Logo Design C&C

[JCAC75]

I had a friend that design me a logo. What are your thoughts?

[aLFaDaRK]

Pretty cool, I'm loving the C made from an aperture ;)

I think the only thing I'd change would be maybe add some more of the yellow as an accent on the business cards. Maybe just a yellow seperation line or something to add a little touch of colour.

[Dorman]

The logo looks pretty decent on a business card. It wouldn't work so well as a watermark but fine for a very corporate or industrial looking card. As for a business card, it doesn't really scream photography...

I don't think you need the word photography after each type you're advertising, and I'm assuming "pornography" is a joke. ;)

[JCAC75]

Thanx for the input! And yes he was being a smart guy with the "pornography" part.

For the business card part he did that really quick and I am going to be wanting to add an image to it.

What constitutes a good watermark?

Anyone else have input?

[Graphyfotoz]

Take top left logo....make it transparent....use it in top left of card over one of your actual pics for full background.....I think you'd be onto something?

[Dorman]

Yeah it'd be interesting to see on top of one of your images with dropped opacity, so that it's half transparent. I made my logo into a brush in PSCS2 and I just increase the opacity to make it fade into the picture.

[71kgb]

Really like the first one - much more distinctive than the others.
Not sure it stands out as a photographers logo - then again, neither does mine (see first attached), but my business cards and letter heads do have sample images on them (see second attachment).
Like the idea you've had - hope people come to recognise it and associate it with you and your work. Good luck.

[NickSimcheck]

First thing I tought of when I saw the logo on the upper right:

http://www.bedfordford.com/images/Cat-Logo.gif

[mknabster]

This is a particularly good corporate design. The colors chosen go good together. I need to learn to do this sort of thing since i'm majoring in graphic design for college next year. If you were to use that as a watermark, i would remove the background and just use the letters with a much lowered opacity.

[JCAC75]

Thanx for the input. When I first saw it I wasn't very excited about it, but it is starting to grow on me! I know that it doesn't seem like a "typical" photographers logo, but I hope its that uniquness that gets people.

I am waiting to get the PSD files from my friend (who is a Marketing major) so I can test out the watermark suggestions. Basically I told him to design something around my website color scheme. I am going for a more corporate look website so I think it will fit in quite nicely.

I will post some results with the watermarks.

Cheers
Jonathan

[michael_]

looks great, for a watermark perhaps just the outline of the letters without any fill and make it smaller OR just have your website address.

[JCAC75]

looks great, for a watermark perhaps just the outline of the letters without any fill and make it smaller OR just have your website address.


That is something I will have to figure out how to do. I am on a huge Photoshop learning curve!! :)

[JCAC75]

looks great, for a watermark perhaps just the outline of the letters without any fill and make it smaller OR just have your website address.

How does this look?

[michael_]

to 'me' much better i think it needs the border still though and maybe smaller

[michael_]

btw your friend have a website/business?

[JCAC75]

btw your friend have a website/business?


PM me and I can get you in contact with him.

[michael_]

How does this look?

i quite like that, looks good to me.