drdougfresh Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I got some pretty good feedback on my last project, and I have seen a few interesting spin-offs of the original series, so I figured I'd have another go at a new school. I am in no way a logo designer, so this is always my biggest hangup. I feel much more natural working with uniforms, so I like the challenge of coming up with something new-- even if it takes me days to get something right. This time around, I decided to keep it in the Southwest. I knew the regional name I wanted to use, and I had a general color scheme in mind. The region (as with the last one-- have to get creative with the naming as to not reuse a school name-- plus regional names are more catchy, IMO) is the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The colors would be a two-tone orange combo and black. Upon thinking about those colors, it clicked-- why not the Red Foxes? Something unique to college for the most part, and definitely one of my favorite animals. Thus, the logos were born:It wound up a hybrid of several source images that I pulled from all over the internet-- intially I wanted to use the Coyotes' alternate logo as my reference, but I scrapped that at the thought of appearing too similar to that.The college is situated near Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Yes, I realize that there's a Sierra Nevada College in the region, but this school is intended to be an FBS-sized school, not a small college-- not to mention the names are different.Let's get some good C&C on this-- I really want this to turn out well, even if it is just for fun!UPDATE: Changed the orientation of the fox to make it a little more natural, and I feel like this will look a lot better on a helmet especially. Added a touch of yellow to the highlights, and updated the academic logo with a more-fitting serif font.UPDATE 2: The 'S' Tail logo is back, added some more bold outlines, moved some highlights, and tweaked the colors a bit more.UPDATE 3: Bumped the yellow-orange from the color set in favor of the more southwestern-inspired burnt orange. Changed keyline around the fox to burnt orange, and toned the blacks down a bit. Minor changes to the S-tail logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrafael Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Woah. One more Sucessful Project, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneAndOnlyMau Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I think youre off to a really good start here. I love the color scheme. I love the logos, especially the academic. Its clean, simple and classy looking. the ONLY thing i dont like about it is the font... i think an academic logo benefits from a more academic looking, seriffed font.The primary could use some work, primarily in the area of the fox's form.. i like the motion thats conveyed but some of the proportions just seem a bit off at first glance - especially where the tail meets the body.I also think that you could spice up the S in the secondary logo a bit - give it some personality and flair to make it distinguishable.Overall, i think youve definately starte dthis concept on the right foot, and with some minor adjustments you have a pretty solid brand. Great work, keep it coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 love it! i'd lighten/yellow the highlights on the fur to make it stand out a bit more Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Definitely a great start. I realy like what you've done. The academic logo is very believeable as something that would be in use right now. I do agree that maybe a serif-font would work better for that logo.As far as the primary, I agree with lightening the highlights a little more to make them stand out better. Also, the back looks a little too arched to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 I think I'm going to straighten out the front legs, as if the fox is landing on his front feet, ready to make the next stride-- if that makes sense? I'll lighten up the highlights as well.I'll look at some more serifed fonts as well. Thanks for the C&C thus far, gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggman01 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 the position of the fox looks a little like a rabbit, rather than a fox, to me...really like the academic logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Updated logos in the first post. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj4eck Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 looks kinda like a pokemon, that being said i think it looks like a solid logo set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubs03 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The academic logo looks much better with the serifed type. The athletic logos were much stronger and had more character the first go around. I think moving the fox's legs together is mainly what is doing this. A little variance in line weights would also do wonders for this.I liked your idea of the S with a tail in your first attempt and I think you should continue to explore something along those lines. It's very rare when a university doesn't have some monogram, or single letter-based logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneAndOnlyMau Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 BRING BACK THE S-TAIL SECONDARY!!!!!!! it was sickThe academic logo is perfect, dont touch it.The fox is much better now to. Im digging the sense of movement and the unique shape. The highlights still need some work though, IMO.Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Alright, the 'S' monogram will come back. Glad to see some feedback on this. As far as highlights go, I guess this would be one area where I need some assistance-- should they be lighter, more prominent, what? Thanks for the C&C thus far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I totally agree on the academic logo. VERY NICE.The "S" logo should be maintained. I like the change in shape of the primary logo, but the strokes seemed stronger/thicker and smoother in the first logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 That academic logo is breathtaking. simple, but so effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Fixed the outlines, brought the S back. I stylized the S a little bit by adding angled cuts on the tails of the letter.I'm starting to work on football uniforms now, so keep the C&C coming in the meantime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneAndOnlyMau Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 New update=WIN. Very niceSomething about the eye on the primary is throwing me off though. I cant but my finger on it. Its not bad... i just feel like its missing something.Excited to see some uniforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Agreed, and I have no idea either that's where I was hoping someone could help! Haha. Thanks for all the feedback so far dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Man, nothing?? BUMP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshookemHORNS Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Awesome! Love to some the athletic part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 One more bump, I might just retire this series if I can't get any feedback. Or maybe I should just start doing bucket fill concepts, since those get the most feedback nowadays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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