this ones for me

[tintshopplus]

man, this stinks when its your own. creative block from hell. let me know what you think. having a heck of a time figuring out how to weld this together for a more simple cut in corel. if anyone can help me with that it would be much appreciated. thank you in advance for your opinions.

View attachment newlogodraft2.pdf

 

[signmeup]

Delete the red text.

 

[tintshopplus]

oops. sorry. wasn't thinking about the pdf. here is a jpeg done up right. thanks again.

 

[J Hill Designs]

cant read the thumbnail, so it doesn't pass the squint test...

 

[signgal]

Why the bars behind the letters

 

[TheSellOut]

I think it's a downgrade from what you have as your avatar

 

[Sticky Signs]

I think it's a downgrade from what you have as your avatar

agreed. I like your avatar much better

 

[signgal]

try putting "plus" centered on the second line with a sun in the background with blocky beams, maybe forming a plus?

 

[tintshopplus]

Why the bars behind the letters

just tryin some different things to get an idea of how to tie it together so it doesn't "float" so much.

 

[tintshopplus]

i like my avatar too other than i should have bordered the red letters in black as well. tryin to get away from the sun and burst though. takes up too much room more often than not on some of my applications for it. hard to fit all that in. like i said, given another company to design for i'm bursting with ideas. lookin at mine... i'm at a loss. anyone else go through that? i think i'm tryin too hard. thanks again.

 

[Marco]

Update it a bit, PHOTOSHOP it!

 

[petesign]

I have the same problem. Somebody else's logo - and it's pretty smooth, once I try to do something for myself - it takes forever, and I never like it.

 

[SignManiac]

Photoshopping it, is the biggest problem today. Dont photoshop it. Learn to design without relying on bells, whistles and effects. And whatever you do, don't outline red letters with black...

 

[SignsonTime]

photoshopping it, is the biggest problem today. Dont photoshop it. Learn to design without relying on bells, whistles and effects. And whatever you do, don't outline red letters with black...

amen!!!

 

[petesign]

Simple idea using your text.

 

[Marco]

ok. I like his current logo, just think is not shiny enough. )

 

[JR's]

ok. I like his current logo, just think is not shiny enough. )

Jr

 

[SignManiac]

Love, peace, and Photoshop

 

[tintshopplus]

Photoshopping it, is the biggest problem today. Dont photoshop it. Learn to design without relying on bells, whistles and effects. And whatever you do, don't outline red letters with black...

I might be wrong because I'm still fairly new at this but if your background is white and your using red lettering, wouldn't a black outline make it easier to read? Bring the bright red over white down a little?

 

[SignManiac]

No because the contrast value between red and black are too close. It's complicated. I suck as a teacher, so I can't explain it in a technical sense, but I just know from years and years of instinctual psychic ability. Others can explain way better.

 

[JR's]

I might be wrong because I'm still fairly new at this but if your background is white and your using red lettering, wouldn't a black outline make it easier to read? Bring the bright red over white down a little?

if the black is touching the red then no it would be harder to read because black and red is close in value or hue, light intensity.