Jackson Design logo v2

i still see clothes on a clothesline. a pair of pants and a scarf, maybe. and even with the color variation, i wouldn't see the "JD" in there if you didn't tell me it was there.

i really don't see this as any more successful than the old one.

I like the colors.

It seems odd to have "Jackson" on a curved line, it doesn't seem to serve a purpose. I would put in the comma after "pixels" I know you said you did not want to use it, but right now it just looks like a typo.

The icon looks like squid legs to me, or some sort of flag. If you are trying to make it look like a brush, try different versions of a brush. Maybe look up istock.com and see what kind of different looking vector brushes they have, it might give you some ideas.

it looks like a budget sailing team logo.
scrap this idea.
it does not say "art" to me at all.

OK - this is a really bad design, but i just want to show you the difference between a brush stroke and a pair of pants on a clothesline.

isn't working. At all. Il looks like a publishing company logo, cause I kinda see a book...it's very vague. I wouldn't hire you based on this logo.

I agree, this isn't working. Try stepping away from using initials, it's way too predictable and not memorable at all.

Also, I thought I would mention that "pixels, points, and paint" is not easy to say, and looks awkward (like you've made a mistake) without commas. Maybe there is a simpler way of expressing that you work with both digital and traditional mediums. Even "pixels and paint" is easier to remember.

I will take your suggestions into account. Working on another project at the moment.

Your idea of 'not wanting a comma' is ridiculous, it doesn't matter what you want, what matters is that it's just bad English without one, unless you break it up in some other way as GregSauce demonstrated. Your idea of using brush strokes (or a metaphorical paintbrush) to show the letters 'JD' has got potential if executed properly and I do think this can work if you really focus on making the JD more obvious, but I'm not seeing JD in there at all at the moment. Also, lose the 3 dots to the left of the motif, keep Jackson Design together underneath the motif, and if possible I would actually lose the tagline altogether. Also, focus on getting it to work in black and white for now.

Keep at it, I really think this could work if executed properly.

I'm actually not minding this...however, as noted, I would lose the dots finishing off your J....doesn't flow with the rest of the mark...and makes all appear a little carnivalish.

Try stacking:
PIXELS
POINTS
PAINT

And yes, JD does look like pants on a clothesline...perhaps some more refining?
Or, keep as is and have your tag: "We''ll never hang you out to dry."

I too think you're on the right track. REALLY like the colour combo. Experiment with size, treatment and placement of text.

Cheers.
3dog

Looks like dancing legs. Trying coming up with something more creative than your initials for your logo. Be original. :D