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Posted by Borja in
14 Mar 2010 — 8:28am
14 Mar 2010 — 8:28am
Hello,
In this logo I use Bodoni Poster Italic font.
However, I don't have much experience working with classic linked typefaces.
1. I've changed a bit the default kerning so it feels homogeneous and works as logotype.
Does the rhythm of letters looks correct? (http://klim.co.il/misc/logo_01.jpg)
2. It is TTF font, so it doesn't complete the links between letters.
So I built them manually. Are they correct? (http://klim.co.il/misc/logo_01.jpg)
3. The opened link of "m" looked unnecessary, so I decided to cut it.
It became a little limping, so I compensated it by pulling the stem a bit lower.
I also fixed the kerning between "m" and "&". (http://klim.co.il/misc/logo_02.jpg)
I've tried to decide what correct angle the cut should be according
to the cuts of "&" and "C". Is that ok? (http://klim.co.il/misc/logo_03.jpg)
Thanks a lot for any help and suggestions!
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14 Mar 2010 — 8:46am
The K seems a little floating. Maybe you can try to join it to the l using the upper serifs.
Personally I prefer the first version, without the cutting of the m.
I also would join together C and o.
14 Mar 2010 — 9:54am
You do know the Klim name is in use by another designer?
14 Mar 2010 — 11:37am
riccard0: Thanks, I'll try that.
frode frank: I'm sure there are more "Klim" designers in the world.
However none of'em has the "&Co" as I do ;)
14 Mar 2010 — 1:03pm
Kris Sowersby have www.klim.co.nz, which is pretty close.
14 Mar 2010 — 6:57pm
Quite lovely.
I wouldn't dock the tail on the m though. But if you do, think not only about the the angle of the other tails but also the termination height in relationship to the base line.
I'm being pretty very picky here but I might tighten the C and o VERY slightly if you don't join them.
16 Mar 2010 — 2:25am
Love this font. My opinions:
Done pretty well with joining the 'lim' up, maybe could do with a bit of smoothing out.
I agree with Jennifer on docking the 'm' - dont do it. If you feel the need to, just cut a tiny bit of in order to have consistency with the terminal direction on the C and ampersand.
With regard to the 'K - l' kerning, you could try docking both serifs to bring them closer, or perhaps have the l serif pointing upwards and therefore slotting underneath the K? Just a thought..
18 Mar 2010 — 3:10am
Jennifer E. Dahl: Thank you! I'll do that ('C-o').
MatteLooke: Thank you!
I feel the need docking 'm', but I'll do that slightly, as said.
Nuuh.. I didn't like the 'K-l' serifs linking.
24 Mar 2010 — 6:01am
http://klim.co.il/misc/logo_04.jpg
25 Mar 2010 — 1:11am
I think this works well. Is it me or does the C-o still need tightening?
25 Mar 2010 — 6:26am
This is strange.. I'm also feel that, but everytime I try to tighten by ..nanometer, it looks just not correct.
25 Mar 2010 — 9:34am
How about half a nanometer? ;)
25 Mar 2010 — 3:22pm
Or, instead of tighten them, what about joining them?
26 Mar 2010 — 2:10am
riccard0: I don't like them joined
Jennifer E. Dahl: ok ok :) but only a half..
Thanks a lot to you all!
26 Mar 2010 — 12:10pm
Let me just nitpick. Why only connect 3 of the letters? It is a bold move and a little "tricky feathers". Does lim mean something specific? I might try to find a way to connect the K to lim and the Co as well. Leave the ampersand floating and visually joining the two.
If you are a type designer why use Klim? I'd think you'd want to set yourself apart.
26 Mar 2010 — 1:42pm
why use Klim
His surname is Klimenko, thus Klim&Co.
26 Mar 2010 — 2:25pm
Ah, thanks for pointing that out.
In that case it is a fun play on your last name. Can't hate on that.
26 Mar 2010 — 2:40pm
How about something like this?
I doodled with PhotoShop paths to do this, just to see if this works. C-o is still not that good, but otherwise you might want to try this.
26 Mar 2010 — 2:59pm
Connecting all the glyphs also hints at the fact that it is meant to be read as one word, or represents one word.
Tomi that is a good start for what I was thinking about anyway.
26 Mar 2010 — 7:41pm
> His surname is Klimenko, thus Klim&Co.
Clever. Even better than the Br&ing logo :)
26 Mar 2010 — 10:28pm
Also reminiscent of Kalman's M&Co
28 Mar 2010 — 2:43pm
Tomi from Suomi: It's a good idea and looks nice. However I feel better when the letters are "breathing" with spaces between 'em.
Miss Tiffany: I'm not a type designer, and not trying to compete with http://klim.co.nz
As riccard0 said, Klimenko is my last name, and &Co is because I do projects with another professionals in our sphere: http://www.klim.co.il
By the way, the logo will always "change" and appear in different ways of visual effects and graphic design styles.