[ProjectComplete] Aug 5 : $175 : little green weddings

[moxieproject]

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I am starting a wedding planning business focused on eco-friendly elements. The name is little green weddings. The logo I picture is the name in all lower case letters in a classic traditional type font (ie: times new roman, garamond, georgia) that "look" but not necessarily a common font like the ones mentioned. In between "green" and "weddings" a tree illustration. Perhaps the trunk of the tree feeds into the words in the logo, the tree is a full grown tree with maybe a retro type of look...maybe spirals in the branches/leaves. And I would ideally like two small birds in the tree. No sharp angles, more flowing lines in the tree....that's not to much to ask, is it?:yes:
thanks in advance...

[abby]

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[moxieproject]

Project Summary:
What text should be included in the main part of the logo?
little green weddings (all lower case)

What type of product or service do you offer?
wedding planning and coordination specializing in eco-friendly focus on a wedding

How long have you been in business?
brand new business

What do you hope to accomplish with your new identity?
attract enough attention to make the business sustainable so I can do it full time

What are your long term goals?
full time sustainable business that will support me.

When is the deadline for final entries before choosing a designer?
August 5, 2008

Audience Profile:
Please describe your existing audience
late 20s and older couples planning their wedding with an interest in incorporating "green" or eco-friendly alternatives

Who would you like to add to your audience?
n/a

Perception/Tone/Guidelines:
What type of logo would you like?
simple, crisp, classic font with an illustration of a tree with two blue birds in the tree. the illustration should be a bit whimsical or retro--definitely not having a traditional recycling twist--no arrows or anything in the tree; would love to see spirals incorporated into the tree branches, leaves or roots/trunk

Do you have any colors in mind for your logo? (if so, why?)
black, brown, sage green--blue birds

Do you have any specific images or icons in mind that you would definitely like to see incorporated into your logo?
a tree--definite; nice to have--a pair of something--I am thinking small blue birds

Communication Strategy:
What attributes would you like your logo to reflect about your business?
not too elegant, but professional with a creative/whimsical feeling
What is your tagline or slogan?
as green as you want to be

What is the overall message you are trying to convey to your target audience?
I will help to plan/coordinate all of the aspects of their wedding and will incorporate green/eco-friendly aspects as they wish--just one, some, or the entire wedding green

Where will your new logo be used?
business cards, website, letterhead, invoices

Competitive Positioning:
Who are your competitors and what do you think about their logos?
my competitors are all targeting a different type of client--no one is focusing on eco-friendly
List competitive URLs if possible
http://www.an-elegant-affair.com/
http://www.coordinatingdreams.com/
What sets you apart from your competitors?
incorporating green aspects into the wedding planning and celebration.

Targeted Message:
State a single-minded word or phrase that will appropriately describe your company:

green wedding planning

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Here is one from me....Thanks, Deanna

[BlueCherryGraphics]

I used the concept you mentioned of the swirly tree with birds, but made the branches into a heart.

v1

[BlueCherryGraphics]

v2

[moxieproject]

Here is one from me....Thanks, Deanna

Hi there!
could I see a different font for the word weddings and different greens a little bit brighter, just for options...

also I would like the birds to be together, right now they are looking away from each other.

I would like to see birds that are less angular, even though these are cute and whimsical, they seem too sharp. what about a swallow? not sure if that will translate unless it is flying though.

could I see the writing a few sizes smaller also.

thanks!

[moxieproject]

I used the concept you mentioned of the swirly tree with birds, but made the branches into a heart.

v1

I would like the words to be in all lower case and could I see them all in a row--not on two different lines--just because that is how I have been picturing it and would like to see what that looks like.

Colors should be more vibrant--not chocolate brown and kelly green, but somewhere in the middle between those and what are shown in this design. The colors in the design are seem too muted to me.

The birds look a bit Halloween-ish...I am picturing something more whimsical and soft, curving lines is what I had in mind, I like them next to each other though. I really like the images of swallows, but I don't know how they would look on the branches vs in flight.

thanks!

[tini1]

:)hello......retro style birds, using inspired colors...Thanks...

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Here is a revision from me...Thanks, Deanna

[moxieproject]

Here is a revision from me...Thanks, Deanna

thanks to each of the designers that submitted logos for me.
I would like to work with Deanna of Shnickerdoodle Studios.
Please advise on next steps.
Thanks!
Dana

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Hi Dana,

Thanks for choosing my design. Did you need any revisions? or which one are you choosing a or b... Once we finalize if you need changes or not; I will prepare your files or the revisions for you.

