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bikergirl
12-09-2006, 07:53 AM
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Logo Design Assessment
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To guide the designers in the right direction from the start, please complete the following questionnaire and copy and paste it in the first message of your logo project:

Design Outpost Creative Brief Worksheet

Project Summary:
What text should be included in the main part of the logo? Liss Sterling Photography

What type of product or service do you offer? Wedding and Location Portrait Photography

How long have you been in business? 6 months

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity? Create a brand that reflects the playful sophistication that is at the heart of our photographic style. To use an element of the design as an image watermark.

What are your long term goals? To become the leading wedding photographers in our area.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer? December 14, 2006

Audience Profile:
Please describe your existing audience: Budget-conscious clients

Who would you like to add to your audience? More upscale demographic. Young, excited to be alive, art-conscious, non-traditional.

Perception/Tone/Guidelines:
What type of logo would you like? Clean lines, hip, modern.

Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?) I would like a fun, lively color scheme for children’s/family photography, a fun, but more elegant color scheme for weddings, and, of course, a black and white version for one-color materials.

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo? No, but we want avoid obvious imagery. No cameras, no brides, no rings.

Communication Strategy:
What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business? Clean, modern style, interested in people’s real lives.

What is your tagline or slogan? Considering: ‘Your life. Our focus.’ ‘Next Generation Photography’.

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience? That we’re non-traditional; not your parent’s wedding photographers. We don’t focus on posed shots. We make photos that would make a person looking through the work for the first time feel like they were actually there. We don’t run around making a spectacle of ourselves or the photography a feature of the wedding; we let the bride and groom be the stars of the day. We focus on detail and emotional interactions. We show ways that the personality of the couple plays out in the wedding.
For family photography, we are excited about recording the connections between family members.

Where will your new logo be used? On business cards, albums, website, brochures, letterhead, signs. I will also use the symbol part of the logo on photo borders. We will be using this logo on business cards, so we would like to see some sample business card designs. We want a recognizable part of the design to be used as an image watermark. Something creative with initials, probably.

Competitive Positioning:
Who are your competitors and what do you think about their logos? Our local wedding competitors don’t have real logos. Some of our portrait competitors do.

List competitive URLs if possible
Wedding:
http://www.allisonjansenphotography.com/
Portrait:
http://www.heatherbookoutphotography.com/
http://www.sweetpeaphoto.net/
http://www.angeleyesbycj.com/

What sets you apart from your competitors? We are focused on creating a unique, photojournalistic – style record of your day. We do not view our clients’ wedding as the same as hundreds of other weddings. And your family isn’t like any other family. We bring all of our skills and talent to bear to reflect that fact.

Targeted Message: State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your company: Young, hip, fresh, real, dynamic, exciting,

bikergirl
12-09-2006, 09:57 AM
Our new site is parked here for the moment:

http://www.bludomain4.com/liss

It's still in development. The galleries aren't complete and I don't like the font used in the template. I want to feature the new logo on the website at the lower right corner and in the first slide of the main page slideshow. So I will need a version that will work as both. And I will be using the logo colorscheme to drive the colors on the site.

Thanks in advance to all of the designers who choose to take this on in this busy, pressured season!

Liss

tini1
12-09-2006, 10:36 AM
Hello...Here is concept 1 for you logo...modern, fun and artistic...but sophisticated;)

bikergirl
12-09-2006, 02:32 PM
Hi Tini, I like the clean look you are going for, but not the heart concept; it's a little too obviously feminine. I'm trying to appeal to women, of course, but no hearts or flowers, please. I'm not too crazy about that particular font. I'd like something more round.

Blesseville
12-09-2006, 02:56 PM
http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp1.jpg

tini1
12-09-2006, 03:52 PM
Thanks for feed back...I'm working on something new:)

pracus
12-09-2006, 04:40 PM
a new look on logo in photography business :)

Titania
12-09-2006, 07:45 PM
http://www.titania.myown.com.ar/do/titania_liss.jpg

bikergirl
12-09-2006, 09:30 PM
Medigraph: So far, your submission is closest to the feel we're interested in. I like the font below the frame, but for the watermarking part, I don't want to see the p for photography in my initials. And I'd like to see the initials be more creative.

