What do you guys think of this logo? at DVinfo.net

Alex Knappenberger · June 11th, 2003, 10:27 PM

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/169091/harsh.jpg

It's kind of rough, mainly because I didn't feel like spending 20+ hours hand "cleaning it up" (it was a bad rough scan of a drawing).

They paid some kid (well, i'm younger then him) $40 to do them a website, like 2 months ago, and he hasn't even produced anything yet. When I heard that I decided i'll give it a go, and thats what I have finished so far, the logo. I had limited resources for that (not enough *good* pictures), but I think I made it work.

What do you think? I think they will be pretty pleased with it, and I can easally get better pictures and replace them. I might stick with the whole orange-deal look throughout the site, also.

Also, does anyone know of any nicely designed band websites for me to look at for a reference?

Robert Knecht Schmidt · June 11th, 2003, 11:32 PM

It's a bit difficult to read. The constrasting spaces in the background obscure the distinctions between letters. It took me a good ten seconds to see the M in Manner, for example. Try brightening up the background.

Chris Hurd · June 12th, 2003, 07:06 AM

<< does anyone know of any nicely designed band websites for me to look at for a reference? >>

Simple but effective: White Stripes.

Keith Loh · June 12th, 2003, 10:38 AM

Very hard to read. It would be easier for people to review if you would put up a simple black and white outline.

Here's a tip about logo designing. You have to design it so that it can be printed in black and white, so that it can be easily picked out from far away, so that it can be read and understood in an instant. It has to be extremely flexible because it may appear in many different mediums from clothing to TV to tiny stickers. I can see that that band logo will be hard to pick out on a poster from across the street because of its complexity.

However, if you combine that word logo with a graphic logo then it might be acceptable.

For example, this logo for the Aphex Twin. It does not say "Aphex Twin" but through brand usage people know it is the Aphex Twin. http://www.dragon.org/chris/gifs/aphex.jpg It's a mature logo built up over several years. I don't remember how it was introduced at first but probably it was that logo combined with a wordlogo so that people would identify the two together.

Matt Betea · June 12th, 2003, 02:34 PM

I prefer the simple, clean approach too. deftones.

Really the only you could maybe get away with going crazy with PS effects on a logo is if you know absolutely 100% that it will never appear anywhere but on a computer screen. And don't take this the wrong way, but multiple PS effects/filters just used for the sake of it screams "amateur night" to me.

matt

Alex Knappenberger · June 12th, 2003, 02:41 PM

Eh, thanks for the suggestions. The guitarist hand drew that logo, and I don't think they would change it.

It's not hard to read, compared to some other metal logos i've seen. I'd show you them but I don't know the names of the bands because I could never read the logos. :D

June 11th, 2003, 10:27 PM	#1
Alex Knappenberger High School Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio, USA Posts: 609	What do you guys think of this logo? http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/169091/harsh.jpg It's kind of rough, mainly because I didn't feel like spending 20+ hours hand "cleaning it up" (it was a bad rough scan of a drawing). They paid some kid (well, i'm younger then him) $40 to do them a website, like 2 months ago, and he hasn't even produced anything yet. When I heard that I decided i'll give it a go, and thats what I have finished so far, the logo. I had limited resources for that (not enough good pictures), but I think I made it work. What do you think? I think they will be pretty pleased with it, and I can easally get better pictures and replace them. I might stick with the whole orange-deal look throughout the site, also. Also, does anyone know of any nicely designed band websites for me to look at for a reference?

June 11th, 2003, 11:32 PM	#2
Robert Knecht Schmidt Wrangler Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,933	It's a bit difficult to read. The constrasting spaces in the background obscure the distinctions between letters. It took me a good ten seconds to see the M in Manner, for example. Try brightening up the background. __________________ All the best, Robert K S Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 12th, 2003, 07:06 AM	#3
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	<< does anyone know of any nicely designed band websites for me to look at for a reference? >> Simple but effective: White Stripes. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

June 12th, 2003, 10:38 AM	#4
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Very hard to read. It would be easier for people to review if you would put up a simple black and white outline. Here's a tip about logo designing. You have to design it so that it can be printed in black and white, so that it can be easily picked out from far away, so that it can be read and understood in an instant. It has to be extremely flexible because it may appear in many different mediums from clothing to TV to tiny stickers. I can see that that band logo will be hard to pick out on a poster from across the street because of its complexity. However, if you combine that word logo with a graphic logo then it might be acceptable. For example, this logo for the Aphex Twin. It does not say "Aphex Twin" but through brand usage people know it is the Aphex Twin. http://www.dragon.org/chris/gifs/aphex.jpg It's a mature logo built up over several years. I don't remember how it was introduced at first but probably it was that logo combined with a wordlogo so that people would identify the two together. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

June 12th, 2003, 02:34 PM	#5
Matt Betea Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: detroit, mi Posts: 187	I prefer the simple, clean approach too. deftones. Really the only you could maybe get away with going crazy with PS effects on a logo is if you know absolutely 100% that it will never appear anywhere but on a computer screen. And don't take this the wrong way, but multiple PS effects/filters just used for the sake of it screams "amateur night" to me. matt

June 12th, 2003, 02:41 PM	#6
Alex Knappenberger High School Student Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio, USA Posts: 609	Eh, thanks for the suggestions. The guitarist hand drew that logo, and I don't think they would change it. It's not hard to read, compared to some other metal logos i've seen. I'd show you them but I don't know the names of the bands because I could never read the logos. :D