can i get some advice with my logo please?

[Mathew Gibson]

Try business first mate colours work well together

[Simon Strom]

Just a few things really quickly.

The white knockout that goes around the "R" doesn’t look like it’s a consistent weight all the way around. You can create a circle and drag it around that knockout area to see where it’s not even (I think it’s on the left side of the right stem on the "R").

I think the bottom edge of the red shape that surrounds the word "GRAPHICS" is a little to close to the words. I know the line is straight, but the copy is creating a slight optical illusion that makes it look like the red part on the bottom is a bit wavy. I would say maybe drop it down just a little bit more to lessen that.

I also think that the copy on the bottom could tie in a little bit better. It just doesn’t seem like they are fitting together well right now. That’s going to be a tough one I know. Maybe put it on three lines and the full justify the block.

If this logo is intended to be used as it’s displayed I would also suggest more of a buffer around the copy (I think the copy doesn’t have any room to breath right now).

Sorry if it seems like I’m being to critical. Just trying to help. I think the Graphic on top looks really good. It’s hard to go wrong using the Swiss School of Design colors of Red, Black & White though.

[joseramos]

Thank you Simon, to be honest I’m still learnig the design principles.
Can you and the rest post some designs for me please.

Any sample will be better than mine

Thank you all!

Please see attachment of my logos

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[Simon Strom]

Ok I’ve done a few things here. I straightened the line on the bottom of the red shape that the word "GRAPHICS" is in. Also the angle on the left side of that shape I thought should match up with the angle on the left side of the "R". I also evened out the drop-out rule line around the "R". I used Interstate Black Condensed for the tag line. I tried getting the copy to work on the bottom a few different ways, but the breaks in the line are a little awkward because you have two long phrases and one short one. If anybody else has any ideas now that would be cool to see.

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JR GRAPHICS.ai

[joseramos]

Thank you Simon now the logo is taking shape.
It is amazing how some little correction can change the look.

[Lynn Normington]

joseramos is this for cards or vehicle livery ?? like what Simon has done

Lynn

[Andrew Boyle]

I think the other colours in the attached file work better….I don’t like red and black together…I think of 80’s shoulder padded jackets, Michael Jackson, matching duvets, borders and a cheeky wee bedside lamp 😀

I would work on the other ones.

I agree totally with Simon but think it might be nice to look at the cooler colours 😀 😀

think JR was shot just below the heart though 😀

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[joseramos]

Lynn, I’ll use the logo for business cards and also for a cut vinyl sign on a vehicle.
Andrew’s design looks great but I prefer JR instead of jr since people think it stands for junior.

Thank you all for your imputs.

Jose

[Hawaiian Sign Dude]

I was just hanging out drinking a beer and looking for a project so I whipped this up.

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[Hawaiian Sign Dude]

typo corrected!

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[joseramos]

Thank you Hawaiian Dude, that design is very neat. I like it.
Can you tell me which font you used for the letters.

[Hawaiian Sign Dude]

I’m glad you like it. The fonts are: Arial Bold Italic (JR) and Trebuchet MS Bold Italic. I am attaching an EPS file if you want to use it. If you want to cut it in vinyl all you have to do is weld the red JR with the black JR drop shadow and plot everything with Black vinyl. Then cut the red JR with red vinyl and drop it on top.

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JRgraphics.eps

[Hawaiian Sign Dude]

After I post something and read it I always realize I left something out! I mentioned cutting everything in black, but that would be if you were applying it to a white surface and then you would reverse weed the white copy out of the black. If you were applying it to a different color surface then the white copy would have to be cut from white vinyl (if you want it to be white) separate from the black. I’m sure you know all this but I still wanted to mention it.

[joseramos]

Thank you very much!!!! Hawaiian and everybody in this forum.