barnesdesign Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Okay the moment we all (or at least I) have been waiting for...the new Florida Atlantic logo!Taken from a flash intro on their website. More to come later this afternoon, I am sure.I am reserving my comments for later...I want to see the whole package first. barnesdesign.netbarnesdesign.posterous.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 continuing the dumbass trend of oddly placed serifs.otherwise, not bad. LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 nice font, City Mangled Carolina Dreamin' ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ When a robotic Nixon is on the loose, we have a duty to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 What an odd decision to make just those forhead shapes red. Hmmm. I'd think "eyes' should be if anything.Oh well.Not too shabby. Feels very much like I've seen it, or work like it, before, but certainly not bad. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 nice font, City Mangled lol Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMan Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 thats one ugly owl... "We have nothing to fear except fear itself." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznit1083 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I gotta say, Ben, the logo you did that's on your site is far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I gotta say, Ben, the logo you did that's on your site is far better. kissassIt's true though. About the logo.and you being a kissass Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 This owl is too flat. There is no depth in the blue cookie cutter that is the owl's body. It looks like a piece of construction paper. The head is not bad, but I think it could use some depth and/or drama as well. In my opinion, the body falls short of the head. I do not like the font. Ben, yours really is better. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilaLogos Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 wow dude, no comparison between yours and that one. Yours is excellent, this I may be able to do, that owl is weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hmmm... seems like a move towards simplicity for simplicity's sake. Not that that is a bad thing. It may be that Rickabaugh Graphics will succeed in launching a new trend in logo design with their package for FIU (which also includes an official university logo and a refined official seal).I don't love it... I don't hate it. Frankly, I'm waiting to have any sort of strong reaction to it.As for Sterling's impression that he'd seen the athletic mark before: I believe FIU's new mascot may be a sibling of X the Owl from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAO Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 honestly this logo sucks compared to ben's. and i have to ask, Ben why didn't they take yours over this one? Yours had far more depth and more effective IMO. what a dumb move. Behance Network || ianbakar.com || Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Is there a thread where we can see Bens? I must have missed it. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Ben has all the FAU logo variations on his website. Visit it by clicking the link in his signature. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Thanks. thats what I get for disabling sigs I guess. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnesdesign Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 Thanks guys for the compliments. I agree that I am not a fan of the font. I guess all I can say is, don't blame Rickabaugh, mine was a finalist, but FAU wanted the more simple, front-view owl, something not as detailed or illustrated as mine. This was one of my first projects with a big-name company, and I realy didn't have much say other than that I was told to "make my own interpretation". I was freelanced out pretty early on in the process (I sent in two designs in tight pencil), and when I heard they weren't using mine, that was pretty much that. I hadn't seen what it would look like up until now. I just knew that Eric Rickabaugh told me they wanted something "simple". It really was a great experience and it has gotten my foot into the door for a lot more work. I am grateful he gave me the opportunity to work with him.Anyway, I do think it may look like a bunch of other owl logos, but as I was designing and researching owls, I realized how hard it is to make an owl logo look different. I guess that is why I ultimately went with a side view...most owl logos I know of are head-on, wings spread.But like I said, that is what FAU chose. What can you do barnesdesign.netbarnesdesign.posterous.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 This owl is too flat. There is no depth in the blue cookie cutter that is the owl's body. It looks like a piece of construction paper. The head is not bad, but I think it could use some depth and/or drama as well. In my opinion, the body falls short of the head. I do not like the font. Exactly. "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyBrownie13 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 has a bit of a Rice feel if you ask me. The angle of the bird, mixed with the blue and silver...it's a decent knockoff when you're replacing an old Carr, you need more than Les Miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynoz10 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Ben, I have visited your site, and I loved your FAU design. You did a good job and unfortunately I know that sometimes the best design isn't the one that the client chooses. Good job and keep it in your portfolio. You do good work and reading your last post you have a good head on your shoulders.Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 The owl's head alomost looks like the one on the Fly By Night Album cover by Rush BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!!! MON AMOURS SIEMPRE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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