Vector Train

[wmusto]

Hello,

I've drawn this train to use as a symbol alongside a wordmark for a logo I'm working on.

It's obviously exceptionally rough at the moment, but I'm not sure how to proceed.

[BrySmalls]

Welcome to the boards!

Try drawing some inspiration from the following sports logos:

Syracuse Chief Cap Logo;

Chattanooga Moccasins; and

Purdue Boilermakers alternate logo:

[LEWJ]

That's awfully similar to the UT-Chattanooga Train.

[Cola]

That's awfully similar to the UT-Chattanooga Train.

Awfully similar? It's an attempted trace of that logo.

[wmusto]

That's awfully similar to the UT-Chattanooga Train.

Righto. Several reasons:

-As a student at UTC, it obviously was something very simple to "find" and look at.

-I wanted to see if I could recreate that train without Scrappy (the mockingbird), and then once I had that under my belt I was going to proceed with a "real" train.

-There are no plans for anything that I create to be the final logo, as far as I know. We are creating an elite (professional) track and field program, and simply need some mockups as we present our concept to people. Once the ball starts rolling a little bit more, and there's a bit more cashflow, there are intentions to hire a local branding firm to do our gig.

-Obviously the train is already used in Chattanooga, by the University. It's also used by a couple of club-level sports teams (such as the "Choo Choo City Volleyball Club"). However, it's the most iconic symbol of the city (outside of, perhaps, a river, but as much as I've racked my brain to incorporate that into some sort of logo, it's not working for me), and it will likely never appear on a jersey (as the nature of track and field jerseys is to exclude logos and use simply text, most of the time). It would be, for all intents and purposes, a very secondary logo. It would see it's use on letterhead, the website, and maybe team gear, but that is all. Never would it be in use in competition.

[Davidson]

either way, pick a new train. nobody is interested in giving you a step by step in ripping people off.

youre issue here is that you have traced all you wanted and now need help with some actual design.