Thread: Design help

G'day Steve.

My uncle & Aunt are Graphic Artists & my Aunt just designed a logo for my wife's new business.

They are based in Brisbane & will work via the internet IE e-mail.

Let me know if you would like to contake them & I'll PM you the e-mail address.

G'day Steven,

If Cliff's contacts aren't intersted I'll raise my hand for the job.

I'm an Art Director with 16 years experience in advertising and graphic design and run my own design consultancy called BrandHOUSE. You can contact me via PM to discuss your exact needs and budget.

Thanks guys, I will keep you (Waldo) and your family cliff in mind. I had hopes that a forumite might just have a crack at it for diddly squat payment.... maybe

This is the one i did the other night. It's not so bad I just lack the talent.

Cheers,

opps here it is

G'day Steven,

You've got the start of a good logo there.

Originally Posted by Lumber Bunker

opps here it is

Steve,
I LIKE IT !!!!!
Cheers
Graeme

Thanks guys,
I was happy with it... but.
It looks unfinished and unskilled, unlike the examples I have seen. from the Toolemera Press (see pic below)

Not sure of the wording either, might try to fit the address, a pic of our building (prob, not as it is not much to look at on the out-side)

Later,

Steven

Steve, just make the 'with comps' font a bit smaller, it currently looks bigger than the 'purveyors'.

The only other thing is the context/grammar... I thought it was always 'purveyors of'.

Bung it in word & hit Shift F7.

Seller, Supplier, Vendor, Outlet, Source.... I like purveyors (of)
The With Compliments, is large as this particular version was to be our packing slip, and will not appear on the end logo...
Cheers

I think the shadows behind the letteres are too dark and too far from the letters. They make it hard to read. Also the "stain" below the logo should be darkened to help with definition....Just my two bob's worth.

G'day,

Bleedin Thumb has aluded to some issues within the rough logo which need addressing.

In all cases logos must in their simplest form be of a legibility that they are able to be transmitted via fax, this is the means that they must be be able to able to work in black and white just as well as they do in 2, 3 or 4 colour.

The drop shadow in the logo could be simplified to be another layer of a solid block of colour behind the typeface which already has within it a white dropshadow.

Simplification of a logo in it's purest form always works well. The current rough has all too many elements competing with each other and some things yet need to be ironed out.

• The hero is Lumber Bunker Woodworking Shed, and the ribbon works well to bring this togther

• but competing with it is purveyors and Fine hand tools and cabinet timbers. This should be the secondary element of the logo as they explain what the company is about.

• purveyors seems to be placed in its position as an after thought. Combine purveyors and fine hand tools... into the wave to be one element and drop it in size so that the hero of the logo ie. your name is instantly seen and recognised.

• lose the grey scale images of the saws. Purveyors of... already communicates to prospective customers what you are about.

When designing a logo you must always consider where and how it will be applied, this includes thought must be given to the smallest size that it will be used, and this will be a business card. At the momnet if you reduce the rough logo to suit a b/card you won't be able to read it for the reasosn that I've already written about.

A bit more work and it will work for you.

Just my 2¢ for free.