iraszl logo

not bad

Sleek icon, but I fail to see a concept behind it. Is that.. a speech bubble?!

It's really pretty. I don't see a concept behind it either. But it's really pretty.

Interesting mark. Have you explored any other routes with your name and the message you wish to convey?

Yes, I've been doing many concepts. Will post them as well. It supposed to be in i and r and a speech bubble inside. But nobody can see it, so I guess it's overdesigned. :)

Think you could start with proportion concept, it makes the things really work.

Shrink the symbol and start the necessary modifications to reach your objectives with this actual concept.

try as i may, i cant see an i nor an r...

help?

If you take into account the typeface used, i think the i and the r are represented in the logo as the two curls to the left.
It's not obvious, but it's there - only the r is actually on top of the i?

I like it, but it's not immediately clear what the logo stands for.

ahhhh, i see that now.
but if you have to hunt for it = bad execution.

It's nice logo, that concept is concerned, is of clothing?

Agree with the others about the clarity of the logo symbol. I can make out the "i" but not the "r." I really like the speech bubble formed by the negative space, but perhaps that's taking to much precedence on the overall design. I also think you name on the bottom needs to some how have more of a connection with the symbol. Right now the symbol is a little to large for your name at the bottom. The concept is brilliant I think you got this one just needs some tweaks.

That mark totally rocks, Ivan. If only ONE of us could actually find the i and the r in there - I'd say you had a winner on your hands. As it stands, I'm thinking you should probably add it to the Stock Logos.com inventory.

Also digging that hat, btw. Gives you a real Indiana Jones look.

Proportions are gay.

The mark is really good but as everyone mentioned I also couldn't find the letter "i" and "r".

man, are you guys all giving him a walk just because of who he is? if this were anyone else, half of you guys would typically tear something like this to shreds...

based on the criteria given, the mark fails. if more than half the people cant find the initials that supposedly comprise it...

and the bubble thing is kinda interesting but it wont work reduced beyond about the size it is now. the triangle would totally disappear and just become another break.

its not a bad start and there is some interesting logic behind it (as long as you dont try to convince anyone of the i, r thing) but i totally disagree with all this "totally rocks" and "nailed it" and "brilliant" horsecrap

Ivan does a lot of work for us - he deserves to be let down easy. :)

All kidding aside - I stand behind my remarks 100% - that mark DOES totally rock. It also makes no sense to me when it comes to his initials. Oh sure, I can kind of/sort of pick out an "i" and an "r" now that I really look at it - but on first glance it meant nothing to me except as a talk bubble. That's one of the paradoxes of being a graphic artist - sometimes you can create something totally cool that just doesn't work as intended. That's also what separates us from fine artists - our art has to work beyond just being interesting and thought provoking - it has to sell an idea. So Ivan should probably take this and hang it in a museum - it would work PERFECTLY on that level...

"What is it?"

"Gee, I don't know - maybe it's supposed to be a logo?"

"If it's a logo - why is it hanging in a museum?"

"You got me."

"Let's go get some more of that free wine and cheese."

PS: Same with the hat, btw - LOVE IT, Ivan... LOVE IT. It's you, man.

i'm with wgzn. it doesn't work for me as is. if the intent is to show the initials and the speech bubble, the initials are just too subtle and i agree that the speech bubble will get marginalized if it shrinks any.

my first reaction was seeing the speech bubble, then the bubble as a Q. then as i was trying to figure it out, i saw maybe a watch face/clock...

it's sleek, for sure. but i don't know that it really says anything. and since it was supposed to communicate the initials with speech bubble, i'd say it only accomplished half of the goal.

Think everyone agrees with that - the initials just aren't there (and if they are - they're backwards... the r on top of the i).

But so far as size - you could shrink that down with no problems imo. You might need a different piece of art with a wider angle on the bottom to keep the bubble aspect - but it would still work. Some companies have two versions of their logo to account for small sizes. Back in the day sometimes there were two different fonts to account for very small point sizes. So you would have Palatino and then there would be a special Palatino they'd use for sizes below 6 pts (for example) because the font would get too thin or the serifs would disappear at a very small size. That's something that's gone the way of the dinosaur with fonts, but some corps still do it with their logos.

i also see a Q before i see the bubble. this idea, valid as it may be needs a whole lot of rethink.

Thanks all for the feedback! Back to the drawing board. Will post the new idea soon!

and ivan, im sorry to be harsh. i just dont think you should be immune to the same treatment that new, young or less talented posters here receive... there are at least two people in this thread who in any other situation would have raked this design over the coals....

i like it