Pracus: This is not the direction I want to go. The watermark part needs to be fairly compact and stand alone as a recognizable brand without spelling out my name. I'm not crazy about the color, either. The lighter touch of Medigraph's submission is the directions I'd like to move toward, I think.

Titania: I don't like the font at all; I'd like a more balanced font, not one that looks leans, or look like a font I could have downloaded. It looks too amateurish.

I hope my comments aren't too harsh. I certainly appreciate how quickly you have responded. I just don't want to waste time going in wrong directions and I realize this is an iterative process. I really don't know exactly what I want and I've seen wonderful results for other photography studios on this forum. I liked the feel of the one you did for Metropolitan Gallery of Photography.

Thank you all for your submissions!

nhr
12-10-2006, 05:31 AM
Hello :)

Stylised L & S with frame...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling1_nhr.png

nhr
12-10-2006, 05:32 AM
..and without frame:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling2_nhr.png

Thank you.

djaka
12-10-2006, 05:54 AM
any comments are appreciated
thank you
:)

bikergirl
12-10-2006, 06:20 AM
Hello :)

Stylised L & S with frame...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling1_nhr.png

NHR,

I'd like to see a more integrated logo, with some sort of boundary around the whole thing, and the watermark element, which should be able to be used separately, inside. The intricate is a good direction to go, and in fact I came up with something similar myself, but your version seems too chaotic. Maybe it should be more obviously symmetrical.

As for colors, I don't like the jarring bright colors. I want softer colors, a lighter, more interesting touch.

bikergirl
12-10-2006, 06:22 AM
any comments are appreciated
thank you
:)

Hey Djaka,

The initials don't show an S, that I can tell, and I don't like script fonts. I'd also like a bound around the entire logo, either express or implied, if that's understandable....?

tini1
12-10-2006, 06:57 AM
Hello:) Here is concept 2....with rounder font:)

tini1
12-10-2006, 07:16 AM
:)

skyvee
12-10-2006, 07:24 AM
:)

Blesseville
12-10-2006, 07:55 AM
http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp2.jpg

pracus
12-10-2006, 10:06 AM
your initials forming a sitting woman profile symbol :)

OffbeatDesign
12-10-2006, 12:24 PM
Here's my first design. Comments or suggestions appreciated.

Taldo
12-10-2006, 06:28 PM
Hi. I designed the bottom of the "L" to also look like the loop of the "S". This makes the letters connect nicely in the logo.

graphxguy
12-10-2006, 07:51 PM
Here's one from me.

Looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

Thanks.

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 06:16 AM
Here's one from me.

Looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

Thanks.

Hey Stephen,

Thank you for coming up with something clean and creative. I don't actually understand what the graphic is...antenna?...but I like the direction you are taking and would like to see more ideas with an icon either a bit more recognizable, or maybe even more abstract. I wish I was a design person; I could be more articulate. *sigh* I'd like to see a variety of ideas from you so I can have more choices, though.

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 06:19 AM
Hi. I designed the bottom of the "L" to also look like the loop of the "S". This makes the letters connect nicely in the logo.

Hi Carol, I love the font and spacing of the letters. I like the way you've been creative about connecting the letters, but I feel they're too off balance. I feel the loge emblem is falling over. I'd like to see something more colorful, too. Maybe using 3 colors? But I'm not as focused on this as in the actual form at this point. It just might help energize the design for me.

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 06:21 AM
Here's my first design. Comments or suggestions appreciated.

