THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: BlueTsunami on August 14, 2011, 01:27:33 AM
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I have absolutely no Graphical Design training so most of the shit I know is by piecing together techniques I've learned over the years. But, aesthetically, I have no real experience or knowledge in this area . So with that out of the way here are some basic shit I threw together (nothing amazing). Just the fact that I have photoshop makes me a contestant #1 to this family member. Here they are...
(http://k.min.us/iKGDDSRM.jpg)
And without blending
(http://k.min.us/id5n7Tvmg.jpg)
She seemingly wants something very simple (which could mean just text which she specified, Segoe UI "Light"). I vectorized a rose my father had hand drawn and implemented that and I think it adds a nice bit of flourish and personality without taking away from its simplicity. The reason for the color is she sounded like she wanted red somewhere in there so I thought outlining of the simple text would be a good way to get it in there. I personally like the black overlay outlined by red text but I'm not sure if that scheme is generally regarded as garish. It certainly pops off the screen.
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Last one.
Nice and simple. No outline or border is needed. Though, one suggestion. Make the rose on the last one red.
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Yep, I agree. The last one looks the best.
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I like the last one. Just shop the typeface 'O' to the rose so it fits in and make it red.
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Funnily I didn't consider doing it with a lack of border till now. The border seems to take away the nice and thin feel of the font too. I was also having that same issue with the vectorized rose, the ends lost their points and it just looked chunky. I have a feeling she'll chose one of the last two.
I like the last one. Just shop the typeface 'O' to the rose so it fits in and make it red.
That's a good idea about the 'O' and the red, I'll have to play with that. I may add some simple geometric red shapes to the back and see how that looks.
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That typeface -now I'm no expert- it depends if it's going on printed material, online it looks good but if it's going on business cards might look a bit anemic. I think somebody here has done design.
Actually you can move the petals to 'fill in' the 'O' in negative space if you get what I mean.
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That font is fine for business cards.
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(http://i.imgur.com/uYVp9.jpg)
And she wants this for the actual sign for her Salon (supposed dimensions are 23 by 35 inches) but I can see her using it in her business card too. Gotta wonder if the simple typeface without anything else to draw the eye would be impactful enough.
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Maybe red background with white font for the sign. Business cards could be black & white to keep costs down.
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(http://i.imgur.com/uYVp9.jpg)
And she wants this for the actual sign for her Salon (supposed dimensions are 23 by 35 inches) but I can see her using it in her business card too. Gotta wonder if the simple typeface without anything else to draw the eye would be impactful enough.
Not necessary.
(http://www.pingable.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/amazon-logo.jpg)
(http://www.studioabsolute.com/_images/logos/logo-hanson-co.gif)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LwT3GX_XCf0/TBKo3u_2SWI/AAAAAAAABeo/pzqNPtG6bVw/s1600/logos7.jpg)
It's fine the way it is. Just color the rose red.
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I would say that the last one is the best. My personal touch would be to color the rose red and have it color fade into black. Blending it into the sign connects the consumers to the product and reinforces the visual impact of the name.
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Usually you don't do gradients for logos.
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Actually, gradients in logos are en vogue these days, but it's usually associated with technology to create shiny, clean, sleek look. A gradient for this logo isn't necessary.
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The last one. The red and black with the rose makes me think of the Pasadena rose parade and hte Rose Bowl.
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second to last blended one
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Here's some more with red included...
(http://k.min.us/idkRreiuW.jpg)
Definitely not feeling large gradients in this
I would say that the last one is the best. My personal touch would be to color the rose red and have it color fade into black. Blending it into the sign connects the consumers to the product and reinforces the visual impact of the name.
I actually tried the gradient and it looks a little too much like a dot or a round object that had volume. It looked nice with the rose but sort of clashed with the flat look of the text.
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outline/shadow the stem with green
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(http://i.imgur.com/2qQMw.jpg)
The first one is shaped similar to the typography, the second is the original. It's all rough so you can clean it up if you want.
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The first one is shaped similar to the typography, the second is the original. It's all rough so you can clean it up if you want.
Yeah, I like the way that looks. More playing around and experimenting...
(http://k.min.us/ib5KcwrCm.jpg)
outline/shadow the stem with green
Thanks for the suggestion, drew. I tried that and it didn't turn out too well (tried outlining and filling). Generally like it solid red.
