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Best font for the logo..?
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Arantor
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Garamond's nice for elegant things, but I'm the kind of person that likes bold and straightforward, not fancy ;)
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Okay no other opinions on the latest logo...? Please :^^;:
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Looking through all these logos has made me all wedged out so I really don't think much more that I could offer would make an impact to all of this. I just don't seem to feel this one so working on it would most likely be a wast of all our time. >:(
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Look like stepping stones!
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I really want a logo, in the sense that we have a small abstract image that can stand for the project.
It's like a Rorschach picture, you don't need to say what it stands for, it can create images of its own. Well, at least for me. Just like the 'ship' logo made me think of a spaceship and made others think of a pyramid, while it could also stand for a wedge...
Anyway. Here's another try with the logo resized to match the font size. As you can see, I played with the two pieces of the shape to give another result.
It's like a Rorschach picture, you don't need to say what it stands for, it can create images of its own. Well, at least for me. Just like the 'ship' logo made me think of a spaceship and made others think of a pyramid, while it could also stand for a wedge...
Anyway. Here's another try with the logo resized to match the font size. As you can see, I played with the two pieces of the shape to give another result.
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Like that the two parts of the logo look disjointed (the blue should be lower down and to the left), IMO. But it looks pretty good though.
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It looks too generic when not disjointed, and I wanted to have the feeling of a puzzle game being assembled.
Let's put the shape aside for now and concentrate on the font.
Here's a selection from the ones I like most (or I feel you'll like most, for some.)
To be compared with
Let's put the shape aside for now and concentrate on the font.
Here's a selection from the ones I like most (or I feel you'll like most, for some.)
To be compared with
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📎 wedge87-lib7.png - 3.07 kB, 86x29, viewed 312 times.
📎 wedge87-metar15.png - 8.59 kB, 194x60, viewed 326 times.
📎 wedge87-metar7.png - 3.01 kB, 90x28, viewed 317 times.
📎 wedge87-meta15.png - 8.53 kB, 198x60, viewed 332 times.
📎 wedge87-meta7.png - 3.08 kB, 93x28, viewed 326 times.
📎 wedge87-myriadbold15.png - 8.19 kB, 209x60, viewed 321 times.
📎 wedge87-myriadbold7.png - 3.1 kB, 98x28, viewed 313 times.
📎 wedge87-vetica15.png - 8.27 kB, 204x59, viewed 316 times.
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I like all of those but in terms of pure preference, meta15/7[1] followed by myriadbold15/7, then vetica15/7, then metar15/7 and lastly lib15/7.
I grew up in a house where stocky build meant 'solid' rather than 'chunky' or 'overweight' and I suspect that's where my preference for solid rather than svelte comes from...
I grew up in a house where stocky build meant 'solid' rather than 'chunky' or 'overweight' and I suspect that's where my preference for solid rather than svelte comes from...
| 1. | In case of doubt, meta is the one directly before myriadbold, as opposed to metar which is the one before that. |
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Mine: myriad (first one), vetica. Then I find myriadbold acceptable and the rest leaves me relatively cold.
Don't bother with the font, I tried with Tahoma (lol) and didn't think of resetting the font before saving. I'm really thinking of either Helvetica or Myriad for it anyway. I also forgot to remove the slogan for the small version.
Here's as far as I can go when trying to (1) have a professional logo, (2) give a hint of an actual wedge. I had to play with rescaling and I'm not sure it's best... But I like the end result.
The favicon, though, is a bit dull. Dunno if it'd been better with any other shape anyway...!
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 12:14 PM
Don't bother with the font, I tried with Tahoma (lol) and didn't think of resetting the font before saving. I'm really thinking of either Helvetica or Myriad for it anyway. I also forgot to remove the slogan for the small version.
Here's as far as I can go when trying to (1) have a professional logo, (2) give a hint of an actual wedge. I had to play with rescaling and I'm not sure it's best... But I like the end result.
The favicon, though, is a bit dull. Dunno if it'd been better with any other shape anyway...!
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I really like that combination :)
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It lacks originality, though... And the wedge (i.e. the wedge mask) is a bit too subtle. It should be a tad wider.
I think I preferred the earlier version with the very small blue triangle, maybe I can find a good compromise between the two.
I guess at this point I can also ask for everyone else's opinions on the shape. I can attach the svg or ai version if you want.
I think I preferred the earlier version with the very small blue triangle, maybe I can find a good compromise between the two.
I guess at this point I can also ask for everyone else's opinions on the shape. I can attach the svg or ai version if you want.
Back to Coolvetica... Here's a version where the wedge actually broke the mould (:P), and the right side of the shape is now aligned with the left slope of the 'w' in 'wedge'.
Put it into the header. I change the text opacity to 50% because I'm a wuss and 80% was already too much for me... :lol: (Probably 65 or 70% would be best.)
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 01:34 PM
Put it into the header. I change the text opacity to 50% because I'm a wuss and 80% was already too much for me... :lol: (Probably 65 or 70% would be best.)
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Norodo
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Nao
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Not a big fan of Frutiger's fonts myself (even though he used to live next door to me... Well, before I was born of course :P). I'm more of the Matteson school.
Anyway-- details later, now I'd like to know how everyone feels about the generic idea.
Anyway-- details later, now I'd like to know how everyone feels about the generic idea.