Spring LOGO

Torrasque · Post by **Torrasque** » 18 Mar 2005, 19:37

I really like the flowers...We (...at least I) play TA for the fun, and not to say : "look, it's more real than xxx" or "They don't laught"

AF · Post by AF » 18 Mar 2005, 19:39

No I meant it doesnt look as if it's the logo in its simplest form, as if it's not a logo but a logo thats been altered to fit somewhere, like when people take a logo and add to it to make it fit a style if you get what I mean

Cheesecan · Post by **Cheesecan** » 18 Mar 2005, 22:49

I like the one with the bombs and stuff, also the one with the (colored) flower. Well the concepts at least, as Alantai says they should basically be so simply that any kid in grade-school with a block and a pencil should be able to sketch them in a few seconds.

AF · Post by AF » 19 Mar 2005, 00:49

Actually the colours may nto be put in exactly well, rememer it's the style I may want 2 contrasting colours red/green etc or 2 complimentry colours or 2 shades fo a colour btu I wouldnt specify the colour itself. And if spring does need a general colour then A poll needs to be done after a few other polls have been made

Neuralize · Post by **Neuralize** » 19 Mar 2005, 09:47

Final(er) versions of my logos.

I'm probably going to use that last one for my ad campaign assignment...

Michilus_nimbus · Post by **Michilus_nimbus** » 19 Mar 2005, 18:02

Ok, I was in some kind of creative mood yesterday, so I decided to create a crappy logo:

monochrome: http://users.pandora.be/clanfuta/ta/sweyankspring.jpg

flower-power:http://users.pandora.be/clanfuta/ta/sweyankspring2.jpg

I think we can all agree they suck.

AF · Post by AF » 19 Mar 2005, 21:31

I sorta took your first version and simplified it as far as possible with the short amount of time I had so I could shwo what i meant by as simple as possible, all textures removed and brought down to a black and white, I could go further and put it in outline and smooth the edges off. That would be the base logo, people would seevariations of it, or in other words this logo with editations and additions made to it to make it fit the circumstances appropriatly

I think that this is the closest to a logo we have right now, and that others while looking good arent complete or have aspects which count as additions and variations to a core model of the logo.
For example we could keep this logo as it is, add flames, stick it on a screenshot, put in ranbow colours, or any colour we chose, blur it stick it underwater, warp it, smudge it, it would still be recognisable.

The above is simple, and it has meaning as shown by the flower, ti isnt fussy, it's easy to draw in seconds (just write spring with the i as a flower and a sharp logn stem with or without leaves) Mind you I will have to redo this to look at the new orientation of the flower head in the latest version which is about the only proportion in the image required

So what do we think? Shoud we adopt Neuralizes logo as the basis of the Spring logo? (not TA Spring mod logo)

Neuralize · Post by **Neuralize** » 19 Mar 2005, 23:04

AF · Post by AF » 20 Mar 2005, 01:19

PauloMorfeo · Post by **PauloMorfeo** » 20 Mar 2005, 01:48

Alantai Firestar wrote:... I may want 2 contrasting colours red/green etc or 2 complimentry colours or 2 shades fo a colour ...

I say, don't use 2 complimentary colors (like red and blue). They usually don't mix. Generally for those colour combos to work, they need to be greyed out or something similar.

[K.B.] Napalm Cobra · Post by **[K.B.] Napalm Cobra** » 20 Mar 2005, 03:02

I like the simplicity, it makes it more effective, but could we see it with the flower head replaced with a cruise missle or explosion?

AF · Post by AF » 20 Mar 2005, 05:31

That would count as a variation or addition. Hence one calls up the image of Google with easter eggs instead of O's or those who add santas to their logo at xmas

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:43

Well, as it was a suggested variation, Lets see how it works...

Good thing I like the original LOGO, and well, Im quite taken with this version too. Dam it Neuralize thats a fantastic LOGO, and it doesn't just look like a TA copy either. Yet It will work for it.

aGorm

PS: If you were wondering where i was... Or if you wernt... I was Sleeping... Dam look at Alantais lead in post num now...

AF · Post by AF » 22 Mar 2005, 21:45

I like it =D

Neuralize · Post by **Neuralize** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:59

Yeah, it's really easy to overlay all kinds of shit over the white in photoshop, thus being why all logos should start in black and white.

For my class project, I'm going to make it all steel textured and what not.

But, uh, thanks. (An odd comment among the animosity.)

cuz Y'know, making logos and graphics is only what I plan on doing for a living, so, I better not be horrible at it. :>

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 22 Mar 2005, 22:23

Neuralize.

Yeah, it's really easy to overlay all kinds of shit over the white in photoshop, thus being why all logos should start in black and white.

Im just curious were you trying to just shurg it of as simple or mearly comenting on yhe its usefull being white? Only your colourfull language (s*it) makes it hard to tell if your trying to say "you sux" or "grovey baby i like ur style" to me. Thats all.

Also, i think you'll probabliy make a good logo desiner but difficlut area to get well payed in

just my 2 quid

aGorm

AF · Post by AF » 22 Mar 2005, 22:29

You need to keep in mind that a logo defines more than just the logo but affects everything else aswell. Logos are marketting tools not framed pictures

Neuralize · Post by **Neuralize** » 22 Mar 2005, 22:40

You need to keep in mind that a logo defines more than just the logo but affects everything else aswell. Logos are marketting tools not framed pictures.

I wouldn't say that to any hardcore graphic design teachers, they'd curbstomp you.

Nah, Agorm, we're cool. Got some blur going on, but the overlay is tight

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 22 Mar 2005, 23:06

Cool grovey, just the way you type obviosly! Yhe, the bluring is the stupid resize... Fiddled a little to much... How bigs your original is the main question? As you should make your stuff at a realy hi res (or vector obviosly) so if it becomes somthing thats used you dont have to re make it all twice the size... :) If i had a bigger one i could prob do a swell job.

Dam that sounded rong...

Catch ya later

aGorm

AF · Post by AF » 23 Mar 2005, 00:18

I know, having flown through my Art gcse and being accused by my IT teachers of being too business orientated I see both sides, and though graphical representation is important you must realise the purpose and the psychological image presented by the logo and how it effects websites and banenrs and t-shirts and GUI is a major implication for marketting. It is the image of spring that you are dealing with not just a logo, thats what I meant, just dont loose sight of it.

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