Now to explain what I mean...

I'm trying to make a logo of sorts, that use the letters C, H, R, and T.
I have a 1.5'' square space, and it will be engraved in metal.
So far I have come up with these 4 ideas, which are variations on two themes.
No letter has any more importance than another.



Please give your opinions/ vote on which one you like the best. I numbered them 1-4 in the picture.
If you have some other idea, please feel free to share.

Thanks for your time.

[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 1:19 AM. Reason : .]

5/31/2012 1:18:44 AM

I don't care for 2 & 4. Just don't like that whole concept.

I think I would pick #1 as my favorite.

I'm not creative like this, so I have no other ideas for you. Sorry

5/31/2012 1:23:44 AM

They're all terrible. Do you see any major company logo that looks like that? Think of the Fortune 500 companies and what their logos are.

5/31/2012 1:28:15 AM

the order of the letters doesn't matter?

5/31/2012 1:31:15 AM

^ yeah, it's not really possible to determine whats good or not without knowing what the ordering of the letters mean.

5/31/2012 1:33:17 AM

gimme a few minutes in InDesign tomorrow and i'll send you some shit that blows your fucking socks off your god damn feet!

5/31/2012 1:58:19 AM

It isn't for a company. It is a personal project.
The order of the letters has no importance.
Each letter is the first letter of a word.

These are just basic sketches. I'll use illustrator, or AutoCad to do the actual image once I figure out what I want.

VV: I've done about 50 so far, and those have been my favorite



[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 2:07 AM. Reason : .]

5/31/2012 2:03:07 AM

if its for a personal project, you're still gonna want a nice vectorized image for when your personal project eventually blows up into a multi-billion dollar enterprise and you want an easy format to send to people to make shirts and hats and billboards in India and stuff

that said, #3 combines two of the letters, whereas the others are clearly 4-letter designs, so that aspect is something you have to consider as far as whats more important, combining letters for style, or emphasizing the 4 different letters

[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 2:06 AM. Reason : .]

5/31/2012 2:04:30 AM

Try messing around in illustrator or InDesign so that you have more control over the uniformity of the letters.

Also don't think of the letters like letters. Think of them like shapes. Its easier that way.

5/31/2012 2:06:06 AM

or if you're a cheapskate, try Inkscape

5/31/2012 2:10:22 AM

i meant Illustrator btw

5/31/2012 2:10:29 AM

that H and T combo looks silly.

way easier and more aesthetic to combine H and R.

[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 2:12 AM. Reason : ]

5/31/2012 2:12:12 AM

jesus
CHRisT
died for our sins

5/31/2012 2:13:20 AM

You would thing that my industiral design education at state would help here.
I'm open to any of you throwing out images.
I've kind of hit a block at this point, as I'm not sure what direction I want to go.
So far, its all good info.

^^Tried quite a few with the H and R combined, but couldn't come up with what to do with the C and the T after that.

[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 2:15 AM. Reason : .]

5/31/2012 2:14:12 AM

THC is Radical

i will throw some shit together in illustrator tomorrow though

sometimes seeing something in a cleaner format can help

[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 2:16 AM. Reason : .]

5/31/2012 2:15:21 AM

Maybe this will help.
The words are:
Courage
Trust
Respect
Honor

5/31/2012 2:16:16 AM

I'm in the ID program and they don't exactly teach you anything about graphic design.

I would say to think more abstractly about the letters. They don't have to be completely recognizable immediately. Make the audience work for it.

But you know what to do. Think about it as you sleep or don't think about it at all. Thats when all the good ideas come.

5/31/2012 2:45:42 AM

just get http://www.horriblelogos.com/ to make you one

5/31/2012 2:46:37 AM

I tried out a few monograms; I recommend Bank Gothic if you want to base these on an actual font.

5/31/2012 2:50:02 AM

Any ideas from the morning crew?

5/31/2012 9:48:00 AM

kinda looks like a "K" now but you can re-add the top right corner of the "R"

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5/31/2012 10:20:43 AM

5/31/2012 10:28:31 AM

Holy fuck

Pay someone

5/31/2012 10:29:34 AM

Why would I pay someone?

5/31/2012 10:52:29 AM

Because nothing in this thread is better than a monkey smearing shit on a wall

Do you plan on using this logo publicly?

5/31/2012 10:54:25 AM

^^



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5/31/2012 10:55:27 AM

I never plan on using this logo publicly.
Like I said, it is for a personal project.

5/31/2012 11:08:12 AM

Personal project or private project

Are you the only human with sight who will ever see this

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5/31/2012 11:12:14 AM

I think all of the letters in the logo should be exactly the same size, as all four (Honor, Courage, Respect, and Trust) are equally important. You did not specify where this will go, which will really affect the fonts. If i were doing this for a corporate logo, i would do something along these lines:



The vertical ones allow adding the actual words they stand for whenever you need it, and the block ones are better for something like a stamp, seal, engraving etc.

These may not have the right choice of fonts for something like, say, a tattoo, or maybe even a gift engraving, where I would go for a more "personable" fonts. Where exactly will it be engraved?


[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 11:55 AM. Reason : .]

5/31/2012 11:53:14 AM

Motherfucker

Tell me this is a tattoo

Tell me you are considering etching this onto your body for the rest of your mortal life

5/31/2012 12:01:20 PM

^It's for a metal engraving; lrn2reed

Quote :

"Because nothing in this thread is better than a monkey smearing shit on a wall Do you plan on using this logo publicly?"

What I made was called a "sketch"

kinda like the OP

to get ideas about how to assemble the letters together

[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 12:04 PM. Reason : now if I were getting paid to design it...

5/31/2012 12:01:59 PM

And what embarrassingly awful sketches they are

5/31/2012 12:04:10 PM

This is chit-chat, so I did expect someone to be an ass.

Thanks for the sketches so far.

5/31/2012 12:17:51 PM

perhaps some kind of faux 3d effect?

5/31/2012 12:33:44 PM

i have no idea how you people do that

5/31/2012 12:39:37 PM

there are many free programs for this

Paint.NET (Windows only)
The GIMP
Inkscape

5/31/2012 12:56:32 PM

5/31/2012 12:57:15 PM

5/31/2012 12:59:43 PM

AN ENGRAVING FOR WHAT

5/31/2012 1:00:43 PM

probably on a gun

5/31/2012 1:05:55 PM

CHRT is too many words to make into a logo... its even hard with 3



I would suggest doing a logo separate from the CHRT and maybe have the CHRT be some minor text component.

5/31/2012 1:08:01 PM

i think Ernie's designs are the best


wait...

5/31/2012 1:09:52 PM

Fuck you. Pay me.

5/31/2012 1:22:55 PM

the 4 logos in the op all hurt my eyes

5/31/2012 1:30:52 PM

Maybe I shouldn't call it a logo.
I'm trying to make a visually appealing arrangement of the 4 letters.

5/31/2012 1:31:32 PM

Here are two that someone else came up with:

Using the whole words, building block concept


Shield

5/31/2012 2:34:10 PM

AN ENGRAVING FOR WHAT

Quote :

"This is chit-chat, so I did expect someone to be an ass. "

The only ass in this thread is the guy trying to get people to do graphic design work for free.

[Edited on May 31, 2012 at 2:38 PM. Reason : .]

5/31/2012 2:36:17 PM

just do it in helvetica already

5/31/2012 2:38:54 PM

^^ please read the first post.

5/31/2012 3:15:03 PM

5/31/2012 3:20:14 PM