Midnight 7 design Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I'm currently working on a redesign of the Carolina Hurricanes logo and need A LOT of help. I'm happy with the concept, but this style of design is slightly out of my comfort zone. Ignoring the colours for the moment, i'm struggling with making this concept work. I think the "H" is the big problem. Any help to improve the design would be appreciated, as right now I'm not happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut42 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Have you tried it without the H? If that's what's bothering you try removing that and go from there. I think the hurricane is such a solid design it could stand alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight 7 design Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Ive done a bit more work to the logo, its still got the "C" and "H" inside, but not as obvious. Getting happier with the design, but still not 100% sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenfish13 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I think the first iteration is stronger. Your second mark is a bit too detailed, especially the black shape. Having the 4 points, like the first, helps keep everything balanced. dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I like the second one a lot better than the first, but I feel like there's a lot happening in it. The design itself is perfect, but I still feel like the millions of intricate curves and spikes and whatnot are unnecessary. If you could simplify the shape but keep the second iteration of the 'C-H' you'd be golden. "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panthers_2012 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Zeus89725 said: I like the second one a lot better than the first, but I feel like there's a lot happening in it. The design itself is perfect, but I still feel like the millions of intricate curves and spikes and whatnot are unnecessary. If you could simplify the shape but keep the second iteration of the 'C-H' you'd be golden. Agree with this. The way the logo looks right now, it looks like it's had a furry texture instead of a wind texture. I would try simplifying the lines to make it more windy looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight 7 design Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 thanks for the feedback, I will get simplifying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight 7 design Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Slowly starting to like this design, but still not 200% happy. Simplifying has certainly worked. Not sure about the "h" looks a little forced now as the middle section of the H looks like it should be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I wouldn't worry about incorporating an H into the main logo. I think you could take a logo close to what you have now, with the focus on the C, and then in a secondary logo, incorporate an H the way you did in your first logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanny81 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Am I the only one hear who can't see the C and the H? Someone want to point the out to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 C = the upper half of the white shape H = the lower part of that C plus the "spur" coming off and down from it If the H part were eliminated, the C part would be much more obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight 7 design Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Split up the "C" and "H" to make it a little obvious. Added text, although I think the text would look better with a black background, so might try that next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight 7 design Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Changed the background to black and added some shadow to the swooshes. Would love any feedback on the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknut42 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I think that's the ticket! The silver highlights on both the wordmark and logo add the right amount of depth to the logo and I think you got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplashBoogie Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I think I like the red background one just a bit better but the latest version is a great update on the current logo too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 That looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight 7 design Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Just some minor tweaks and some cleaning up. Think this is just about done - Thanks for everyones suggestions, it really helped this design come a long way! @chickenfish13 @Zeus89725 @panthers_2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenfish13 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Big improvement there, nice work dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimalCookie Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 This might be the first Hurricanes concept that I've ever seen that actually improves on the current. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest_surfer Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Each iteration was better, I don’t normally like when a logo and a word mark are together but this pulls it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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