Offbeat, I like the containment of the letters and the creativity, but I'm not happy with the rounded square concept. It doesn't have the light, elegant feel to it that I'm looking for. I do like the lime green color, though.

graphxguy
12-11-2006, 06:51 AM
Hey Stephen,

Thank you for coming up with something clean and creative. I don't actually understand what the graphic is...antenna?...

Sorry for not explaining. I prefer to wait and see if the client sees what I see. Anyway,...

The word "PHOTOGRAPHY" is a portrait/photo hanging from a picture hanger, like you would see in a professional gallery of sorts. I do plan on coming up with some other ideas. Thanks for the feedback.
:)

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 07:18 AM
Pracus, Version 2: uhhhhh, no way. Looks like some female body parts, either boob or butt. Hmmm, interesting! ;) I'm laughing, but this is definitely a no go!

Fontwise, I don't like italic fonts. And orange doesn't work for me, either.

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 07:27 AM
http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp2.jpg

Hi Medigraph,

I don't like the script font in the 2.0 version, especially since I could have done the scriptina font. I'm looking for more creativity and uniqueness. Something I can't do for myself.

The loss of one of the brackets doesn't feel right, either.

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 07:46 AM
Here it is in a circle. Gives it some more breathing room.

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 07:47 AM
Lowercase version

Blesseville
12-11-2006, 08:17 AM
An abstract shape with l and s in it.

http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp3.jpg

Fran
12-11-2006, 08:39 AM
:)

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/6157/lisssterlingdu9.jpg

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 09:11 AM
Version 4

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 09:11 AM
Variation

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 09:33 AM
Different approach

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 10:16 AM
Lowercase version

Offbeat, I didn't like your first submission -- it's too thick, the lines lead your eye away from the design -- but I like the way version 6 is going. The S is interesting...Could you try changing the L, maybe even adding another support to the left, or adding a second backward L with it? OR for variation, a curvier L (s)?

Colorwise, I do like lime green, maybe mated with brown. Thanks!

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 10:27 AM
:)

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/6157/lisssterlingdu9.jpg

Hi Fran, thanks for submitting a design. Even though I don't like scripts in general, the ls you submitted is pretty nice. Could you do something with background colors? What about splitting the background into two colors, top and bottom?

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 10:33 AM
An abstract shape with l and s in it.

http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp3.jpg

Medigraph, that's a beautiful design. It might convey something a little too formal, but I'm still thinking about that. I really like the way you melded both letters into the design. Could I see some different colors and maybe a sanserif font like Carol Taldo used in Message #21? I liked the spacing she used.

Thank you for a thoughtful design. Really pretty. Much more like the quality I expect from DO designers.

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 10:37 AM
Version 4

This might have potential if the L was several Ls, maybe curvier and closer to the S block. I know, I know, I'm no designer, so take my specific suggestions and do your own spin on it.

Thank you so much. And could I see different colors other than green and purple in your submissions?

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 10:42 AM
:)

Tini, I like the blue and brown color scheme, although I would want the brown to be more chocolate than it is now -- darker. I'm not sure about the swirl. It contains an L, but no S, and the shape of the L, if viewed as a letter form, I don't like, too high-school doodle-like for me.

So, even if I don't like this particular design, you have the overall light clean approach I want.

Fran
12-11-2006, 10:47 AM
Hello,
thank you for the feedback. Here is an updated proposal.

:) Fran

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/1071/lisssterlingfv9.jpg

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 10:49 AM
Thanks for the feedback. Not sure what you mean by this. Can you explain further?

<This might have potential if the L was several Ls, maybe curvier and closer to the S block>

Do you mean that it looks like two Ls because of the white space?

shnickerdoodle studios
12-11-2006, 10:55 AM
One from me..

Thanks,
Deanna

pracus
12-11-2006, 10:58 AM
my last try - a modern style of logo :)
abstract symbol of photo-cross in the middle

Blesseville
12-11-2006, 11:04 AM
Two fonts, several colors.

http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp4.jpg

tini1
12-11-2006, 11:09 AM
Thank you for feed back...:confused:there were no initials in my logo, other designers did that so I was experimenting with shape(but I now see the 'L')...here is another concept...:)

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 11:30 AM
New approach. I wasn't paying much attention to color since it seemed like you were mostly focused on form. I'll mix up the colors if that helps.

