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Offline matthewmosse

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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2012, 08:10:28 AM »
I think it's fairly good - I'm noy 100% sure about the circle and coulor ways part of things but I do like it.
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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2012, 10:03:28 AM »
How about we superimpose the text over something like this?








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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2012, 09:48:46 AM »
Ok
How about embossed letters on steves background.....


Something like this.......




obviously this is just work in progress, letters need to be outlined etc colours changed perhaps, all that sort of thing, but don't want to spend hours do something which nobody wants, so this is just a prototype, I will need steve to send me a larger version of the background anyway...

as before comments welcome.............

Ps the H shown as valves is stylised
I did try having the valves pointing towards the C instead of away, but it didn't look right,
 i.e the overall column of letters doesn't look correct if brought visually narrower at the base.
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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2012, 09:56:09 AM »
Can you do them embossed but transparent?
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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2012, 12:01:27 PM »
Sorry, it reminds me of an Esso sign or something.

Since its dedicated for vintage motorcycles, I think that a 'classic' look shall be prioritised...  ;)
But I agree that colors like 'nuke-green' or 'high-viz-yellow' should be avoided...


I personally rate the black/white as well as the red/blue on plain white top.
Just smoothen the font edges and its perfect; might even steal the draft and create my own stickers for my bikes with it  8)


Steve's suggestion of superimposing it on an actual photo appears a bit 'too busy' in my opinion, the lettering gets lost over a multicolored background.


And as a side note: I like the design of the SOHC FOUR patch (as featured in the other 'virtual pub'), very 'classic' with that vintage Honda Wing...
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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2012, 06:07:03 PM »
Looking at all the versions so far the one I keep going back to and is growing on me is the first (oval surround) one, Nice and simple, I think that is inportant in a logo. I'd also stay clear of using the honda wing logo, copyright wise they can be a wee bit tetchy, plus I tend to assosiate it with the younger bikes for some reason - not sure why, prbably because it's on a few of them.
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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2012, 10:11:20 PM »
Here is my take on it - just a sketch as I don't have any software but for me it's about old bikes and style and it could encompass any bike from C50 to CB750.

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Re: Any artists out there? Need a logo...
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2012, 09:55:36 PM »
Sorry, it reminds me of an Esso sign or something.
Defininately Lidl....sorry. :)
'Then' and 'than' are completely different words and have completely different meanings. Same with 'of' and 'have'. Set and sit. There, their and they're. Set/sit. Bought/brought FFS. Bloody Americans.


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