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#1 Yellowberry

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 06:32 AM

Hey guys! I need your help in this because I just can't think of a gaming logo for company called "Akihiro"...the Akihiro company is just like Capcom, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Midway etc. type of company. What gaming elements should I put in a Logo? I have no idea in this. So if there is any help / advice you can tell me so much the better. Hoping from your responses People!=D

#2 faithfirst1001

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 08:23 AM

I think the best fonts have no objects. Just thing of the big companies out there. SAMSUNG, CAPCOM, NINTENDO. The best logo's don't have items necessarily.

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 09:59 AM

The very best logos take two things and bring them together in a witty fashion. More than two and you risk overcomplicating the logo. This could just be a font or with an icon. It's all about meaning and reflecting he brands values. The name doesn't help but what key values are they wanting to bring to the audience?

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Posted 06 July 2011 - 11:08 PM

I don't think "witty" is the right word, the FedEx logo isn't exactly humorous.

I'm not a logo designer, but from what I've gathered from studying "the greats", It's about making your logo subtly distinctive and effective enough so the person remembers it at and your corporate identity at first site. A subtle art which can easily be spoiled with over-consideration. Logos are a massive part of any companies' identity. I can't really give you any advice about yours other than to keep it simple

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 12:24 AM

Dove, on 06 July 2011 - 11:08 PM, said:

I don't think "witty" is the right word, the FedEx logo isn't exactly humorous.

Wit can be humorous but more rightly refers to intelligence. The wit in a logo is the intelligent position of parts to make a whole great then its sum.

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 06:54 AM

Shuriken, katana, geta, black belt, sakura... sushi

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 09:17 AM

1. Design it as a vector, so it can be sized however necessary.
2. Design it so it prints equally as well in greyscale as in colour.
3. If you use an icon, design it in such a way that the icon and text work as logos independently of each other.
4. If you use an icon, design multiple logos using the same icon and text, but arranged differently.
5. Don't use more than three colours. If you can, only use one.
6. Don't use a font which is in-illegible. It might look pretty but people need to read it.