helen scott logo UPDATED

im going to say this before qwerty does - the only one of these that leaves the late 1980's is 5. and its only up to the mid 1990's...

im not trying to be mean or say that these are particularly heinous in and of themselves. but they all just smell like cocaine and wine coolers.

i know that may be hard to hear. but a couple years ago some young kid told me that my work looked dated. my first impression was to say "F#@& YOU PUNK!" but then i took a second look and thought - WOW! a person CAN hold on to a style too long sometimes...

please forget those Batman's signs. you don't need them.
first make a kerning adjusting, the letters are so near each one.
choose a classy font. yes, search for at least 1 month and come back again.
while your font research you could discover a better minimalist logo or no, trust in god.

I really like #1, and in no way do I feel it is a 1980's design. It is simple, strong, and is generic enough, being text only, to not tie you down to a particular style, something I think a lot of designers underestimate. It is clean, clear and conveys what you do well. The inside straight edge of the 'D' in 'DESIGN' does seem to overhang the line from the 'h' in helen ever so slightly though.

#2, #3, # 4 and #5 are not appealing to me at all

#6 has promise, but at the minute it looks like a dining room chair in profile, albeit a very abstract chair. And you aren't an interior designer. It would have made sense if you were.

Hope that helps.

Still think #1 is the best. Is it a world beater? No. But you might try doing what I did - use this logo to give yourself the space and time to naturally come up with a better design in between all the other projects you're doing. It's hard to design for yourself (check out Ivan in the other thread) - sometimes it's better just to put it aside and let the ideas come when they feel like it. That's what I did - used a halfway decent idea until I came up with something I truly liked later on. Your top idea is viable in the short term, imho.

So far as all this "1980s logo" nonsense? Don't buy it for a second. Good design is good design. It's better to worry about design than whether or not you're being trendy. A good design will last for decades - a trendy one will only last as long as the trend. Again - jmho.

helen, #1 is #1 for me is very good, i would probably and only if you would like, add just a little weight on your name, but just a little bit to make it slightly bolder. but yes i kow how it feels to design a logo for yourself, i'm still thinking in mine :)