although thinking of going back to using my full name and not just initials.
>>259871
These are awesome anon!
>Since your name is veronica why not going for a more refined-elegant look?
lol. Idk. Since the logo is supposed to be personal and I'm not at all refined or elegant, it hadn't occurred to me.
>those abstract geometric logos work better on tech-related companies/apps.
That was kinda what I was going for. Currently learning how to code and I really like it so yeah...Not much of a designer, think I'll take >>259718 's advice.
>>259871
Nice work anon. Do you have a logo?
>>259193
flip the script
Everyone of these is souless interchangeable and horrifically amateur.
>>260254
Post your own logo so we can see some real inspired work then.
>>260196
some monogram ideas.
>>260391
>gradient in a vector logo
gross
>>259440
>>259463
>>259703
>>260391
>>260487
It just doesn't feel right without the crown :/
>>260488
I think it looks a little better, honest.
Maybe the compromise is a different style crown?
>>260490 any suggestions of crowns???
>>260491
No specifically, but my mind steers to something soft that looks almost hand drawn, swooshy, soft, not so angular, something that feels more like the lettering.
>> 260493 Gotcha thanks
>>260488
Honestly it looks a lot neater
The crown feels out of place because the level of detail is finer than the thinnest stroke of the lettering
YD, Please rate.
>>260566
where is the rest? you shouldn't cut typography that way it looks awkward.
>>255720
>>257911
this board might need an 18+ filter with that dirty logo. Shame on you heathen.
Probably the best though.
>>260577
here.
>>260577
You mean the Y that was cut?
>>260603
yes also don't use gradients make the D the same way you made the Y even better if you use the same typeface and make the name ygor diogenes full black or white don't use the bold on the first letters and make it a little bigger.
>>260612
Great tips!
I thank you and I will try to do something based on that!
>>256317
>Android marshmallow
Sigh desu I am at that point that I am content with it but yet it feels that there's something missing/ wrong with it.
I am afraid to point them out but I feel theres imbalance issues with it and overall it looks like a freakin B, sigh
would love some pointers
>>255651
>>255609
sadly done in paint, image was borrowed
>>260681
If anyone is looking for some experience or logos to add to their portfolio, we need a new logo for 420on420 as this will be a festival in 2017, focusing everything people enjoy while smoking: food, music, and art.
>>260685
How about fuck you.
>>260685
I could not imagine something I'd want to do less. Would rather it be a MLP convention.
>>260676
>and overall it looks like a freaking B
...what is it meant to be? Because I thought it was a B
>>260734
Initials J and K
>>255658
Good concept but poor execution.I would suggest that you thicken the lines up a bit and change the perspective of the S so it looks more like a shadow being cast from the D. Also make the black a little more gray? Not sure.
TL;DR its a good concept but needs some work.
>>255720
I would make the colors more flat so it could transfer onto paper and print materials better.
>>260391
That VC on the right has totally been done before.
>>260685
nah, fuck off with your "but It will look great in your portfolio!!!1" bullshit.
Most likely a troll though. !/10 for making me respond.
>>260824
not bad. but make them join in the middle and make the first line of the N reach the bottom line so it would look bigger.
>>260830
This what you meant?