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 11:31 AM
Without the framework

bikergirl
12-11-2006, 11:59 AM
Thanks for the feedback. Not sure what you mean by this. Can you explain further?

<This might have potential if the L was several Ls, maybe curvier and closer to the S block>

Do you mean that it looks like two Ls because of the white space?

Yes, the whitespace does make it look like 2 Ls, but I thought you might be able to exploit this by actually making several thin, possibly flourish-ey Ls there, stacked. This might be completely off-base, just a thought.

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 12:26 PM
Thanks for the clarification. Here's the revision on version 6

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 12:48 PM
Script version

OffbeatDesign
12-11-2006, 12:50 PM
Doubled version of the last design

Taldo
12-11-2006, 09:01 PM
I think this would appeal to both men and women and make for a clean watermark on your photos...

nhr
12-12-2006, 01:47 AM
Hello again :)

Simplified version of my first concept:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling3132_nhr.png

nhr
12-12-2006, 01:49 AM
Variation:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling4_nhr.png

nhr
12-12-2006, 01:49 AM
My favorite variations:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling5152_nhr.png

nhr
12-12-2006, 01:50 AM
I can't stop...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling6_nhr.png

Thank you very much :)

tini1
12-12-2006, 06:43 AM
:)

bikergirl
12-12-2006, 07:17 AM
Everyone: I love the color palette Medigraph used in Version 4.0. I'm also interested in either a mint/chocolate scheme and a light blue/chocolate scheme.

Yesterday, I let all the submitted designs marinate. I guess I'm stressing a little because I haven't seen anything that totally resonates with me. There are elements of different designs that I'd like to see combined, though.

SkyV: I apologize for accidentally leaving your design out of my comments. On Version _01, I like the idea of the intials overflowing the boundary box, with the implied white stroke. I'd like to see the name below not intruding into the implied white stroke and photography spread out to match the length of my name. And I'd like to see more touches like the fun swirl.

Carol: Please keep going with this one. The font you are using is still my absolute favorite. I'd like to see the letters of Photography spread out to match the line length of my name. The new initial box is very interesting. Says L as well as S. It's really good. I would never have thought of that. Could I see some variations on this with curvier lines in the L? Maybe make each L a swirly lowercase script l. I don't like yellow and don't want that to influence me. I'm leaning toward either a mint/chocolate scheme or light blue/chocolate scheme. Also I'd like to see a horizontal version of it.

Fran: Version 1 is nice, but it isn't the feel I want. I can't articulate why, exactly. Maybe because it's egg-shaped...? Too simple feel? I'm not sure.

Deanna: Version_1 feels too tight. I don't like the font, either. Maybe loosen the design up and go in the flower direction. Ok, not too obviously a flower, but suggestive.

Pracus: Version #3 is too space-agey..too cold/technical. Since you've said this is your last submission, thanks for participating in my contest. I really appreciate each and every contribution. Even the ones I don't like help me to clarify what I do want.

Medigraph: As I stated at the top, I LOVE your color choices. Not too dark or too pastel, either. Very cool colors. I really like this logo, but I'm still concerned that it's a little TOO formal in feel. And that it's not obvious enough that the letters L and S are in the design. I don't know what you can do about that, but I'd like you to try. It's quite beautiful. Swirly, but not too fussy. With the brackets to balance out the femine swirl. Please keep going with this.

Tini: Version 4. Great color combination. I'm still not sure about this one. I'm thinking.

