new business logo-- what do you think?
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new business logo-- what do you think?
Just got an endorsement from Ben Butler (Spiderman, Paula Cole, George Michael) and needed a logo to put on his endorsements page.
http://www.benbutlermusic.com
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Thanks for the feedback!
My wife designed the logo (with input from me).
She's more of a fine artist than a graphic designer, but I think she did a great job. Here's a link to some of her artwork:
http://www.rebeccaprojects.com
My wife designed the logo (with input from me).
She's more of a fine artist than a graphic designer, but I think she did a great job. Here's a link to some of her artwork:
http://www.rebeccaprojects.com
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Really? It looks fine to me. Anyway, the guy is super-accomplished and I'm very happy to get his endorsement.kslight wrote:The concept interests me but Ben Butler's website is probably one of the worst websites I have come across in the last ten years...its only a couple animated gifs away from Geocities...
No doubt the website has nothing to do with his accomplishments...but this thing fails on several points for me:ubertar wrote:Really? It looks fine to me. Anyway, the guy is super-accomplished and I'm very happy to get his endorsement.kslight wrote:The concept interests me but Ben Butler's website is probably one of the worst websites I have come across in the last ten years...its only a couple animated gifs away from Geocities...
1. Auto-playing music (I don't care if you integrate a music player but it SHOULD NEVER automatically play).
2. Kooky interface (splash screen links different from main site interface).
3. Super low-res photos everywhere...I am a supporter of using thumbnails and such to keep the site loading efficiently for people still on AOL...but this doesn't use thumbnails to high-res photos and the photos used are very nastily compressed by today's standards.
4. The site wastes a lot of space, appears to have been designed for the lowest common denominator screen resolution circa 1995...I am hoping that nobody (especially his prospective clients) are still running at 640x480...
I think its about time for a reboot... It just boggles my mind when successful professionals don't keep their website up with the times. I am glad it is not all Flash-y, etc...but I think it would benefit from updating..
I like it! The stuffed animals are cool, and my daughter's fave.ubertar wrote:Thanks for the feedback!
My wife designed the logo (with input from me).
She's more of a fine artist than a graphic designer, but I think she did a great job. Here's a link to some of her artwork:
http://www.rebeccaprojects.com
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I'm no graphics expert either, but I've done at least a couple logos for myself and even (back in the day!) software icons.
What I'd do is squeeze the "Ubertar" and the polepiece icons tighter together, the name seems spaced out a bit too far. Let the "Polyphonic pickups" start under the big U, and you'll have a nice tight block of everything.
Maybe put a thin line frame around the polepiece icons if it seems like they're getting lost in the middle, or a dark background so that you have the rough shape of a pickup in the middle.
What I'd do is squeeze the "Ubertar" and the polepiece icons tighter together, the name seems spaced out a bit too far. Let the "Polyphonic pickups" start under the big U, and you'll have a nice tight block of everything.
Maybe put a thin line frame around the polepiece icons if it seems like they're getting lost in the middle, or a dark background so that you have the rough shape of a pickup in the middle.
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The pole pieces (circles) are spaced the same as on a real pickup, proportionate to the size of the poles. The spacing is part of what makes them recognizable as pole pieces and not just circles (or pan pots-- the second meaning, given by the line in each circle). I'm not sure it can be messed with much without obscuring or entirely losing the meaning. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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If that can't be done, then I'd recommend moving the "U" slightly left, to create a similar gap as that between the other letters, and the move the "U" up slightly so that the top of the "U" lines up with the top of the other letters.
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Is this logo just for the web, or are you expecting to print it on letterheads and such?
EDIT: I have to spend some coffee shop time today working on a flyer anyway (anybody in the northern Chicago 'burbs looking for a gig as a church pianist?), maybe I'll take a crack at it. Got some interesting ideas for making the "pickup" even more recognizable.
EDIT: I have to spend some coffee shop time today working on a flyer anyway (anybody in the northern Chicago 'burbs looking for a gig as a church pianist?), maybe I'll take a crack at it. Got some interesting ideas for making the "pickup" even more recognizable.
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Hey, that'd be awesome. My wife doesn't really want to work on it any more. Chris' idea of moving the U seems like it might work too. I'll definitely consider using anything you come up with if you have time to mess around with it. Thanks!Scodiddly wrote:Is this logo just for the web, or are you expecting to print it on letterheads and such?
EDIT: I have to spend some coffee shop time today working on a flyer anyway (anybody in the northern Chicago 'burbs looking for a gig as a church pianist?), maybe I'll take a crack at it. Got some interesting ideas for making the "pickup" even more recognizable.
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