joshhockey Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hey guys, I took a couple month long hiatus from designing and started again about 3-4 weeks ago. I think the break really helped me and I feel like I've improved. I decided to design myself a new personal logo. My current logo (top right) is very simple and I'm kind of sick of it. I have 3 new options and I am having trouble deciding on a design. Any input or suggestions from you guys would be great!1) Very simple. My initials are JM and the J forms the left leg of the M.2) The negative space between the green outline and the M forms a pencil.3) Upper and lower case J's create a design with a capital M in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgthree Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I do not like #1. I am torn between 2 and 3. I like 2 but it may come across as too "elementary school related" and I like 3 but the abstract element might be too busy or after awhile it will just stand out as busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I think the first one relies too heavily on color. The second one has a good use of negative space forming the pencil, but the shape itself is awkward. The last one looks like an energy company.What do you want the logo to say about you? You shouldn't have to play off multiple imagery of paperclips and pencils to get your point across. Emphasize your initials more. Maybe make a pencil out of the negative space between the J and M, or in the legs of a lowercase m.Brainstorm...just start scribbling tons of ideas. You should be able to represent yourelf more than just type set in Arial. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 i see a "J" and part of an "M" just in that pencil design...maybe go somewhere with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshhockey Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Here are a couple new ideas. The first one is just an update of Logo 2. The second one is completely new, there is a J and an M as well as a pencil that all form together to look like a hand clicking a mouse. I think this one may be a little tough to make out but I'll see what you guys think. Comments and suggestions would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenfish13 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Wow, you did areal good job of making that look like a hand. I'd say further pursue that option. dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fixer Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Wow #2 is amazing once I read that it is also a mouse hand. If you could make that more obvious it'd be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 You're definitely onto something with the mouse hand clicking thing there.My suggestion to you is this...as tough as it's going to be to do especially if you've got all your adrenaline pumping about this logo...leave it alone for about a day, maybe two. Or, sketch out some more ideas tonight and tomorrow and don't look at it again until Monday. Sometimes taking a break will do wonders for helping you see something you might not have seen before, as well as seeing new ways of executing and/or fine-tuning your idea. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsephen Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yeah, I'm not seeing the mouse hand thing...I sort of see the shape of a hand, but I dunno... it's a reach. Needs to be simplified, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFrank Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Make the J connect to the M in a simple way with nothing else. in red and black concepts: washington football (2017) ... nfl (2013) ... yikes potd 10/20/12 origin story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Amino Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Yeah, I'm not seeing the mouse hand thing...I sort of see the shape of a hand, but I dunno... it's a reach. Needs to be simplified, I think.Pretty much spot on with what I'm thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enio125 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I don't know why but I really like the simplicity of the first one. I would have picked number three but I think it sorta looks like a swastika. Does anyone else see that or is it just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshhockey Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 After a long time of not doing much in the way of designing, I've decided to get back into it. My first order of business was to fix my personal logo and get it to a point where I'm happy with it. I took the clicking/pencil logo and updated it to make it less subtle. C&C please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I like 2 the most, but I'd make the grey part of the pencil match the surroundings on the V part, and the bottom of the J @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I like option 2 the best, but like Raysox said I would make the grey part of the pencil white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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