Offbeat: Don't like the shadow in Version 7. Love the blues of Version 8, and I like the overall feel of it. Could you work the S so it's not so top-heavy? Font is great. Version 9: I actually liked it, but then I realized isn't going to work because it looks way too much like a dollar sign. Duh. I know it was my suggestion, but I clearly didn't think it through. :) Version 10: this is the best one and my partner loves this one. I think it's cool too, but it doesn't work in a one-color version. And could you make the S less scrolly? Maybe it's the way the S turns into the bottom curve and makes a little square turn. I don't like the square turn there. I'm picking I know. And I would rather it have the font from Version 8.

NHR: Even though I don't like the colors, these versions have potential. What about rotating the entire emblem of version 6 so that the square orients as a diamond?

Thanks to all of you. You're really putting a nice effort into it now and I appreciate your creativity. I'm excited about the prospect of a real logo to brand our work.

Keep going!

OffbeatDesign
12-12-2006, 07:40 AM
Thanks for the feedback. Here's version 10 again. I adjusted the one color version so it would work as an imprint. Swapped the fonts around. I'll work on the "S", but one of the reasons it works is because it's scrolly, so it can wrap around the "L". I'll see what I can do.

Fran
12-12-2006, 07:57 AM
:)

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3645/lisssterling2rc3.jpg

BlueCherryGraphics
12-12-2006, 08:15 AM
v1

OffbeatDesign
12-12-2006, 08:51 AM
Here's the logo with a less scrolly "S"

bikergirl
12-12-2006, 10:53 AM
NARROWING DOWN!

Carol Taldo and Medigraph: Unless someone comes up with something else that's stunning, your designs are the front runners. I would like some revisions and some mockup business cards to help me decide.

Revisions:

Carol: I really like Version 1, but I would like to see some variations on the strokes that comprise LS. I like the the way you match the color of LS to the color used in Liss Sterling. The strokes in LS bother me because they seem too uneven in thickness or something. Too jagged? Can I see these changes in different color combinations? The change to Version 2 would be to make the Ls less blocky and still achieve the S out of the 2 Ls. On both, I'd like to see PHOTOGRAPHY stretched out a bit further.

Medigraph: I'd like to see Version 3 with a different design in the box. I think it's got to be more obvious that the l and s are integrated into it. Right now, as I've said before, the design is beautiful, and conveys the right mix of graceful beauty+technical competence, but it just isn't clear what it is or how it relates to either photography or my name. I do love that Photography and the box are the same color and how you've spaced it so that there's a suggestion of a reflection. And this serif font is as wonderful to me as Carol's sanserif.

OffbeatDesign
12-12-2006, 11:09 AM
A boxed version of my last design.

OffbeatDesign
12-12-2006, 11:09 AM
and a slightly out-of-the-box version.

Taldo
12-12-2006, 02:04 PM
:)

graphxguy
12-12-2006, 10:05 PM
Another concept from me.

Looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

Thanks.

Blesseville
12-13-2006, 12:28 AM
http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp5.jpg

tini1
12-13-2006, 07:16 AM
Hello......one more from me... thanks:)

bikergirl
12-13-2006, 07:40 PM
Graphxguy: I'm so pleased that you submitted an entry. It's fresh and different and I want to encourage you to keep thinking like that, but this one specifically doesn't work to me. My name is too prominent and the easel back frames are too obvious as a photo reference. It's a realllly fine line there, I know. I like the swoop, though and you have the clean feel down.

Carol: I am still torn between this design and Medigraph's. But I think the 2 L design is so slick and it's the front runner. I'd rather it be centered than right in the frame. What about centering it and pulling the serif swish to the edge so the box is cut top and bottom? This could be lame, but it could be cool! And I'd still like the L's to possibly have more curve to them. Not TOO curvy, though. I sound weasel-y, don't I? :)

Medigraph: I can't give up on your design. I like it too much...but the thing in the box still isn't right. I love the curl and want more of them integrated into the design, but other people are telling me that they read it as a C. and the s isn't balancing the rest of the design. I don't know where to go here, but I welcome your ideas. And could we go back to the serif font?

