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waffleboy's picture
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Paintball Logo

Hi everyone,
looking for a critique on this logo for a Paintball Surplus store called Phoenix Paintball Surplus. let me know what you think.
Thanks,
C

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Leaky Penny's picture
2616 pencils

Paintball? You should be having way more fun with this. It should be more "action" and less " country golf club".

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I'm going to print it out and eat it.

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Anders's picture
413 pencils

I immediately thought "school" when I saw it.

Paint ball? Seriously?

waffleboy's picture
64 pencils

Thanks guys. how do you like this direction more? I'm trying to keep a 'military vibe' with it, and trying not to do the typical paint splatter and italics.
This company here is kinda my inspiration-> http://shop.specialopspaintball.com/

Thanks again guys. I appreciate the help. :)

Leaky Penny's picture
2616 pencils

Football club. You should start by trying to identify the clientele that goes to this particular paintball.

Leaky Penny
Check out what I've been up to lately!
http://petersonjoseph.com

I'm going to print it out and eat it.

-Unknown Artist

Art D. Rector's picture
2771 pencils

+1.

If this is a paintball club, it's probably the one where Hitler and Goebbels played.

caoimghgin's picture
845 pencils

I don't know about these critiques. It's paintball, not dodge-ball, and those who get into this type of thing are (I should think) of a military sort of mind-set. I felt the typography was stale but otherwise, I like.

Without my sense of direction, I don't know where I'd be.

Leaky Penny's picture
2616 pencils

People who typically go into paintball are younger, thrill seekers, deal well with pain, good shape, good hand eye coordination, like danger, bit on the crazy side, wild, in your face, rowdy. Even if they were of a militaristic mindset like you say, this wouldn't represent that well. A quick search of paintball logos shows this one is way too clean.

Just my 2 pennies.

Leaky Penny
Check out what I've been up to lately!
http://petersonjoseph.com

I'm going to print it out and eat it.

-Unknown Artist

waffleboy's picture
64 pencils

The kind of paintball being sold here is more military simulation themed. Typically it's like 30 year old something guys that are into it.
I rearranged it a bit and changed the type. I think this is pretty close to what I was picturing in my head. Thanks Leaky for your help as well, I am going to play around with that idea a bit too.
Thanks again everyone!

Art D. Rector's picture
2771 pencils

Again +1 on Leaky. It's not necessarily that I don't like this logo - it doesn't seem very appropriate to me. Down here the paintball clubs are a little more slam bang in your face with the graphics. More like gamer stuff. Think Gears of War - still military, but not so stiff.

NRcreative's picture
239 pencils

maybe some stars

qwertyale's picture
1835 pencils

interesting approach without use of a gun.

yes I'm brazilian xD

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