WNDUP FX Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I've been playing music for almost a decade, recording for close to 8 and realized a few weeks ago that since my last band broke up and reformed, I haven't had a logo, relying mostly on wordmarks for advertising gigs. I play both keyboards and guitar in the most recent of projects and wanted a logo that would bring that message across.Below are two very similar logos that I have narrowed down, one with just a slight variation. In logo 1 the black and white areas on the W create what I hope looks like piano keys. In logo two I've added guitar strings between the extensions on the F. My initial thought is that it may be a bit too obvious, but I'm willing to listen to feedback.ThanksLogo 1 Logo 2 Behance | @scotmccormack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Putting the possibility of obviousness aside, the ultra thin lines just clash with everything else. It's geometric, angular, and bold. Some really small and thin vertical lines don't help, IMO.But I like the first one and the overall concept. Nice work. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNDUP FX Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 That was my thought too, although it would be nice to carry through with the musical instrument concept, doing that in Logo 2 without compromising on line thickness isn't going to be possible. I think it's the obscurity of the piano keys that make this design so sharp. Behance | @scotmccormack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDesign Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNDUP FX Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 I'm not sure what that is, so if you're insinuating I copied it or even referenced it, you're incorrect. Behance | @scotmccormack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missouri tigers Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 It's the new Mountain West Conference logo, and to be honest, that's what I first thought of too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wILL-INI Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 It's the new Mountain West Conference logo, and to be honest, that's what I first thought of too.Same, first thing I saw. A little too similar? for me at least... "Classic" does not mean it gets a free pass for being bad design.Portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNDUP FX Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Shrugs, I don't use purple or grey in my designs, nor are the initials MW. Behance | @scotmccormack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmaker17 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I think y'all are reaching with the MW comparison. That logo is shaded and has sort of a mirror bevel thing going on. I see nothing like that with WNDUP's submissions. I agree the piano thing doesn't work in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I'm a 20-year piano veteran (check my username ) and even I didn't realize there was a piano in the "M" until about 5 minutes later. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I think the second logo is better but take the bottom bevel out of the W and the piano let's will stand out more without being obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arts11 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 It's the new Mountain West Conference logo, and to be honest, that's what I first thought of too.I was thinking the Doctor Who logo actually haha, which has a very similar look to the Mountain West logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 What throws it off most for me is how everything is angled to match the perspective of looking at the shape, except for the part of the "F" that goes horizontal. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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