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That pink is good. Actually put the words like this
SALON
DE LA
ROSA
With the schemes of the first and second might look a bit better. But then you might need to change the font to make it stand out a bit more due to a smaller size. Decisions....
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Don't use a drop shadow, or any shadow
I dont know what this is going to be used for, but if its for a business card just use a nice font that gets it across
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This is for a sign she'll be putting up (I'm guessing facing out the window) of her salon. I like the basic look of the font, straight up but for a sign I'm thinking she wants a little more to it. I have a feeling she'll want to use the basic font for her business card though (if she hasn't already).
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checkout
http://designshack.co.uk for some inspiration.
http://designshack.co.uk/category/articles/typography/
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This is for a sign she'll be putting up (I'm guessing facing out the window) of her salon. I like the basic look of the font, straight up but for a sign I'm thinking she wants a little more to it. I have a feeling she'll want to use the basic font for her business card though (if she hasn't already).
I think this applies the best, then
http://k.min.us/ib5KcwrCm.jpg
(the middle)
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Agree with Demi. No shadows. No gradients. Keep it simple, modern and minimalist. Black and white with one accent color is all you need. Any more and it'll over-complicate the whole image.
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Add shadows, gradients and lens flare. Web 0.1!
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agee'd that simple black text white backround with a red color'd rose works the best
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Thanks guys, I can't believe I started out this design with a neon red looking outline for the text :lol. The simple text and red rose does look elegant, I'm happy with that.
checkout
http://designshack.co.uk for some inspiration.
http://designshack.co.uk/category/articles/typography/
Bookmarked these, thanks!
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Got some critiques off line and didn't consider this color scheme...
(http://k.min.us/ic7ijW4mS.JPG)
I like it the best since the black and red combination works very well but not sure how practical having a black canvas with white text is when it comes to printing a large sign. Would look sexy as a business card too.
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That looks really good.
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Yup, that one. The words really pop out at you, and the rose is instantly noticeable.
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Got some critiques off line and didn't consider this color scheme...
(http://k.min.us/ic7ijW4mS.JPG)
I like it the best since the black and red combination works very well but not sure how practical having a black canvas with white text is when it comes to printing a large sign. Would look sexy as a business card too.
The best one yet by far...
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I don't really like all black, it might be ok as a smaller card but for a bigger sign you want it to pop, stand out
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The rose is not good, get rid of it. Just the plain text looks fine but the rose adds confusion and most people will read it as Salon De La R Sa, De La RDSA, or even De La Rgsa, not De La Rosa. Remember, people are dumb and anything like that will confuse them. The plain O there will look leagues better. If anything throw the Rose in between the two statements so its Salon *rose picture * De La Rosa.
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Matt black with gloss white and red might work. Edit the rose is fine
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The rose is fine... gives it that latino flavor
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I dunno about the black for a main sign...would make a decent t-shirt scheme though.
the white is a lot more visible.
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http://k.min.us/ib5KcwrCm.jpg
The one at the bottom is the best so far, imo. It's so tasteful people would think you're a pro at this.
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pink > red imo
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Reworked the rose, it was looking a little lumpy before (due to being rusty with the vector tool). The three new versions are more defined with the last one being the least abstract (and I made it a point to pay attention to the way the inner lines flowed)...
(http://k.min.us/ibLH0BWya.jpg)
The first being the prototype, the second is the one I actually used in the examples in this thread and the three after are the newest ones.
Here's the sign with the newest rose...
(http://k.min.us/ibKOVv3wA.jpg)
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Perfect. You got this.
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Perfect.
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Just an update. She ended up choosing the simple black under white text with red rose. Not being sure about the process involved to print such a sign I'm burning her two TIFF's of the black/white version and the white/black version. One TIFF weighed in at 500mb and had to learn the hard way that saving a TIFF with layers still in place makes them huge (2.2GB). Once its in place at the Salon I'll probably take a photograph of it.
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Pretty sure you can just give a vector file (whatever Adobe product it is), blue.
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I like the above one too.
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Fun fact: in certain types of colorblindness black and red are indistinguishable. So black background with a red rose/"o" and the rose disappears altogether. This occurs in a somewhat small percentage of the population (more in males than female) so it's not something to really worry about.
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I want to meet a colour blind racist.
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Presumably they wouldn't be able to tell Africans from Soviets.
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you came up with a pretty badass logo blue, props