diyAudio Logo Competition Draft Entries

[Thunau]

One more try from me

I sized it to 240 pixels 16 colors. It looks a bit less focused this way but once it's a jpg of about 320 pixels it looks very nice and the size is still fairly small. I have other color variations.

 

[Thunau]

and here is a jpg version with one small text size change.

 

[Thunau]

320 pixel version (still less than 11k).

 

[Thunau]

A variation on the theme

 

[Thunau]

last one from this batch

I kind of like this one the best.

 

[Thunau]

I'm not getting any feedback from you guys. 😕
I've been trying to make it better.
I made it a bit less tall and gave it metallic look. Here is a gif.

 

[Thunau]

This one looks best at 64 colors. It takes a bit more space (13.5k) but it's sharp.

 

[Thunau]

Still no feedback? OK, here is one only 10k in size and equally sharp as the last one. I also made the text on the bottom stand out evenly.

 

[Geek]

I think this post meant entry deadline was cutoff. But I dunno 😕

 

[planet10]

I think this post meant entry deadline was cutoff. But I dunno 😕

No, i'm actually hoping the narrowing down will inspire some more... we want a LARGE amount of quality work...

Thunau

I like the DIY symbol, but i'm not sure about how well the rest works with it... try letting the symbol be free on the page

dave

 

[Thunau]

I will have a more minimalistic version by tomorrow night if that's OK. Still tweaking and not quite ready to post. Getting tired of looking at it, plus Monday Night Football is on.

 

[Thunau]

Some progress. Less than 7k and fairly minimalistic. Still working on it though.

 

[planet10]

Less than 7k and fairly minimalistic. Still working on it though.

Try san serif fonts...

dave

 

[Thunau]

You know, I've tried 200 different fonts in this particular layout and I keep coming back to the serif ones. There is something classy about them that I like. But I'll find something acceptable sans serif and post it shortly.

 

[planet10]

San Serif (or semi-sans) is smaller in file size, prints better on t-shirts and are generally more suitable to logotypes.

dave

 

[Thunau]

I had to tweak the font a bit but here it is.

 

[Thunau]

I dropped the shadows (pun intended). I kind of like it like this. Under 5k!

 

[planet10]

how about taking more advantage of the coll DIY bit you've done... something like this (jus a rough stab at the text bits ... i'd think the word audio could be made to flow out of the audio)

dave

 

[Thunau]

I've been down that route a few days back. I would have to stylize the audio.com part to flow with the DIY part and that was getting a bit too dificult. I have a very particular taste in graphics (not necessary what others like), plus I'm limited in my graphic skills. I'll be happy to give it one more shot this evening.

 

[Ropie]

Just a sketch idea, Thanau..

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.