qbattersby Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hey y'all Was hoping to get some insight and comments on my personal logo. Thanks in advance! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 It CANNOT be improved. It is perfect. Well a darker yellow might look better, but thats upto you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-574772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 If I may The "q" and the "b" should be aligned at the bottom Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-574809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbattersby Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 U.C. > Thanks, Very kind to say so. SticMAN> Yea that is a good point I will make adjustments and repost, on my way to class right now. The piece in general is going to be used for my website, personal branding and a portfolio theme. I am a 2nd year Advertising student at Conestoga College in Ontario, Canada so the concept of strategic intrusion is to pair my skills of design with strong strategics and marketing experience. Hope that gives you all a better idea of the overall concept. More feedback please and I will make some adjustments to the initials. Thanks again! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-575137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 What, may I ask, is Instrusion? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-575180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
inimicus Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 If this branding to be used for web and print, I feel a major overhaul is required. Too many layers. Branding is often a single layer or a single background layer with overlaying typography. This looks too busy/cluttered. The letters are certainly too close. The colors could be less pale. If you are working on branding, you'll need a crisp, bold image that catches the eye without distracting. The colors here don't say "confident." But keep how the image will appear in grayscale in mind. I enjoy the idea of merging of the q and b... but not how they currently are. The q is overtaking the b, and it really looks like a strange runway or figure-eight track. Look at the branding for Fortune 50/500 companies. See what they have in common and emulate. A great example of a two letter logo: HP. And it's not the H blended into the P -- which they could easily do. I could be wrong, but it looks like you created this logo in Photoshop. Remember to do logos in vector. Good start, though. Keep us posted. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-578883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbattersby Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hey inimicus, Thanks for the insight, I've actually already rethought the entire design and I am heading in a different direction now. I dont think I necessarily agree with some of your comments particularly about the colours, I suppose they are a little pale, but none the less if the design is good. I appreciate the criticism though, it helps in the creative process. As for the logo in Photoshop, you kinda have it half right, the logo base was initially done in Illustrator and brought into Photoshop to add some of the effects. Based on the application of this logo, business cards, web, and portfolio theme. It is not a problem to bring it into Photoshop as long as I maintain 300dpi and have the size that of which is greater than the application. Regardless I still have the base concept in Illustrator. I will be posting the new concept later this week when I have some time. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-579184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
inimicus Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Great, I look forward to seeing your revision. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-579785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbattersby Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Ok new design. Has been pretty well finalized. Let me know your opinions. I have also started the web design which you can check out here www.qbattersby.com It is just a rough layout and needs to be refined, especially size, and the green and black swirl animation but it is something to check out which opinions are welcome. Take a Look! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-603184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
inimicus Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I really enjoy the cleaner look. Still not sure what's going on with the S-shaped thing with the dot over it in the background, though. The n and b could use some more spacing. Similar to the spacing between the Ns. As far as the web site: You're right about the size. Remember to keep your friends at 1024x768 in mind. With the content you currently have, I don't see much use for a Flash-based site. Even with a lot of fancy content, it often makes more sense to do a dynamic web page (PHP/MySQL, perhaps) that supports higher compatibility, accessibility, and faster load times. If you have a lot of Flash in your portfolio, you can provide screen shots of the work and allow your visitors to pick what they want to spend time loading. Not that your site took a long time to load, but it's something to consider as things progress. I'd also reconsider the stark black background with pure white content area. Ouch, it hurts the eyes. But, considering your site is in its infancy, I still say great work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-603479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbattersby Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Hey thanks, little better than before. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-603863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikahrus Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I think everything has already been said when it comes to problems with the design, though I have noticed your having some Kerning and Tracking issues. There is too much and different amounts of space between your lettering, giving it an odd and uneven look. Other than that it is a good design. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-604796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deim Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 hi, from the first logo to the one one the website i see a great change. nice on the website I would pay attention to the buttons.. you have a rounder rectangle as a base for the site and then the buttons are not. also, you have all that smoke thing going on an then you have those 3 green areas, i dont think that they fit in all that well. the portfolio button was not working :\ that was sad.. well, it's going nice. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-606375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSXtotheZ Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Hey i agree with others this version is better than the first and with the caveat that design is subjective. I think you have a better solution within yourself. I'd say play with it more sketch more. this seems a bit weak for a identity mark. While i'm more than 10 years removed from my college design school days I can see my instructor saying that this is not knitted well meaning the shapes and objects are not playing nicely with each other. She would most certainly want to see my type study on this and would probably like to see a different typeface chosen. the type and and the object just don't seem mesh/married to each other like they were meant to be quinn gets lost in it a bit. You seem to have a duality theme going kinda like a ying yang, I'd play with the contrast angle as well perhaps a thick thin contrast between the first and last name. I might even like it better if say you did the quinn and then use that shape as an in between element and then did the battersby kinda all on one line. and then just lose the little circle. That might create some interesting tension/balance/contrast/pattern etc. Just my 2 cents Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/81054-critiques-please/#findComment-612388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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