Guest darkpiranha Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yes. I agree with the suggestion of making the laces more abstract. They currently aren't in the style of the rest of the logo. They look like laces cut out of a football graphic and pasted here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 OK, so it's been a few days and I decided to change it up a little, again. . I guess you could call this version 4.0. I'd love to hear what everyone thinks, I have really tried to listen closely and apply the advice that people have given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkpiranha Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 lol. I think you have three good logo ideas, all three of which could be different aspects of a single identity (with some tweaking). The 4.0 version feels more like a hockey logo to me, though. The red outlines on the interior of this one makes the dragon look more like a triceratops. What does it look like with just one solid shape of the dragon head with one outline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 I know what you mean about three different logos, all very similar in many respects. I was never happy with the dragons face until now, I always thought it looked, well non menacing for lack of a better term. I'll see what I can do on removing the interior red lines, see what that looks like. I initially was going to do this version with the whole back of the D blank, very much like Prince George Cougars logo is, then changed my mind. Still might give it a try. A still working on learning Inkscape, it's coming but I'm still a noob. I might take the finished head off this one and apply it to the others, plus what ever else I've picked up. Who knows what this thing will look like in a few more days. But I must say, this is my favorite version so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panthers_2012 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 4 hours ago, darkpiranha said: lol. I think you have three good logo ideas, all three of which could be different aspects of a single identity (with some tweaking). The 4.0 version feels more like a hockey logo to me, though. The red outlines on the interior of this one makes the dragon look more like a triceratops. What does it look like with just one solid shape of the dragon head with one outline? I agree with you,but I think if Vader just removes the horn off of the snout,it would look like a dragon more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 How about this, is this more like a football logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_Fryman Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The above is actually a really solid logo just clean up a couple of your jagged lines along the teeth and the bottom jaw and you have something here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 I worked on this one this morning. Think I like it the best so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkpiranha Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Very nice. I like the open back much better. Just make this latest one have the open back and I think you have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentuckyX Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Either black and white versions work for me. Very nice. The evolution of this logo has been fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 OK, so I've played around with this design a little to get a feel for what it would look like a few different ways. Take a look and see what one you like better, or even let me know if this type of design is the direction I should go in. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 I was feeling creative tonight. This one is ok, thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkpiranha Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Not feeling the new football-shaped one as much as your previous version. The vertical one has a more natural, majestic and iconic feel. The horizontal seems like it's trying too hard to fit it in a football shape. As to the block of four, I still like the upper left one the best. I don't like any of the ones with the outline, as it just seems to muddy things. I know you want to incorporate some red, so maybe do some red highlights similar to how you have it on the dragon wings. But if you really want to have a full outline, I'd go with the lower right one. And of the two styles of mouth, I like the original better (upper left). The less-defined lower jaw makes it feel more like a dog's mouth than the original, which clearly has a dragon-like lower jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 This version seemed to be the most popular, so I cleaned it up and changed the "laces" in the front to look like belly scales. C&C would be great, it's the only reason this logo looks soooooo different from the very first one I posted a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkpiranha Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 REALLY like this version. Only thing I'd play with is spreading out the laces a little bit. See how far apart you can get them before they stop looking like scales. Right now, I'm losing the laces metaphor just a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Still wanting the original big, thick white "laces." Of your D logos, I like the lower-right the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 Thanks for the comments guys. Too funny how we all LOVE logos, but all love something different about them. This project has been a lot of fun, and really helped me stretch my creative juices by using a program I'm not familiar with. Inkscape is fun, but tough to figure some things out just doing trial and error. Every time I do a new version of the logo, I think, there, that's it, that's the one. Then I post it and even before anyone comments, I start thinking of ways to improve it. . I'm going to start to play around with the shading a little, I think I would like to define the ridges in the wings a different way, would like to define the body too. But I have to get better at it before I do too much. Thinking of moving the head to be facing straight ahead too, not sure. Positive that this design is the one I'll stick with and improve though. I really like it, just needs a bit more work. Funny thing about the laces, I like the idea of making them look like scales, and like the way they look, but I still kinda feel like the big white laces are the way to go too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Tried a little bit of tweak. Switched the dragon's head to face up, as if it is flying and the viewer is looking at the logo, "Dragon" from the top down. Plus, I thought I would try it with the white laces again. Here are a few color variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest darkpiranha Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 The sideways-facing head was what I probably most liked about the last version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Try the sideways head, and use the same head for the football and D, so then you have a full package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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