Typophile - Logo for real estate doctors - Comments

You’re right. Thanks.

Kristi — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:40:58 -0800

You’re right. Thanks.

Maybe I am a bit too late,

jayyy — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:24:07 -0800

Maybe I am a bit too late, but could you kern the bottom text to align with the top text? It looks off since the letters are identical.

This is what the client went

Kristi — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:09:51 -0800

This is what the client went with for the final.

Thanks for your help!

Gosh, there’s a reason you

Kristi — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:45:15 -0800

Gosh, there’s a reason you people go to school for this!!!

I don’t know if I can get much better than these. I have stared at it all day, and I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to draw paths for a stethoscope!

Thanks for your help. I have 3 (plus the old one that I originally had in mind) very different concepts, and I’m going to wait and see which one my friend likes the most. Any of these seem worthy of pursuing further to you?

(image is not uploading - here’s a link: http://www.pococreative.com/tests/mikki/Picture%203.png)

Gosh, there’s a reason you

Kristi — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:44:03 -0800

Gosh, there’s a reason you people go to school for this!!!

I don’t know if I can get much better than these. I have stared at it all day, and I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to draw paths for a stethoscope!

”...looking for something

writingdesigning — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:50:00 -0800

”...looking for something more in the $20 - $60 range”
Neo Sans, Precious, or Infinity could be options

“The other idea I’m considering now..”
Looks interesting. I’m not sure you really need to draw the house so literally. Probably just the roof profile, as you had done earlier, would be sufficient.

“but my friend wants the stethoscope to only act as the lower “y””
I’m sure you’re friend was just giving a suggestion to get you going, and would be quite okay if the idea evolves a little, as long as it addresses the client brief. Here it looks as if it is.

“Should a 1200 px wide, 360+dpi .png image be sufficient...”
If it’s anything other than an on-screen application, you’d be better off creating it in vector so that it can be scaled to whatever size. That means drawing it in a program like Illustrator, Freehand, Corel Draw etc. If you need an on-screen version, you can always create a jpeg/bmp from that.

The other idea I’m

Kristi — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:37:54 -0800

The other idea I’m considering now based on the suggestion of having two lines (but my friend wants the stethoscope to only act as the lower “y” in “realty,” not on the word “healthy.” This is still a rough concept sketch.

Also, this logo will be used primarily for yard signs, but also business cards, flyers, other branding, etc. Should a 1200 px wide, 360+dpi .png image be sufficient for most printing companies, or will I need to start over and make this as a .bmp or .svg? Thanks for your help.

Thanks for your input and

Kristi — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:26:40 -0800

Thanks for your input and tips! Will be back with something more definitive soon. I do like FF Speak - looking for something more in the $20 - $60 range, though.

I appreciate the the help.

“medical professionals

writingdesigning — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:42:20 -0800

“medical professionals involved in real estate transactions”
That sounds like an unusual business :)

“The stethoscope is supposed to read “y” Do you see that or have to look for it?”
I got the ’y’ readily. If you hadn’t written it, the stethoscope may have been harder. But once you draw it better, I guess that shouldn’t be a problem. And anyway, you’d get it by association.

Of the two options, I prefer the one on the left where the profile of the home is more simple. Why not try an option where the two words, Healthy and Realty are stacked - in such a way that you have the stethoscope making a common ’y’?

As for typeface, I’d definitely go for something less neutral. Do see if FF Speak works for you. The lines of the font may cue a way to draw the steth.

You may also want to look at replacing all-caps with title case.

Logo for real estate doctors

Kristi — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:04:02 -0800

I have posted here before and received some great help; I am in web design — not print / graphic, so I know I need your help. I appreciate the help some of you gave me in making my web co. logo in the past.

I am at the very beginning and have just made some sketch concepts - concepts only!

The logo is for a business for medical professionals involved in real estate transactions. A good friend of mine asked me to create the logo as quickly as I can, and I keep getting stuck at the very beginning with how to incorporate the stethoscope with the house. Those are the two things the company wants included on the logo, placing the steth on the house. I know the stethoscopes look bad - I just freehanded it fast.

The stethoscope is supposed to read “y” Do you see that or have to look for it?

I also considered not using caps, but I feel that it needs to be stronger because it is a real estate company. Any tips for typeface?

Thank you for your help and time.

http://www.pococreative.com/tests/mikki/Picture%2012.png