I need your opinions on a logo I'm doing for a friend.
My friend is working on getting his own Magic site/store set up. I have some experience with Photoshop, so I offered my assistance with making a logo as the one they currently have is hideous in my opinion. The person making his website made the current logo. I am making my logo in illustrator so I can resize the logo without losing quality. First time really using it as I've normally just needed Photoshop.
Here is the current logo on the site:
A few problems I see with this logo. It doesn't look professional. It is image based and not vector based. This is a problem when you want to resize the logo whether it is for a business card or a 10 foot banner. Most memorable logos are simple. Minimalist you may say. Going that route makes it look more professional as well, in my opinion at least.
Here is the first concept I came up with:
When he told me the name of his site, this general image is what came to mind.
I wasn't happy with it and decided to change it up with my second concept design:
I think this looks a lot better. The logo is more "balanced".
Made a small addition:
I added the ".com" as that seems the "thing to do" and I think it looks nicer as well. Also frees up from having to put the website typed out on business cards, etc. as it is right there in the logo.
I had one last idea:
I wanted to find a way to add some color to the logo to liven it up a bit. I wanted to work in the five colors of magic. I have 4 of the colors here as white doesn't look good as one of the cards, even though magic white is more of a light tan. I tried to get as close the mana symbol colors as possible.
I am torn between mono-color and multi-colored versions of Concept 3. I personally lean towards the multi-colored version. My friend likes it all black. He does have the final say and all since it is his site.
I want to touch up the corners of the four cards in the "library" a bit, but otherwise I'm quite happy with how it turned out.
What do you think? Anything you would change? Your brutal honesty is greatly appreciated!
I like the concept, it's a good visualization of "top deck". But it still needs work. It looks unnatural, there's too much negative space and just looks uneven. Also has a lot to do with the way your text is set up.
It's a good idea, and I definitely think it's the way to go, you're on the right track, but sketch up your ideas and try to get all your elements to fit together well. It's so much easier to "plan" this kinda stuff with sketches instead of trying to figure it out in Ps/Il.
As for the colors, I think that could work well too, but again needs some work. Concentrate on just b/w for now while you figure out your final design.
*Thought of specifics to try out: Move the top card over the library more, that block of white is too big. Angle the top card , give it some dynamic. At that point you can experiment with the text; put on the library, angle it with the top card, just try new stuff. You may not like any of it but it might spark something you do like.
Everything Zuko said is stop on. I agree 100%. Additionally, I think the "MTG", "Top Deck", and ".com" need to be together, like in concept #1, either on the card or underneath the rest of the logo. It would probably help it read more cohesively. Take a look at other fonts as well. Something unique and bolder to help it stand out.
My friend is working on getting his own Magic site/store set up. I have some experience with Photoshop, so I offered my assistance with making a logo as the one they currently have is hideous in my opinion. The person making his website made the current logo. I am making my logo in illustrator so I can resize the logo without losing quality. First time really using it as I've normally just needed Photoshop.
Here is the current logo on the site:
A few problems I see with this logo. It doesn't look professional. It is image based and not vector based. This is a problem when you want to resize the logo whether it is for a business card or a 10 foot banner. Most memorable logos are simple. Minimalist you may say. Going that route makes it look more professional as well, in my opinion at least.
Here is the first concept I came up with:
When he told me the name of his site, this general image is what came to mind.
I wasn't happy with it and decided to change it up with my second concept design:
I think this looks a lot better. The logo is more "balanced".
Made a small addition:
I added the ".com" as that seems the "thing to do" and I think it looks nicer as well. Also frees up from having to put the website typed out on business cards, etc. as it is right there in the logo.
I had one last idea:
I wanted to find a way to add some color to the logo to liven it up a bit. I wanted to work in the five colors of magic. I have 4 of the colors here as white doesn't look good as one of the cards, even though magic white is more of a light tan. I tried to get as close the mana symbol colors as possible.
I am torn between mono-color and multi-colored versions of Concept 3. I personally lean towards the multi-colored version. My friend likes it all black. He does have the final say and all since it is his site.
I want to touch up the corners of the four cards in the "library" a bit, but otherwise I'm quite happy with how it turned out.
What do you think? Anything you would change? Your brutal honesty is greatly appreciated!
It's a good idea, and I definitely think it's the way to go, you're on the right track, but sketch up your ideas and try to get all your elements to fit together well. It's so much easier to "plan" this kinda stuff with sketches instead of trying to figure it out in Ps/Il.
As for the colors, I think that could work well too, but again needs some work. Concentrate on just b/w for now while you figure out your final design.
*Thought of specifics to try out: Move the top card over the library more, that block of white is too big. Angle the top card , give it some dynamic. At that point you can experiment with the text; put on the library, angle it with the top card, just try new stuff. You may not like any of it but it might spark something you do like.
Hope I helped some!
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