pick a logo, any logo...

[tallmikeG]

Hi guys & gals! Help me out...i've created a few logo comps for a potential "on-the-side" design studio. which do you like best, worst, and why?

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[Madora]

I like all of them!... nice designs!

3 & 7 are my favorites though.

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[tallmikeG]

thanks! good call with #3...it's a really round, soft typeface but i wanted to add a techy feel to it...hence the cut circles. :)

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[Madora]

I was really digging 3 because I felt in that one the font related well to the panda image with those cut circles.

Reasoning behind liking 7 - Um... I really liked the panda image and liked that in that one the panda seemed like the logo and the text seemed like it could come or go depending upon the logo's use. I was drawn to the panda, and therefore drawn to the logo with the most prominent panda. :D

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[tallmikeG]

interesting. i'll remember to wear my panda suit on our first date! ;)

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[tallmikeG]

what do you think about the name itself? is it stupid, or catchy?

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[LTG]

Gee, I don't want to get in the way here of whatever else is going on but I agree with Madora - my choices exactly - although I think I'm not crazy about the font choice on #7 and like Madora, was drawn more to the larger panda than what the text looked like.

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I like number one but I think the panda should be a diffrent typeface so the contrast isn't just in color but I like the way your headed.

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[LTG]

What does the name mean to you? I'm not sure it says 'american design studio' to me but it isn't stupid. For me pandas always bring up a more chinese/oriental or a zooish picture in my head - kinda like koalas bring australia to mind.

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[tallmikeG]

benjo: i'll play around with that idea. not sure if it would be too much though. may fall into the 'belts & suspenders' design category. :)

LTG: 'robopanda' means nothing to me, really. just an interesting (catchy?) domain name that i've purchased. I'm not sure that i want 'american design studio' implied in the name, just something that's memorable and rolls off the tongue easily.

thanks for the input guys!

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[D-Zine]

I like #3 the best Mike...I think the font relates great to the panda. As for the name..it is catchy...I like it. The logo is really nice! Good work :o)

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[LTG]

Well then, I think it's catchy enough to remember and pandas are just so darn cute and cuddly... :)

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[tallmikeG]

awwww...thanks guys!

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[tallmikeG]

ok. based on #3, how do you like a more techy look for it:

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[Madora]

I like the name! Definately catchy and to me it does sound like a design studio type name... not necessarily american... but then again, if a name doesn't openly suggest anything else, i typically some sort of art/design related business.

Though I'm not a furry, so showing up in the panda suit may be a bit much. ;)

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[Madora]

Yep, I like the second one with the gaps better. It relates a little better to the panda, but not so much so that it is annoying.

If you want to add some color I think instead of being grey, if you put the 'robo' in some sort of bold color the logo would look awesome. Not trying to knock the grey, I like it... just a little suggestion for some variation.

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[Tyger]

personnally i like 1 and 7, 3 I can dig

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The second one is very cool. The spacing matches the panda face.

The name... hmmmmmmm, well I don't know but It can do.

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[Silence04]

I like the original number 1. but thats just for what i think looks the coolest.

Taylor

[Fusiondesigner]

Number 6 man, the size of the panda is good imo, but not that fonthttp://graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/hop.gif

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[Drorain]

3 or 4

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[Kool]

I think I like the split type better. Great logo! simple, clean, works in black, should never give PD a hard time. Great job.

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[Ryan8720]

I like 1,2, and 3. The 3 with spacing is cool too. The 'robo' in 4 is annoying. I think it would look better with more robitic panda.

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[style]

12and3,
and the first one of the second lot
the names okay

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[JOhanna]

I like number 1

[PrintDriver]

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[Fusiondesigner]

It reminds me of the WWF logo or something. No not the wrestling stuff. /emoticons/lol.gif

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[kb]

I like your original #1 the best. The thin lines of the font contrast well with the solid black areas of the panda, but still keeping with the roundness of the 'o' - giving it a clean look.
I find the art deco approached a little overwhelming, at contrasting with the panda theme.

*Just a thought* Another idea might be to incorporate the panda into one of the round o's.

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[D-Zine]

Hey the WWF is the WWE now tho ;o) I like the 2nds set, split font....I do like that panda!! He's so simple and clean....nice!

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[Keyare]

I love the softness of the panda font in panda, but the lines in the robo part - I'd slipt the difference and do half and half.
Robopart with lines panda sans lines.
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i mean

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[D-Frag]

^ exactly what I was going to say, but there were so many crits in here I didn't want to bother him any more. i think that would look pimp!! by the way great job on the logo, either way you swing your golden!!


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[Wicked-Elf]

i lioke number 1 and two man... the simple text seems catchy to me, it deffinatly looks like a tech company with thems two

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[L o g o s]

I like 1 Love 5 and like 7.....nice and simple...PLZ dont use 4

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[casedsgn]

Mike, everything I'd want to say has already been said...but I just wanted to drop in and say great logo!! Love where you're headed with the last two!!!

[defjoe]

Hey Mike,

nice stuff.. I like the 2nd #3. It's nice and has a good feel to it. what is this for? I do like the name. it's silly yet catchy. I want to know more (that's the point right?)

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[court6478]

TallMike,
I like the logo of the panda. Prefer the classic font look of #1. Consider the Futura, Franklin , Frutiger, Gill Sans and Universe font families. A clean sans serif font. Don't get cute or trendy with the type. You want longevity (don't we all). Consider knocking the type out of a black rectangle or oval, (not elipse) that is equal in height to the panda and sits either to the right or below the mark. Clean and simple is the way to go. The name is cool, I once almost started a business called StreetPuppy Studios just because I liked the name. Just consider the implications and becareful what you want to be known for.

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[3howards]

i think the original #1 was the best...it's a classic font and will never go out of 'fashion'. the other fonts are just a bit too much. it's like you looked around to see what fonts you had that would look cool. original #1 projects a more professional look than the others as well ... of course it all depends on what type of image you want to project.

[Quin_uf]

Im feeling number 3.
I like the way the balance in the font between black and white actually has connotations of a pandas coat which is anchored by the actual image of the panda.

Oh ok just scrolled down! I see number 3 has been chosen. Well I think the none techy look works better. The cut away lines in the techy font seem a little distracting to the eye.

Maybe I'm just thinking to deeply.But hey thats what we are here for to share oppinions.

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[xosteve]

i'm going to have to go with #6 also.... ROBO is hard, defined, without emotion. panda, is soft, serif'ed, and in contrast to ROBO.


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[DeleteYourself]

Number 1 all the way.

2, 3, and 4 remind me of PrintShop circa 1989. I really like the face, though. Great use of white space.

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[daleharris]

the logos that you have shown are nice - and definately show your skill, but i don't know that they effactively illustrate the concept of a 'robopanda'... definately nice but is it the right style??

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[vectorgfxqueen]

I would like to see number 3 font with number 7 panda. If you are going to use the logo for something besides web, then it will have to go small for letterhead and cards...therefore, I think the panda should be bigger...and agree with Madora that the panda can hold it's own....nice all of them, though, whichever you decide.

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[vectorgfxqueen]

Sorry to break thread, but kb just went to your webstite and you do beautiful work. You have had lots of jobs that your did really nice, professional, actually more than nice----exciting, interesting work for. I also loved your fairy illustration. Was that done by hand or computer?

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[vectorgfxqueen]

I must be tripping, I swear I wrote on this earlier today....any way, they all look great.

How about the font you all seem to like best (3?) with the bottom panda. I agree Madora that the panda should be most prominent...if the words disappeared, the picture still speaks for itsel. You could even have big panda, with the words underneath, around something.

Anyway, they look good, love the panda...
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