Hey Y’all — This is a pro-bono logo I am designing for a not-for-profit organization called OMAC (Operation Making A Change). This organization works with at-risk High School kids and this logo will be used for a new seminar series in the Central Kentucky area. This is my first draft and I am not c…

I am not big on the lower cases as a feature of the upper case characters. The poiuyt (a name I learnt from Mad Magazine), like @Just-B said, is creating disturbing visual conflicts. [image] Just-B: I’d likely abandon the illusion graphic and concentrate on doing something unexpected I’d con…

[image] Eriskay: The poiuyt Poiuyt? I had to look up that one. It’s a good word to tuck away for the next time I play Scrabble. I’d never thought of Mad Magazine as a vocabulary-building tool. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

I only remember the spelling because it’s the top character row on the keyboard, from right to left. In the beginning I thought it was French.

[image] Eriskay: I am not big on the lower cases as a feature of the upper case characters. Generally, I’m not a fan of that either, but in this instance, I’m liking it because it’s a little wonky in an unexpected way that’s consistent with the name.

Do the trident thing with the n in unexpected.

[image] Just-B: On the other hand, this visual juxtaposition is unexpected, but if that was the intention, it’s competing with the primary unexpected thing — the illusion. Thanks for the input guys. Really good so far. And yes, Just-B, that was my intention. In addition, the audience will be …

[image] Smurf2: Do the trident thing with the n in unexpected. I also considered this, not as the letter “n” but as the letter “E” which would work much better, but when I made a pass at it the first time, the thin lines on the image turned out too small overall. Plus, the word “UNEXPECTED” i…

I have to agree with @Just-B that there seems to be a disconnect between the illustration and the type. I could see this project implementing a strong, type-based solution (think Pentagram).

To be honest, if it were me, I’d ditch the Escher-esque drawing. As B said, it doesn’t sit well with the type In a way, it is a fairly expected way of illustrating ‘unexpected’. Again, as B said, I’d make it just typographic and do something actually unexpected with the word, ‘unexpected’. Melt it,…

[image] sprout: Perhaps flip the whole idea and rather than taking something sane and expected and making it unexpected, Take something anarchic and make it predictable. Not sure what. Sorry Sprout, I don’t understand what you are saying in this sentence. Clarify this point further, please.

ProBono Logo Design for Seminar Series

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Sorry Sprout, I don’t understand what you are saying in this sentence. Clarify this point further, please.