Hey all,
Just checking in on the thread again, man are things heating up. I gotta tell you, right now, magnum, idnut, and hajiku's designs are my personal favorites. Also, they seem to be able to tinker with things really well and don't mind me asking for changes, which have really helped them develope things that appeal to me. OK, so here is the next step: Iwas showing my girlfriend the designs last night, and we pretty much agreed on which ones we liked best. However, she brought up the point that digital video is my medium, and most of the top choices contain film elements (film strip, slate borads, etc), and while they look awesome as logos in of themselves it is kind of hypocritical for me to use something like that. The reason for this being that 99% of the people I know that shoot on video call themselves "filmmakers", and my beef is that this seems really pretentious, and as if people don't want to admit they work on video or that film is somehow more superior and being a "filmmaker" is better. However, I work on both mediums, but video has become my new choice. I feel like I can do new things with it and push the boundaries of the medium by utilizing different elements inherent to video (as opposed to people always trying to make video look like film, I want to EXPLOIT video for what it is). I'll mention that I have also studied human psychology, sociology, philosophy and a variety of human sciences in order to make myself a better video artist, so this is something that is really important to me.
Hajiku: I like the tinkered/inverted ones that you put up. Along with my eplanation above, I was wondering if you could work more of a digital edge as opposed to film in it (i.e. instead of the filmstrip with dv in it, maybe a television or something). Also, I really wasn't considering an animated logo as simplicity is my thing (except when it comes to actual video). But with the mention of it, I thought your design would work awesome in that way. I'll send you a PM with some ideas to hash out.
Idnut: I like your latest entries, my only issue is that the slate looks a bit foggy. I can't really suggest any improvement beyond that, I think its going to come down to a vote of 3 or 4 logos that I like but simply have to choose between. As is, your logo is on that list.
Magnum: Man you are a workhorse! Thanks for doing all of those designs. As for the list with different selections I really like 1, 6 and 9. As you'll notice, I'm truely a fan of simplicity and those are the most straight edged things. The only thing I'm wondering is how the interior of that font would look fully red or switch up and make the exterior white and interior red. THis is really just my curiosity about it. To me, you designs are finalists.
Fallout: I like the design, but the fonts seem to be in conflict with one another, they appear to be a bit to different to flow well together, but double points for simplicity!!
ThePresence: I liked both of them, but the only thing that bothers me is that for whatever reason (I can't put a finger on it) they look like baseball team names to me. Again, not trying to insult, but the first thing I thought was how they would make terrific sports logos!!
BSmithy: I liked the first one the best, but I feel like that font for rebel doesn't really reflect my style as much, it seems more upbeat where as most of my videos are darker, noir types. The 4th entry was a really sweet idea, I don't think anything with a spraypaint type on it will have the flexibility that I need it to, but conceptually, that is one of my favorites overall so far.
OK, I guess that is all for now. I just want to note that I probably won't be as responsive to the thread as the work week starts up, so Iwill probably only comment specifically on logos that I feel are on point for me and just need some tweaking to fit my needs. Again, I have to say this is a blast so far, and I have been startled by the amount of creativity and talent around these boards (its day two, and I already have finalists!). I hope everybody is having fun with this, I know I am! And again, I do not mean to insult anyone by offering suggestions, I just have my own weird taste, so I figure it helps if I open my mouth so people know what I'm looking for. Thanks all!!
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