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  • can i get away with any copyright issues using this logo?

    Posted by -steve on 18 November 2004 at 00:04

    Since we’re in the city centre, and make/sell signs, i was wondering if we’re infringing copyright? 😛

    what do you think? too cheesy (chat.)

    stevie

    p.s-sorry for the poor quality image


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    Nicola McIntosh replied 20 years, 11 months ago 10 Members · 19 Replies
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  • Keith Nilsen

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 00:09

    Hey Stevie,

    My tuppence worth…

    Not cheesy so much as just not great. Could you not work with some distinctive landmarks in your city centre, thus totally bypassing the question of copyright, and denoting something relevent to your town? What you have put forward also will date very quickly, possibly already has done so. I would go with something else…

    Keith

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 00:14

    copyright issues don’t spring to mind with me!! 😀 but i’m not in glasgow!! 😛 first impressions too me look like a bonefire night attraction advertisment!! 😮 only because it’s black, and your eye’s are waiting on something else, that’s been seen before!! 😀

    layout fine except ‘in the’ i would line up to the end of signs!! 😛

    Nik

  • -steve

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 00:15

    dont worry keith,

    just a bit of a joke, wouldnt dream of putting it at the forefront of our marketing campaign.. 🙄

    stevie

  • Andy Gorman

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 00:19

    I’ll tell you what is an excellent logo based on a town silhouette: http://www.letterhead.com

    I love that logo, me.

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 00:22

    but that’s not glasgow!! 🙄

    nik

    just noticed your skylined buildings!! are they (rep. graph pens)& plotter ends? or is it just me getting whafts of brandy from marcella…that’s making my eyesite fuzzy!! 😮 😉

    sorry marcella!! 😛

    nik

  • Keith Nilsen

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 00:38

    Phew!! That was me being restrained with my opinions!!

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 01:53

    Other than the cityscape looking as if it was drawn with an Etch-A-Sketch,
    I kinda like it.
    BUT
    When I was in Scotland, I sure as heck did NOT see any skyscrapers!
    I would go for a more “old-style” city feel.
    Think of the old buildings in Edinburgh for example.
    The Letterville logo was a combined effort by many friends.
    Maybe as pals we can come up with something nice?
    Love…..Jill

  • Bill Dewison

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 09:42

    Is it just me, or is that the cityscape from Fraiser? 😕

    Humble opinion, great name, shame about the graphic… sorry to be so blunt 🙁 Maybe as others have said, another skyline may work, but I think you’d need to integrate the company name more into it, rather than having it floating above the city.

    Marketing campaign-wise though, classic one is come up with a great logo, get a photograph of one of those busy roads with the billboards on it and place your mark onto the billboard 😀 I reckon that would be cool 😀

    Cheers, Dewi

  • Haribo

    Member
    18 November 2004 at 20:35

    errrrrrrrr sex in the city!!

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    19 November 2004 at 22:09

    Hey Nik!!!!! I’ve just read your post …… God you must all think I’m an old alcoholic……
    No brandy tonight (I’m on vodka!!!) :lol1:

    Best clean my act up

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    19 November 2004 at 22:17

    hah hah !!! 😉

    you know i was only kidding!! 😀 😀 (old….. no way) 😉

    yes you can clean up your act with vodka!! great for cleaning windows!! 😛 😉

    nik

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    19 November 2004 at 22:20

    Of course I’m old Nik…. that photo was 30 years ago!!!!! 🙂

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    19 November 2004 at 23:07

    I don’t think i would use it mate. cheesy? maybe not! but lacks in originality. 😕 and at the end of the day we are supposed to be designing and image for our customers?

    based on what you have, and if you really want to use it. why not include the armadillo, the Kingston bridge, the tower at ssecc, science centre, etc etc “the gorbals” 😮 :lol1: at least it maybe identified as Glasgow and still connect with the theme you have chosen? so would be humorous if anything? personaly, ide dig deeper, go for something outside the box! 😉

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    19 November 2004 at 23:07

    Yes but you’re still a cutie!
    You have great facial bone structure.
    Love….jill

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    19 November 2004 at 23:14

    what one jill? 😀 😉

    Nik

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    19 November 2004 at 23:19

    Oops! Rob posted at the same time.
    I was referring to Marcella,
    but you know I like your hairdo and your blinky avatar Nik.
    You need to make her an animated one!

    ….and I still think this design needs to look more “Scottish”.
    😉
    Love…..Jill


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  • Nicola McIntosh

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    20 November 2004 at 00:42
    quote Jillbeans:

    Yes but you’re still a cutie!
    You have great facial bone structure.
    Love….jill

    i was meaning rob………or marcella jill!! 😀 😉 😉 😉

    Nik

  • John Singh

    Member
    20 November 2004 at 01:09

    Am I missing something?

    Didn’t Steve say he was taken the michael in his second post?

    John

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    21 November 2004 at 20:44
    quote johnalphasign:

    Am I missing something?

    Didn’t Steve say he was taken the michael in his second post?

    John

    oh ye!! just noticed that 😮 typical friday night 😉 😉

    Nik

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