J Hill Designs
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ladders and bears and bandaids oh my!
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one last shot lol
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Joe Diaz
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If this is the one he's going to go with, are we allowed to critique it? I can think of a few things that might help.
Biker Scout
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Joe, design by committee isn't working. He needs a logo, we all need to move on. You apparently aren't familiar with Northern California, this logo fits the region he's catering to.
In terms you can understand this logo is:
In terms you can understand this logo is:
Joe Diaz
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If you say so. I just had a few ideas I thought might help, universal things that would work even in Northern California.
Biker Scout
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If I sold him the .eps files, you know he's gonna mess with it anyway. These threads have already caused considerable drama. Stop adding to it.
Warlick Designs
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I like the logo. problem is im a little restricted on the shape I can go with.. City of Redding wont let me change the size of my store front sign. I would prefer something that isnt so long and skinny but im kinda stuck. 
8'x2' is what im working with.. maybe I should have mentioned this before..
8'x2' is what im working with.. maybe I should have mentioned this before..
Pat Whatley
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Biker Scout
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The physical size of your sign shouldn't dictate your logo design. You have the ability to put graphics on the front windows or doors?
Joe Diaz
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But if you know that a logo needs to be flexible enough to work in multiple formats and dimensions, it should be designed accordingly.
Craig Sjoquist
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Warlick ...the last one ya posted is the best yet.
Reason I like it Northstate is more readable plus ya have a good tagline, not just signs.
Reread what Fred is saying makes alot of sense.
Case in point my logo before reads mostly signs, & it really did not work well, looks nice & all but the 592 is not strong enough, so in real has not done much for sales.
Being this was on my bicycle as I ride around sell & do business, but also my name really has not done much for sales in the past being on bicycle, what has work ...hand lettering & pinstriping 592-7446 get asked questions about once a week.
Now my main sign has the logo created but still the other copy & color in a large panel is there so when they see it they know what type of work I do.
Reason I like it Northstate is more readable plus ya have a good tagline, not just signs.
Reread what Fred is saying makes alot of sense.
Case in point my logo before reads mostly signs, & it really did not work well, looks nice & all but the 592 is not strong enough, so in real has not done much for sales.
Being this was on my bicycle as I ride around sell & do business, but also my name really has not done much for sales in the past being on bicycle, what has work ...hand lettering & pinstriping 592-7446 get asked questions about once a week.
Now my main sign has the logo created but still the other copy & color in a large panel is there so when they see it they know what type of work I do.
Joe Diaz
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Didn't think I was adding to the drama, I was just asking if I could make a few suggestions to your design, which in my opinion is a better direction than what the OP started with. That being said, I think it still needs some work.
Warlick Designs
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correct.. have adecentsize window towork with.
Ive honestly been so hung up on trying to make it fits the sign blank that ive lost touch with caring about anytng eslse.
Ill upload a picture of the location.
Biker Scout
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Here ya go...
Warlick Designs
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Biker Scout
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Well, yeah... everything needs a little bit of work, depending on who you ask. However, sometimes things just need to get done and you need a man up and just say, "This is how it is... now go and run your business. Here's your brand and all the collateral, here's what you do with it, and what not to do with it."
Designs that get tweaked too much end up looking like they've been fiddled with by micro-managers and design committees. Sometimes you just need an experienced person to take charge and move on.
Biker Scout
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Here's your store front.
Resist the urge to fill up the windows with a laundry list of everything you do.
I just came up with some basics. But I don't know what it is you do exactly. So those can be tweaked. Again, if you hired me as your brand consultant I'd tweak things to match your capabilities better. But since I'm doing this on spec for you, so you can get to work... this is just an example to get you started.
Resist the urge to fill up the windows with a laundry list of everything you do.
I just came up with some basics. But I don't know what it is you do exactly. So those can be tweaked. Again, if you hired me as your brand consultant I'd tweak things to match your capabilities better. But since I'm doing this on spec for you, so you can get to work... this is just an example to get you started.
Pat Whatley
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Joe Diaz
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There you go. That's the best one yet. I think if the mountains were scooched up just a smidge so they weren't running into the name, that one would do the trick.
