Logo for a record lable

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:33 am

I want to eat it.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:18 am

Scrap it and start over. You've got the wrong idea for what you're trying to create.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:31 pm

RaVNzCRoFT wrote:Scrap it and start over. You've got the wrong idea for what you're trying to create.

I'm afraid Ranvz is right Tru. Those aren't appealing for a record label of any sort. Google record labels and look at major corporations and learn from them. The logo should reflect the company.

Trulife8342 · Post by **Trulife8342** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:52 pm

Very early preview but I want to make it simple.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:01 pm

You're on a better track now. I'd avoid effects though. Keep in mind that logos are going to be displayed on more than just a website. Too many effects will not go well on a t-shirt. I like the idea of the gear though. Works well with the "Grind". That leaves room for you to do your 3d stuff and model a gear yourself. After modeling the gear, make it "grind" with a Saw-ish rusty look. From there, you'd have a million text options. Be it embedding them in the gear, or keeping them separate. That's just a recommendation though. A fancy CG gear might be a little too much for some businesses.

HPDarkness · Post by **HPDarkness** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:05 pm

Yeah thats what I said too. Avoid effects at all costs. If it's a serious company, they will want to print it on shirts. Printing shirts costs a lot. I liek the current logo. But simplify it more. Get away from effects. Make the blade only 2-4 solid colors, and the text same.

EDIT: Just an example to show what I mean.

See only 3 colors, still would look nice. I could see yours being used as a web graphic. I would present 1 as a web graphic, and one as a true logo to be used on shirts. Also try to use Pantone colors.

BTW, Just curious. Is this a label for Rock, Rap, Pop, ect?

Trulife8342 · Post by **Trulife8342** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:33 pm

its a rap label

HPDarkness · Post by **HPDarkness** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:15 pm

Ok, then you have the right idea. I was gonna say. If you were doing like a pop label. Maybe you'd want to change your style a bit. But you've got it down. The newest logo looks awesome. Just tone down the effects and you should be good.

kornkidcrazy · Post by **kornkidcrazy** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:18 am

I like the color in V2 better, but I like the logo thing in the middle on V1 a lot too.

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:22 am

I like the original Idea and concept better than any of the others. It's just the Graff needs work. Rufa isn't a good font to do it with. The Jelly look would work great for what you're doing. It's Eye Catching, and Shiney shit sometimes does the trick. The blur going outward on the second looks unappealing. One Thing I suggest would be Using the first concept, then chrome it. Add a darker blue Underglow if you want, but It'd look better without. a White/Black Stroke Graff won't hurt either.

HPDarkness · Post by **HPDarkness** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:02 pm

I agree with Cuda about the first one. But you still have to think T-Shirts, and Stickers, and other things. So I would do this.

Create one for a web graphic. The way you are doing it, ie: outer glow, blur, ect.

Then create one used for Shirts, stickers. Basic colors.

You have the right idea. Now it's just executing it correctly.

If the person still doesn't like it. Sit down with them, and ask them what exactly they are looking for. (Not sounding mean in any way) Just waht colors, what they are looking for in the design, ect.

Sk8eRzRuLe · Post by **Sk8eRzRuLe** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:47 pm

HPDarkness1 wrote:I agree with Cuda about the first one. But you still have to think T-Shirts, and Stickers, and other things. So I would do this.

Create one for a web graphic. The way you are doing it, ie: outer glow, blur, ect.

Then create one used for Shirts, stickers. Basic colors.

You have the right idea. Now it's just executing it correctly.

If the person still doesn't like it. Sit down with them, and ask them what exactly they are looking for. (Not sounding mean in any way) Just waht colors, what they are looking for in the design, ect.

They might glock him >_> lol, J/K!!!! But yeah, I like where your going with the second one, but if its for a rapper, you might want to consiter gerfiti like text, but text that you can still rad, gerfiti, not somthing like looks like a mentalyretarted person wrote with his ass....

-Legendary- · Post by **-Legendary-** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:44 pm

Sk8eRzRuLe wrote:They might glock him >_> lol, J/K!!!!

It's cause this guy is black amirite ;_;
;p

But yea, try something simple, only a couple colors, and easy to read.