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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Logo Design


This logo conceptually arose from my desire for a logo that employed three dimensions.  However, while good as a sketch and as an idea, I had neither to Illustrator skill or the conviction to execute such a complex logo.  Thus, it underwent very little development because it was so exhausting just to do one.  I was faced with new challenges - perspective, especially - and I was tasked with moving the logo from some sort of dimensional surrealism to the traditional sense of perspective.  I was planning to take this logo further, modifying it with rounded corners and then shifting perspective into an equivalent x,y,z plane as one sees in mathematics (example and inspiration here), but due to time constraints and lack of general skill in Illustrator, such plans proved too ambitious.


This logo is one that, in my opinion, is simple and minimalist, which is what I was going for.  I appreciate the bold, striking contrast of the lettering.  Also, as you ma have noticed, I'm an avid fan of Harabara because of its clean lines and textual/typographic flow.  For this one, I experimented with lots of Helveticaesque fonts before deciding on this specific path; Museo 900 was another serious consideration.  Another thought was given to the placement of the first name, (a) whether it should be vertical or horizontal (b) if vertical, in the L, I or which part of N and (c) if horizontal, in the botton of the L or perhaps use negative space or (d) angle it down the slope of the N.   After looking over the options, I finally decided on this.  I was also considering using a Gapesque logo, with just my name and a square filled with blue gradient, just because.



This last one is probably my favorite as it lacked the agonizing effort of the first and employs even more Harabara, if possible. The arrowlike quality of the shape my name is in is actually composed of a lowercase Harabara V and L.  Again, the striking boldness and simplicity of the lines is something I appreciate.  Also, for both this logo, I decided not to match it with the black background because brown and black clash (alas, color choices) so just click on the image to get a clearer view.

*The brown backgrounds were originally supposed to white/invisible but were changed to light brown to match.

6 comments:

bevybear said...

I think these are all really nice, and I can tell how much effort you put in, especially for the first design. The third one is my favorite just because I like the idea of the arrow.

C4M said...

These are all Really good logos. I don't really know how you would make any of them better but I guess my only suggestion is to make the arrow in the third one pointed instead of flat. I really like the second one too.

James Mongey is UGLY said...

These logos are all amazing and theres not really anything wrong with them so good job. I like the 2nd and 3rd ones a little more than the first one maybe you should change up the colors.

Mongey said...

I really like the design of all three logos. I like the second one best, however. The colors mesh well, and flow nicely. If I could make a suggestion, I may change up the colors in the first logo. They are a bit too complicated.

Larii said...

All three of these are really good logos. My favorite would have to be the second one. I like how victoria is written inside the last letter. There is nothing I would suggest you change in any of these logos. Maybe you can make the "I" closer to the "L" but that is about it. Great Job

pat said...

Wow really amazing logos. I don't know if I could make any of these logos and better. All of these are just amazing. I really like the first two. Nothing to change on those two. The one thing I guess I would change would be to put a point on the end of the arrow. Unless that what your going for. But still amazing.

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