Typophile - Logo redesign for Pentecostal church - Comments

Thanks David. Among the

nvhladek — Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:09:42 -0700

Thanks David. Among the very good input I’ve received on this thread, your advice has stood out as both honest and helpful throughout. I’ve been mulling over the “W flame” idea but the project has been put on hold for a bit. I’ll come back soon with an update.

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Nick Hladek

Good idea, David!

Sharon Van Lieu — Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:06:55 -0700

Good idea, David!

Darnit, it just came to

adnix — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:09:51 -0700

Darnit, it just came to me.

The overall flame should be similar in shape to a W and the 2 outer pieces should be similar to Cs. That way it sublty has the initials of the church.

David

Try getting rid of the

Lex Kominek — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:32:53 -0700

Try getting rid of the rightmost flame and rotating the other two a couple of degrees counterclockwise.

- Lex

I agree with the comment at

oneelectricfairy — Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:26:09 -0700

I agree with the comment at looking at flames for reference, it seems to look more like a water drop with all the flames funneling and shaping in toward the top most point.

the middle flame probably has the most flame-like shape to it. try to move the left and right flames up and down so that they don’t quite line up so much at the top and bottom. it will add tension and interesting visual space if they don’t line up so much.

I agree about the strokes.

Miss Tiffany — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 21:38:08 -0700

I agree about the strokes.

Lose the strokes, they

adnix — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:53:55 -0700

Lose the strokes, they don’t add anything. I suggest going back to paper and drawing a bunch of flames. Google images of flames for reference. Right now it looks too bottom heavy-flames are slightly more vertical.

David

I like the first and second

Miss Tiffany — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:09:00 -0700

I like the first and second flames and their negative space in between. But the negative space in between the second and third as well as the third flame still need more life.

I like Gill, and also

nvhladek — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:48:18 -0700

I like Gill, and also thought I would give Skia a shot, since it’s also free and well designed. I think it also balances even better than Gill. Here’s my latest:

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Nick Hladek

hi nick, no worries, another

Simon Robertson — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:26:48 -0700

hi nick, no worries, another option for a sans is Knockout or maybe a slab like Archer could do the trick?

- sye

Hi Nick, what I meant with

rlynch — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:18:25 -0700

Hi Nick, what I meant with regard to the proportions of the elements was mostly to do with their weights. The example you posted above with the flame outlined looks more balanced to me.

Great idea from David about achieving correct negative space in the flames.

Ross

Hi Simon, Thanks for those

nvhladek — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:17:23 -0700

Hi Simon,

Thanks for those posts. They give a lot of good food for thought. I may give Museo a whirl, although I’m not at my computer right now. I’ll be back tomorrow with an update.

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Nick Hladek

also this:

Simon Robertson — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:27:29 -0700

also this: http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/about_wyd08/logo

Also, I stumbled upon this

Simon Robertson — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:22:37 -0700

Also, I stumbled upon this logo in the paper:

http://www.wyd2008.org/

It’s for World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, from what I can gather is a big Christian youth event.

Their logo may help you as it references the fire of the Holy Spirit as well as the Cross and the Sydney Opera House, plus looks quite nice, well to me at least.

Cheers

i think adnix’s

Simon Robertson — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:39:39 -0700

i think adnix’s suggeestion is very good for getting the mark to work.

also, have you though about other sans options?

Gill has a long and solid history, but maybe there is something more contemporary?

Like: Museo or Stag ??

Logo redesign for Pentecostal church

nvhladek — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:36:24 -0700

I’m designing a website for a friend of mine who is a pastor of a Pentecostal church in my town. Although designing a logo is not part of the job, the logo that he gave me to work with is completely horrid. I think it’s one of those $99 for a church logo deals, where you select the logo and text you like and they come up with a “customized design” just for your church. I know: I should be careful doing this. Direct, positive and constructive criticism would be appreciated!