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Whilst watching T.V earlier, the advert (commercial) for Santander came on, which for you who don't know, is a worldwide based banking business. It gave me the idea to come up with my own logo for a business, resulting in this:

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The 'Odyssey' name just sprung to mind in the making of the logo. Opinions are appreciated!

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I'm sorry this is supposed to represent something?

All I see really is two random shapes, text that really, really, doesn't go together,
and probably one of the most cliche mottos there are.

Even for a concept it's nice to have a direction to try and steer towards,
this all just looks very random.

PREZA wrote overall design is poor.

2/10


-Chi
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Unfortunately Chi is right, I admit most of my logos don't represent much but they don't need to mine aren't for a business it's a personal logo to me. This however is a business logo, it's supposed to

I do like the effort you put into it though

4/10
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Chi wrote
I'm sorry this is supposed to represent something?

All I see really is two random shapes, text that really, really, doesn't go together,
and probably one of the most cliche mottos there are.

Even for a concept it's nice to have a direction to try and steer towards,
this all just looks very random.

PREZA wrote overall design is poor.

2/10


-Chi


It's quite clear that you haven't had much experience in logo design buddy.

You see, every designer has a meticulous eye for seeing messages being delivered in a logo (your experience as a designer is conveyed very clear here).

The two 'random shapes' represent arrows that materialize the message being delivered in this design, being that the business aims to move forward and overall aim for positive outcomes in its existence. Every designer I have showed this too have acknowledged this.

The text, in my and alot of others opinion, blends well with the white background and the red text. One particular designer who specializes in Brandmark design said that he likes the red to black to grey layout of the font colours and that it contrasts with the underlined 'Company Inc' very well.

I also forgot to mention that this was a template for a project I'm working on in University, so the motto, I agree is cliche, was given to me as a starting point in which I could then institute my own 'motto' or 'slogan'.

I appreciate the not so much constructive criticism, but maybe its better to stick to the more simpler things first, as this clearly was only appreciated by top notch designers, unlike yourself.
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PREZA wrote
Chi wrote
I'm sorry this is supposed to represent something?

All I see really is two random shapes, text that really, really, doesn't go together,
and probably one of the most cliche mottos there are.

Even for a concept it's nice to have a direction to try and steer towards,
this all just looks very random.

PREZA wrote overall design is poor.

2/10


-Chi


It's quite clear that you haven't had much experience in logo design buddy.

You see, every designer has a meticulous eye for seeing messages being delivered in a logo (your experience as a designer is conveyed very clear here).

The two 'random shapes' represent arrows that materialize the message being delivered in this design, being that the business aims to move forward and overall aim for positive outcomes in its existence. Every designer I have showed this too have acknowledged this.

The text, in my and alot of others opinion, blends well with the white background and the red text. One particular designer who specializes in Brandmark design said that he likes the red to black to grey layout of the font colours and that it contrasts with the underlined 'Company Inc' very well.

I also forgot to mention that this was a template for a project I'm working on in University, so the motto, I agree is cliche, was given to me as a starting point in which I could then institute my own 'motto' or 'slogan'.

I appreciate the not so much constructive criticism, but maybe its better to stick to the more simpler things first, as this clearly was only appreciated by top notch designers, unlike yourself.

I had no idea the shapes represented arrows until you mentioned it.
I thought they were some kind of corner or something...

Chi is right, the fonts don't really mix well, between the 3.
But I do like the red and gray colors.
It might look best if you remove the Company Inc part, and just have the title and slogan.

While Chi doesn't generally do logos too often, he's still decently experienced and respected here.
His feedback is just as valuable as any.


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PREZA wrote
Chi wrote
I'm sorry this is supposed to represent something?

All I see really is two random shapes, text that really, really, doesn't go together,
and probably one of the most cliche mottos there are.

Even for a concept it's nice to have a direction to try and steer towards,
this all just looks very random.

PREZA wrote overall design is poor.

2/10


-Chi


It's quite clear that you haven't had much experience in logo design buddy.

You see, every designer has a meticulous eye for seeing messages being delivered in a logo (your experience as a designer is conveyed very clear here).

The two 'random shapes' represent arrows that materialize the message being delivered in this design, being that the business aims to move forward and overall aim for positive outcomes in its existence. Every designer I have showed this too have acknowledged this.

The text, in my and alot of others opinion, blends well with the white background and the red text. One particular designer who specializes in Brandmark design said that he likes the red to black to grey layout of the font colours and that it contrasts with the underlined 'Company Inc' very well.

I also forgot to mention that this was a template for a project I'm working on in University, so the motto, I agree is cliche, was given to me as a starting point in which I could then institute my own 'motto' or 'slogan'.

I appreciate the not so much constructive criticism, but maybe its better to stick to the more simpler things first, as this clearly was only appreciated by top notch designers, unlike yourself.


Sec I'm doing something important right now. Get back at ya' soon, skimming over what you said shows me truly how clueless you are. Brb.
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Long winded
You missed the point of who should care, it dont matter what we think X'D it matters what the consume/public/ignorant people think .
Please go on tell me i'm wrong X'D i done design for a while (last 3 years properly, around 5 really but 3 commercial), i can say something we as designers add to much bs to a design a pictures a picture no matter what you say f the narrative if the public can't tell what it is and it's a not a private/small company your doing something wrong.
(i looked for the message and came to that conclusion before scrolling down but i also stopped caring by then.)It looks like the boarder of something that's just slightly been cut, trying to find the arrow is not what i should be doing, ie make it look more like an arrow and dont self justify.
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First things first, since you're trying to tell me those are arrows, those are some of the shittiest arrows I've seen in my life.

Second if you want to try and say something about my experience as a designer, I suggest you take a look at my work, along with the people I've worked with throughout the YEARS. You're cleary trying to defend yourself desperately by saying this.

You're brandmark friend should probably find another path, because if he thinks a bold red text, goes with an underlined black, and grey under that, all in different styles, he must not be very recognizable. Let me tell you, along with many others, it looks like garbage. They are not aligned, they are all different styles, BLEH. Did you even try?

It's cool that you're attempting this project for your college, but it seems you're not the man for the job. At all. God forbid they give you feedback on it.

I used to do logo work, made a lot of money doing so (try digging through some of my posts you'll find some). The thing is I found it incredibly boring, uncreative, and just a way to make easy money. It's boring, doesn't allow me to show my style, and be me.

So please don't bore me with that noise.

You know nothing about experice or creativity.
The majority of your designs are glance work, but get boring after a minute.
Don't bring up experience or skill level, when you have no right to bring that sort of thing up.

Have fun with your project, and trying to convince yourself you are a half decent designer.
You can't give feedback,
You can't recieve feedback,
You're a dead end.

Thanks for letting me practice my phone typing skills aswell, that was fun.

Carry on now,
-Chi
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