Logo attempt

[unitedcraig]

Hi people, just had my first attempt at a logo.

It's for a painting and decorating firm, just wondering what your thoughts are?

Be nice

Craig

[alexgeek]

Is that Arial? Horrible choice of font really.
And the colours aren't particularly snazzy.
Maybe the article on how to identify the perfect logo will help.

[unitedcraig]

What font your suggest?

[alexgeek]

Not sure, something thicker and curvier though.

[unitedcraig]

Hmmm, ill have a look

[unitedcraig]

Any of these any better?

Please be as honest as you have been

[alexgeek]

First one is a little bit better but you haven't changed much and it looks uneven.
I'd scrap it and start again..

[unitedcraig]

Lol, fair advice i suppose, they only took about 5 mins to do, just thought id have a go.

Whats the best way to learn graphic stuff? Websites, lynda videos ect??

thanks for your time as well mate

[alexgeek]

Good Tutorials has great photoshop articles.
Karinne could probably recommend some good sites, she's brilliant with PS.

[Bravo81]

Im sure you could make the logo look alot better just by adding some Blending Options, outer glow, satin? inner glow even maybe.

Mess around with the settings, they are easy to change back and can be very effective.

Good luck.

~Dean

[alexgeek]

Originally Posted by Bravo81

Im sure you could make the logo look alot better just by adding some Blending Options, outer glow, satin? inner glow even maybe.

Mess around with the settings, they are easy to change back and can be very effective.

Good luck.

~Dean

I agree start off with some simple effects and progress.

[Lchad]

Hey Craig!
Those are not working for me... the AEG on the diagonal is not grabbing me and making this memorable.

The tagline should not be part of a logo. You can add that in after the fact to the website or print material. At this point just start with the business name and something else that refers to painting and decorating. A paint brush is an obvious choice. Not an art paint brush but house painting brush. Maybe a paint swish line or a dotted paint blob...
Hope that helps.

[unitedcraig]

Originally Posted by Bravo81

Im sure you could make the logo look alot better just by adding some Blending Options, outer glow, satin? inner glow even maybe.

Mess around with the settings, they are easy to change back and can be very effective.

Good luck.

~Dean

Originally Posted by alexgeek

I agree start off with some simple effects and progress.

Will look into this, thanks , and thanks for the website

Originally Posted by Lchad

Hey Craig!
Those are not working for me... the AEG on the diagonal is not grabbing me and making this memorable.

The tagline should not be part of a logo. You can add that in after the fact to the website or print material. At this point just start with the business name and something else that refers to painting and decorating. A paint brush is an obvious choice. Not an art paint brush but house painting brush. Maybe a paint swish line or a dotted paint blob...
Hope that helps.

Thank you, yes this has helped, will have a look around sites and get some ideas, look out for some more easily criticalable logos

[unitedcraig]

PS, thanks everyone for taking the time to comment

[alexgeek]

Nice of you to be polite but that's why we're here
I'll show you my half-attempt at a logo in a minute, though it doesn't look any good independently.

[unitedcraig]

Originally Posted by alexgeek

doesn't look any good independently.

better than mine ill bet ya

[Monie]

I created my first logo few years ago for my Uni final years thesis: Facilities Reservation System (FRS)

..and I design the logo by first drawing them with my pencil on a piece of paper to get the shape that I wanted (although you can easily do it in the Photoshop Pen tools ), that when I was so new to Photoshop, and then scanned them and later do the effect things on my PS.

You could do it in the same technique I do, but looking at your AEG letter combination, it's very hard to do it in the technique that I've used

Just an idea to you..

[unitedcraig]

Thanks monie, i will have a look at that.

I have not been asked to design this actual logo, i just thought id have a go at doing a logo for a company, (future career you never no)

When my get m scanner up and working ill take a look at this technique, thanks again people

[Monie]

In your first post logo image, I think the way you overlap the letter can make people confuse what the actual letter are. You might think of rearrange them in a different way..

I'll see if I have an idea on this. I'll try tonight

[unitedcraig]

Thanks for that

And i understand that there not the best logo's in the world, I just needed a break from coding and thought I'd use some of the image software i had