Personal Logo

[a1mykoona]

Hey everybody, I'm new here and I was wondering if I could get some perspective on my personal logo I created in a typography class. Faced with creating a unique stamp that represents myself as a graphic designer, I fused the 'A' and the 'r' of my initials to create the form of a budding tree, and with the image of the leaf, it reinforces this design. I was going for something simple, refreshing, and something that signified the process of growth- growth of the client's business and of our partnership. The font i chose for my name was 'Coolvetica", I thought it grounded and balanced the logo and was a bit funky, which I enjoyed.

Tell me what you think- the good, the bad, and the ugly! Thanks alot!

[juggling man]

This is interesting. You make good use of type. However, I think you could find a less common concept. Did you sketch ideas? If yes, post them. It's always great to see the creative process. If you didn't sketch, I suggest you do. Sketch 50 or so different ideas. Not just variations but separate ideas. I think you'll see the benefits... Good luck!

[Aibrean]

I think doing something like this might be worth exploring:

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[a1mykoona]

Yeah I made like 5 pages worth of sketches, but they were mostly crap, I would upload them but I don't have an accessible scanner with me. Thanks for the critique, I think I can take myself conceptually further as well.

[a1mykoona]

Aibrean,

For the original logo, one of the stipulations was that we had to have our full name in to logo, but now that the class is over, I think you brought up a really cool way to introduce myself with the logo that I probably would have never thought of! Thanks very much!

[peaches]

For the concept of growth, there are many other more interesting facets to explore then a literal leaf growing.

[Rolo]

I agree that you could develop this more and have a pretty strong portfolio piece. This is not a bad start but remember that your personal logo reflects on your design style. Is this a reflection of your style?

[Steven Edward]

It looks pretty good, which tools did you use to create this logo? For a beginner you should focus more simple designs, don't go for complicated ones. Happy designing

[Lionel Brent]

This looks really good, very unique. And I like how you related it to your philosophy. Not a lot of graphic artists do that nowadays.

[thecreatived00m]

just make the leaf less prominent and see how that looks. It's overbearing on the logo.