Help Clearing Up A Logo

[Mr Jones]

I'm still learning how to use Photoshop/Gimp and the likes, so treat me like a newbie.

I've made a logo for my uni club with photoshop/GIMP - I switched between because I'm using MacOSX and parallel Windows XP, which incidently can't recognise Korean until I used Gimp in OSX. Anyway...

even with my newbie eyes, I can see the logo is very rough around the edges - this will be used for T-Shirt printings (~6"x9") on the back and on websites. You think this is good enough or is there ways of making it better?

Appreciate all help.


P/S Here's the .psd of the file if needed:
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=other&file=UoP_TKD_Logo.psd

 

[Brizzles]

I've tidied the Circle/ying yang background ( shapes and curves ).

Questions :

Is there meant to be a gap between the 2 colours ? ( I put one in )

Did you want solid red and blue fills in the shapes ?

Mark

 

[Brizzles]

- this will be used for T-Shirt printings (~6"x9") on the back and on websites. You think this is good enough or is there ways of making it better?

As it stands it will be O.K for web use, But no good for printing.

It has been created at 72 pixels/inch - Fine for web/screen viewing.

If you need it for printing then you need to redo it at 300 pixels/inch or it is going to look pixelated.

Mark

( there a thread i posted in earlier about Contact Cards - might explain the pixelation problem ) http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17652224

 

[Mr Jones]

Thanks for the tidy up, yes there is meant to be a fine gap between the red and blue.

The red and blue is not meant to be solid red and blue - I added texture to it. I felt it look better that way, no?

Also, if it's for T-shirt printing, I'll have to redo it in 300pixels/inch? Any way I can make the one I've done work? hmm, also, how dod you tidy it up? What tools did you use? Was it just standard zoom and erase/paint?

 

[Brizzles]

Thanks for the tidy up, yes there is meant to be a fine gap between the red and blue.

The red and blue is not meant to be solid red and blue - I added texture to it. I felt it look better that way, no?

Also, if it's for T-shirt printing, I'll have to redo it in 300pixels/inch? Any way I can make the one I've done work? hmm, also, how dod you tidy it up? What tools did you use? Was it just standard zoom and erase/paint?

I first made a circular selection around the background to fit almost exactly then erased outside to take any rough edges out.

I put the red and blue on different layers and applied a white 1 pixel stroke arond them.

I'll email you the revised PSD file to your trust address. ( Edit - Sent )

Mark

 

[Mr Jones]

Awesome... thanks a lot!

 

[Mr Jones]

Is this better?
I made it from scratch, apart from the models (used a template outline of another image). This is going to appear on the back of the Hoodie.
I took mrdbristol advice and made this in 300pixi/inch.

A smaller version of it.

 

[riddlermarc]

That is much better, looks more professional IMHO

 

[Brizzles]

Is this better?
I made it from scratch, apart from the models (used a template outline of another image). This is going to appear on the back of the Hoodie.
I took mrdbristol advice and made this in 300pixi/inch.

Looks good to go

Nice job.

Mark