Key logo revisited

[calebm12]

Please fire away here. Not soft skinned at all :)
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3207/logotrialrefine2xx7.th.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/my.php?image=logotrialrefine2xx7.jpg)

[Tea]

I like 9. The "P" in properties seems to be very heavy though. Intentional? I like the colors in 1 and the styling in 2. Two says classy and trusted to me. No 2 seems to be missing the word America's.

Edited to add: Did you try making the key smaller in NO. 9?

[calebm12]

You are right. The P is too heavy. Thats a mistake. Should try making key smaller too. It was tricky for me to get in on the G like that. Had to cut the G...is this the best method? Thanks for your comments.

c

[peder]

Some of my thoughts in non-chronological order:

I think I like number 7 the best. It looks like it wants to tell me something. I have no idea about what it's trying to say, though, but it's probably something cool. Not with you on the purple and the font, though.

Candidate #2 means business. It's a serious company. I think I can rely on them.

Number 3 is a small, but experienced company. They'll help me out with a smile.

What are you trying to say through these logos? What do Gantala Properties do? The first time I scrolled through the logos I was sure it was for a locksmith because of all the keys. I still only have a slight idea as "pre-foreclosure" isn't telling me much. They build, furnish and/or sell houses?

Edit: Saw your earlier topic now. People maybe losing their homes? If I was losing my home, I'd rely on something steady, which is candidate #2.

A thought about the key: Since you're having problems including the key in a "fresh" way, how about using a rather abstract key? Not the whole outline and details, just parts of it?

[peder]

Won't let me edit my last post, so I'll have to double.

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1413/nokkelxe9.jpg
What if you make a logo that's associated with something else than a key as well? Here I can see a dog bone/ass, bald guy with glasses, a dog and Mickey Mouse/vampire fangs. This means all of these are useless, but if you could make a semi-abstract key which people associate to something about helping or something else Gantala Properties want to say about themselves? To make the handle of the key look a bit like wings (helpful/freedom)? Make the end of the key resemble a hand reaching out? There's got to be some way to make a somewhat original solution.

[mchilly]

I prefer Logo 9...I like how the "G" and the Key symbol are connected :)

[frankster]

I seem to remember from your previous thread that your client was really desperate to go for the key in thier logo. Out of the ideas you have so far the only one that stands out to me as having more to it than just a key with some text is the final one that is using the G as a keyring. I'd definately work with that idea a bit more and see if you can tidy it up and maybe pull it together by encorporating the key into the P somehow. I always feel a bit awkward putting images in these types of threads to show what I'm getting at, but, well, I'm not the first and it saves a thousand words hey! :D

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/737/gpcritwb6.jpg

[onedarkangel_uk]

I seem to remember from your previous thread that your client was really desperate to go for the key in thier logo. Out of the ideas you have so far the only one that stands out to me as having more to it than just a key with some text is the final one that is using the G as a keyring. I'd definately work with that idea a bit more and see if you can tidy it up and maybe pull it together by encorporating the key into the P somehow. I always feel a bit awkward putting images in these types of threads to show what I'm getting at, but, well, I'm not the first and it saves a thousand words hey! :D

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/737/gpcritwb6.jpg

Agreed. This is the one to really work on and home in.

[calebm12]

I like that! Let me play with that some! Thanks a bunch.

[calebm12]

peder those are good ideas. did you just use a pen tool with a different brush to make those?

[calebm12]

peder

the company sells foreclosure homes. She wants an image that says friendly and professional. She doesnt want to intimidate anyone since the process fo fore-closing is intimidating enough. So it needs to be professional but not upidy so to speak. thanks for your comments.

c