Ear Infection

[Chriser]

Hey folks,


Critique me! This is a logo I did for my husband's company a while back. He's pretty satisfied with it but I want to spruce it up. One thing I can't decide on is color so we've just been using it black.



http://otitis-media.net/images/Otitislogo.jpg

[Drorain]

u want honest opinion....lose the icons... I LOVE THE TYPE TREATMENT right there is all you need, use the icons as another element in something else ie website or some sort of correspondence, I say DO the type alone singularlly its great, perfect and awesome

- Everyday, all the time, without fail!

[Chriser]

thanks Drorain..

To be honest, I never really liked the icons either. They were my husbands idea...he wanted a way to distinguish himself from Otitis Media the medical ailment - his company does (obviously) audio, video & film, specializing in audio..hence the name.

Thanks for your honesty. Appreciated!

I love the icones and you can really bang some nice color combinations cause they'll look like little solid blocks from far.

LOL! we are getting you no where fast aren't we?

Anyhow welcome to the GDF!

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'Adventure, Excitement, A Jedi craves not these things.'
'Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they.'

[style]

personally i like the icons.. but as bengo said its a good oppurtunity to add colour to your logo!
i guess its down to personal preference!!
decisions decisions!! if your hubbie likes them and its his company i would say go for it!!
good luck and welcome

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/instyle/sigi.jpg

[Big Perm-dizzle]

i like the whole thing...i hope that helps hahahahaha looks great to me

"In the past couple of weeks your kids have touched me, and i'm pretty sure i've touched them too" - Jack Black (School of Rock)

[Big Perm-dizzle]

those icons could end up being like the nike swoosh being that they could up ending branding your company....when you see the swoosh you know its nike...they dont even have there name on half of there ads

same with the icons

"In the past couple of weeks your kids have touched me, and i'm pretty sure i've touched them too" - Jack Black (School of Rock)

Bingo! Thats what I was thinking Big Perm.

Thats what branding is. I wish we all could nail it so lovely every time.

http://www.cbcamerica.com/images/webshots/banner-design.jpg
'Adventure, Excitement, A Jedi craves not these things.'
'Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they.'

[Chriser]

Thanks for the input, guys -

I must admit I was a little thrown by Benjo's comment about little solid blocks from afar - was this sincere or sarcastic? Little solid blocks wouldn't be that good, imho.
But I might be misunderstanding... which is very possible. It's been one of 'those' days.

Anyway...

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Chriser said...
Thanks for the input, guys -

I must admit I was a little thrown by Benjo's comment about little solid blocks from afar - was this sincere or sarcastic? Little solid blocks wouldn't be that good, imho.
But I might be misunderstanding... which is very possible. It's been one of 'those' days.

Anyway...

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No, I meant it would defiently be a good thing.

Icons and in your case the little blocked icons would be very easy to reconize, very. This is a good thing because you want the company name to be reconized quickly for ads, billboards, website basicly your meeting the full purpose of a logo with a design like this.

I think just discussing this topic alone I have learned something. Branding has to be spoted a mile away. Like McDonalds I mean when you see that arch people will know who you are right away. There is no mistaking McDonalds for anyone. I feel those Icons give you that marketing/branding edge.

I wasn't being sarcastic. I think it makes the logo distinct but it's also subject to taste. You might hate the blocks. I might love them but one thing is clear that if you use it on everything the company does no one will mistake it for anyother company. Especially if you format it with consitant color schemes.

This is just my opinion so don't feel bound by it. I just feel like I learned something new about marketing thats all.

http://www.cbcamerica.com/images/webshots/banner-design.jpg
'Adventure, Excitement, A Jedi craves not these things.'
'Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they.'

[Fusiondesigner]

Why no color?

take the kids to see a replica of what never was...
http://www.fusioneffect.com