Tini1: What I like about this design is its fun attitude. What I don't is that my name is too large, and that it seems overwhelmingly child-like. Great for a kid-only portrait business, but definitely the wrong signal for weddings. I welcome your ideas, though.

Offbeat: There are some really good things about the design you came up with, but at this point I don't think I want to pursue it anymore. You put a really great effort into this and I wish I liked it more. It's actually gotten several votes from friends, but the letters are too thick for me and there's a feeling that they're sort of wrestling/fighting. The other perspective is that they're hugging, but the overwhelming impression to a few people has been conflict. Thank you so much. If you have any other ideas and if you're not too frustrated with me, please submit them.

Fran and JJohnson: I'm not interested in anything with straight, blocky designs. This has to appeal primarily to brides. It has to be elegant and curvy and modern, but not cold and industrial. If you have any ideas that are closer to that, I'll be delighted. Fran, *perfect* blue with the brown.

graphxguy
12-13-2006, 10:55 PM
One last shot.

Looking forward to your comments and suggestions.

Thanks.

Blesseville
12-14-2006, 12:12 AM
I redraw it from the beginning, left the curl outside so it is now not perceived as a letter. Serif and sans-serif examples.

http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp6.jpg

Fran
12-14-2006, 02:15 AM
:)

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/258/lisssterling3za4.jpg

Fran
12-14-2006, 02:16 AM
:)

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8613/lisssterling4kq7.jpg

Blesseville
12-14-2006, 04:39 AM
More colors.

http://www.blesseville.com/do/lsp7.jpg

graphxguy
12-14-2006, 06:14 AM
Variation on one last shot....

Thanks.

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 06:32 AM
Last submissions from me. Thanks for all your feedback.

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 06:33 AM
Variation

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 06:44 AM
Last theme. Symmetrical letterforms.

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 06:44 AM
variation

Taldo
12-14-2006, 11:19 AM
:)

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 11:28 AM
revised

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 11:40 AM
revised

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 11:41 AM
revised

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 12:41 PM
Unboxed version

OffbeatDesign
12-14-2006, 02:27 PM
26

nhr
12-14-2006, 02:37 PM
Revision, as requested:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/nhrdesign/DO_/LissSterling7_nhr.png

Thank you very much.

Taldo
12-14-2006, 03:02 PM
Here is my previous design (version 3) centered...I still like this one because it would appeal to both men and women...

bikergirl
12-14-2006, 06:57 PM
I'm putting my favorites (Offbeat v. 17, Carol v. 5 and Medigraph v. 6) up on the Digital Wedding Forum tonight to get some feedback. I'll be back shortly. Thanks, all.

Carol, Offbeat and Medigraph, can I see a business card of these versions?

Ratbaggy
12-14-2006, 08:04 PM
:)

Taldo
12-15-2006, 06:57 AM
:)

OffbeatDesign
12-15-2006, 08:48 AM
Some basic business card options.

Blesseville
12-15-2006, 09:51 AM
http://www.blesseville.com/do/lspbc.jpg

bikergirl
12-15-2006, 10:43 AM
Ok *deep breath*, the winner is: Carol Taldo! Oh my god, this had been an incredibly hard decision. I like all of the final designs from Medigraph, Carol and Offbeat Design SO much. I wish I could choose all three of them! It is making me crazy to know that I have to leave 2 of them on the table.

I want to thank you for your work and your talent. It has been a pleasure getting to this point.

I will need some revisions from you, Carol before I get the final files. I need to order business cards and signage tonight; is it possible to see the logo and card in a different blue (PMS 367) and a warmer brown? I'd also like to have a vertical version of the logo. Also a kerning note: the g in Sterling seems to be trailing slightly.

I would like to have the files in layered .psd and .ai and also .eps, if that's possible.

I will want to be able to change the colors and move elements around for other materials and signage. I have PS CS2 and the guy who will be putting together our sign orders has Illustrator and PS CS, so backward compatible file formats are preferred. Also, what about the font? Will I need a separate font file or is it embedded in the other files?

