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riskart1's picture
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Need some feed back on my logo please

I thought of other icons to use like an open bird cage, a bird hanging on a horse shoe- different shapes of birds. Some how this was the only thing that worked best I thought. The logo does not come with the square of green on the background. I just pulled it from the new website I am building.
the lines are all crisp and clean in my version.

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natobasso's picture
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Remove "Design" and you've got a winner! Or just make it more a part of the logo instead of an afterthought. The kerning is distracting as well. Let the font be what it is.

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riskart1's picture
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well, i'd love to remove "design" but it is part of the name of my business.
"lucy bird design"

any other suggestions?

natobasso's picture
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I did have a suggestion at the end of my post...any response to that?

I think I get perturbed with us designers using the word "design" in our logos because it should be part of our marketing rather than our names. Coca Cola isn't called CocaCola Softdrinks, as an example.

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btetzl50's picture
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but they do have COLA in their name, just like RC COLA...

Pepsi would have been a better example: its no longer PEPSI COLA, just PEPSI!

natobasso's picture
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If their names were Pepsi Cola or CocaCola Soft Drinks you might have a point...

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mbennett2's picture
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If Design is part of the company name and it is how you want clients referring o you, then it should be in the same font as the Lucky Bird type.

onegirlcreative's picture
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I agree with how she has a sans serif font underneath a script font, otherwise it would just be too much. But her use of kerning needs to be tweaked.

Otherwise, just choose a different sans serif font.

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer :: www.onegirlcreative.com

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onegirlcreative's picture
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But I like the word "design" underneath, but align it better. It does appear to be an afterthought and the juxtaposition seems a bit off.

Otherwise, I like it. Good job!

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer :: www.onegirlcreative.com

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3dogmama's picture
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I like Nat's idea of text removal, however I'd remove the word BIRD--the icon speaks for itself. Also, Design is kind of plunked in. I'd try and make it more part of the logo; perhaps in the same font as "Lucky" with a larger bird in the middle?

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olliesan1's picture
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I have to agree that the kerning of "design" is distracting. I'd tighten it up some. And maybe decrease the space between Lucky and Bird.

I'd like to see how it looks on a white background.

gwells's picture
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another agreement that the wide tracking on design is distracting. it's also not very connected with the rest of the design. it doesn't seem to line up with anything, it's just floating out there and the font has a very different feel from the rest of the logo. the only thing connecting it is the color.

i like some of the other potential suggestions for integrating the bird more into the design itself. not sure how well they'd work, but i think they're all worth exploration. but if you keep the bird where it is, i think you should tighten up the word spacing between lucky and bird just a little bit more.

natobasso's picture
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I just noticed you misspelled "feedback".

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onegirlcreative's picture
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Just one word, not two. ;)

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer :: www.onegirlcreative.com

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riskart1's picture
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ha ha.... ooops good catch!

riskart1's picture
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Well, since you all agree... I'll take it off. You all made some great points on why it should be removed.

I also agree with you too. I was struggling on having the word in there, and I wasn't quite sure if it was right or not.

Thanks again for all the help!

:)

onegirlcreative's picture
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DEFINITELY DO NOT REMOVE the word design. It needs to be there since it's a part of your business name. Just tweak the kerning or choose a different sans serif font.

It's all about me, you know. ;)

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer :: www.onegirlcreative.com

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natobasso's picture
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Well, if "design" is going to be part of your url someday you MIGHT want it in your logo, but otherwise I'd remove it. Let your marketing tell people what you do, not your logo. The logo represents you.

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onegirlcreative's picture
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YOu suck, Nat.

Just kidding. You know I love ya! ;)

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer :: www.onegirlcreative.com

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natobasso's picture
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Ha ha. Tanks for the love.

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onegirlcreative's picture
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Lots of love, brotha....

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer :: www.onegirlcreative.com

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"I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy as long as I can paint." ~ Frida Kahlo

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pokie's picture
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I really like the teal color you have there. Not too fond of the shade of yellow though. Maybe try the teal for the text and a less pukey yellow for the bird? Just an idea. Or it could just be your monitor v my monitor.

I think having the bird on top of the B, it creates a schism between the words "lucky" and "bird". I would maybe try it on the letter L. If that doesn't look right, maybe make the words "lucky" and "bird" closer together.

mbennett2's picture
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I am not exactly sure when it became chic to present logos against a solid color background but it isn't going to help you improve your design. For best results, take that thing down to black and white and view it on a white background. Settle on a logo and deal with color later.

The problem is that people tend to pick a flattering color to compliment their logo, and in this case, it doesn't work. Try to print that logo on paper that color and you will see what I mean.

Leaky Penny's picture
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But I vote for removing design. It's redundant and clashes with the font in Lucky Bird.
Definitely decrease the space between Lucky and Bird.
But really cool logo.

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onegirlcreative's picture
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If anything, it gives some balance to the composition. When done correctly (i.e. font, kerning), it will look very nice.

I honestly think that if it's part of her business name, which she has stated it is, then it should stay. JMHO.

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer :: www.onegirlcreative.com

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"I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy as long as I can paint." ~ Frida Kahlo

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Leaky Penny's picture
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..incorporate it better into the rest of the design. It looks like an after thought though.

I find it's redundant because people will know what you do after first contact. Your site and card and tear sheets should be more than enough indication that you're a designer. Imagine Nike Shoes and Apparel, Adidas Sports gear, Macdonalds Hamburgers...I just find that with proper identity and marketing you don't need to say what you do in your company name. Not saying it's the case here, but I noticed a lot of people throw some fonts together, a little graphic, throw in the word design and voila! A logo.

Also, like Nato said, if it isn't going to be part of the site name, drop it.

Of course, this is just my opinion on the subject.

Leaky Penny
Aka Artfiend Part Deux
www.leakypenny.com

Leaky Penny
Check out what I've been up to lately!
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I'm going to print it out and eat it.

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mara06's picture
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We've previously offered advice to novice logo designers that the full company name need not appear in the logo. (Ditto things like LLC and Inc.) The logo STANDS FOR the company. It isn't a product label. I rather like the idea of perching the bird on Lucky and calling it done, but without the background. If using both Lucky and Bird with the bird silhouette, I'd lose "design," or, as others have advised, work on the choice of fonts and other things so that it really integrates with the rest of the logo rather than looking tacked on as an afterthought.

Mara

riskart1's picture
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Ok, now I have something else to think about.

I will have a website luckybirddesing.com. So, now I think I will work on the word "design" and tighten the space between "lucky" and "bird".

The reason I kerned out the letters is because I didn't want "design" to be too large, and I wanted it to line up with "Bird", but obviously it didn't work.

Thank you all again for such great FEEDBACK (one word) tee hee...

natobasso's picture
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Ya better not spell your website, "luckybirddesing.com". He he.

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