Thanks,
Deanna

[BlueCherryGraphics]

Congratulations Deanna.

This thread has been moved to Revisions.

Client, please post a note in the thread once you receive the finals.

Thanks!

[moxieproject]

Hi Dana,

Thanks for choosing my design. Did you need any revisions? or which one are you choosing a or b... Once we finalize if you need changes or not; I will prepare your files or the revisions for you.

Thanks,
Deanna

Hi Deanna,
I am still not set on the birds or the "weddings" font. although after seeing the smaller font you did in the first revision, I think I like the original size better.

I like the birds near each other, but don't like the birds on the revision as much as the original birds...but still don't think those are "the" birds. I will look for birds and see I can find some examples of what might work. Also what do you think of having two trunks that merge into the main upper portion of the tree design (which I LOVE)?

thanks,
Dana

[moxieproject]

here are some birds that I kind of like...see if this helps????
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/illustrations-vectors/vector-backgrounds/5882229-two-birds-at-sunrise.php?id=5882229
I like the idea of this one...with the one bird in the tree and the other flying in with the forked tail like a swallow
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/animals/birds/5004257-floral-background-illustration.php?id=5004257

or this one...just the bird
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/celebrations-holidays/valentine-s-day/5053639-love-tree-little-bird.php?id=5053639

I like the flying bird (top) and bottom bird in this one (middle bird's head seems too big)
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/illustrations-vectors/vector-backgrounds/5993116-flew-the-coop.php?id=5993116

another
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/animals/animal-backgrounds/4180934-love-tree-little-birds.php?id=4180934

[shnickerdoodle studios]

I'm working on revision for you.

Thanks,
Deanna

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Here is the first revision....Thanks, Deanna

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another....thanks, Deanna

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One more...Thanks, Deanna

[moxieproject]

Ok, I like these birds better, but I don't think they look good in the all black logo. And they seem a bit too happy! maybe something with closed beaks (I know one of the links I sent you was so similar to the ones you did--sorry for switching it up on you again--they just don't fit like this with the tree)

I am still unsure if I like both near each other on a branch or one in the air and one on a branch-- when we settle on "the" bird I will have a better sense of which way will work better.

Also I really think I would like to see two tree trunks that come together and form the top of the tree--with that we may not need the birds at all. I want there to be something that represents the couple coming together--the two trunks could work and then the two birds may seem like overkill....

still not liking any of the "weddings" fonts--thanks for all the varieties! My favorite so far is the original script--although I don't want that to be it, or maybe the weddings that matches the font of the "little green" but it doesn't look right so much smaller....

Hope that isn't too much feedback all at once!

[moxieproject]

could you try some or all of these fonts for "weddings"?

harrington (in italic)
footlight MT Light (in italic)
high tower text
lucida calligraphy
lucida handwriting

[moxieproject]

what about keeping the latest birds with the "happy beaks" and doing the reverse on the black and white version....so the birds are white and their wings are black instead of the opposite as it is now.

hope this isnt' TOO much feedback! I am going to be gone until late tonight, so I promise that is it for today on the feedback!
Thanks!!

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Here is a revision....
Thanks, Deanna

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and another....Thanks, Deanna

[moxieproject]

Deanna!
I love both of these fonts for "weddings". Still deciding which one I like better!
The two trunks is not working for me...what about having it start with one trunk, but it branches into two near the bottom of the trunk?

I like the birds with the straight beaks and in the white with black wings...

I found another bird and I have an image of a trunk with the branches splitting. The overall image isn't what I am going for, but you will get the idea of what I am talking about.

Since I can't attach photos here, I am going to email them to you at your studio email from the link above, so please check there.
Thanks!!!
Dana

[shnickerdoodle studios]

I didn't receive the email with the images you wanted me to see, but here is another revision for you..... If you want to try to email them again, check your private messages: I sent you an alternate email address to send them to me so that I can make sure that I get them...

Looking forward to your thoughts....Thanks, Deanna

[moxieproject]

I just sent the images to your private email. I like the wider trunk, but dont' like the split or the roots (they look like frog feet to me!)
The one image is of a tree with the wider trunk and the split as I am imagining it. The other is of a different type of bird. I just would like to see it. I like these birds a lot, but want to see the other ones and then I can finalize the birds....can you try them on the left side of the tree? I am still not settled on the weddings font either. I like several of them, but I don't feel like I have the right combination yet....thoughts on that--other options? I would welcome them.
thanks for everything!!
Dana

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Hi, sorry for the delay.... Here is the first revision....

