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Logo design

Posted by Stephen Ingham on June 4, 2009 at 11:57 am

Hi all, can someone give me a bit of help please?

I have been asked to create a logo for a HGV repair business, but the customer hasnt really give me anything to go on as a starting point.

So what i really need are some suggestions on what information i need to gather from the customer to enable me to begin creating a few draft ideas to present too him and then hopefully work with him from there?

Any help or advice is much appreciated

Cheers
stephen

Jill Marie Welsh replied 14 years, 11 months ago 10 Members · 15 Replies
15 Replies

Joseph Helm

Member
June 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm

I always ask for a letterhead, as it’s usually got a lot of info you can pull off it to start with. i.e. Font and Colour’s

Then ask what soft of logo they want.
*Simple text with hgv in the background?
*Some sort of custom shape logo?

What do they want the logo to do….
* Just give the name of the business?
* Or name and description/tag line?
(Like "Example Repair Company – Keeping your fleet mobile")

Just any thing you think you need to ask to get the job done.
Harry Cleary

Member
June 4, 2009 at 12:37 pm

I also ask them to provide examoples of what they like…other logos etc.
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
June 4, 2009 at 1:06 pm

I’d help but I don’t know what HGV repair is!
Love….Jill
Peter Normington

Member
June 4, 2009 at 1:09 pm

quote Jillbeans:

I’d help but I don’t know what HGV repair is!
Love….Jill

TRUCKs

peter
Derek Heron

Member
June 4, 2009 at 1:21 pm

quote Peter Normington:

quote Jillbeans:

I’d help but I don’t know what HGV repair is!
Love….Jill

TRUCKs

peter

RIGGS

Derek :lol1:
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
June 4, 2009 at 1:26 pm

Dear me I thought it was heating and cooling.
😳
John Harding

Member
June 5, 2009 at 10:43 am

Jill HGV= Heavy goods vehicle 🙂
Martin Gray

Member
June 5, 2009 at 11:28 am

Stephen,Whats the name of the company?

Martin
Stephen Ingham

Member
June 5, 2009 at 11:31 am

Hi, the company name is JMR Road Services Ltd

Cheers
stephen
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
June 5, 2009 at 12:13 pm

Well, I am no master of truck lettering.
But over here it has evolved to a real art.
You could either go a cartoonical route with a pic of a similar truck, or a classy version.
It really all depends on the color of the truck, the style the client wishes to portray, etc.
I would probably emphasize the JMR part so that the name stands out the most. If you see a big old tow truck you know what services they offer.

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Glenn Sharp

Member
June 5, 2009 at 12:27 pm

very nice again Jill…

what’s the name of the script you’ve used in the bottom one?….I like that
Stephen Ingham

Member
June 5, 2009 at 12:38 pm

Hi, thanks for that Jill, i really like those what fonts have you used?

Cheers
stephen
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
June 5, 2009 at 12:44 pm

The scripts are both new ones from Chuck Borges. Top is Louisiana, bottom is Alpine.
The top initials are from a beta font I have by art & signfonts, AS Truckin’.
The bottom initials are Metal from Sign DNA.
"Limited" is Century Gothic.
Martin Cole

Member
June 5, 2009 at 1:13 pm

Good Stuff Jill…. both very nice
Jill Marie Welsh

Member
June 5, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Thanks but I really am no master at truck lettering.
The two best truck lettering designers I know are
http://www.stevo-design.com/logos.htm
http://www.deatondesigns.com/vehicles.html