ProvidenceRI Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Im not trying to sound like an ass or anything , but if you read his first post.....Not sure if you could see it, but its aC... AC are my initials.It's irrelevant if I read his post (which I did). I was telling him how a person would view the logo. Without reading his post, you can't tell if it is an "a" or a "d." Someone who sees his logo in a Yellow Book would not read this post describing his logo. They would go only on what they saw.Now, I can't tell if it is ac design, or ca design.This is well done, however I just feel like there is no concept. It violates a logo theory that good logos can be drawn in the sand.It's good to go back to the drawing board. Apple's first logo did not have a bite in it. 50% of the test cases thought that it was a tomato. So, they put a bite in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 As far as the LATEST update, I don't know why you have that lighter shade effect on top, but I LIKE it... Really don't know why... it does add a dimension to the whole design.Try to bring the Red "C" on top of all layers, so the shading does not affect it.I wish that shaded area could be representative of something, but I still like it...p.s.: Best way to stop online BULLYING is to absolutely ignore those practicing it... They just need some attention and engaging with them gives them relevance. @Frenchie_TO Owner of the Rochester Americans of the MLH Owner of the Toronto Frenchies of the GCFHL6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliott Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Jeez, some quick tempers on this thread... As for the logos, I like the first one much more. THe second, although it is well executed, is very generic and kind of boring IMO. The first one is very nice, try the 'Design' font from your second and third concepts and see what you get. Nice work. Dribbble ... Behance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsfan99 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 the second one is an improvement and seems more thought out... however, I think you'd have more success if you isolated the "ac" graphic from the words "ac design"... let the graphic stand on its own... it will make more sense if the whole name is spelled out next to/underneath it and take all the guess work out of figuring out what it says...as currently constructed, it still doesn't quickly and clearly convey the name of your brand... spell it out and don't make people think too hard, then use the graphic as just that, a graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hi again... I tried some of the recommendations from the above posters for this slight update... let me know what you think!For version 2, I took into consideration what Providence said, and now this might be easier to identify as AC, rather than CA.C&C again! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 I apologize for bumping this thread, but I really want some critiques to improve my logo! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 You have a light bulb shape going with the ac. Run with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzzaf Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Maybe if you inverted one of the ends of the "c" so it has the appearance of an arrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 Here's another update, I tried Joshua's idea of a lightbulb, but I'm not sure if I did it exactly what you saw, so I kinda found it awkward. Or maybe its because of the text that makes it too busy?I also tried Gazzzaf's suggestion, I did the inverse, but didn't look right.This time, I added a couple ideas sort of from scratch, I just want to get some feedback on those. Not too sure if anyone likes the fact that I took out AC as a whole, then just used "CREATIONS" as a title, emphasizing the C and A, in reverse, as my initials.I also added "graphic communications", because I wanted to personalize it more, with graphic communications being the field that I study in for university right now. I want to show that I not only design, but also understand more so in the printing industry. It might also let people know that I'm strictly related to graphics and print media, and not multimedia like Flash or website designing, as "DESIGN" might lead them to think that way.Please comment! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 2and 3 are a touch complex and quite dated looking.i see what you are trying to do with 4 and 5 but you might be stretching the concept a bit.i reckon 1 is your best bet but you might want to mess around with some shapes and see if you can stumble on something clearer.i might have a crack later if you dont mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 this was the shape that initially occured to me:the benefit of something simple like that is that it translates into patterns and you can transfer it to most styles or vurnaculars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie_delini Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 fraser, i like what you're doing there, but there are a lot of logos that use that kind of shape for the letter "a" - even Quark used it in a big redesign, then went back and had to change it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 fraser, i like what you're doing there, but there are a lot of logos that use that kind of shape for the letter "a" - even Quark used it in a big redesign, then went back and had to change it again.yeah but the letter a is a certain shape. that is one of the simplest wasy of depicting the shape. look at bauhaus fonts. form =function. use no more than you need. i think something like that could work a lot better and look alot more contemporary that the other bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie_delini Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 i think this idea could work with a more traditional form of the letter "a" - i like the "c" as the negative space in the a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted May 12, 2007 Author Share Posted May 12, 2007 I messed around with shapes and stuff, just davidson suggested, and came up with a couple of new ones. (I really like the concept that you made, but obviously I'm not going to copy it. )Comment again! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 had another crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzzaf Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Good idea Fraser but I think it would be hard to use situationally like you have done with your own logo for example. That and the "creations" is hardly visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 Any critiques on my own latest concepts?PS. Stop trying davidson, you're making me look bad!jk jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 sorry mate. ive been really ill in bed (and my mac is right by my bed) this weekend and i ran out of work to do. the devil makes work for idle thumbs. ill keep my medalling to verbal criticism! i thik the square losange shape is possibly a step inthe right direction. the bottom of the c gets very close to the edge of the box. makes it look slightly unbabllanced.maybe try out a few fonts using that idea keeping the box all one colour and using colour variation on the text? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Tried some different fonts, first is the original with sans serif, second is a serif, third is a mix of both sans serif and serif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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