[shnickerdoodle studios]

and another with new birds and set up for the word weddings.

Thanks,
Deanna

[moxieproject]

Deanna! I love the layout on version 10! that is the answer to the weddings font!! It looks great with the "weddings" spaced out. I like the tree trunk, but I think it needs to be taller--it seems out of proportion to the top of the tree--I am still kind of going back and forth between whether it would be better to go back to the original tree or to use this one with a taller trunk! I definietly like the birds on the left better than on the right, and I am leaning towards the original birds vs the new birds. If you use the original tree or the new tree with a taller trunk I am afraid it will make the whole logo too big, but if you try it and it looks good I would love to see it. What about trying it with the layout of the words in version 10 and putting either version of the tree to the left of "lgw" or to the right of "lgw"?
thanks!

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Here are a few more revisions based on your feedback...
Thanks,
Deanna

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:)

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:rolleyes:

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Any word on these revisions? Thanks, Deanna

[moxieproject]

oh my god, so sorry, I just found page two of the post! I have been checking for updates and wondering when I would see them and they have been here all along. I am so sorry. I just looked at these. I will post feedback on them either later tonight or tomorrow!!
Dana

[moxieproject]

Ok, I like the braided trunk tree, but could you try to smooth out the left hand side where it seems like there is a little notch taken out of it?
After much deliberation I still like the original lay out with the word little then the tree (the braided one with the birds on the left) then the word green and the word weddings off to the right under the word green. the problem is that I still am not set on a font for the word weddings. I started looking on fonts.com and came up with these fonts:
Monotype corsiva
Aesop Package
Amadeo Bold Package
SG Amalthea SB Medium

but I would welcome your suggestions. I want it to be a caligraphy/italic type font, but not to curvy or ornate....let me know what you think.....

[shnickerdoodle studios]

I only have the Corsiva font but I did find similar ones to the ones that you listed....Here are some revisions for you.

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:)

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last one...looking forward to your thoughts...

Thanks,
Deanna

[moxieproject]

Love the tree (except version 18 seems to be the shorter trunk again, but all of the others look PERFECT!!) love the birds! love the little green! still not settled on the font!!! I like version 15 and 18 fonts the best...I wish the letters were connected though. 15 almost looks like the letters are too far apart. I have been on vacation...just getting back tomorrow and I can look at more fonts and see if I can find something else that I like...in the meantime feel free to give me more fonts if you have suggestions...thank you...I think we are almost there :)

[moxieproject]

ok here are some fonts:

Cancellaresca--my favorite
LTC ArtscriptPro
Adonis Old Style Regular Package
Cupid

let me know if you have any or think any would work.
Thanks!
Dana

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Revision 1...

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#2 (please note that the fonts you chose would have to be purchased)...

Thanks,
Deanna

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another...

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:d

[moxieproject]

I like version 19, 20 and 22, but could you do it with weddings instead of photography, so I can be sure that those letters look good?
Thanks!!

[shnickerdoodle studios]

so sorry about that :blush:

Here they are again.... The version 19 and 20 the fonts have to be purchased...but 22 does not....

Thanks,
Deanna

[shnickerdoodle studios]

:)

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:d

[moxieproject]

I am leaning towards 19! how do I go about purchasing it ? from you or through another source? and what is the cost? could I see "weddings" in bold? in the color version it doesn't pop as much as I would like...or maybe a little bit brighter blue?
thanks so much! I can't believe it is pretty much done!

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Here is a revision for you.....I found the font on a cd of fonts I had purchased from a couple of years ago; so we are set there....:D

[shnickerdoodle studios]

and another....

[moxieproject]

version 19a looks like it!!
so that is the same color blue it is just bolded? or am I so cross eyed now from looking at it so much that it just looks different?
great news on the font!! What is the name of it? I may want to buy it to have for reference...

what are our next steps?

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Great! Actually the blue is a shade up but for the birds it is toned down to match the exact color of the other one... So you still have only 3 colors in the logo.... The font is Cancellaresca.....

I will prepare your files and send you a link to download them...

Thanks,
Deanna

[shnickerdoodle studios]

I have sent you a private message with a link to download your files.. You can access your private messages here:

http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/private.php?

Please post here that files were received once you have downloaded them...

Thanks again,
Deanna
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[moxieproject]

Hi Deanna,
I have received all of my files. Just one question...is one of these a vector file? I don't really know what that is, but someone told me to be sure to get the final logo in that format.
Thanks! Dana

[shnickerdoodle studios]

Yes, the .eps files are the vector files.... Thanks again, Deanna