I'm not sure how to proceed from here.

Paula23
12-15-2006, 10:53 AM
Project update:
This project is now in the Revisions Forum.
Please let us know once the project is completed and all of the files have been received.

Thanks :)

Taldo
12-15-2006, 11:17 AM
Thanks! :)

I show that PMS 367 is green...
Can you show me the color blue that you like?
I changed the brown - let me know what you think.
Fixed the kerning also.....

bikergirl
12-15-2006, 11:52 AM
Hi Carol, It's very nice to be working with you on this. I really like the new brown. The blue is the one in message #93.

Could I see some other color combinations, a zen-like green/brown, and maybe something more feminine. Also a third coordinating color for all combinations. Like you did for the back of the business card. And for the business card, I'd like to have one with another color - faded - on part of the front sort of like in message #94, but less fussy - incorporating the main logo color and the coordinating value.

Thank you for fixing the kerning. On the vertical version, can you center PHOTOGRAPHY?

My address is 15108 Balsam Drive, Huntsville, AL 35803. Phone numbers: 256.520.2167 & 256.797.3015. Two names on the card: Liss Sterling and Bill Powell.

Thanks for everything! :)

Liss

Taldo
12-15-2006, 01:01 PM
Let me know what you think of these colors..

bikergirl
12-15-2006, 01:19 PM
Hi Carol, of all these, They're all pretty, but I still prefer my first insticts, the blue and green... but the blue isn't powdery enough yet. Still bordering on teal. That's definitely not the lighter, clearer blue that Offbeat used in 93.

bikergirl
12-15-2006, 01:20 PM
And I like the white/color version for the main logo, but the other ones are good for the back of biz card and other background things.

abby
12-15-2006, 01:21 PM
Liss,
I have read thru your Project Summary (message #1) and you have not stated that this project included a Business Card design. There for I will need you to look at our Price List http://www.designoutpost.com/pricelist.htm and make a separate deposit. You will make the deposit here http://www.designoutpost.com/content/view/24/42/1/1/ and then I will pass it along to your Designer.

You do have the option to continue working with your Designer to design your business card or you can run a new project. That is up to you just let me know what you prefer. If you have any other questions or concerns please email me at a.robinson@designoutpost.com .

bikergirl
12-15-2006, 02:10 PM
Well, Abby, that was my ignorance of the way Design Outpost works. The logo projects that I reviewed prior to starting the process included a business card and I just assumed with the amount I bid, that that would be included in mine as well. I did say in my message 1 that I would use it on a business card, but I didn't explicitly state that I expected a business card. I can see that I should have done that. I've seen lower priced projects that asked for both. I didn't realize I needed to state it in the title.

I'm very, very disappointed, but I've already reached my budget, so I guess I'll be on my own here.

Taldo
12-15-2006, 06:03 PM
Here is the same color as Offbeat's design. Let me know if this is ok. Thanks!

bikergirl
12-15-2006, 08:37 PM
Hey Carol, it still doesn't look right. Like it's greener than Offbeat's blue and lighter than his. Is this something I can easily change in Photoshop after I get the design? If so, then go ahead and give it to me.

Taldo
12-15-2006, 08:40 PM
I asked OffBeat what color he used in his design and that is it. It's a bigger block of color and I think that's why it looks different. It could also look different because the blue in his design is next to the brown color. You'll be able to change it in Photoshop later if you want...
And can you check your private messages please?

bikergirl
12-15-2006, 11:16 PM
Thanks, Carol. If I can change it in PS, I don't need any other revisions. It's a beautiful, clever, yin logo and I love it. Thank you again for *everything*.

Liss

Taldo
12-16-2006, 05:35 AM
Can you please email me at ctaldo@mac.com? Thanks.

Taldo
12-17-2006, 09:50 AM
files sent

bikergirl
12-17-2006, 10:21 AM
Files received from designer! Thanks!!!!